Open Letter to Obama

[bozo]

From a UK and Socialist perspective, I understand your frustration.
Your experience of supreme disappointment with the outcome of voting in a " progressive " is eerily reminiscent of the experience UK voters had when in 1997 a landslide took a certain Tony Blair, devout christian and closest ally of your ex-president Bush ( you will recall they both felt god telling them to invade Iraq ) into Downing Street as our Prime Minister. Many ordinary folk thought he was " progressive " but over time, discovered to their cost that he was a charlatan of the worst kind.
He and his accolytes hijacked the Labour Party, turned it away from its historical mission to act in the interests of the working class and instead turned it into a party of " the centre " , in effect lurching further to the right, into areas even the Conservative Thatcher governments of the 80's dared not go.
Sadly, the lesson is to not to put your faith and trust in some politician on the make.
Better to study closely how a candidate for the highest office got there and then cast your vote.
The mistake the UK made was essentially a desire for change with scant regard for what " change " was on offer.

[frankiej]

I think this is rather relevant... And people should take influence from it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co2Zt615P5M

[The Grand Nudger]

The D is always relevant. (honestly though, I'm a big fan of leveraging your average politicians fear of getting shot in the face (or any other sort of rebellious violence) to keep them honest)

[kılıç_mehmet]

1. Hold our nose and vote for you and others like you because the Republicans will be much worse
2. Vote 3rd Party, knowing the Republicans will win but maybe the Democrats will get the message and find some candidates that have spines for the next go-round.

Well, the second choice would be essentially a move that only an amateur would make. Of course you're going to vote for Obama.

We voted for "yes we can!" What we got was "Aw, c'mon guys!"

And what exactly were your expectations? He is a politician, for Christ's sake.

The second option is also unacceptable but it's looking like the only hope to arrest the rightward swing and regain the two party system (meaning a real opposition party to the Republicans, not a Republican-lite party). The question is whether or not we could bite the bullet and endure the next period of Republican rule, considering what a disaster the last one was.

I think that the last republican rule wasn't such a big disaster after all.
At least for the great companies, that is. And well, you've secured some oil for your big SUV's.
However, we must face the fact that Obama hasn't done anything that was worthwile during his rule. The healthcare program he proposed did not go through as well as it should have. It's not his fault, though, the Americans simply lack the idea of a national unity, and helping your fellow man. You simply want to stuff your pockets with more moolah.

Either way, you have been and are a phenomenal disappointment. I hope now you understand why.

What exactly did you expect from him? Ending the war? America isn't even done yet.