Since the beginning of this Presidency, I have been trying really hard to be open-minded, partly because I didn’t want people to think I was a petty loser, but mostly because I was so thrilled that the old administration was finally over, that open-minded optimism was truly my only choice.

Every day, though, Obama’s performance on the job has basically been what I expected and feared. As you said, he is not the kind of guy who has the temperment for the behind-the-scenes hard work, nor does he have the experience for it.

The only thing I can say is, thank goodness HRC is Sec. of State, just in case one of those 3 AM calls come in!

If republicans don’t like the democratic package, they should focus on specific things that need to be changed about it–not try to kill it dead lock-stock-and-barrel, while simultaneously working to destroy all confidence in the guy who’s going to lead the country for the next 4 years.

The same could be said of the Democrats who, when in the minority, used the same sorts of tactics, for better or worse. But that was OK. I would surmise that righteous political indignation traces its source to whatever pet ox is being gored at any particular moment in time.

I have to tell you that you aren’t so much a cynic as a nay-sayer.

the junk pelosi spit out is beyond my ability to even talk about on here. she is disgusting, stupid and an insult to any good politican.

This is a surprise? That’s the very definition of community organizer in the first place. Consummate politician, no administrative experience.

What are the republicans offering as an alternative? How does that differ past policy that’s already crashed and burned?

Why won’t they engage with democrats constructively to help reconfigure the stimulus proposals more to their own liking, instead of trying to kill a real but unperfected effort to get something done?

Too bad it’s just as empty as Obama’s suit.

Two sides of the coin, bot.

We can play all day.