he's had a year, and week after week it's letdown after letdown.
i realize that we need more and better democrats as congresscritters, but obama's inability to lead our country out of iraq and afghanistan is the last fucking straw. he promised to close gitmo, and failed. he promised to fix our economy, and gave handouts to thieving bankers and US industries that deserve to fail (like the auto manufacturers). i've given up on obama because in just one year he's managed to backpedal on all the key reasons i voted for him.
i'm really dejected by the way 2009 turned out. and pissed off too that pelosi and reid can't hammer through meaningful legislation regarding climate change / polution reform, economic aid in the form of jobs, and a health care bill that wouldn't punish me for being broke off my ass. i had hoped to see stronger actions taken against iran and north korea in retaliation for their nuclear proliferation, but no dice. and it would be nice if obama didn't dilly dally around with support for all the bullshit anti-terrorism activities that cut down on our own human rights: is torture illegal? wiretapping by the government? carrying a fucking bottle of water on an airplane?
looks like the republicans won in 2009 on every issue that mattered: BLOCKING health care for working stiffs, sucking up to big business, and continuing an ongoing war that our nation can't afford morally or fiscally. can anyone give me a good reason not to cry?