Posted by: Stiffler January 25, 2012
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Interesting read. I agree with you for the most part; we all are disappointed with not just Obama but every single leaders, here or in Nepal. But if you put things into context, you have to realize that you couldn't or shouldn't have expected any more. Obama is doing a decent job with what he's got.
Say you go at the end of a Ford motor assembly line and wait for a car to come out. You could be thrilled that it came out in the sepia grey color that you were hoping for, totally rebelling. But you can not expect a Tank coming out of this assembly line, can you?
The current system of governance that America has heavily favors dual party system. Any product coming out of that system will have to work within the limitation of that system. If Obama says, let's accept that there are other emerging powers who are ready to take over soon, you think the whole US is going to rally with him? There might be few thinking minds that will kudos him for realizing this, but a majority of people will boo him. The world expected a global president, but the world doesn't vote for Obama. Americans do and he has to keep the Americans as his no 1 priority, as he should.
You talked about Banking and investment system getting the bailouts. Republican rhetoric is that he didn't do enough to pull us out. But can we look at what was the worse that could have happened? We could have gone into a major depression for years. I am not going to stand here and defend all the actions Obama government did, but whoever did whatever I have to say that we certainly didn't dug ourselves deeper into the hole.
Point I am trying to make is that the messiah that many people hoped Obama to be cannot come out from the present dual-party democratic system. Even an independent candidate would need congress approval to get anything passed (presidential whips have many limitations and you cannot be issuing it for every bill). The messiah you expect has to throw the bill of rights and prevailing constitutions and claim a dictatorship. Only then he/she will be able to do everything he/she wants to do, good or bad.
Say you go at the end of a Ford motor assembly line and wait for a car to come out. You could be thrilled that it came out in the sepia grey color that you were hoping for, totally rebelling. But you can not expect a Tank coming out of this assembly line, can you?
The current system of governance that America has heavily favors dual party system. Any product coming out of that system will have to work within the limitation of that system. If Obama says, let's accept that there are other emerging powers who are ready to take over soon, you think the whole US is going to rally with him? There might be few thinking minds that will kudos him for realizing this, but a majority of people will boo him. The world expected a global president, but the world doesn't vote for Obama. Americans do and he has to keep the Americans as his no 1 priority, as he should.
You talked about Banking and investment system getting the bailouts. Republican rhetoric is that he didn't do enough to pull us out. But can we look at what was the worse that could have happened? We could have gone into a major depression for years. I am not going to stand here and defend all the actions Obama government did, but whoever did whatever I have to say that we certainly didn't dug ourselves deeper into the hole.
Point I am trying to make is that the messiah that many people hoped Obama to be cannot come out from the present dual-party democratic system. Even an independent candidate would need congress approval to get anything passed (presidential whips have many limitations and you cannot be issuing it for every bill). The messiah you expect has to throw the bill of rights and prevailing constitutions and claim a dictatorship. Only then he/she will be able to do everything he/she wants to do, good or bad.