President Obama, the pinata. [View All]

[kentuck]

President Obama is quickly becoming a punching bag for all sides. Much of it is his own making. When he said "change you can believe in", the liberals of his Party took him at his word. They do not see bailing out the banks and corporations as "change". They do not see incremental steps to further enrich the insurance companies as "change".

After 8 years of George W Bush, the last thing that Democrats wanted was a continuation of any of those policies. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan leave a very bitter after-taste. Most liberals want us out of both wars. Whether that is wise or not is another question.

As expected, the Republicans are whacking the hell out of the President. If he naively expected them to support him, then he is getting his just dessert. The Republicans smell blood. They criticize everything the President proposes, even if it is a speech to students to stay in school and work hard. They say he is trying to propagandize them with socialistic slogans.

Now, it is all about President Obama. Everyone is slapping at him with a stick. This is a critical moment in his presidency. If he does not fight back, then he will be destroyed. Not only by the Republicans, but also by those in his own Party who are deeply disappointed in his support and defense of the corporations and Wall Street. This health care fight is his Rubicon. Either he crosses the river or he continues to be beaten to a pulp.