I was wrong about Obama

[Jack_Dawson]

My progressive streak got the better of me a few weeks back when I ranted about Obama's weakness over the tax bill. I said some regrettable things about how maybe I was wrong - Hillary would've stood firm where Obama was a shrinking violet, etc.

But maybe he's just a genius and we're all idealistic dopes. Because after that "compromise" as the media loves to call it (and it was a very distasteful one), a lot of really awesome things started happening - beginning with the repeal of DADT (the most horrificly embarrassing policy I've ever known in my lifetime). BTW props to Patrick Murphy who had the courage to do the right thing, but paid for it at the polls.

Oh and the START treaty, 9/11 first responders (props to J. Stewart), food safety bill (duh) and Unemployment Extension. And if you've never been unemployed, you will never fully understand how important that is.

It hasn't been perfect. I need the other side's blatant and laughable hypocrisy to be called out. I need John McCain's pathetic flip-flopping to be named and shamed. But damn, the last two weeks have felt great.

:beer: :fistbump: