It is time to call a spade a spade and Barack Obama is a straight up disappointment so far. First, the "give away" to Wall Street after all of the harm that they have done to millions of middle class Americans with TARP, the so-call Housing Program that is not really modifying most people mortgages, the Stimulus Program for the Banks and I could go on and on. The main reason we elected Barack Obama to office was for the Public Option in Health Care reform and it appears, he cannot get that done, either.
I am really wondering what was the point of me wasting my time, stand in line, electing this man when he cannot manage to follow though most of his promises. We wanted health care, period. This should be non-negotiable with the Republicans and others that try and stand in the way of real health care reform.
Instead, we get this so-called effort at a funny word called "Bi-Partisanship". If I have it correct, when has this EVER existed in Washington...except during a ill-fated effort by the Bush Administration to push up into a unnecessary war in Iraq. The democrats (not all, but some) continue to show that they do not have one inch of a backbone and Barack Obama is leading the way.
He cannot manage to pull ranks like former President Johnson in his efforts to get the civil rights bill passed in the 1960's. He cannot manage to shame congressman/women into their vote like Bush in Iraq and he cannot worm wheels and deals like Bill Clinton with SCHIP.
Is Barack Obama just a figure head, that without a well rehearse script ....think "Change We Can Believe In"....is a big fraud just like a majority of Washington insiders? He must have forgot that without our votes in 2010 and the upcoming 2012, he will be a One-Termed Lame Duck by December 2011. Personally, I am trying to understand, if he cares...or was it just a show/
Many of us worked our assets off knocking on doors, calling neighbors, driving people to the polls....just to get Barack Obama elected. Now since he is "there", it seems as if he is FORGETTING WHO got him there and easy that it was given, it can be taken away.
The public option should be a DONE DEAL and without it, my support will be lost and many others like me. Want us to "get mad" and start "acting like repukes and teabaggers"? If Barack Obama decide to "go there" and deny the public option, he will be wishing just for Fox News, the likes of Rush, Glenn and Sarah were against him.