PIN note:  With conservatives in an uproar over the president’s radical health care reform ideas, and the liberals in a tizzy over what they perceive to be signs of weakness, Obama seems to be caught between a rock and a hard place.  Has he become a lame duck only 8 months in?  If he is too progressive, he’ll further upset the right.  If he’s not progressive enough, he becomes the left’s fall guy as well.  What’s a Barack to do?  PIN suggests Obama stop reading polls and trying to perfect a campaign he’s already won, and simply look inside himself.  Aren’t we all, right and left, looking for elected officials that are genuine?  Enough with trying to mold yourself into something great, Mr. Obama.  You either are, or you’re not–only time will tell.

Written by Air America host and writer, Nicole Sandler.

I just received an email from Madeleine Albright.  The subject line read “The Referendum on President Obama.”

Of course, it was a fund-raising letter from the DCCC, which began thusly: “Every new president inherits headaches, but President Obama has inherited an entire emergency room. Our struggle to reclaim our standing in the world has been challenging, but we are making progress. Together, we will need to continue to speak up, fight back, and give President Obama the support he needs to succeed.”

And therein lies my problem.

I’ve been struggling with my hopes versus our reality.  Our reality is a president who bears an ugly resemblance to his predecessor, and that’s not the change I voted for.  Our president is showing none of the courage that was inherent in the guy I believed in; the one who was supposed to be different.

President Obama’s first eight months is looking more and more like a continuation of the previous eight years, and that’s something I distinctly remember voting against.

I agree with Secretary Albright that President Obama inherited an emergency room.  Unfortunately, he seems to have
closed down the trauma center.

I agree that we need to speak up and fight back, but he’s not giving us — those who fought hard for his victory — the things he promised during the campaign– the things we would gladly fight for!

Articles of interest:

Obama’s one chance to save his presidency

“He will destroy the Democratic party”

NBC poll: For the first time, more independents disapprove of Obama than approve

Obamacare:  Losing Everyone

The National Endowment for Obama