obama 2012 (?????)

[King of Snake]

Is guantanamo closed yet?

[34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j]

I wouldn't vote for him again, honestly all I see now is the same ol' cycle of Dems blaming Republicans for everything that sucks. Halfway through the presidency and all we get is a healthcare bill to 'patch' a system that doesn't really work in the first place.

I like Obama as a person, I like what he represents, but honestly I can't say America is better off with him as president. His speeches are great but has anything really improved???

Not to say we'd be better with McCain. Howard Dean was actually always my dream president. Oh well...

On a related note, does anyone else think terms should be 6 years but with no possibility of re-election? It's a little disconcerning that the last 7-8 months of every first term is spent primarily attempting to get re-elected...

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Originally Posted by 34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j

On a related note, does anyone else think terms should be 6 years but with no possibility of re-election? It's a little disconcerning that the last 7-8 months of every first term is spent primarily attempting to get re-elected...

it's a tricky one, isn't it? even if a second term is granted - it's only really 2 years before everybody's looking to the next guy and thereby denying the president any meaningful power. usuallly why 2-term presidents save it until year 6 before they 'tackle the palestinian issue' - it's just 'meaningless busy-time' as lisa simpson would put it...

[stimpee]

I think people are asking too much here. Give the guy some time. It may not look on the surface as if he has done anything, but steadying the ship has to be the highest priority. The mess that the country is in does not call for radical new bills to shape america. It calls for financial management to stop the slide. I dont think people truly understand just how close the US economy came to collapsing completely under Bush.

[cacophony]

Originally Posted by King of Snake

Is guantanamo closed yet?

THANK YOU.

[Strangelet]

npr/political junkie did a poll for 2012 expected candidacy. this is the results. 6 months ago I would have said he had a chance to win over the centrists. That's probably not going to happen now with his idiot son running around.