Obama spoke at a rally in Philadelphia with the intent of encouraging democrats to not only vote but also spread the word about voting. Obama warned that if democrats don’t go to the polls there will be repercussions: “we can fall short and all the progress we've made over the last couple of years can be rolled back.” Obama is speaking of healthcare and economic progress, both of which have been enacted through direct government which is a policy tool that republicans are historically less likely to use. Republicans, at least theoretically, are opposed to large bureaucracy which many people believe Obama has expanded. Obama’s speech was meant to persuade voters that republican’s policies will be detrimental to the nation.
Kate White
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-philadelphia-20101031,0,1426913.story
I find it highly disappointing and discouraging that the mild disappointment of Americans with Obama is encouraging them to turn to and support right-wing buffoons such as Christine O'Donnell and her Tea Party counterparts. It seems that Americans have forgotten all that Obama has inherited: a war, an economy and a healthcare system in shambles, a nation growing more divisive by the day, and so on and so forth. As a nation, we are too shortsighted and at the same time looking for quick fixes. Many aren't happen that Obama hasn't complete impossible, magical feats in the short timespan of two years, and so they turn to the rhetoric of fear and nonsense for inspiration. It's disheartening.
ReplyDeleteI too think that Americans are very critical of Obama when some of the reasons for their anger is not his fault. The people want a miracle worker and someone that is going to make their problems disappear with a snap of the fingers. Obama is under enormous pressure and in my opinion is doing whatever he can to better our standard. The people need to realize that our country's issues cannot be solved overnight, we voted Obama in office and in my opinion its too soon to hate him.
ReplyDelete-Jordan Goodman