The lesser of two evils.

[MineralMan]

60. The only people I've seen use that expression

are those who have been opposed to President Obama since he was elected. Only those people who refuse to see the progress that has been made under his administration use that expression. Only those people who post regularly on DU with angry criticism for what has not yet been done use that phrase.

I do not consider Barack Obama to be the lesser of two evils at all. Rather, I consider him to be a President who is trying to get progressive legislation through a hostile Congress. Sometimes, he has succeeded, as with the repeal of DADT. Sometime, he has only partially succeeded, as with the ACA. Only those who only mention things that have not yet been done use the expression "lesser of two evils." You appear to be among those.

If you believe that a Republican President would be the same as President Obama in a second term, I don't even know what to say to you. Your post does nothing more than to discourage people. There is nothing positive in it. There is no realistic alternative presented. It is nothing more than another whine about not getting everything you wanted from this President. In my entire life, I've never gotten everything I wanted from any President, Governor, or legislature. It's a process, not an end point. There is no end point. The more you get, the more you want.

Give President Obama a second term. Give him a Congress he can work with. The alternative is unthinkable.