Obama - The first term

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'm thinking that expectations of President Obama will be enormous. If he doesn't perform miracles within his first two years, he will be neutered by people of this country voting the GOP back into a majority of both houses in 2010.

But that's being negative.

Yes it is, Negative Nancy. I'll refrain from quoting all the times you said he couldn't possibly win.

I don't expect miracles. Everyone else on the ground doesn't either, I don't think. I think we expect him to have dignity and intelligence and move carefully. That's about it.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Yes it is, Negative Nancy. I'll refrain from quoting all the times you said he couldn't possibly win.

I'd like to see those quotes.

My opinion was that his campaign and some people on this board were being overly optimistic. Obama himself cautioned everyone not to be overconfident. I think that was one of the reasons he won. He didn't want anyone sitting on their laurels. At one point, I also thought Obama wasn't being tough enough. A couple of days later, he ramped up his campaign. I'm not saying I'm psychic, but the Obama camp and I had the same thoughts about how his campaign was going off track a couple of times. Maybe it's a Hawai'i thing.