If you are a Liberal, you are happy today.
If you are a Conservative, like me, you are not only unhappy, but stunned that a majority of Americans could vote to keep the country on the same downward track of the last four years. Yes, Obama did inherit a mess left by George Bush and he rode the "blame Bush" pony for the past four years. And it worked, since in exit polls more of his voters believed the economic problems in this country were due to Bush and not Obama. If he tries to continue to ride that pony the next four years, I don't think even his hard core supporters will buy it.
So the pressure is on for him to make something out of his presidency these next four years, and that means somehow to become a "leader" - a quality missing in his first term. Last night and this morning both he and Harry Reid, leader of the Senate, have said: "We need to start working together". Where were they the last four years?
I give credit to the Obama campaign. Whether or not you believe they used dirty Chicago politics, they won. Painting Romney as a rich guy that could not relate to the average Joe, or that he would set women's rights back a century, or that he would make sure the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, was all smoke but it worked. The whole strategy was to attack Romney while never discussing Obama's past performance or his future plans. His support from the main stream media certainly was a factor. And with millions of Americans receiving some sort of government support (welfare, disability, food stamps, unemployment, subsidized housing, free cell phone, etc.), who do you think they voted for? But election campaigns are about winning, and they pulled it off. Congratulations to them.
Some say the election was a "mandate", so ironically the pressure is all on Obama this next term. The Republican House retained their majority and almost all of the Conservative Tea Party members were re-elected, so they also have their mandate. It therefore falls on the President to pull these sides together and accomplish something. After all isn't that what leadership is all about? I don't think most Americans will accept the "blame game" the next four years, and his main stream media friends may not either.
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I am so disappointed with the election results; I guess I overestimated the majority of Americans and their ability to recognize Obama's lack of leadership and overall incompetence.
I do think that more is expected of him on the next four years so the pressure is on. We'll see if he can deliver, but I anticipate his approval ratings will drop again. Half the country will be saying I told you so, and the other half will be regretting their vote and wondering why they didn't pay more attention to the first four years and cast their vote for the real change that Romney was truly capable of delivering.
America has signed her death warrant with 4 more years of this egotisical imcompetent man. I worry about the mentality of the populace who voted him back!
The following goes along with what Louise has already said...JB:
Quote of the Century on Obama and America (from the Czech Republic)
Some people have the vocabulary to sum up things in a way you can understand them. This quote came from the Czech Republic . Someone over there has it figured out. We have a lot of work to do.
"The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."
I'm not optimistic folks. The same Republican House sent dozens of proposals to the Senate the past few years and Harry Reid shelved all of them. In addition, the day before the election Reid said that if Romney was elected, he would not work with him. So we'll see.
I am also very disappointed with the re-election of Obama.
Today Disney said that they were dropping all employee's health insurance coverage, telling them to get cheapest health insurance. Reimbursement to employee from Disney will be 70% Medicare Rates. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, this is just an example of what is to come as we move FORWARD! (Forward was Obama's slogan, I like to call it Forwarned).
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