Wow. I don't think the U.S. has been this hated since March 2003.

[The Straight Story]

19. And - if you call it out, you are labeled as a hater by whichever group holds power

Like "Oh, you hate Obama!"

No...I hate some things that his admin does - and I recognize that the US is a big place and while he is in charge he does not know everything each department does all the time.

Ask him what the Parks/rec dept has done lately. Doubt he knows (nor would I to be honest).

One can kick the ass of the government for crap they pull, but that does not mean it all falls on one person - there are 456 federal agencies at last count. The president sleeps maybe 8 hours a day. Add in bathroom breaks and eating and say he has 15 hours a day to work. Now think about all the lawsuits, crimes being investigated, national security, etc and so on....and well, the president can't be on top of all the issues all the time (hell, no one can).

Obama is in charge right now over it all but he is not alone - WE the people are in charge as well and we should, if we care about our country, keep up on what is going on and talk about it. Post about it. Ask officials about things, etc.

I try to keep up on the news when it comes to our country and no way in hell I can each day. But if each of us takes just a few minutes a day to check out one department and what is going on we can summarize things and bring light to issues.

*WE* too have a responsibility to each other and our government (which is by us and for us) to keep up on issues (and it would be nice if the press did too, but they get distracted by court cases and celebrities).

We have the power now - to read websites the government has out out there, press releases, to keep up on things more now than ever in our history. We can help, we can be part of the solution.

And calling out problems does not mean we hate or want someone else as president, it means we are active and care and want change.