Surprised by the atmosphere here....

[ClarkJonathanKent]

135. I think there is certainly a lot of blame to go around.

I have seen some people try to post nice things about Obama, only to be shouted down by people who want to classify him as a tyrant. That sort of thing definitely has an adverse effect on civility and discourse.

That being said, as long as the people who are putting Obama down are offering factual criticisms, I can't necessarily argue with heart of what they are saying.

It is sort of like my observation about the guy who hits his wife. Let's say the wife in this scenario is your sister. If you get in a conversation with your sister about it, she may say a ton of good things about her husband. And maybe those good things are true or accurate. That doesn't mean you don't have the right to yell, "BUT HE F&%KIN HITS YOU!" It may be insensitive. But maybe it will shock her into leaving an unhealthy relationship?

To be somewhat technical, I would not put the majority of the blame on "Obama supporters." I am a supporter. I am positive that many of the critics here are supporters. We WANT Obama to do great things for this country. I would, however, put a majority of the blame on the Obama SYCOPHANTS. There is a difference, and I think that term definitely applies to some people here.

It is sort of like the Catholics that refuse to acknowledge the wrongdoing of the Catholic church versus people that are Catholics but DO acknowledge the wrongdoing but work toward changing the institution. Would you call the people that DO acknowledge the failings of the Catholic church "haters?" Are they not "supporters" simply because they acknowledge wrongdoing?

I hope that makes sense.