"Nobody can accuse me of pulling my punches"

No indeed, ake! Perhaps "shooting from the hip"?

I do advocate people stating clearly what they like or believe in, and standing up for it...and, as you say, admitting mistakes. I do not advocate quick, shallow opinions based on hearsay, emotions and guesswork.
I have no access to your mind and HOW you come to conclusions: any more than you & others have to Obama's. Myself... I am pretty slow to make many declarative statements about highly complex people & situations. I can 'see' ALL sides in the Middle-East situation, and see the flaws in all sides. I can imagine things I WISH Obama would say or do...and I can imagine many reasons for him not doing what I imagine (and most of them do NOT involve being manipulated by shadowy $$$ interests).

What is not hard to imagine is what certain wannabe characters would do, given certain powers...and a loaded Supreme Court. They TELL me so! Much like Reagan did in his radio addresses in the late 70s, when he explained how he would dismantle certain parts of that nasty EPA... he did it and he ruined many very important programs.

Obama does a few minor things, like 'beginning' a system of health care designed to help more people and reduce the influence of drug companies and insurance companies...and LO!...he's a **Socialist**, bent on destroying our freedom!

*sheesh!*