It's hate. Period.

[yurbud]

360. If Obama had been president in the 90s, his accomplishments would be more impressive but...

following George W. Bush, we have seen the power the executive can wield, including intimidating his political opponents into agreeing with him.

We expected Obama to use the power of the presidency as vigorously for the benefit of the working and middle class as Bush did for the wealthy.

Instead, he only uses it vigorously for the wealthy and the good he does for the rest of us is subject to checks and balances, bipartisanship and other compromises.

Imagine if he used the powers of surveillance to watch Wall Street, and the Justice Department pursued the big banks and hedge fund managers who broke our and the world economy through deliberate fraud the way he did Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and now Edward Snowden.

Imagine if he was as attentive to the progressives who volunteered, donated, and voted him into office as he is to those same Wall Street crooks.

Bush ruined it for all future presidents. If they say their hands are tied on some issue, that just means they don't want to try.