it's human nature and I always suspected during his first year in office, take out the opposition, that people who supported him will either loose touch with Obama or feel disappointed in some way.  Obama is a politician and like I said everyone has an agenda and when Obama doesn't fully live up to his tasks of that particular persons or groups agenda they feel disappointed.

I get everyone's concerns and I am willing to listen and try to come to a common ground on many issues.  I disagree with Obama on several issues (i.e torture prosecution) and I think it doesn't close the doors on that issue until Obama takes a stronger stance on it. I know WE talk about Republicans sticking together on issues that don't make sense and some that do...  But WE also do that in our own party, if Obama doesn't do what WE say then we feel he's disappointed and turned his back on us.  Does that lean into bipartisanship? you can make that argument but that's not what I'm trying to say.

Obama isn't going to be perfect, Obama will disappoint, but what I'm looking at is the BIG PICTURE,  good point bringing up Reagan.  I know the difference and I might get scrutinized for this but I can't help but see some connection between Reagan and Obama, on substance... both handed a bad economy, foreign relations issues, opposition... and so on.  I can't stand Reagan but...  

So people may disagree with me about what I wrote in this blog but everyone has an opinion and I understand Obama's faults and the power he has but... and there will always be a "but".

by Erauprcwa on 07/02/2009 05:50:59 PM EST

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