UK news not optimistic for Obama re-election

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i can't believe no one has yet mentioned libya, our role there, or the lack of communication between the white house and congress. congress rebuked the president yesterday for failing to follow the rules about engagement of troops-not a peep.

That's because the rebuke was simply a political ploy, a replacement because Boehner feared that Kucinich's "get out of Libya" resolution had enough votes to pass. They created the rebuke rather than tell the President to get out of Libya in literally 15 days. It is all political, not policy.

[Danzig]

yes, i read that yesterday. but, i dont understand why there is still a lot of 'obama is doing a good job'comments when in fact no headway has been made in our top issues. defenswe spending is still skyhigh, afganistan being ratcheted up is taking whatever savings would have been realized with removing combat troops from iraq...and we are still in iraq btw, which means that is still costing us. afganistan is a huge folly~we need out of there. spening billions on a country worth a few millioms.
obama said years ago that our economy was his number one priority. he has a funny way of showing it. tax revenue, ss revenue down~job growth is what is needed, but his one big effort was on health care~which only helped a fraction of the people compared to un and under employed. i am frustarted with our govt because i see no urgency on their part. nothing has happened economy~wise since the huge stimulus.