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In reply to the discussion: Hmmm? I wonder why people chose to leave off this part of Michael's interview [View all]Jakes Progress
(11,122 posts)did you expect him to go small? Is that what you expected of Obama?
In many cases his shortcomings have been caused by racism and conservative hatred. In a good many thought, they have been from his timidity and unsureness. He capitulated before battle began and he thought he could make friends with those who hated him long after it should have been apparent that he couldn't play the role of "great consolidator".
Many of us thought he would be a fighter and a staunch supporter of progressive causes rather than a supplicant to corporate support and neo-con ideologies like his banking and education policies. Many of us thought he would repudiate the bush lies and cheney murders. If you voted for him thinking he would try to privatize education, protect wall street crooks, and deflect all blame for the financial and world relations messes from bushco, then you are much more conservative in your politics and/or your faith in Obama's abilities than I.