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O is for Obama
I only have enough energy for a short post about Obama... on again... off again. His recent trip to the Midwest reminded me of why I voted for him. Unfortunately, I can't forget his campaign speeches differ from his actual presidency. Perhaps I'm most upset of his failure to merely show up in Wisconsin and support the Union workers, but that's not it. In a text conversation with a friend, I was warned that I should make sure I spoke positively about Obama since an undecided voter may be listening. Any Republican would probably be worse than Obama, but it doesn't alleviate my frustration. At one point I said that "at least GW was terrorizing other countries not his own." Quickly I commented, "Ok... I take that back... kind of..." Terrorizing is too strong, but I do feel that the middle class and those living in poverty are taking huge hits under this administration. Of course it's the Republicans and not Obama, but he is not helping and/or supporting his constituents. I wish I had the same enthusiasm I did at his Inauguration. Oops... enough I'm getting frustrated again.







Comments

Goodwoman said…
Like you I am also having a hard time gearing myself up for this campaign like I did the last.
5:30 PM
LH said…
Yeah, I'm blah on President O right now. Too bad.
8:58 PM
Gina Marie said…
I think most feel the way you do, and it okay to get frustrated. I think the only bad thing is to get apathetic, which you are not. And if an undecided voter is in the room, they are (I'd assume) already aware of the pitfalls of our guy. Maybe an honest discourse about how he's better than the other party, and still very imperfect, is actually the best way to help them realize that they should vote Dem in 2012? Wishful thinking.
10:53 PM
StreibProjects said…
President O seems like a republican to me. I swear, when I voted, it said Democrat next to his name.
8:27 PM
kc said…
I agree with Streib. O is pretty republican, an I'm disappointed.
5:26 AM
Julie Anna said…
I keep hoping that if he gets a second term, he won't have to play the compromiser quite so much? It's a hope, but then someone said, "I think it's just his style." I don't know, but I do know that when I hear Rick Perry talk he sounds so much like GWB that I want to run screaming from the room.
1:37 PM
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