Do You Feel President Obama Needs to take More Of A stand againist the Status Quo?

[Marilyn The Dollmaker]

 Even though many feel there are a group of people who would love to destroy this President. What troubles me is the President does not address the issues when it comes to what this group is trying to do. Its one thing to take the abuse and another thing to take a stand againist what they are trying to do. I just want President Obama for once to put those sleeping dogs in their place. Its as if he knows what they are trying to do but refuses to call these individuals on the carpet. I would love to hear from everyone. Am I the only one that is seeing this or does anyone else feel the pain. Thanks... See you in the discussion room.

[Penguin Board of Directors]

Marilyn,

You are in good company. I do not think Obama needs to talk more than he is already doing and done. He should concentrate on the doing aspect of his national assignment. His appropriate aides should be handling the sales job. Importantly, he must shed even the mere appearance of being a Wall Street apologist or sympathizer; including kicking the likes of Timothy Geithner off his cabinet. I know he called out the chief bankers (Geithner's mentors) as the "fat cats" that many of them deserve as title, he has to put a real bite to his words. As I have stressed elsewhere, the 2012 election is all about the economy. Former President Clinton has a familiar retort that is apropos in the circumstance. "It's the economy; ...!"

Obama is a destiny child. Detractors can kick at him, but they cannot change that. They can keep doing the name-calling; they cannot rewrite history. They can deny everything else; they cannot replace his name as the 44th POTUS and the first African-American to be so sworn -- a classical, first-of-its-kind shattering of America's more than 200-year history. Not even 'birther' conspiracy theorists and their numerous clones stood the slightest chance of pulling that off.

As I have said before, supporting Obama as POTUS does not mean that one cannot and should not objectively and meritoriously critique any policy of his administration adjudged anti-people or unAmerican. In fact, Obama himself invites healthy critique and/or criticism. Democracy ought to be about pursuing the greater good of the greater majority. That is not negotiable. Attacks on the person and office of the POTUS make no sense, whether the incumbent is Jefferson, Kennedy, Bush, or Obama.

[Avid Follower]

It was great to see another black man in the White House (Colin Powell) under George W. Bush, Jr.'s, Republican admin bow out when he realized the job he was assigned from Bush left him pushing and covered in their radioactive manure during the planning and execution phase of Bush's USA Iraq's country invasion for their illusioned WMDs.  Wish the POTUS had more integrity.

[Walter Simtec Simmons]

Hi Ms Dollmaker and welcome these hot topics. The President is well able to hold the hottest seat in the land as president. He said when he was running that it wouldn't be easy and that he couldn't do it alone. 

We must understand that the president can not wave a magic wand under a democratic system of government. It must go through the proper channels. We the people must get behind the issues that we support and demand that our elected officials do the right thing.

[Marilyn The Dollmaker]

I am in total agreement with you but it just appears to me our President is letting other parties walk all over him. I know I am not the only one that can see this. I think what make it very difficult is when you are trying to do everything in your power to make the difference for the people and you have individuals who through a wrench in what you are trying to do. These individuals continue to fight againist everything this president is trying to do... I feel enough is enough. He really needs to take a stand. That's my opinion.

[Walter Simtec Simmons]

He has taken a stand. It is time for you and me to do something. The president has laid out his plan.

[L. Duane Orr, jr.]

I really think that not enough attention has been paid to the other side of the equation The Republican controlled congress. Ever proposal POTUS has been held up for leverage dealing with other special interest profane that totally offset anything this administration is trying to accomplish. Obama had tried to bring government together but there lies the existent of his actual power. Congress is not doing it's constitutional duty by doing the people work in an expedient manner. It like u have a boss but you dictate your wants and need above what your boss expects. As taxpayers we need to hold all representatives accountable if they are not doing the work of the people. 

[Walter Simtec Simmons]

The bottom line is the people need to voice their opinion and not through the controlled media.

L. Duane Orr, jr. said:

I really think that not enough attention has been paid to the other side of the equation The Republican controlled congress. Ever proposal POTUS has been held up for leverage dealing with other special interest profane that totally offset anything this administration is trying to accomplish. Obama had tried to bring government together but there lies the existent of his actual power. Congress is not doing it's constitutional duty by doing the people work in an expedient manner. It like u have a boss but you dictate your wants and need above what your boss expects. As taxpayers we need to hold all representatives accountable if they are not doing the work of the people. 

[Art Solomon]

Hi Marilyn,

No you're not.  This has been the big disappointment of Obama.  IMHO, he was set up by the Repugs.  And in the, possibly misplaced and delusional spirit of compromise, tried to "be nice" to the people that started screwing him even before he was in office.  As far as I'm concerned, when Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts choked on Obama's middle name during his inauguration, I knew what was comming.  His performance at the State of the Union speech gave him a track record of being an unashamed racist with no respect for Obama and his office.  I just wrote a blog post concerning going on the offensive.  What I said is that we need to do what the Repug's have been doing. I.e. market and close.  Fight fire with fire.

[Marilyn The Dollmaker]

Yes Walter he has taken a stand and I am not on board and in a position to get behind him. You were right. Thanks!

Walter Simtec Simmons said:

He has taken a stand. It is time for you and me to do something. The president has laid out his plan.

[Marilyn The Dollmaker]

Marilyn The Dollmaker said:

Yes Walter he has taken a stand and I am now on board and in a position to get behind him. You were right. Thanks!

Walter Simtec Simmons said:

He has taken a stand. It is time for you and me to do something. The president has laid out his plan.

[Marilyn The Dollmaker]

Absolutely; I could not agree with you more. Hopefully since the Presidents' speech we will see things happen. Personally I don't really feel the Republicans want to work with him at all.

L. Duane Orr, jr. said:

I really think that not enough attention has been paid to the other side of the equation The Republican controlled congress. Ever proposal POTUS has been held up for leverage dealing with other special interest profane that totally offset anything this administration is trying to accomplish. Obama had tried to bring government together but there lies the existent of his actual power. Congress is not doing it's constitutional duty by doing the people work in an expedient manner. It like u have a boss but you dictate your wants and need above what your boss expects. As taxpayers we need to hold all representatives accountable if they are not doing the work of the people. 

[Marilyn The Dollmaker]

Its so sad... I can only wonder what message this is sending to generations... Wow~

Art Solomon said:

Hi Marilyn,

No you're not.  This has been the big disappointment of Obama.  IMHO, he was set up by the Repugs.  And in the, possibly misplaced and delusional spirit of compromise, tried to "be nice" to the people that started screwing him even before he was in office.  As far as I'm concerned, when Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts choked on Obama's middle name during his inauguration, I knew what was comming.  His performance at the State of the Union speech gave him a track record of being an unashamed racist with no respect for Obama and his office.  I just wrote a blog post concerning going on the offensive.  What I said is that we need to do what the Repug's have been doing. I.e. market and close.  Fight fire with fire.