Obama is a politician first. He assays the political landscape and makes his decisions accordingly. I don't agree with many he has made or about to make with the exception of health care which didn't go far enough for me but I know personally that it has helped in the payment of medical bills. Also, the Lillie Ledbetter fair pay act of 2009 is one of his major achievements.

Also, remember that he is a black man and if I were he, I'd be cautious about stirring up the violent racism that is in the shadows of America.

I am highly critical of some of the decisions, 1. Drones, 2. XL Pipeline, 3. Civil Liberties and domestic spying, 4. Putting the brakes on green technology, 5. Compromising with the recalcitrant GOP who want to destroy him, 6. Targeting on a kill list ignoring "Habeas Corpus", 6. Not putting bin Laden on trial, 7. Forays into Afghanistan which are futile, 7. The persecution of Bradley Manning, (a great American hero in my book) 8. Mass deportations of immigrants, 9.Not investigating Bush and Cheney's war crimes, 10. Kowtowing to Wall Street.

I don't hate Obama but he is no FDR.