This Democrat thinks he can win in 2016 as the anti-Obama

[quakerboy]

269. When the going gets tough, the tough

settle?

There's a lot to admire about President Obama, and his accomplishments. But, like anyone, he is not perfect. I think any fair reading of the historic record shows he made far more mistakes in his approach to passing insurance reform in 2009/10 than all the overblown media about mistakes in the 2013 roll out.

My personal critique of the ACA is a bit mellowed from what it once was. I'm trying to give it time to go into effect and see what all results from it. And the fact that next week I will be able to see a non-er DR for the first time in 10 years or so definitely helps me with that patience. It ain't just about me, but its hard to not have some good feelings about something that benefits you personally.

But this concept that the president had no options and was just responding to the needs of "reality" is disingenuous. He made a choice to accept the absolute minimum. It was, in my opinion, a mistake. I would guess in your opinion it was not a mistake. But either way, it was a choice that the President made.

As per Schweitzer showing gravitas.. According to the article, he requested a waiver to build the ACA resources into single payer for Montana. Apparently he was denied. Honestly, Ive not followed this guy. He may not be worth spit, and like most politicians, probably has a fatal flaw or three. But I'm certainty willing to examine his record based on the interesting things he been quoted on having said. And this conversation thread isn't going to set my perception of him, because as best as I can tell, most of the discussion has been about personality, with little regard for fair treatment of the facts and much emphasis for either criticizing or protecting the president from criticism.