He is the most brilliant president that this country has ever had in my opinion. He knows that we

[Windy]

need FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT in this country. Politics aside. Not since Jefferson have we had a president with this attitude.

[liberalmuse]

1. I'm watching him now...

how did we end up with someone like him after W? Someone in the universe must have taken pity on America.

[Windy]

2. No question. Bush could NEVER do this! nt

[spanone]

4. and he WOULD never have done this....it requires intellect

[LuckyLib]

50. intellect . . . and being able to finish a sentence.

[livetohike]

8. Bush could never do it is right and he also would never do it

I'm so glad people will get to see what our President is dealing with (mostly idiots)and why it is taking time to get things accomplished.

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[MineralMan]

28. Why are you making such childish posts?

[cali]

3. hyperbole. du's favorite snack.

he's a smart guy. in any case, being an effective president is not wholly about being smart.

[liberalmuse]

12. Being an effective President...

and the judgement of whether or not a President is effective usually takes much longer to determine than 1 year - especially when the President has this much crap to sort through. What I feel is dishonest and even suspect are people who are jumping on the guy before his agenda or plan has even had the chance to begin fruition. I am beginning to wonder if these same people wouldn't have done the same to JFK.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. Not just how govenment and politics work, but the media as well.

There have been a number of brilliant presidents in the passed. But can you imagine Lincoln or FDR trying to deal with this modern media?

[Windy]

14. You are 100% correct. The media is likewise very culpable. nt

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[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. You voted McCain.

Or was it LaRouche?

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[livetohike]

9. Go suck up on your girlfriend Sarah's facebook page

Her intelligence could fit on a pinhead.

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[MineralMan]

26. I think you'd do a lot better here if you read the site for a longer

period before posting. You seem to be getting yourself way in over your head before you ever make any points that stay visible. I fear that continuing on your current path will not result in continuing on your current path.

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30. Then you certainly will not do that.

I am not your friend.

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[CherokeeDem]

10. Perhaps Orly Taitz...

was looking for his birth certificate in the wrong place; perhaps she should have been looking on Mount Olympus.

His handling of this Republican group has been masterful.

[enlightenment]

18. Uf dah.

Let's not elevate our politicians quite that high, please.

[CherokeeDem]

33. Hey...it's was a humorous comment...

but does that mean you believe in the mythological gods? Hmmmmm...interesting.

In comparison to what this country has suffered during the last eight years, the difference between Bush and Obama is about that lofty.

[enlightenment]

56. If I were to believe in any gods, I'd probably shoot for

that group . . . at least they had personality. :)

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. I always wondered how it would be if we had a truly smart person

in the White House. I think it will turn out great in the end.

[Tailormyst]

16. Can't argue with that rationale.

:eyes:

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[MineralMan]

19. You just did violate the forum rules.

Discussions of moderation should be done in private messages.

[housewolf]

21. I love having this man as our president

Far more than I ever thought possible. He's standing there holding a (mostly) reasonable and articulate discussion with the Repubs, not onlly minimally smacking them down but trying, really trying to listen and open doors. ON CAMERA no less! Wow! What a difference from the previous administration who NEVER talk to the opposition party.

[Stinky The Clown]

24. I think you're being hyperbolic.

[ShortnFiery]

31. And he's dealing with socio-pathic thugs. Guess who's going to win?

How many brilliant people LOSE because they don't know how to FIGHT HARD and sometimes DIRTY when they are backed into a corner?

[MineralMan]

40. Do those all caps words really make your message

opposing President Obama more effective, do you think? How about a little support for him, instead of this constant bashing you seem to enjoy so much? Seriously.

[treestar]

42. Since you know so much

what would you have the POTUS do, exactly?

[cherokeeprogressive]

32. Barack Obama: The Greatest Human Being That Has Ever Existed?

The Most Capable Being of Any Kind (Human or Otherwise) in the History of the Universe?

Can't you just say something like, "Damn he's good"?

[quiet.american]

34. I second that emotion! (Most brilliant since I've been alive in any case, and I'm no spring chicken.

[anonymous171]

35. Just Government = Functioning Government (it does not work in reverse.)

When Obama ends the war on terror and starts one on poverty, then he can claim the title of "most brilliant president ever."

[ddeclue]

36. Obama the MOST brilliant President ever? Hyperbole much?

:crazy:

Obama isn't W but he's hardly Jefferson, Adams, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson or even Clinton in the "brilliant" department.

