To me it is self evident that Obama's first two years in office stopped the hemorrhage of the Bush Crash. He probably avoided a global depression. The problem is not fixed yet, and its still up in the air whether it can be fixed, but at least we have time to try something. He made mistakes, like not prosecuting a bunch of bankers and stockbrokers, and bailing out some of the perps, but at the time it seemed like the right thinkg to do, and as I recall, something had to be done fast, The only thing the Right could do was point fingers, claim there really wasn't a problem, Monday-morning quarterback, claim that if they just had their way all the trouble would go away, and that the birth certificate issue was threatening the free world. The country did not believe you, and its still here.

Obama's biggest failure was his inability to create a truly effective National Health Plan, like Canada's or Australia's. IOTW, I think he didn't go far enough. I think he made some mistakes, like he really misread the depth of hatred and contempt the Right has for him, and the damage they are willing to inflict on the country just to humiliate him.

I doubt we would agree on what those mistakes were, but that is the nature of political disagreement and debate. I feel his foreign policy initiatives have been a great success. In other words, I think his first two years were pretty damned good, considering what he was up against, and who was determined to stop him.

You don't have to agree with my political opinions, but neither you nor Tom have any right to tell me I'm not entitled to them because I fail to have the perception or intelligence that Conservatives do. It's precisely that sneering arrogance that I find most repellent about the right wing. Particularly after the pantload they left us with.

You're just going to have to get it through your heads that we live here too, and we are not afraid of you. If you don't like how we Democrats are running the country, you're going to have to vote us out of office.

And you know what? I've seen the best you guys can come up with, both in policies and personalities, and I don't think you've got a bloody chance.