Watching SkyNews tonight I am surpised by how much ground President Obama has lost in 2 short years.
If I were an American I would generally vote Republican – except in the last elections. Firstly the Republican Candidate was, as far as I’m concerned, just short of being the village idiot!
I don’t mean that he was stupid, just that he didn’t appear to have a meaningful agenda and seemed hell bent on continuing the disasterous policies of the outgoing President, George W Bush.
In comparison, Barack Obama was like a breath of fresh air – straight talking, topical and seemingly in touch with the needs of the USA and the planet as a whole. For this reason alone I would have made my mark in his favour.
Now I think he is getting the raw end of the deal. I don’t for a minute believe in every decision he has made, but lets give the man a chance – you cannot bring about change on such a massive scale in such a short time – certainly not given all the challenges ito the economy, the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan (let me not get into a debate about whether they should have been at war there or not…), joblessness, security from terrorism etc.
I feel for you President Obama – you have had tough decisions to make, and these won’t get any easier in the days ahead, but stay the course and let history judge you.
To the Americans – give the man a fair chance.