If Obama is re-elected, will he overcome gridlock/obstructionism his 2nd term?

When Obama proposes radical left wing plans, like Obamacare and Climate Change bills, no sane individual should be surprised by GOP resistance.

On the other hand, when he openly rejects the plans of bi-partisan commissions, such as Simpson Bowles, it's plain to see that he's far, far left of center, incapable of leading a right of center country.

His failure in leadership -- paired with his total abandoning of his job in the past year -- is perhaps the most disappointing part of his track record. Do you think that going on TV and openly mocking the party whose votes he is 'courting' in Congress is a good negotiating strategy? What an amateur.

Obama had two years to get bills passed. Instead of focusing on jobs, he focused on Obamacare and Climate Change. America reprimanded him in the 2010 midterms, and stripped him of his ability to pass laws. America chose this path. Obama's complete incompetence led to it.

 

Are Obama/Reid not obstructing what the GOP wants to do?

 

Obamacare was a republican idea

 

America gave the Democrats free reign in 2008 -- White House, Senate and House. The Democrats did not handle things well -- at all -- and America took away their power in 2010 by giving the House to the Republicans and balancing out the Senate. Gridlock was preferred by voters to the alternative. Blame Obama -- the divider in chief -- for this happening.

 

Between 2008 and 2010 were the most filibusters in senate history.

Even republicans are freaking out about their party.

Republican Congressman Blasts GOP: Party Caters To ‘Extremes,’ Is ‘Incapable Of Governing’

Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) is fed up with the GOP.

Hanna singled out Michele Bachmann’s “suggestion that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin be investigated to see if she has ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood” as an example of a party that has gone off the rails.

The Syaracuse Post-Standard has the story:

“I have to say that I’m frustrated by how much we — I mean the Republican Party — are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history,” he told The Post-Standard editorial board.

…“We render ourselves incapable of governing when all we do is take severe sides…” he said. “If all people do is go down there and join a team, and the team is invested in winning and you have something that looks very similar to the shirts and the skins, there’s not a lot of value there.”

…“I would say that the friends I have in the Democratic Party I find … much more congenial — a little less anger,” he said.

 

No, Obama and Reid have proposed exactly what the GOP wanted to do, but when they did, the GOP changed their minds, and decided they didn't want to do it.

 

Obama just won't put in the time or effort to work across the aisle. He's lazy and prefers to play politics instead of rolling up his sleeves and working.

 

decisive action was taken. The stimulus bill. Did that failure not happen in your world? It ****ing sucked. total train wreck.

We do need decisive action again. Just from someone who understands economics.

 

I can't tell if you are just wildly ignorant, or not.

Most of your posts are piles of baseless assumptions about personality, or petty insults directed towards Obama.

You made a thread about the economy, and how it's Obama's fault. To back yourself up, you post an article that talks about statistics, yet in no way implicates Obama specifically. I can only assume that your line of thinking is something like "The economy is bad, and he's president, so it's his fault." Really critical thinking there.

Maybe I'm wrong, and you're just playing the heel. I hope that's the case. If not, you need to open your eyes, and look beyond your personal problems with the President to identify the real issues with our country's system.

 

I am definitely not OK with the status quo, because the President is woefullly incompetent and incapable of working to get things done. He is also tone deaf to the preferences of the American people, and chooses the path of ramming unpopular bills through Congress over listening to the voters.

Even under the most rosy Democratic pollsters' projections, the House will not shift hands to the Democrats and the Democrats will lose seats in the Senate. The only way to avoid gridlock is to elect Romney. Probably not what you wanted to hear. Sorry.

 

Mr Obama believes that once he is re-elected the republican fever will break and they will be more inclined to compromise.

Obama, always the optimist.

 

And the electorate responded by awarding them sweeping victories in 2010

 

Just look at Obama's terrible results. You cannot argue in any shape or form that he's been effective. The economy is a complete mess, and all Obama can do is try to blame the Republicans or trot out Bill Clinton, who was last president almost 13 years ago.

 

Sorry, but as a standalone phrase, this really gave me some good lulz. Carry on.

And technically, it's "Neither you nor Commodore," ...

And even more technically, it's "any question."

Do carry on.

 

SIZZLE CHEST!

Great to hear from you, friend.