Not happy with the debt deal? Should've thought about that last November. [View All]

Obama is responding as reasonably as possible to what the majority who voted in 2010 said they wanted, especially moderate Indies who absolutely control the outcomes of national elections and threw back in with the GOP out of economic frustration, a desire to check and balance the Democrats, and because of their serious concern about the national debt. The far left may not like it, but the #2 item on the list of Americans in poll after poll is dealing with the national debt. Obama warned time and time again not to give the Pukes the keys back. But instead of engaging, WAY too many D's/Progressives chose not to donate, not to volunteer, and not to vote, instead staying home whining about how the past two years wasn't progressive enough (even though there was the most progressive legislation, mountains of it, since LBJ). So they got some of the keys back, and now it is what it is. Obama still has to actually govern and get some things done.
ANYONE who has ever served on a board, served in government, or worked on a project with others knows that in the real world we have to work with who we have to work with. So people here are constantly decrying Obama and Dems for compromising. Well, where were you in November? Did you volunteer? Did you donate? Did you vote? If you did, good. If not (and too many MILLIONS didn't), then don't whine. (I did donate, volunteer, and vote, as I have in MANY campaigns, and I can tell you that in my state MOST D's/Progressives refused to donate and help campaign. It was reprehensible. So now they are bitching that the GOP took over the state. Oh well. Make a different choice next time.) You can't get anything done in the Senate without 60 votes, and the House is now owned by the GOP. Still, Obama is the President of the ENTIRE nation and has to compromise (per our history as wouldn't even be a nation without compromise) to get something done. It is what it is. Not happy? Then engage again in 2012 and throw out the GOP.