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In reply to the discussion: You know why many people don't trust Obama? [View all]Freelancer
(2,107 posts)First bad sign was the dog. The day the helicopter doors opened on Marine 1, and the daughters stepped off, a hypo hypoallergenic puppy should have bounded across the grass to meet them. How the image people let that opportunity slip by is beyond me.
Next came the individual mandate. Hillary told the truth during the campaign -- that no healthcare plan for the uninsured would work without the individual mandate. But Obama said there would be no need for a mandate, and may have gotten the nomination partially because of it. Then, lo and behold, a reversal once in office. The President discovered a mandate would, in fact, be necessary. (Grrr)
The third biggie for me was Wisconsin. He promised somewhere along the line that if union members' rights were threatened, that he'd "put on boots, and march with them." Well, many thousands marched, but he did not. We see how that turned out. Thanks Mr. President.
Fourth, there's the whole TPP debacle -- enough said.
Lastly, he has barely used his power as chief executive to pardon and commute sentences at all. Ronald Reagan was more mindful and merciful in that department than Barack Obama and I see no excuse for that.
Oh well, it felt good to vent a little