I Will Miss Him.

[RiffRandell]

[one_voice]

1. Me too.

[RiffRandell]

5. Hey!

It's a new year for all of us.

So nice to see you!

[one_voice]

11. Hey!

Yes! Happy New year! Good to see you, hope all is well.

[randys1]

2. Thank you for this, EVERYBODY is gonna miss this guy. He is so much

better than we realize.

[RiffRandell]

7. I had some issues with him but all in all so proud he was our President.

We will never get anyone perfect and considering the pile of shit he was handed, I think he did a great job.

[whathehell]

22. I feel the same way...I'll definitely miss his wit and style

"I know because I won both of them"

Remember that line?
He fired that back at some Repukes durong last year's State of the Union when they clapped at his mention of his leaving office.

It was a thing of beauty.

[femmocrat]

3. K & R

[2naSalit]

4. K&R

[imanamerican63]

6. He should given some much credit for doing what he has done,......

but, the loony tune right wing has torn him down every way they could. I get it, that not everyone can be liked by others, but the hatred that most republicans show towards him is alarming and disgusting. Pres. Obama is not perfect, but at least he has giving his best to bring this great nation back to the top.

[RiffRandell]

8. I'll never forget in his first SOTU that shitbag Joe Wilson getting

away with screaming 'You lie!' after giving a lame apology.

Disgraceful.

[narnian60]

23. Yes!

[FSogol]

9. K & R. n/t

[stage left]

10. We are very fortunate

to have Barack Obama as President. I'll miss him.

[jtuck004]

12. Signed, your Bank$ter/donors. n/t

[RiffRandell]

15. So you would miss Hillary, McCain or Mitt more?

Got it!

[jtuck004]

20. I don't think you "got" what you think, but it appears you convince yourself easily. Enjoy.

[RiffRandell]

29. Oh, I "got" exactly what I think since I'm not foolish

enough to believe I would ever elect a perfect President.

[LanternWaste]

24. Also signed by citizen-donors. Many more signatures by them, I would think...

Also signed by citizen-donors. Many more signatures by them, I would think... but I realize that doesn't fit the illuminative and dissimulating account you provide for us.

[senz]

13. Me too.

[Terra Alta]

14. He hasn't been perfect

But no President has been, and Obama has certainly been better than anyone the other side had to offer. I'm grateful he is our President.

[pampango]

16. Yes, He Did: Why Obama Is the Most Consequential Second-Term President Since FDR

Obama's policies and actions since his second inauguration have reshaped or initiated new developments of enormous consequence for the U.S. domestic and foreign policy. America now has a climate change policy for the first time. In a sharp departure, the Obama administration launched a broad crackdown on the drivers of global warming by issuing new regulations to cut the emission of methane by the gas and oil industry and carbon dioxide. The international agreement in Paris is not legally binding, but it creates global expectations that will target global scrutiny on countries that fail to comply. Much remains uncertain, but these and other changes in policy are meshing with new expectations among businesses and consumers that are likely to persist and evolve.

Venomous relations with Iran and Cuba existed for decades until Obama intervened. Cuba had been a regional irritation that remained trapped in the time warp of the Cold War. The president's normalizing of relations swept that away. New U.S.-Cuba relations are gaining broad acceptance and will affect U.S. relations in the Caribbean and Latin America for years to come.

The treaty with Iran will remain contentious and uncertain for some time. The deal may lead to a more aggressive and threatening Iran as showcased by its expanding ballistic missile program. Yet Iran has also taken steps to abide by the treaty, including its shipment to Russia of nearly all of its stockpile of low-enriched uranium. The implementation of the treaty later this year, which appears more likely, may gradually coax Iran back into the circle of nations and lead to significant changes in U.S. diplomacy and national security in the Middle East and more broadly. Obama drew the enmity of labor for winning fast-track trade authority on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but he may use it this year to help reestablish the U.S. as a dominant power in the Pacific at a time of growing Chinese sway.

How did Obama pull off so much facing vociferous congressional opposition? Nifty trick -- he capitalized on the executive authority and resources crafted by Nixon and Reagan. Faced with Democratic congressional obstruction, the two Republicans circumvented Congress by routinely deploying executive orders to direct policy, relying on executive agreements to strike international accords and constructing the White House's administrative capacity to act independently. Yes, the irony of Republicans equipping Obama is striking -- as it will be when a conservative president capitalizes on Obama's precedents.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-jacobs/obama-second-term-president_b_8951392.html

[liberalnarb]

17. I've been a critic of him in the past but I don't think I've ever been more proud of a President.

[Sunlei]

18. We Love You, President Obama.

[randome]

19. It's difficult to believe we will ever see another like him.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]

[Helen Borg]

21. I thought you meant David Bowie!

[KamaAina]

39. Me too!

[bvar22]

25. OH, I thought this was a thread about David Bowie.

I WILL miss David Bowie,
but won't miss another 3rd way self described "Moderate Republican" from the 80s.
I despised the "Moderate Republicans from the 80", and despised their policies.
THAT is WHY I worked for the Democratic Party in the 80s,
and I would be happy to never again see someone claiming to be a Democrat supporting "Moderate Republican Policies from the 80s".
(Privatization, in sourcing, outsourcing, Free Trade, Low Taxes on The RICH, Trickle Down, Union Busting, dismantling the safety net, attacking Social Security and the few remnants of the New Deal, along with WAR SPENDING.

