Well, the bottom line was that he was unable to find a way to make it work. That's my point. Why were those other presidents able to do so and Obama hasn't? And please don't play the race card. Again....I am in no way defending the republicans. They totally suck. However, politically savvy presidents find a way to get their agenda accomplished and naive ones don't. In the end, Obama has been shown to be the latter.
Socialism. Obama in the 08 election mention that in his platform for Health Care and that scares people.
Also the deficit is a problem, witch is true but Obama inherited W Bush's at 8 trillion and because of the weak economy with fiscal policy (Business Cycles) trying to keep the country a float is the reson it has bloomed to 18 trillion.
But I say this,since in my life I pay for everything in cash and rent my apartment, yes even my car, it's used and only cost me 4k saving up. If Tea Party supporters are so concern about the national debt then they should cut up their credit card, move out of their houses that the bank owes until payed off, take back their expensive cars on loan, etc. Debt is debt.
Mandate now will be to shrink the debt. And cutting like some here that say it is welfare and Obama Care. Also add education, transportation, infrastructure (many of our city water lines are going have to be replaced) farm bill, national parks, and other things will be sliced and diced.
And like X-Fire said the rich will get richer and down the road when everyone is making peanuts, it will be to late. Because corporations with inversons and investors with off shore tax shelters now have a ally in the Senate to keep their tax dollars out of the country. Bad enough Bill Clinton sold us out to China.
