What happened to the Yes We Can campaign?

[rollingrock]

...the uplifting and brilliant Yes We Can campaign has turned out to be the No We Can't administration.

all I hear from the Obama WH and his supporters these days is endless excuses as to why we can't do this, can't do that, can't get the public option, can't get medicare buy-in, can't hold Bush accountable, can't sign the landmine ban, can't end the war, can't get any kind of progressive legislation accomplished, can't do prescription drug re-importation, can't do this, can't do that, on and on and on and on...and on it goes ad nauseum. since the end of the campaign, the White House has been singing an entirely different tune. this is not what I voted for!! what about you?




My suggestion for Obama's new campaign slogan in 2012: NO WE CAN'T!

....much more fitting don't you think?


edit: oops, I meant to post this in the GD forum.

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. Lame

[rollingrock]

2. This administration is very lame

can't argue with that.

[DJ13]

3. So was your reply

lol

[depakid]

4. Can't hold torturers, banksters, fraudsters or food poisoners accountable- despite

mountains of evidence.

That one's just been inexplicable- and inexcusable.

[Mithreal]

22. Wouldn't be prudent

[ima_sinnic]

5. I thought his almost very first day, "no we can't legalize marijuana

even though that is THE #1 issue that my own "Change.gov" survey revealed as highly impt" was quite brilliant myself--a gentle prelude to the rest of the letdowns to come while appearing to be about an "unimportant" or "trivial" issue.

[boomerbust]

6. DU replacement

Where the fuck is my pony!

[phleshdef]

7. Wow, I'll bet you were awake all night thinking that one up.

[rollingrock]

8. At least I actually think for myself

as opposed to being told what to think.

[phleshdef]

21. Wow, even more original. Where did ya'll find this one?

[Ildem09]

9. LOL

YES WE DID.... Elect an administration that supports torture, corporatist bail outs, escalation on the failed war on terror, capitulation to the right wing etc etc etc

[MissDeeds]

10. +1

Sadly so.

[OhioBlue]

11. maybe we have too many "Spuds" running around

creating messes and steering the "Dizzys" and "Rollys" in the wrong direction and things are taking a little bit longer. :shrug:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. "WHAT DO WE WANT?!.... GRADUAL CHANGE!!... WHEN DO WE WANT IT?!...

IN DUE TIME!!!"

[pecwae]

14. *snort*

[joshcryer]

17. Win.

:D

[Raine]

13. "Fired up, Ready to Go"

is going to be FIRED and GONE if Obama doesn't start listening to the people instead of the insurance corps.

[AllentownJake]

15. It's in the dumpster with the literature talking about how insurance mandates

won't solve the Health Care problem.

[joshcryer]

16. Uh, the whole Obama campaign was feel good consumerism and manipulation.

I certainly didn't drink the cool-aid throughout the elections. Because we live in a new information age, the whole campaign was a viral regurgitation of marketing 101.

[soapystern]

18. simple

power corrupts

[goldcanyonaz]

19. And to think that would have gotten many banned for saying mid last year.

I never got it, but I'm over 30 and much more cynical than some others.

But, we voted for him and now we have to work with what we have.

I've grown to like him, too.

[Dinger]

20. No We Can't Or No We Won't, That Is The Question (nt)

[zulchzulu]

23. Take a Basic Civics class at the Y

You'll be amazed about how our ways of passing legislation are kinda complicated 'n shit.

Unrec.

[winyanstaz]

24. I hear you...and so does a lot of America...

Even though the "Yes we can" has turned to "NO we wont" under this administration..it doesnt mean we can't clean house come the next two elections.
Yes we can!

[treestar]

25. Getting elected is a straight on proposition

A simple competition.

Governing is another thing. There's Congress and the Courts. They are supposed to be separate powers.