Obama not who people thought he was

Just another example of a average citizen with a poor grasp of political environments, who attempt to find fault with this president on a particularly extremely complex issue. Given history and reality: U can't, in politics, always get what U want. Did Ole Jack even consider that fact? Example: Lincoln said that, if he could free no slaves, or some slaves, or all slaves, he would do whatever it took to preserve the Union. So Ole Lincoln covered every possible angle on the subject, which is exactly what this president is doing on health care. The results, much like Lincoln, will prove to be on the right side of history and the constant nay-sayers will be again, on the wrong side of history. And the title of the LTE of he's "not who people thought he was" is actually code words being repeated to particular citizens. ("we" know the desired effect) Again, turn off the non-minority airwaves and pick up a book on history-it can transform a average citizen into an informed citizen. Good Luck!

I hope the President will yet have the courage to insist on single payer, but so far, Mr. Bernard's assessment appears accurate and objective. As for President Obama leaving everything for Congress to sort out, he does appear to understand the concept of presidential veto--and this is change we can still believe in.

Obama moved through his two previous political positions with a record of voting "present" on most issues. It seems old habits die hard. Lucky for America he has no leadership abilities or I suspect brown shirts and little red books would be in our future. As it is, we have 3 more years of utter confusion and the threat of the Marxist sword hanging over our "collective" heads. As a nation, we need to vote his support out of office in 2010.

One thing he is not, is a Communist, Socialist, Muslim that is out to burn all of the Bibles and force everyone to be a Muslim. Not an original opinion here. That " brown shirts" rhetoric is so transparent. You see brown shirts, from all of the manure you all are slinging.

I would say this is mistaken. Obama is very clear that as the president and leader of the country, he sets the agenda for what will happen. He is not the person who will single-handedly do it all himself. In fact, were he to do so, I might be as frightened as the crazies who say he is Hitler or trying to take over like Chavez. Instead, we have a real leader for the first time in a decade. He is trying to include everyone, but there is a lot of resistance from conservatives. Maybe if they could give the country a chance they would give a shot at working together.

He may not be the anti-Christ that some believe but he sure is the one the Bible speaks of that will usher in the anti-Christ.

To all hussein lovers;Isn't it getting a little crowded with all of your heads up his b###?

fanatics=racist=conservatives=nutcases

overtaxed the anti christ will be coming from out of the middle east LOL OMG nutcases. And wizzard1 for all you conservative HATERS of Obama at ever turn isn't it crowded to have your heads up each others... LOL...

And Obama's lineage comes from out of the middle east.

jackfruit-your post shows your ignorance-your computer has spell-check,yet you don't use it.such ignorance is obvious with most hussein lovers.

Please explain-hussein was a lawyer for ACORN and he denies knowing them.

Come on hussein lovers,there must be some way that you can put the blame on bush or carter or washington or clinton or some other past president.

And all the lunatic liberals say, Barrack Insane Obama mmm mmm mm!

I believe ispy, justus, dashiel, and willie must have glass belly buttons . It's the only way they can see with their heads in its current location......Monica Rose qualities as does rcr r2, jackfruit concerned and rep2....mmm,mmmm,mmm, gulp

More drivel from jackfruit...I didn't see you libs giving George Bush any respect. WHy would you think you get any from cons?

Very interesting site for both sides: http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/

Umm AWyld1 I like Bush, I voted for the man twice. Most of you posters here just MAD that Obama is president, none of you will admit it. And wizzardx1 are you grand?

Many voted for O because he's black. Like it or not, that's a fact. So it's not necessarily that "Obama not who people thought he was", but rather that people voted for him w/o really understanding who he was, b/c they didn't care, b/c many whites voted for him out of "white guilt" and many blacks voted for him simply b/c they wanted "one of theirs" to win. It's ridiculous. We ALL, white and black, need to stop voting for the wrong reasons. O is a HORRIBLE president, he needs to be voted out in next election, but that's not likely to happen because the masses of the population are basically idiots. Sad ...

I am mad he is running the country into the ground....you are right about that. I am mad he is forcing somehting on the taxpayers that they don't want...I am mad about that too....now he wants to dictate to local schools what hours they should be open too? Yeah I am mad about him being president but it has everything to do with ineptness.

Nobody WHITE on the other side (conservative/southerners) LOL will ever like Obama. Hey he gave Gawga quick fed money any conservatives here post to the article to say good job Mr. President LOL... NO.

overburdentax this man is NOT the anti christ, you will know him when he comes and you will be a FOLLOWER, the bible says the ANTICHRIST will do wonders like Jesus is Obama healing the sick, raising the dead, casting out demons, walking on water OMG Nutcases.

I never believed in him. I thought he was always just a big mouth, arrogant talker. Being from Chicago, living in the house he lived in and the friends he had I knew somrthing was wrong!!

LOL SusieQ everybody ain't able, don't be mad because God has blessed him with, money, education, a house etc... OMG Jealously... there are some black people who are successful. Do you think only white people can live his kinda life? LOL OMG...

so Jack, it's okay for "O" to get rich with no visible means but if the rest of us succeed. We are evil. I haven't seen him or Michele spreading any of their personal wealth around.....

By the way he is exactly who a lot of us thought he was and now a lot more are waking up to the fact he ain't who he said he was. Just like Bill Clinton claimed to be a "new kind of democrat"

Irish..... Liberals don't pay cash to the poor, they make their money off the poor. Even slime bag TV evangelist throw a few bones to the poor.

The question the letter writer should ask to you want reform or tough talk. I know repubs like to talk tough but in the end you have to get things done. Obama can say I want this and nothing else and get zero votes so what has he done for the America people. He is trying to get results universal coverage and cost reductions.

concerned you haven't learned a new tune in years have you ? mmm mmm mmm gulp.....

Susie Q, posts like yours is the reason people believe race may be an issue. "the house he lives in", that is irrational he is a bad person because he lives in Chicago and has a house you don't like. I mean people look at that and just can't make any sense of it. So they point to racism which makes people irrational. I am not saying it is racist but it sure isn't rational.