Obama is a politician in that he knows how to win elections. Governing is a different story however. Answering to a corporate owned government and a GOP that is hoping for his downfall in Congress is a tough job. He is, though, a Wall Streeter and came into office with that mind set. Otherwise he wouldn't have appointed Robert Rubin and his economic team.

Actually, I think Joe Offer has done a real service. In spite of the brickbats and the childish outbursts, some genuine information is available here. I like what Mudcat has become.
Show me another site that advances a free exchange of ideas that is equal to Mudcat.

The fact that Obama is The President is no reason not to criticize some of his policies. He has let a lot of former supporters down by going back on his promises such as to close Guantanamo and in his tabling of "Single Payer". The problem is that his former supporters used him as a liberal Rorschach test where many of the hopeful read into his campaign what they wanted to hear.

Showing respect for the office of the Presidency as a earnest citizen entails criticizing him when he makes mistakes that impact negatively on the populace. The deifying of a President as some sacrosanct leader ignores the responsibility of the public to make an informed decision about his actions.