A Rare Political Post

[quasigeostrophy]

Sitting on my hands is getting too hard.

I try not to be the type of person who says "I told you so", but I definitely don't feel surprised.

I've never gotten into politics nor been much of a talker on the subject because this is how they all, in my observations of 43+ years, work at this level. When so many people were jumping on the hope and change bandwagon, I never said much. I still voted for him as the better choice we had overall, but considering the long list of grandiose promises, I decided to wait and see, with typically low expectations. My observations have led to a long-held personal opinion that it is easier for a politician to screw up any situation than to improve it.

Am I sticking my tongue out and saying "Nyaah! I told you so!"? Not trying to. I'm not feeling schadenfreude at all, so I hope this doesn't come across that way. Just putting my opinion out there that my low expectations are again being met by someone who is, at heart, a Chicago politician with everything that entails.

And now, back to the wall...

Comments

[djinnthespazz.livejournal.com]

But not Sarah Palin. Not Palin not Palin not Palin!!!


Thank ghad, it's not Sarah.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell no. Like I said, I still believe I voted for the better choice. I just don't have very high expectations.

[netdancer.livejournal.com]

Eh, I figure... any change is going to have to be a careful and graduated thing, to avoid bringing more wingnuts with guns out.

The president has a shitty job. A -hard- job, cleaning up the dunghill that's been left behind by the last administration. And he has to do it with regard to how the system's supposed to work, unless he wants to become the latest version of the last administration.

I'll watch, and wait. And comment, if course. Someone does read mail to the White House. :>

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I'll say this - as a person, I like the current president much better than the previous. I'd meet/hangout with him.

[elmegil.livejournal.com]

Turns out the filing was done by a Bush appointee, so it's not so bad as everyone is making it out to be (that is, not so bad as if someone allegedly liberal had done it)