Comment after comment after comment of tunnel-visioned commenting...
I'm liberal. I'm progressive. But unlike (it seems) SO many who are proud of those labels, I'm capable of considering more than one possibility at a time.
Everyone is screaming at Obama for not fighting, not doing this or that that worked for so and so at this or that time, not playing the game as well as the opposition, not, not, not, not, not...
But what was that the man said? That he wanted to "change the way Washington does business," and thereby "do things differently"? Wasn't that what he said during his campaign? Hmmm.
Ever had a President as criticized by his puditry and rantery base as this, including discussing primary challenges before he's even celebrated his second anniversary in office? Hmmmm... Different, huh?
Ever had a President whom some of his "past" supporters actually start to question as to his actual political leanings? Hmmmm... Different, huh?
Ever had a President who frustrates the media, the Congress and the political junky class alike by not charging into debates, not showing his hand early on, and not giving in to everyone's insatiable desire to brawl rather than contemplate? Hmmmm... Different, huh?
Ever had a President whose pronouncements on legislative matters are presented mostly in soft, conciliatory and nuanced tones rather than sharp, strident ones--as though he's keeping an open mind on all of the possibilities and not committing himself to any particular one right away? Hmmmm... Different, huh?
Ever had a President who leaves legislation in the hands of the legislature almost ALL of the time, instead of barging in himself and proclaiming his "leadership" of a branch of government that is not his to lead? Hmmmm... Different, huh?
Ever had a President ONLY step in to get Congress to act on something (DADT) when he thinks the wrong branch of government (the Judicial branch) may be left to make the decision instead?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Gee, ya think that maybe this guy really IS a constitutional scholar, believes in the how the government was structured by that document, and is willing to take a lot of flack to allow government to work the way that document MEANT FOR GOVERNMENT TO WORK?
Different, huh?