I'm recalling something Bob Dylan said after reading Obama's "Dreams From My Father"
He's like a fictional character but he's real.
Ain't it the truth?
Like so many others who supported him in 2008, I was very disappointed with Obama's tendency to side with Wall Street, bring on the Clinton folks, etc. I've been a registered Independent since John Kerry flamed out against possibly the worst president ever.
It irked me that Obama offered bi-partisanship to Republicans who made it their intent to make him a 1 term president, and have spent years trying to to obstruct any initiative he has made.
I acknowledge that his presidency has touched on the racist nerve in the history of this country. I did not see such ugliness towards Bush II. You never saw ugliness towards Laura Bush as you see with Michelle Obama.
Was Obama too green (in the way of maturity) to be president?
Mebbe.
I'm allowing for growth under pressure. I believe he is a thinking man, and we have to challenge some things he is thinking. I deplore clowns like Lieberman going on the record to say Obama evinces weakness. So he took a step back from wearing the Mission Accomplished codpiece.
Yes, Obama is struggling. With his own mythology and America's mythology.