The State of the Union

I must admit that over the past year, I have slowly lost some of my faith in Obama. Now, I don't believe I am part of the Obama generation. I didn't really vote for him because he was offering something radically new. He did what any politician does... he promised a lot of stuff. Promises were expected and that's fine. I did vote for him because I thought he would do a better job than McCain and I still stand by that decision (that dude is old... really old... and as an old man told me, "I know what it's like to be that age. You forget things!"). Anyway... I've slowly been losing faith. He's not a bad guy, but I'm losing the belief that he can get things done. Health care reform was badly handled and I'm not seeing the "bipartisanship" that he claims to be interested in. Yet, he did kind of win me over again at the State of the Union. I like the guy. What can I say? He comes off as frank and honest and I'm convinced that he believes that his programs will be the best solution for the United States' problems. Only one year in, that is good enough for me.

I would like to see Obama change a few things. First (and smaller), I don't think Obama had any business giving the Supreme Court guff (for lack of better words). Alito sat there shaking his head (which could have been for a number of reasons) and I don't think he was out of line doing so. Obama may disagree with the decision, but it's not like he's going to change it. Also, I feel as if he has bigger fish to fry (<--cliche). Second and finally, I wish he would uphold his own claim to bipartisanship. At one point, Obama made a comment about how America had all kinds of problems before he walked in the door. The Democrats had a good laugh... obviously the Republicans didn't... but I would have really liked to see Obama tell all the Democrats to sit down, shut up, and stop laughing. "Why are you laughing? This isn't funny. This is terrible for our country." I feel this is a constant problem with politicians. They would rather dance in their competitors failures than create their own victories. Frankly, Obama is no different than these politicians that I mentioned. I wish he was.