An Open Letter to President Obama

My sentiments exactly Bill. I saw the families interviewed on the Today show of a few of the lost Soldiers. just kept asking myself, "Why are we allowing these beautiful young men to die over these mad men?" Just bring them home! Many and soon! There should have been a seperate statement in Public for Them! All those young families; it's like allowing 9/11 to just keep killing Americans! Sorry didn't mean to rant.

Obama was magic when we elected him. My jaw dropped that this Country would do it and I was so proud that we had. I was so proud that Brains were going to replace Lame in the White House. But perhaps it is his youth or his lack of T E A M that they fold on all the issues; that they can't lead the sickos out of the mire to lead the country. He sure campaigned like he had it in him to challenge them, but every time he goes their way he gives them more courage for the next time. They all just want re elected; it's like the future of the Country is meaningless to them. So very, very frustrating!!

He wasn't giving spin, as such, what happened was a bunch of neophyte economists got elected in the House of Representatives and didn't pay attention to the warnings that were rumbling through Wall Street 6 weeks before the Budget finally got pasted and 10 hours before Default.

The President and his Administration made it Crystal Clear in March with the Presidential Proposed Budget. And Warned Congress Again in June that they had to get it done by July 22nd, Though they didn't pay attention to either warning. Oh well, IMO that when the CEO's finally wrote their letter to the President and he faced them with it then they got down to business. Lots of behind the scenes activity.

But this one goes Right Smack Dab in the Lap of the 112th Congress.

Well, Teresa, President Obama Did Cave ...

I's aware that I'm well to the left of most Viners. I also know that as the resident, dues-paying democratic socialist, many will disagree with the good-cop, bad-cop analogy of the Democratic and Republican Parties. But it does remain that President Obama caved. He is the Great Capitulator.

It may disturb us to consider that an unstated, gentleman's agreement lay behind President Obama endorsement of the deal; but such arrangements are ignored to our peril. President Obama had options. He could have used the 14th. If that were challenged, it would take forever for this to work through the courts. And the T-Potty would be steamed in the process.

I think that we have to consider that the T-Potty, Republicans and Democrats play a good game. The theater is essential. We have to believe that the debate is real, as is the potential for differing outcomes. Otherwise, people might rise up and demand the Second, United States Republic. You have to play the game. And President Obama is the best player around.

bilwheeler ... I'll respond to your letter on behalf of the President ......

Now is not the time for partison bickering and finger pointing ..... but compromise and balance.

I have been front and center on this issue from day one .... and while I did not foresee many events that have slowed down the economic recovery I am confident we have the capability to see this through.

While we cannot control earthquakes and spikes in oil prices and the need to act on behalf of fellow human beings on this planet .... we can act to achieve a balanced approach to balancing our books and creating jobs and winning the future. That is not accomplished by creating crisis where none should exist as in the case of raising the debt ceiling.

I don't know what your political affiliation is .... but it doesn't matter ...... accusing the President of being wrong for not further dividing our nation is somewhat disingenuous and very misleading to say the least.

If the GOP is to be believed then this is what voters wanted in November 2010 .... dysfunction.

And job killing spending cuts, abortion laws, union busting, killing health care and destroying the Presidents chances for re-election at any cost.

I happen to think voters wanted results and compromise and balance. This President is on track to acheive that with the help of all americans who stand behind him ..... not by poking a knife in his back as you have ... but by supporting his intelligent, calm and determined approach.

Apparently you voted for political gamesmanship ... and are disappointed OUR President isn't playing that game with republicans.

Is the lack of tit for tat by our President boring you? Perhaps instead you should be watching dancing with stars like many of your fellow americans. You get to vote there as well.

Coral

You forgot to add that when McConnell told the president that they would push the debt ceiling raise past the 2012 elections the president responded giddily.

"Thanks Mitch, go ahead and go whatever else you want, I'll sign it"

Did you find it curious that it took him almost three days to put together a very weak speech that did nothing to calm the world markets?

I do not enjoy "Dancing with the Stars", and the revived game hosted by the president "Let's Make a Deal" seems to be in reruns as the same deals are made over and over.

biwheeler

I hope you get an answer to your letter from the White House and share it with us.

