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Originally Posted by directfiesta
I thought in 2008 that Obama would be a fresh breath of air in the USA .... he is just like his predecessor ... just smarter  |
I honestly believe that each president starts with the best of intentions.
They have a handful of goals and a handful of promises, but quickly discover that exactly half of everyone is dead set against them and trying to make them look bad. Simple tasks and daily routine business - getting someone appointed to a certain office - is a six month uphill battle. Things completely out of control of the President - the FEMA disaster under Bush or the recent terrorist attack in Libya - ends up with months of congressional hearings. Add in some hot spots - North Korea, Iran, Syria - and stir it up with some foreign governments (Russia now arming the Syrian government, Israel bombing Iran / Lebanon / Syria), toss in domestic problems not caused by the Oval Office (The IRS targeting political groups)... Heaven forbid should the President get a blow job in the Oval Office!
A good example of problems the President has little control over was Bush's FEMA disaster. Was that really Bush's fault? One out of hundreds of departments the President supposably has control over was unable to handle a massive disaster where a large city got slammed with a hurricane then got flooded? (I mean, who the fuck builds a city under sea level that is next to a fucking ocean in the first place?) Does each President come into office with their "own men" and do a complete review of each government agency and their policies and practices from the ground up? Did Obama when he entered office?