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I support President Obama because he has tried to help the country and succeeded in several places. He helped to prevent the economy from crashing and he has managed to prevent us from going in to more pointless wars where our service men and women needlessly die. He has stood up for marriage equality and gender pay equality. The more equal a society the better every individual does as well. For instance, gender pay equality would mean that women would have larger paychecks equal to their effort which they could then go out and spend at a local store or restaurant and help the economy. Is he a perfect president, of course not, and there are several things I disprove of his handling, especially when it comes to the banks and healthcare but overall I think he has done a good job in a tough global and political environment.
Too often it seems that people cling to one thing they don't like about a person and then decide to hate that person because of it. At one point, I couldn't say anything but how much I hated Nixon but I've found that he's done things I agree with such as founding the EPA, and opening relations with China, and ending the war in Vietnam. I still would never vote for him, but I wouldn't blindly accuse him with false information or make damning accusations without first finding proof about them.
Unfortunately, president Obama hasn't seen the respect a current or former president deserves. Disagree or agree with the president, but at least respect the office.
Could it be true that Obama is.... White? I mean he looks white since the pigment upon his skin reflect all the colors of the prism. Or maybe Obama defies such law. Is Obama white or just a perfection of the creator? Or maybe
Obama is Prodigee. Prodigee and Obama look the same :)
You call me a "troll" but I am wrong all the time. Does this mean being wrong makes you a annoying creature because if anything, the Odyssey told me to kill anyone who does wrong to you. So are you going to kill me too?
But he still did work. Obama won't even work with the republicans he only works with democrats. During the Fiscal Cliff he said if no one goes with his view on it, everybody would suffer he finally stopped being a moron and went with a decision his advisors made, so what do you call that, retardness or ignorance?
Obama can't work with those who won't work with him. Obama has tried to work with the republicans, he has made offers that contain proposals the republicans have expressed interest in such as the Chained CPI.
Also during the Fiscal cliff fiasco Obama originally said he wanted to raise the income taxes on those making $250000 or more a year. That is what he ran on in his campaign. The then offered to make the threshold $450000 or more because the republicans wanted it higher. Eventually Biden and McConnell made a deal but it was after the president attempted to work with the republicans and his offer of $450000 for the threshold was used.
Obama has tried, and compromised quite a bit with the republicans but you can't shake hands with somebody if they don't extend theirs you know.
Bush stay in Iraq for too long. Knows links to different terrorists. Doesn't contribute any of his Oil Companies money to America which is near the 100 billions. Dropped us in debt with many countries. When tge wealthiest people decided to help out like Obama wants then tell me if you still hate the economy because he is not a god. Everyone expected him to come down like a god and fix everything not realizing that it takes time. Money is being spent in the wrong places. Government will hold money and it also has empty pockets due to all of its programs. You have to take into account that things have gotten slightly better. Not much but slightly. I don't care about the man I just want people to stop bashing him for his beliefs. He is trying. Bush not so much. He dug the hole. Have you heard of the story for President Jackson and Van Buren? Van Buren couldn't fix anything. The hole was too deep. Thats Obama's new problem.
So Obama's excuse is too not do anything b/c of Bush. The job of the President of the United States is supposed to have an open mind and to work for the people while he spends most of the people's money on vacations. Bush was not in this scenario he could vacation but he did vacation too much Obama can't vacation he must save us and we have done worse since the second year of Obama, so who's fault is it.
Name a president that has done something correct. Each one does something wrong. Presidents don't hear the public. The public can ask for anything. We haven't dipped as far a bush left us. Obama had no chance to begin with. You can't just grant things. Things must be cut. Money must come from somewhere. Who runs 40% percent of our economy? The rich. Obama's target is the rich. Republicans want to cut programs. Democrats want similiar things. Do you not see that things don't go poof? We are doing better. Bush didn't do much. Obama couldn't do much. Obama can't do much. Mitt Romney couldn't have done much. Bush set the hole. Now we are stuck debating over crap. If Obama was so wrong then how come congress won't do the opposite. Why did America still have hope in Obama? Why? How come republicans can't explain his flaws and act on them? They know that he practically can't do much and history has proven this. When that hole is set the next president is screwed.
Personally, I do not agree with what Obama has done so far as our president. He's done nothing to improve our economy or anything. He has hurt our schools, tremendously. He's brought insurance up so high, that most people are abandoning insurance so they can have money for their children and to put food on the table. It's funny that presidents have enough money to go around and fly around places, but they don't have enough money to feed starving people and what not.
You do know are economy is like dip too far for him to fix. You are aware that are economy got slightly better since Bush left office. I mean he has screwed the families over because the rich will not drop a dime. I see you point and if I could stamp them on Obama's face I would because your points are good. Its just that i still support him because his plan is "barely working" instead of not working.
Apparently most of the rest of the world likes him, and at first I did, but "Yes we can" in a time of great financial uncertainty should refer to the economy and health of the nation, not wasted on social policy.
Centrist??? Bwhahahahaha! Sorry Isma but that's a joke. Maybe some of his tactics on international terrorism have been more to the center but that's it.
