| reply to knightmb
Re: Not surprised
"No one thinks of Obama as the savior or messiah"
You must have missed the rally at Grant Park in Chicago on election night. The tears, the ecstatic smiles, the hugs.
People DID think he was the messiah, and thought they'd been saved. Hallelujah!
Reality is setting in. Nobody can turn this ship quickly, there is just too much inertia. It takes a lot of effort, with people working together. Are there enough to make a difference?
I think he had good intentions, and willingly accepted the adoration and unrealistic expectations, but now's the time his hair will turn completely gray, trying to balance all of the energies.
Anyone with a long-term perspective realized that the political pendulum had swung to the extreme left with tax-and-spend about to occur. And, here we are. The pendulum will swing back the other way in a few years, and we can fight about that when it happens. |
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