Did We Elect a New President or Not?

[Jason1]

I agree this new war blows, and I HATED HATED HATED that Obama gave in to the Republicans to extend the tax cuts. That bugs me the most really, he said he would end those tax cuts, and he didnt. The filthy rich in this country were quite literally holding the poor hostage, and Obama wouldnt stand up for them.

That being said, Obama is trying to do the best he can with the cards he was dealt. Not everything has gone his way. He has done quite a bit of good, such as the Healthcare act, and the repeal of Dont Ask Dont Tell, 2 things that NEVER would have gotten done under McCain. (of course there are numerous other things)

As for how much worse it would have been if we had gotten McCain/Palin? LOL. Dont get me started. Thankfully the majority of people still have some sense in this country.

[Typhoid]

and Obama wouldnt stand up for them.

Isn't it more that he couldn't, not wouldn't?
When he was trying to make changes - the Republicans tore him apart and blocked (I'm not sure if it's literally true) everything he proposed and tried to pass.

Now instead of being a savoir for Democrats, he's just another Republican pawn who's sleeping in a giant house until they can try get another upper-class white guy in there.

[TheGame]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Isn't it more that he couldn't, not wouldn't?

Wouldn't.

Obama's strategy of coming out of the gate giving republicans a consession on bills and action plans before the Republicans even fight for it is epic fail. It just causes them to run him over more and fight for more and more consessions.

He needs to present ideas that are purely liberal, and have republicans fight to make any change, then he can blame the consessions on them.

But the thing is, Republicans aren't conservitave anymore, and Democrats aren't liberal. They're both corperatists. The only changes that make it help the top 5% of people in this country get richer. Now everything is falling apart because of this.