I still like the President.

[WilliamPitt]

Very much, in fact.

So there's that.

[WeDidIt]

1. I might join ya

Depends on what he has to say next Wednesday.

[gratefultobelib]

7. Absolutely.

[DevonRex]

13. You were just rejoicing about Olbermann eviscerating Obama.

You've flipped too many times for me.

[WeDidIt]

34. It's a good thing

I'm not here to please you then, huh?

[KittyWampus]

41. I will make the same observation about your flipping from one extreme to the other

[DevonRex]

42. Thank you. It's gotten quite bizarre. nt

[Deja Q]

2. Why?

I like him too.

When you say why you still like him, then I might say why I still like him.

[Beer on a stick]

3. I wish I could, but other than the DOJ not going after medical MJ

he's basically Bush 3 by leaving in place most if not all of Bush's most egregiously unconstitutional policies and not going after those who perpetrated them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. So do I, my dear Will...

Not everything he's done, not by a long shot...

But I still trust him.

And that's something, isn't it?


K&R

:hug:

[Peregrine Took]

5. And I'm sure he likes you, too. n/t

[grantcart]

6. and it will be interesting to see how engages the fight when the battle is actually on

and Congress returns.

[TimesSqCowboy]

8. Me, too, and I believe he is executing exactly as he intended to get

the result he wants. I've seen it before.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Welcome to DU!

But be careful!

This place can be very addicting!

:hi:

[TimesSqCowboy]

16. I've been here forever.

heraldsquare, Times Square Cowboy, etc. But I forgot my password and I can't remember what email address I signed up with and so had to start a new account. It's the second or third time this has happened.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. Oh, wow...

I guess I'm lucky...only one email address to use...

And I write down my passwords!

Better luck to you this time...

[Strong Atheist]

15. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[DevonRex]

9. You, me and about 10 other people here do. Apparently.

[MadMaddie]

10. I am with you Will!!

He is not perfect by any means but he is making an effort against unprecedented opposition.

[Mystayya]

11. I like him too.

I still want single payer or a public option, the troops out of the middle east and DOMA/DADT done away with.

But I still like him.

[Solomon]

12. To be honest. I really cannot imagine anyone else on the

planet being more apt for the job he has now.

[ismnotwasm]

17. Me too

Deal is, he's no longer a candidate fighting an uphill battle against a fucked up, evil regime, he's THE president. I never expected miracles, nor did I ever expect him to change deeply entrenched flaws in our political system overnight, or perhaps at all. I expect him to work hard and do his best to represent the people and support progressive law.

I knew from the beginning I wouldn't agree with everything.

Plus the mess he's inherited is unbelievable.

God DAMN republicans. If I want to get pissed, I just think of any one of those smarmy, disgusting bastards.

[asjr]

18. Barack Obama is still my guy. I don't pay

much attention to talking heads anymore.

[BlueDemKev]

19. I Stand with President Barack Obama

You bet. I have no regrets about voting for him.

[spanone]

20. there is that. i must concur.

[femmocrat]

21. I like him personally.

I just want him to stand up to the repukes! C'mon Mr. President, Yes you can!

[quiet.american]

22. Yup. nt

[david13]

23. Me too. I think he is top notch. He just keeps going on. Doesn't

let anybody set him back.
dc

[AllentownJake]

24. I still like President Obama

Although sometimes he frustrates the hell out of me.

[AllentownJake]

25. I still like President Obama

Although sometimes he frustrates the hell out of me.

[yodermon]

26. So do I. But I'm paying very close attention to next Wednesday.

I think much will be revealed on that day.

[Curtland1015]

27. I'm a big fan of the Pres. I don't think the man is perfect, but I was never expecting him to be.

For the very short amount of time he's been in office, I think he's done a fine job.

Call me an "Obama-bot" or "sheep" or whatever you want.

[treestar]

29. I do too. The media has no sway with me.

We are going in the right direction, and that's all we can ask.

[frogmarch]

30. I was thinking the very same thing a

little while ago. I can't help but like the President. Not that I'm trying not to like him, of course.

[DireStrike]

31. You wanna have a beer with him? -nt-

[SammyWinstonJack]

45. .

:spray:

[ruggerson]

32. He lost me at Rick Warren

as far as affection goes.

