Pretty much sums up how I'm feeling... yeah.

Hit me with that mother fucking stick asshole. And stop telling me you are doing all you can but I can't take my kids to the beach in Florida with a goddamm shovel and a pail, because I might find some fucking BP residue 6 inches under the top sand. Obama, I'm seriously thinking about voting some yahoo asshole to replace your ass. Get a hold of shit... man.

I know huh? If only Obama had scuba dived to the bottom of the ocean and used his magic wishing wand to wish away the leak.>> ^triumphtigercub:

Hit me with that mother fucking stick asshole. And stop telling me you are doing all you can but I can't take my kids to the beach in Florida with a goddamm shovel and a pail, because I might find some fucking BP residue 6 inches under the top sand. Obama, I'm seriously thinking about voting some yahoo asshole to replace your ass. Get a hold of shit... man.

Yes, voting in a "yahoo asshole" will certainly make things better. That's the way to use your noggin.
>> ^triumphtigercub:

Hit me with that mother fucking stick asshole. And stop telling me you are doing all you can but I can't take my kids to the beach in Florida with a goddamm shovel and a pail, because I might find some fucking BP residue 6 inches under the top sand. Obama, I'm seriously thinking about voting some yahoo asshole to replace your ass. Get a hold of shit... man.

http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/full-episodes/#clip350178

Problem: In order to get elected to office, a political candidate must promise things that they simply cannot provide. "Cannot" for multiple reasons, not the least of which is the constitutional separation of powers and system of checks and balances (which are good things).

When a presidential candidate says anything about legislation (we will pass laws providing affordable health care to every citizen, etc. etc.) they are blowing smoke up your ass. They are aspiring to enter office in the executive branch, which is specifically held at a distance from the legislative branch.

Why do they say it? First, they want to get elected, and to get elected they have to present themselves as being willing to be a proactive, trustworthy instigator of policy. And secondly, because it just doesn't sound as good to say "if the legislative branch provides me with bills that would provide affordable health care to every citizen, I promise that I won't veto them", although that would more accurately describe their role.

A majority of the president's political roles seem to me to be reactive rather than proactive. A president can make policy decisions, issue orders as military commander in chief, etc., but when it comes to actual laws that affect citizens most directly, his role is limited to putting up legislative roadblocks (veto), stalling (pocket veto), or clearing the way (signing).

When one party holds power in the Senate, House, and Presidency but fails to get things done, I don't think the president really holds the majority of the blame, beyond the simple failing of making promises which they simply cannot provide. However, I think that we as voters need to recognize those unachievable promises and base our voting on what they CAN do rather than what they would CLAIM to do.

A year and a half into George W. Bush's first term, no one was playing clips of his campaign, complaining about how he wasn't providing what he promised. Know why? 9/11. War in Iraq.

A year and half into his second term, no one was playing clips of his campaign, complaining about how he wasn't providing what he promised. Know why? Because it didn't matter what he had promised. He was just fucking shit up left and right too badly to even bother looking back on his campaign.

If the major knock against Obama is that he's been performing as an average president, around a 5 or 6 on a scale of 1-10, well I'll take that in a heartbeat. If the major problem is that he spoke as if he was going to crank this shit up to 11 and isn't living up to that, seriously, find something else that's actually important or surprising to report on.