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Originally Posted by Azure
Well, I want to think that Canadians wouldn't be so easily duped by someone who can talk nice, but in the end has absolutely no substance at all.
Obama is more or less like many here described in leading up to 2008, even though everyone liked to argue with it. He can give a nice speech, talk about hope, talk about change, talk about reform.....but in the end he's just a puppet like the last 5 Presidents.
He isn't willing to dictate policy and he has absolutely no plan at all.
Everyone might have hated Bush, but at least he knew what he wanted, and he went out and did it. Might have been wrong, might have been stupid, but at least he showed leadership in those areas he felt strongly about. After 9/11? Afghanistan? Iraq? Patriot Act? Tax Cuts? He got people on board to support his plan. God knows we could do without many of the things he did, but as far as leadership goes, he knew how to get things done.
Obama is none of those things.
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I actually think Obama has done a lot of what he said he would. The part where he had no plan was during the 2008-2009 crisis....frankly though I don't think that was something that could be planned for. As for the issues in the campaign he's worked on those promises. Its just that most of the areas where he wants to do things were never going to be accepted by Republicans. Healthcare is probably a glaring example.
Bottomline is that he was walking into a complete mess. The US economy was falling apart at the end of 2007 and when he took office in January 2009 things were pretty bleak. People want(ed) jobs and prosperity over night and really that was out of governmental control to a large extent. McCain and Palin wouldn't have been any better, and realistically that was the choice. I would shudder to see the consequences of McCain and Palin though...that wouid've been a nightmare for the US and we'd be dragged along for the ride.