Is it just me, or do many of the objections to the Obama Administration

[MineralMan]

47. I was disappointed, too, with the failure of single payer to get much of a hearing.

I do recognize the extreme unlikelihood of enacting it at that time, though. ACA is not an equivalent, but it will benefit many. So, if something worthwhile happens, that's a good thing, in the face of nothing happening at all.

There are many, many things, I wish had been done already in the Obama years. I've been watching things transpire, like everyone else. It's frustrating, to be sure.

Right now, the best shot I can see is to work like crazy to regain control of the House for Democrats. We did it in the state legislature in Minnesota, and it has made all the difference in a number of areas. We must do it nationally, too, and we have a great opportunity in 2014. So, that's my focus now. It's really my main focus now. It's what I can do with a hopeful attitude.

President Obama worked a minor victory recently by refusing to accept compromise in the budget deal and the debt ceiling. It worked. I'm hopeful that gives him confidence to continue doing so. Now, the real job is up to us, in our own districts across the country.