How I feel about President Obama

[davidpdx]

76. I appreciate other's points of view if it is on policy

I don't think I've ever heard you say anything personally offensive toward the president, so I will back you on that one.

Someone up thread wisely said there is no way everyone on DU is going to agree with all of Obama's policies. That is very true. Some people have very far left view and some are more moderate and for some it really depends on the issue.

For me it depends really on the specific issue, take the situation with North Korea as an example:

I can say I've been disappointed at the lack of attention given to the situation in North Korea both as a threat to the world and its own people. Only when things have become heated has a significant amount of attention paid to this situation. I'm sure there are many who will disagree with me on that. My point is, I'm not bashing Obama, but stating I'm disappointed on how little has been done about the issue.

On the flip side....

I've run into people on DU that accuse the US of being the aggressor and the reason North Korea is suddenly threatening the world. I honestly can't stand people who on the other hand blatantly blame the United States for something without looking at all the facts.

I am by no means a war monger. I opposed the war in Iraq before it started and always continued to oppose it. At the same time I think we must reinforce the idea with North Korea that their continued antics won't be tolerated and that China needs to start to take a leadership role in this (as they have recently).

Again when you are making comments about specific issues I have no problem with criticism of the president. The people who are using the words like "sellout" "cave" and comparing Obama to Bush are the ones who I would deem the true bashers. Those people are hypocrites and really should be ashamed of themselves.