Can we at least agree on this now?

[Tom Rinaldo]

24. I can sympathize with the point you made

Obama gets attacked by the Right and by many so called respectable commentators every time anyone in his administration does or does not do something - which means he gets blamed all of the time no matter what. And then they go after the Obama that they see sitting in an empty chair. I try to always give the President the respect he is due, both as our President and as a good human being whenever I can, even when I am strongly critical of something he is or is not doing. I also periodically acknowledge that Obama has many good points and that he almost looks like a Saint sometimes in comparison to who the Republicans want to have ruling this country. But then we all have to get down to business - being pro-active as citizens fighting for our own best interests without blind loyalty to any leader, even one we generally like, let alone the ones we don't. If we aren't willing to fight for our own interests it is foolish to expect someone else to do so for us.