You make some points that need to be addressed

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To hell with President Obama's re-election chances. To hell with President Obama's left-wing ideiology. To hell with President Obama's 'standing in the world.' To hell with his eloquent speeches and his straight creases. This country needs a leader. It doesn't have one. If the man can't do the job (and he can't) step aside and let someone else do it who can. If anyone out there doesn't understand that the business of America is business by now (and not the equalization of misery) then they need to vacate the country and get out of the way of people who KNOW how to run a country.

Thank you.

I don't expect miracles. But I don't want spin either.

Well said. I fully expect the President to do his job to the best of his abilities. With saying that I fully expect the current administration to sharpen their collective pencils and put the boot to the Tea Bags at the same time.

Enough is enough Mr. President. The time has come to take the TEA Party to the woodshed. Not the other way around.

He's dealing with Full Grown Adults in the House and Senate, all of whom have their own ideas and ideology instead of their Oath of Office.

mstanley, remember how THEY wanted to impeach Clinton? That over the top witch hunt was to force his resignation. But he and his TEAM (with a sensational wife I might add) warded it off. They knew the law; they marched in with dragons on their backs (literally) and kept the Presidency. They had the guts to play and STAY. They knew they were right and fought for it. Wouldn't you just love to see Obama fight all the way for a change?

This isn't impeachment, though the loony aspect can be said to be valid. A President of the United States of America in times of crisis Has to walk the Middle Path. The appearance is for the World, not just here in America for public consumption.

All the global markets have dropped, All of them,he cannot be a part of the divisiveness that is sooo prevalent. The appearance of a calm, capable person in public is pretty much essential right now. Though IMO that in private with some of the characters in this charade are getting an earful either from him or from Wall Street people. LOL and I'd dearly love to be a fly in that room. Maybe we'll find out one day, from his papers and memoirs.

He went to Harvard Law School, he learned to contain the emotional and deal on the intellectual levels :)

I am a fan of both Clinton's but Bill was impeached in the house. They were not able to ward them off. He was acquitted in the Senate. Obama came into a bigger mess than Bill did and he has much bigger fish to fry, obviously. He cannot write the bills, he does not have any control over what appears on his desk. And he is trying to work with people in Congress whose hate for the President is stronger than their love of country. Their number one priority is to make sure Obama fails, if our country and our people are the casualties, they do not care. Just saying..............

We are a triple A+ country and that is a fact.

IMHO, All those that sit in Congress and in the Senate are nothing more then a bunch of OLD ROOSTERS IN A HEN HOUSE !

What's amazing to me is that everyone thinks and believes it's those in office that created this @!$%#storm and yet fail to understand that those in office are the same one's you had ENTRUSTED your lives with !

more like elected a bunch of neophyte economical 5th graders to the House of Representatives. The Money people know who does the deal and they didn't put in writing the President but they did put in writing Congress...LOL

The Fascistic Right Would Never Allow ...

the right man (woman?) to be elected. The fascistic right would commit assassinations before that happened.

He did provide a plan and one that the Rating agencies would have liked back in March 2011 too bad Congress didn't see fit to accept that budget as a good one.

Oh my, m, I never meant he had to get emotional. The best arguments are high IQ and you see the little emotional rats get all frustrated because they just got knocked down with factual logic. And Obama HAS that and Starts to use it. But he caves so early. I think he could show them to be fools IF he would just keep talking. I do understand it is a world stage and that everyone is affected. The rest of the world wants him to keep talking (fighting) too.

The pack of dogs saw during w's term how easy is was to get a raw meat fight going and how gullible the citizen sheep followed. We let them go to Iraq for C's sake!! I digress. But a couple of days of ugly slugging back by the President would allow the people a way to express HIS argument. Even if he just kept repeating your above statement; all of America would have started chanting it.

I guess we're spinning our wheels trying to get him to stand a little longer on any given subject because he too wants re elected "so he can affect more change" according to Michele. So very disappointed he didn't do it in his 1st term. Don't get me started on a health care plan without the public option:)!!

Someone needs to bring us back from the brink and I agree the stimulus package was not NEEDED because of Obama. I truly do get it! I'm rambling' good place to stop.

IMO that the soothing speech that President Obama made and all the behind the scenes stuff, are soothing the markets this morning.

keep the people divided via the blame game

Everbody knows that is a total fabrication.

Obama has tried to paint the deficit as jet owners not paying enough in taxes. Tell me what significant cuts he suggested .