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Originally Posted by Azure
Sadly, Obama got a lot of people to vote for him based on the 'hope and change' mantra he was playing up during the campaign.
No results in the first 8 months would explain why so many independents are now disapproving of him, when they didn't 8 months ago.
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No change? Really?
As a woman, he's already affected my future, by signing legislation that ensures companies can no longer pay my male counterparts more just because they're men. That is a fantastic change and a long time coming.
And by even opening up a conversation, sparking a debate on health care, he's started the wheel moving on getting something done to
fix it. Whether this current legislation ever gets signed or not, rather than neglecting the issue, as Bush had for his entire time in office, Obama is taking it head on--screwed up bill or not.
I'm not saying the guy is a deity or even a great leader. But to say that he hasn't changed anything at all is false. They might have screwed up on the bill, but just opening up the way for future legislation, by sparking the interest in the health care system as it is, he has enacted
some change. It's no longer as if the problem doesn't exist, a problem which Republicans
would be all too happy to ignore, and which Bush turned a blind eye toward for his entire time in office.
This current bill
may be irresponsible, and it likely won't be passed as is. But it is the
beginning of something, and the
beginning of a positive change.