What did you expect from Obama? [View All]

[kentuck]

Reading DU is like like reading two different realities. One side expected a lot more from this President and one side thinks he has done a great job and has met or exceeded what they expected. Perhaps it is all in the expectations?

In my opinion, much of it depends on each individual interpretation of the economy when he took office. Some seem to think the economy was in such dire condition that nothing short of radical change could fix it? Others seem to think that the economy was bad but it did not necessarily call for drastic, radical changes.

Some believe the President had a mandate to fix the problems that caused the housing bubble to collapse, namely the banks and Wall Street, and should have been much more aggressive in going after them. Others believe he did all that was politically possible under the circumstances. Although he may not have fixed the problems that caused the economic collapse, look at all the other things he has accomplished, they say.

Just what did you expect from this President?