If the health care bill was such a great accomplishment that Americans actually like, how come zero Democrats are touting that right now? How come we hear nothing about it except from Republicans running and Democrats who didn't vote for it?

This is why, http://demint.senate.gov/public/_files/2010-07-28_JEC_ObamaCare_Chart.pdf

Nancy said, "we gotta pass this thing to find out what's in it". People are starting to find out what's in it, and they don't like it.

I take it you don't like the Health Care Bill, please tell me what you don't like about it.

I'm not really sure what people expected of Obama, maybe their expectations were too high?

When you vote for a president you vote for the person with your best interests at heart then hope and pray that they can steer the country in that direction when they take office. That's really the best they can do, steer the country because there's 435 members of the House of Representatives and 100 Senators all with different agendas and countless lobbyists spending billions to protect their interests. I'm pretty sure that if Obama could write and pass bills all by himself these would be a totally different bills but he must appease enough of these Congressmen and women to get enough votes for it to pass and with the current level of partisanship going on in America today it's a miracle he can get anything to pass.

I personally have never seen an American President be so viciously attacked and get so much done in the worst economic climate possible, and in such a short period of time. He got Healthcare reform passed, so many presidents have tried and failed but he did it. It might not have been as comprehensive as some would have like but it's better than what the health industry's lobbyists wanted which was nothing. This current Wall Street Reform Bill is also not as far reaching as most would have wanted but it sets the ball rolling in the right direction we can always amend things to it later but at least there's some protections and oversights where before there was none. Sure Obama could've kept fighting for more but then these bills never get passed and they'll just keep debating and going back and forth and nothing gets done and nothing gets passed, isn't that what we've become accustomed too, endless debates, endless bickering and no results? The lobbyists love it because nothing gets passed and they can keep billing their clients and the spineless politicians love it too because it looks like their fighting but in reality they're just stalling and getting nothing done. Obama has pretty much forced them to pass these bills even though they did their best to avoid it.

Don't get me wrong I too wish that Obama could've took over and started really kicking some ass and took control of the country but that's not realistic. Obama is a politician not a magician, he can't wave a wand and pull bunnies out of a hat. All he can do is set the tone of the debate and steer the country in the right direction and I think he's doing a terrific job of steering through very turbulent weather. One moment he's attacked for doing too much, the next for doing to little, called a socialist, called Hitler, he's the freaking anti-christ, but he keeps on trying to do what we voted for him to do, getting results maybe not as much as we would like but more than any other president in recent history within his first year and a half on the job.

Our system is broken and no one person can fix it or change it, not even Obama. The system was in place before he got there and will be in place when he leaves office. The only way it'll change is when millions begin to stand up and start demanding change until then whoever becomes president will just have to play with the cards they are dealt.

See the thing is that big business and its money controls America and even the most well intentioned politician will soon realize that he/she is nothing more than a pawn. When a person decides to make a "change" that will benefit the 80% of Americans that only own 7% of America's wealth then the 19% that own 50.3% and the Top 1% that own 42.7% (Top 20% collectively own 93%) of America's financial wealth will use all their resources (ie media outlets, lobbyists, etc.) to discredit and destroy that person. It's easy to do the work of helping the rich get richer, that Top 20% will shower you with millions but try instituting "change" that benefits the voiceless 80% of Americans who only own 7% of America and don't have access to the propaganda machine, that don't own TV & radio, stations, newspapers, and can't hire lobbyists to influence politicians. Obama is a good man, sincere, decent and sympathized with America's bottom 80% but as much as he would like to "change" things for them unfortunately that Top 1% is too rich, too greedy, and won't allow it. So they go on a propaganda run and discredit Obama in anyway possible, call him names, insult him, and tarnish his reputation on their websites, on their TV & radio stations and their newspapers until the masses, that bottom 80%, he was trying to help, start believing it and turn on him. And that's how the rich get richer and poor get poorer.

You are all racists.

Sincerely,

John L

Obama is the best president we've had in a long time!

Too bad people fall for all the negative propaganda against him.

No American President in the history of the United States has taken over the country in worst condition. Two wars, financial crisis, etc. I don't know what the American people expected, they thought "change" meant magic? It took Bush eight years to fuck this country up was he suppose to fix it all in a year? Really? Come on, but in less than two years Obama has pushed through a Universal Healthcare bill, some thought it couldn't be done but he did it. He also pushed through the most comprehensive Wall Street regulations ever. And it seems Obama is just getting started, he still has two more years and if we re-elect enough Democrats there's no telling what he can do but we're turning on him already. It's incredible how ungrateful we are and/or the power of propaganda. If Americans hear anything enough times they'll believe it. He's not an American, he's muslim, he's a socialist, he's the Anti-Christ, what else can they say about the man? And Americans eat it up!

And to all the people that regret voting for Obama, I only have two words for you McCain Palin, because that was the alternative and if you would rather have them as #1 & 2 then there's nothing else I could say to you.

Unfortunately for you John, no one really agrees anymore. Maybe just some die-hards left on Huffington Post or something.

Or other die-hards on Gothamist lol.

John is looking through Far Left Liberal Glasses...everything Obama did looks good to him. including accusing a white cop in Cambridge of acting "stupidly" b/4 all the facts were known.

Are these not facts? Did he not pass a universal health bill? Did he not pass Wall Street Regulations? Did he not pass a Credit Card/Bank transparency agenda? Last time I checked, that means he is actually doing SOMETHING. Not nothing. And if you think the health bill is a "joke" or will cost us and our children our money and freedom- remember all the comments made when a federal wage was instilled and social security & medicaid were created...

Forget about Obama, John is still defending Rangel the last I heard.

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