I still far prefer him to the alternative, but I don't like him, largely because he has no respect for my family.

[lib_wit_it]

52. I sure do hate that he did that and I can understand that you'd resent it. To put that hater upon

the stage at that event, was an insult to all who support LGBT civil rights.

I had hoped he'd do something to make up for it, something obvious, but no.

I still like him. I still have hope. But my trust and patience is growing thin.

[jonnyblitz]

33. yeah we know. personality cult.

pathetic.

[bushisanidiot]

35. I do too! Less than 7.5 months on the job and he's gotta a helluva lot of

irons in the fire and I think he's done a damn good job.

People forget, the FIRST priority was trying to fix the economy that AWOL Bush fucked up.

Cracks me up that "democrats" wanna throw in the towel on the Prez. because he didn't get a health care bill passed in his first 6 months. What a load of crap!

[Usrename]

49. Hey, if he had just closed GITMO,

instead of coming up with the Orwellian Bushism that by deciding to keep it open he was actually closing it.

That shit just infuriates me. :grr:

[Odin2005]

36. People jumping over every BS MSM spin of an administration statement are annoying.

There is a joke that says when a diplomat says "yes" he means maybe, when he says "maybe" he means no, and if he says "no" he is a bad diplomat. Same principle applies, politicians will often speak in a conditional way to keep others from being oppositional because of hurt egos. And the Senate has a heck of a lot of big egos.

[deaniac21]

37. Maybe he will give you a job!

[tavalon]

38. I dislike his Chief of Staff

I did right from the beginning but I tried to convince myself it was okay. He would be doing Obama's bidding and he's a bulldog and yadda, yadda, yadda. Bullshit. He's just Turdblossom with a (D) after his name. Same exact stink. I want him gone, gone, gone. Anthony Weiner would make a fine replacement, but really, a ficus would also do, not because it would be more effective but because it would stink less, a lot less. And maybe, just maybe, Obama might hear us a bit better. He seems to be hearing some pretty selective stuff, including a lot of DLC crap.

Obama has the potential to be one of our greatest Presidents ever. He really does have it in him, but so far, he's hit well below the mark. He's done some good things but he's done some bad things. And this healthcare issue really has become the choice point. If he chooses to listen to the Immanuels (sp), then he will lose so much support, it's going to be tragic. If he does get the public option, that we liberals chose to allow as our compromise, then his potential remains.

It's a shame he hasn't used that magnificent spine of his as often as he could. He has so much capital but it's being squandered with this less than strong support of healthcare reform.

I adore him. I adore his family. I even think their dog is the bomb. That said, it is put up or shut up time.

So, there's that.

[Owl]

39. Me too.

[LiberalAndProud]

40. Certain Senators, on the other hand...

Me too William. I like our President a lot. So there is that too.

[laughingliberal]

43. I like the President, too

and, like all of us, I had great hopes for his Presidency. But I am very unhappy about what I believe is going to happen with health care reform. And I can't stand Rahm Emanuel.

[redqueen]

44. Sucker... it's all a scam! A dog and pony show! BRAAAAWK!

Obama's nothing but a corporatist sellout serving the 3rd Bush administration...

:sarcasm: just in case I need it.

:rofl:

[Chemisse]

53. Considering some of the posts I have seen here bashing Obama

You really do need the sarcasm tag.

[Chemisse]

54. I like Obama and still have hopes

But not the highest hopes I had right after the election.

He needs to get into the swing of this being president thing. Once he does I think he will be a good president.

A few recent disappointments make me think he may never be a great president.

[FiveGoodMen]

46. Sorry to hear that

[Cleita]

47. I like the President a lot.

I hate to see him making the mistakes he's making by surrounding himself with the wrong people as advisors. Jimmy Carter did the same. Instead of the provincial view he gave us from the Bible belt in Georgia we are getting the provincial view from Chicago and the Chicago school of economics. Carter realized his mistakes but it was too late to get him reelected. By that time the St. Ronnie train had left the station and was going full speed ahead. Hopefully the GOP will find an idiot to run against him so he can be reelected. I know he will have discovered that he is on the wrong path by then and change direction.

[Usrename]

48. Yeah, Lincoln was ok, I guess.

;)

[kestrel91316]

50. K&R

[oligarhy]

51. I support him

GObama!