Charles P Pierce- The President's worst moment

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

38. Not as articulate as he should have been?

His speeches are meticulously crafted, and he is incredibly articulate. If he chose that particular wording, it was because he felt it would do what he wanted it to.

And I think nuance is all of our friends. If somebody says they worked for the President in his election campaigns, I believe them. Personally, I both donated and walked door to door for him in 2008. I didn't do either of those things in 2012, after having seen what he spent the four years he was given doing. I didn't want Romney to win, but after also having seen what Congress did with during that same four years, Romney as boogeyman didn't particularly scare me, since I didn't expect Dems in the Senate to work with him and more than Repubs in the House did with Obama.

Anyone and everyone who either participated in or gave the order for war crimes should have been prosecuted. And sweeping those war crimes under the rug was among a number of things the President did during the last 6 years that was entirely worthy of criticism. He's also done some good things as well - I remember posting complimentary comments towards him in two recent threads.

No one is perfect, no one is utterly beyond the pale. So everyone deserves criticism for the wrong they do, and applause for the good they do.