No. If I wanted those things, I would have voted for REPUBLICANS in the 80s.

I WISH I could miss Bill Clinton...but he just won't go away.
(Still waiting for my new High Paying NAFTA job)

[RiffRandell]

31. I doubt you voted for DEMOCRATS since then as I saw your

posts on a now-defunct site advocating NOT voting for Obama.

That site didn't last long.

Good luck on your job search! I'm sure it will go much better under Ted Cruz or Trump, along with Supreme Court appointments, the environment, women's rights, and income equality along with other numerous issues.

I WILL miss David Bowie too. Lucky enough to see him in concert in the late eighties, but I don't still live in the eighties.

[bvar22]

36. You are confused.

I have never advocated voting for anyone but the Democratic candidate, on this site, or any other.
I have always voted straight ticket DEMOCRAT in every election since 1967.
I always vote.
I voted for Obama twice, along with every other Democrat on the ticket.

I challenge you to find any post of mine advocating either not voting, or voting for anyone other than the Democratic Party in any election.

Anybody can just make stuff up.
It is time for YOU to Put Up or Shut Up.

[RiffRandell]

42. Fuck yeah I'll put the fuck up as I don't lie.

It was Left Underground, you had a similar (if not the same) name and you advocated for voting against him.

Why not just admit it? He's on his way out and according to you did a pretty shitty fucking job. Afraid at DU?

Desktop got fried, but I remember calling you out on this and no defense:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1551022

[Maven]

32. Me too. I thought we got past these treacly, borderline weird adulation threads around 2010

"We love you, President Obama"

Good grief. They're just politicians, people.

[RiffRandell]

33. I have to agree I'm not a huge fan of the last line but

I couldn't edit it out and the rest was a nice sentiment especially after 8 of the shittiest years I've lived through with a President as an adult.

My 'weird adulations' mainly revolve around James Franco, Leo DiCaprio, Christian Bale and Tom Brady....but they're just celebrities people!

[Skittles]

35. the swooning never really stopped

now we have people swooning for other politicians - it is indeed disturbing

[90-percent]

26. AMAZING GRACE

That is what Obama is, quite simply.

and he's probably pretty damn good at 3:00 AM phone calls, too!

90% Jimmy

[madamesilverspurs]

27. Concur.

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. kick

[irisblue]

30. Truth

He made many things better.

[Warren DeMontague]

34. I thought this for sure was gonna be a Bowie thread, but yes, I agree with this message.

I think History will judge him more highly than it appears, now.

I believe he did a good job despite coming into office being dealt a shit hand by the previous occupant.

[napkinz]

37. K&R

[MeNMyVolt]

38. Happy to K&R.

[napkinz]

40. Republicans conspired to obstruct from day one

Robert Draper Book: GOP's Anti-Obama Campaign Started Night Of Inauguration

by Sam Stein
4/25/2012

WASHINGTON -- As President Barack Obama was celebrating his inauguration at various balls, top Republican lawmakers and strategists were conjuring up ways to submarine his presidency at a private dinner in Washington.

The event -- which provides a telling revelation for how quickly the post-election climate soured -- serves as the prologue of Robert Draper's much-discussed and heavily-reported new book, "Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives."

According to Draper, the guest list that night (which was just over 15 people in total) included Republican Reps. Eric Cantor (Va.), Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Paul Ryan (Wis.), Pete Sessions (Texas), Jeb Hensarling (Texas), Pete Hoekstra (Mich.) and Dan Lungren (Calif.), along with Republican Sens. Jim DeMint (S.C.), Jon Kyl (Ariz.), Tom Coburn (Okla.), John Ensign (Nev.) and Bob Corker (Tenn.). The non-lawmakers present included Newt Gingrich, several years removed from his presidential campaign, and Frank Luntz, the long-time Republican wordsmith. Notably absent were Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) -- who, Draper writes, had an acrimonious relationship with Luntz.

For several hours in the Caucus Room (a high-end D.C. establishment), the book says they plotted out ways to not just win back political power, but to also put the brakes on Obama's legislative platform.

read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/robert-draper-anti-obama-campaign_n_1452899.html

[MuttLikeMe]

41. Beautiful. I will miss him too.