Politics

So many people are disappointed with Obama these days. People I know who once supported him shake their heads silently when his name is mentioned and talk about how, come 2012, they will be voting Republican.

Personally, I don’t see what Obama could have done differently. Huge problems may only take a few months to create, but they require far longer to correct. I think many people voted for Obama with the expectation that he was a kind of miracle worker who would fix the economy, the war, global warming, in a matter of months. When he failed to make a significant amount of progress, people lost their faith in him.

The problem with this logic is that it is not Obama who is delaying, but Congress.

Our system of politics has moved into the realm of pettiness and spite, a “we will stop your legislation, right or wrong, because we can” mindset that can be found in both parties. And innocent citizens are being hurt in the process. Obama is being given a bad name even though he can do very little to stop the filibustering and animosity between the parties. Once one party makes progress, the other party does something to counteract it. 

I just think people should stick to their guns a bit more, because persistence is the only way we’re going to be able to accomplish anything.