Obama(1)
Stella
Tse & Others
31 October 2012
Stella: This
article today on the Toronto Star is pretty much what I also think about Obama;
too bad!
Dr.
Hon: I agree. This is an apted
observation of Obama after his first term. He's been severely hardened and brutalized
by reality and the opposition. This election is so close,
most political commentators don't even want to forecast who will win. However,
all kinds of events can happen in the next few days, maybe the Republicans will
say something stupid again on rape and abortion to further antagonize female
voters. You never know. One thing for certain, even if Obama wins, we won't see
a repeat of the 2008 brilliant acceptance speech. His hair could probably
become all white at the end of his second term.
Stella: Dr.
Hon and All, I think that Rowney will win, just a
hunch, we'll see.
Simon: Agree with Dr. Hon and Stella and
the article. This is what politics is all about. And I am too stupid and
ignorant to understand any of it.
Americans have waited for 'change' - the clarion call of Obama. So far,
nothing has changed. Maybe, a change in the White House is necessary.... again!
Peter
Wu: Thanks
for the article.
One
thing I do remember about his race to become the president four years ago was
the slogan ‘Yes we can’.
I
can only assume it means yes we can win the presidency and yes we can make
fundamental changes to how things are done in the US.
He
was elected with such promise to the extent that the Nobel Committee gave him
the peace award shortly after he became president, albeit prematurely and
controversially.
Four
years down the track, his score-card is pretty mediocre. He spent the first two
years pushing Medicare through Congress while the economy tanked.
Other than that, I am not aware of any
other notable achievements under his watch. You may argue that by killing Osama
Bin Laden, he has made the US a safer place. But others are saying that the Al Queda is already a spent force so whether taking Osama out
or not makes little difference to US security.
I am surprised that the Mitt Romney camp didn’t mock
him with a new slogan called ‘No, you can’t’.
If they do, it will give him more
white hair.
-To be continued-