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In reply to the discussion: For all you people who seek attention with nothing good to say about Obama.... [View all]TheEuclideanOne
(2,487 posts)At least in this first term, he did a number of things that I would have not expected at all. Very disappointing things. He knows that he has to run for re-election, but also knows how horrible the alternative is, so he has less accountability than he should have.
If he knew that Republicans were running a candidate that would make a GREAT president and that he has to deliver his "A Game", he would be less likely to get his headstart on "A" through "F" because it would mean he would certainly lose his job. Instead, he can do what he wants and play the "Don't like it, well what other choice do you have, that other clown?"
You are right, in the next term, it does not matter how much we call him out, he does not need to be re-elected.
Letting the President know that his supporters will not vote for him when he does things that go against their goals is the only way we can make sure he does not do those things. Blindly cheerleading will encourage him to do them. Of course, in his second term, we got nuttin!
One nice way to look at this is that we have the rare opportunity to pick the president of our country. Unless Citizens United is overturned, no future generation will get this opportunity. So cherish it, because after this election, we will have to just hope that the corporations pick somebody that we like.