"I am quite disappointed with what Obama has done so far. I still like him quite well as a person, but I feel that he is failing to deliver on the genuine change he promised...and I wonder why. Is it because he can't face down the existing power elite? That's quite likely. Or is it because he is in service TO them? That's a distinct possibility too." Little Hawk

"Considering the colossal mess the place was in when Dubya left the building, he's come a long way." Sage

"I agree, those are crucial questions. And I fear that a lot of the answer lies in the stranglehold that the huge multinational corporations have over our election process and our media. " Genie, in answer to LH

"I'm in favor of cutting Obama some slack -- enough to get things done, fer chrissakes.

"The US didn't get into the mess it's in overnight or even in eight months, and it's not going to be fixed in the "First Hundred Days" -- or even in the Third or Fifth.

"There are so MANY issues right now he MUST set priorities. Things like gay marriage, gun control reform, and similar things HAVE to take a back seat to getting people working, getting people needed medical care at a reasonable price, doing SOMETHING about US education, rebuilding the good name of the US abroad, getting the national debt under control, etc.

"Or have we become too much a nation of instant gratification to see that? " Rapaire

Re-read these snippets and ALL of Rap's post, Little Hawk, if you are looking for a little more light.

I am dumbfounded at how you, LH, and some others talk about this country- the Oligarchy, the threat of those who don't comply being 'taken out', the acceptance of the idea that the Powers are willing to kill at will- and then you, and some others, complain that he doesn't get things done fast enough. I'm not willing to accede to the fantasy that our powers are so totally corrupted and crooked and murderous as you would have it but if you are correct, has it occurred to you that Obama may be just a little smarter than you? Can see just a little farther ahead than you? If you are correct - and again I don't concede that - then any leader in the know is aware that he/she is walking a tightrope.

And you complain that he isn't getting things done fast enough? For shame.