Obama's problem is that he really has never had a Democratic congress to work with. The Republicans will stick together no matter what the vote is on. The last thing that a White southern Democrat wants to be labled as is a Liberal. It's time for the Democrats to do the same thing to the term Conserative. Let's face it during his presidency Ronald Reagan was also one of the most hated men in America.
I agree with you. The president is doing his best with what he has to work with. The democrats did not go out in full force for the midterms and some of them hasn't stuck with him on major bills since his elections. Now, some of the dems are trying to cry foul. They need to sit their butts down. The president would not have had to compromise if they would have growns some balls when he was first elected. I stand firmly behind Mr. President. He had to make a tough decision and the repubs are all he had to work with right now. All this is the fault of the democrats and independences who voted for repubs or tea party folk, or didn't vote at all.
Dems held the house and senate. Still do for a few weeks. I am a BIG Obama supporter. He has accomplished more than the public generally knows. I heard a list. It is amazing.
Now, this great campaign communicator is one of the worse communicators as president. He controlled the house and senate yet he did whimp out on things for no cause. It seems he wants persons to like him who will hate him regardless.
I do not think he had to give as much as he did in this deal.
Palin better than him...She is an idiot. People are forgetting that.
If he is treated as any other president, he will be re-elected. He does need to man up.