The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[innerSpaceman]

Though I'm glad to have a president who well commands the English language, I am horrifyingly disappointed in Obama, to a degree beyond what I expected while I voted for him with my nose held.

Beyond all the bungling and broken promises on teh gey issues, there's his multi-hundred billion dollar giveaway to the robber barons of the financial markets which has utterly failed to restart the flow of credit or renegotiate foreclosure loans; the $700 billion poured into the bottomless pit of the 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Act' which has as yet failed to put a dent in spiraling unemployment; the cowardly and backfiring drone warfare in AfghaPakistan; retaining the Bush policies towards enemy combatants vis-a-vis military tribunals where torture evidence has not been disqualified and, just recently, affirming that many will remain in custody indefinitely without charge; oh, and now going back on a campaign pledge to end the ban on needle exchange programs ...

Originally Posted by Administration Spokesperson

We have not removed the ban in our budget proposal because we want to work with Congress and the American public to build support for this change.

That last one's just another in the line of seemingly-DAILY back-slidings and pledge-breakings, and true-color revelations of craven hacksterism.


I don't hate him as much as .... well, nearly every other president I've lived through ... but I'm well on the way. Sickening.