Yes, I am a liberal. And I do support Obama and most of his
initiatives.
However, I have been disappointed by his accomplishments, or
rather lack thereof, so far this year.
SNL, quite appropriately, called him out on the issue.
The truth is, SNL is right on this. Unfortunately, the honeymoon
period from last November is ending. And he has little to show for it.
The SNL skit summed up everything he's failed to do. Today, men and women who are desperately willing to serve their country are being
forced to leave because they want to openly serve. Obama has the
power, at least temporarily (this means weeks, or longer) to suspend DADT. He has used the bully pulpit in Congress to encourage the
Defense of Marriage Act to be repealed, nor has he done so for
financial (regulatory) reform, which has become very neglected. The
list simply goes on and on. I can't list 6 things he's done. The Lily
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was good, but within his first two weeks as
Commander n' Chief. And then there's the stimulus, budget and
TARP. He also repealed the Exec. Order on stem cell research.
There's only five.
Obama turned out to be an extremely moderate president, the only
liberal thing about him is his "encouragement" for the public option.
But he can redeem himself. He's needs to work on gay rights, address civil liberties (seriously), do SOME regulatory reform, sign a
healthcare bill but only one WITH a public option, close Gitmo
(actually), end the wars before 2012 ends. I'm convinced that if he can end both wars swiftly and safely and bring Americans to at least some form of pubic healthcare, he will be regarded as one of the top seven
presidents in American history.
So, for now, a B minus. It's not horrible, but if he's gonna pass, then
he can't let it slip much further.
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