And keeping Sarah Palin from the White House....well its not as though she won't be trying again. And well...McCain is still alive. *shrug*
Are the accomplishment of these three things worth what President Obama is currently doing? Blame for the current state of things cannot be rested completely at the feet of Pelosi & Reed.
Sarah Palin is the terrifying combination of overly ambitious and relatively incompetent. McCain has shown me that the old John McCain that I liked back in 2000 is long gone. He is reactionary, petty, and far too swayed by the far right-wing side of the party.
Blame for the current state of things should not rest solely at the feet of Obama, Pelosi OR Reed. They have all played a role, but the reality of the situation is that the Republicans have not been interested in helping us out of the current situation at all. They vote NO as a block to everything. That said, the Democrats have squandered the majority they had and they have been so busy with in-fighting that they can't get their sh*t together either. None of this would be different (or if it was, it would probably be worse) had McCain been elected.
The fact of the matter is that on the whole, taxes have been cut. On the whole, the U.S. has restored some of its image on the international stage. On the whole, I (and given the poll numbers- the majority of the country) actually trust the government more now.
I am not thrilled with how the past year has gone. I absolutely would have liked to see Obama take Pelosi and Reed in hand and get them pushing legislation through. I would like to have seen bipartisan legislation as well. Here, however, I will point out that McCain (the supposed champion of bipartisan agreements) has done nothing. We have a seriously bad situation with health care in this country. We are in the middle of (two-ish) wars. We have serious environmental concerns that need attention and preservation (all the while the new Governor of Virginia argues how we must use all our natural resources- nice planning for our future). We need Congress to work together to fix the country instead of trying to sabotage Obama and the Democrats. The Republicans will come off better for working with the Dems anyway, and they would have a much better argument for why they should get elected in the next round.
That's my five cents. I don't regret for one second voting for Obama.
Who watched President Carter's State of the Union address last night? If so, what did you think?
28/01/2010 04:34:59 PM
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He's as bad as listening to Bush, but for different reasons.
28/01/2010 04:55:07 PM
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I'm sick of him too, but worried about what Congressional Democrats might do.
28/01/2010 05:12:44 PM
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Cheer up, it's actually impossible now
29/01/2010 03:39:05 AM
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LOL! I would like to see a bill proposing a 100-ft. tall statue of Dracula next to the IRS.
29/01/2010 05:05:29 AM
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I watched it. It was a nice speech, but that hardly means anything. *NM*
28/01/2010 05:37:22 PM
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Somewhat off topic....but not....
28/01/2010 05:55:16 PM
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I don't regret voting Obama. McCain would have alienated the US even more.
28/01/2010 06:22:15 PM
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I do not.
28/01/2010 06:42:15 PM
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Well said. The world opinion is still grateful for all three points. *NM*
28/01/2010 08:17:59 PM
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Are these three things worth it?
28/01/2010 08:21:34 PM
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Keeping Palin out alone was worth it.
30/01/2010 05:07:50 PM
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I don't. I do prefer a democratic president/ republican congress or
28/01/2010 10:34:51 PM
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I tend to agree. I prefer a split as do many Americans I think which is why I keep warning everyone
29/01/2010 02:34:21 AM
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Nope. I don't regret it at all even though I have no plans to vote for him again.
29/01/2010 02:23:30 AM
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I watched it all.
28/01/2010 06:48:34 PM
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I couldn't watch either, despite the fact speeches seem to be all Obama does well.
28/01/2010 07:53:13 PM
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I didn't plan on watching it
29/01/2010 04:52:05 AM
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I think the problem is that Obama doesn't really have a lot of his own plans.
29/01/2010 05:03:33 AM
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