[Hawkowl]

37. Don't know much history, eh?

Your statement is ridiculous.

[Windy]

39. I am a student of history. Putting GOVERNMENT before politics.... and stating it on the record.

Addressing the opposition to try and get them to become partners, putting it out there for the entire country to see.
Recognizing that the important thing is to work for the people and not to work toward your next election and say that with conviction. You tell me? What other presidents have truly said this and meant it? Jefferson comes to my mind. Post partisanship truly is the ONLY way to get to good government that is a true democracy.

[anonymous171]

46. Post partisanship is a cancer on democracy. A CANCER

Democracy is about the clash of ideas and interests. "Post-partisanship" is elite speak for "a system of political deliberation in which the wealthy's interests are the only ones taken into consideration."

[Inuca]

52. You got it all wrong IMHO

Not listening and the "my way or the highway" attitude are the cancer of democracy as you put it. Post-partisanship means evaluating ideas and making decisions (votes) based on the merits of these ideas as opposed to strict party affiliation or political considerations. There different points of view, so differences will always exist. But as long as the sides are practically not willing to listen to each other not much gets accomplished.

[anonymous171]

55. You are talking about post-partisanship in theory. I am talking about it in practice

Really existing post-partisanship means that politicians only vote on issues that all agree on and avoid any real debate on issues that are controversial. This is absolutely disastrous to democracy and has given us the current shittastic health care bill. Post-partisanship in practice is just conflict avoidance.

[Hawkowl]

51. You are mistaken

You are apparently a poor student of history. You keep citing Jefferson (a personal hero of mine) as an example of being NON-PARTISAN?!?!

The founder of the democratic party that was the resultant between the feud between Jefferson and Adams? The feud that was against the explicit direction of George Washington (the only non-partisan president)?

Partisan politics is war practiced by civil means. I mean when another party is intent on waging partisan politics, you accomplish less than nothing by pretending to be above it all and appealing to a mythical better nature of homo sapiens. You simply must out partisan the other side to ensure proper government for the people. Jefferson is one of the best examples of a devious partisan infighter.

[Half and Half]

38. I thought this was great. A wonderful way to bypass the talking heads on TV and radio

and speak directly to the people, unfiltered.

[emilyg]

41. What?

[leftstreet]

43. +1

:shrug:

[LWolf]

62. +1

:wtf:

[TexasObserver]

44. So, you're new to politics, eh?

The president seems like a smart guy, but smarter than Bill Clinton? I don't think so. Smarter than LBJ? Don't think so. Smarter than JFK? Don't think so. Smarter than Carter? Likely. Smarter than Reagan, Ford, Bush I and Bush II? Without a doubt. Smarter than Nixon or Truman? Hard to say. Smarter than FDR? Unlikely.

He's certainly the most brilliant president to take office in this century.

[anonymous171]

48. Intelligence is irrelevant. Good presidents need a strong moral backbone

Which Obama, despite his high flying rhetoric, does not have. His moral spine is quite flexible (as we have seen with Guantanamo, the war in Afghanistan, and the Healthcare debate.)

[earth mom]

49. It does doesn't it?! And I didn't even post what I thought about the OP!

:rofl:

[Inuca]

53. Intelligence is NEVER irrelevant in a leader n/t

[anonymous171]

54. Yes it is. It is only sometimes relevant.

The problems facing America right now are exceedingly simple and easy to solve. End the Empire, investigate the banks, and give equal rights to all. It does not require a brain surgeon or a law professor to know how to accomplish those tasks. It does, however, require a keen intelligence to justify NOT ending the empire, investigating the banks, and giving rights to all.

[NYC_SKP]

45. You're right. And those who trash the very idea are turdly.

They can't even allow one or more of us to feel that way.

They need to get over it.

[tkmorris]

47. This thread looks like a CIA document on Guantanamo Bay

[Bluebear]

57. For the win!

:toast:

[rucky]

58. They should do this every week and put it in Leno's time slot.

This is the best TV I've seen since they took Arrested Development off the air.

[iceman66]

59. He should have taken this approach since day one,

but hey, better late than never!!!

[opihimoimoi]

60. The Man is Priceless.....the GOP is aghast....

[Solomon]

61. I agree. The man is brilliant.

And the problem for them: he knows it.

[madokie]

63. I simply love the guy

not because he's a democrat but because he talks to me when he's talking. he's talking about my plight not making excuses for the ruling class.