Originally posted by whatukno
Yet another Obama bashing thread. Boy y'all just love to bash the guy.
Well, he kind of deserves it, I think, and I was Go Obama! before last elections, but he has shown that - while he is quite charismatic - he is also
very pragmatic and compromises too much! Economically, he makes absolute sense - in a depression pump lots of money into the economy. The EU on the
other hand relies solely on balancing the budget and severe austerity measures.
Originally posted by whatukno
There is no thinking, just broad range attacks against any move this guy makes. It doesn't matter what it is, good or bad, this guy can't catch a
break.
Yeah, he just can't get it right, can he? Poor Obama ... To some extent this natural though: where I live the one in power has to take all the brunt
for the tragic state of our economy, while the opposition tries to regain ground. Less compromises, less teleprompter, would have been a wiser choice
for Obama, IMHO.
Originally posted by whatukno
If he went forward with this plan it would be "Obama spending us into debt, putting useless missile shield against a non aggressive trading
partner."
As I said, he's the only one making sense: in a depression pump lots of money into the Economy. Trust me the other way, i.e. severe austerity measures
and trying to balance the budget, less spending etc. does not work either. Case in point: Greece where I live ...
Originally posted by whatukno
The guy can't win for trying.
We don't need the missile shield. We can't afford it. We spent billions of dollars bailing out conservative owned financial companies.
Well, he should try harder! Less charismatic PR and teleprompter dialogues on TV and more tangible change: "Change, we can believe in!" Less lies,
more truth and more deeds. If it consoles you somehow, IMHO, Obama's image is much better over here in the EU than in the USA. In my opinion, he took
last election by storm due to his charisma, but if he wants a second turn in office, he must show more than charisma.

edit on 07/10/2010
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