Promises, Promises

"Promises, Promises."..This article would have been a lot more meaningful if it was written at the end of Obama's term and nothing promised was accomplish. But approximately three months into his term you are already expecting promises accomplished? Get real , please!!!!

I voted for Obama in both the primary and general elections. His speeches have brought tears to my eyes and reinforced my innate optimism about America.
I, along with many Americans, now find myself extremely concerned that President Obama does not understand the vital contribution that businesses and entrepreneurs make to our national wellbeing. My fears stem from his support of a bill introduced today in the Senate entitled the Employee Free Choice Act, aka "Card check". Andy Stern, head of the Service Workers Union, has stated publicly that this Act represents "payback" from Obama to the unions for their support in his presidential campaign. I am horrified, because I thought that Obama promised not to bow to interest groups seeking favors at odds with the overall wellbeing of the American people.
The so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would allow union organizers to bypass business owners and the existing secret ballot process. Worse, if newly unionized workplaces and their employees are unable to agree on contract terms within 120 days, EFCA provides that a government arbitrator would step in and establish contract terms.
This is clearly at odds with the needs of American employees and the American workplace. Entrepreneurs need to be encouraged to start and expand existing businesses, and they must manage for innovation, competition, and flexibility. President Obama's willingness to impose union and government bureaucracies on the very businesses being counted on to pull America into economic recovery is deeply disturbing.

President Obama has tried to Extend a Peace Palm to the Republican Party and he'll Continue to...

But, President Obama has to Work within the Ranks that Favor his Agenda and that is Comprised of the Democratic Party, Independent and Moderate Republicans.

President Obama has been President for 4 Weeks and a Few days, he has 4 years to Cross Party Lines....

Trust me, he will, but he has 4 years to Cross Those Party Lines and he has a National & International Financial Crisis.

He's also a Pragmatist, he has said Before, During & After his Election....

"The Economy will get Worse, Before it gets Better"

"The Economy took Time to get to this Point and it will take some Time to get out of it"

Reality....Reality.

The Wall Street Clan [[Speculators]] are trying to Sway the Nation, but to Hell with [[Speculators]] they knew this was going to be a Long Haul.

In a half-hour segment on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, the varying threads of the GOP political psychology came into sharp contrast. On one side sat Charlie Crist, the Moderate Republican Governor of the state of Florida, who not only openly campaigned for the president's stimulus package but also sent some very public plaudits the Obama's way.

"I think there is a national leader, his name is President Obama," he told host David Gregory when asked if his own party had national leaders. "The people elected him. And I'm willing to give him a good shot and try to help make this work.

We're in a tough time, as we talked about before.

I think we do need to be bipartisan. We need to be, in fact, nonpartisan. We're all Americans. Our country is at a dire point and we need to do everything we can to work together to get America through this."

Pressed as to whether he thought "the president has the right prescription to ease this recession," the Florida Republican replied, without pausing:

"I think he's on the right track." Asked if he thought it was a mistake for "the Republican Party to define itself by opposition to the stimulus," he said: "It may be."

The show's other guest, Bobby Jindal, did not offer such willing praise for the president. The Louisiana Governor, known superficially as the conservative Obama, pledged that the party would and should work in a bipartisan fashion. But his pitch was one of philosophical defiance, especially on matters like the stimulus.

"The Republican Party has got to offer conservative alternative solutions.

I think our obligation is to work with the president every chance we can, to be bipartisan," he told Gregory. "We need to work with the president every chance we can.

But on principle we should be unafraid to stand up on principle and to point out our alternative solutions."

The two governors, both rumored to harbor presidential ambitions, represent the current bookends of Republican thought.

Their appearances on "Meet the Press" underscored the complex question facing the party.

How does the GOP restore its power: through reaffirming principles or expanding its approach?

Not surprisingly, the two had different diagnoses when it came to rebuilding the Republican brand.

JINDAL: "I don't think we expand by becoming an imitation of the other party. I think we expand by standing on principle for what we believe in. I think that attracts voters. They may not agree with us on everything, but they will respect our honesty and will respect the results."


CRIST: "You shouldn't be the party of no. Well, there's a time to say no. But I think you need to be a party that works across the aisle, where you participate.

Both [Republicans and Democrats] have to do that. I think it's important for both Democrats and Republicans to work together for Americans."

This article is right on. Obama was marketed extremely well by Axelrod and company to Americans fixated on sound bites and celebrities. Never mind that Obama had a cloaked personal history, had played the sleazy Chicago political game well, and had no significant accomplishments on behalf of others but had three on behalf of himself--two autobiographies and the Harvard Law Review presidency. Never mind that Obama is continuing to prove that he's only a "theatrical presence" as marked by his absences from the Oval Office in favor of stumping around in Air Force One. So far as president, he's all voice, pauses, and hand gestures but has yet to demonstrate leadership.

I giggled my way through my oatmeal this morning. I enjoyed this so much I've printed it and copied and am mailing to friends and relative without computer access. It's circulating in our office even now, and there are "Amens", laughing and "Terrifics" being heard.
This is the best thing I've read in about 6 months of Newsweek. I had decided to let my subscription go at renewal time because you have become so "left leaning" and liberal, I can hardly stomach it. Finally, some realistic observations of the "Man Who Would be King" (by his own estimation only).
Keep a clear head and fresh eyes on the new President. He's only human and therfore subject to "over estimating" himself. We shall all see that soon enough. This article bears it out.

Your article was so boring I had to flip to the cover to make sure I wasn't reading Time magazine. You sound like a jaded high school kid taking about "disappointment and politics".

At least Epstein shows his true colors up-front: his negativity is so strong, he votes for McCain, but then ??????woke feeling glad he lost???. The rest of his rant is imbued with more negativity- and distortions. Obama is trying to bring the change and hope he promised. Most Americans see it, giving Obama approval ratings nearing 70%. Yet Epstein suggests that Obama has, ???failed abysmally??? in displaying a strength and bring calm to the country.

No one is perfect. Obama has stated again and again that there may be missteps or even dead ends. But he IS moving forward and trying to right what is wrong with our economy and our country. It???s been just over a month, and already there have been significant strides made in job creation and help for Americans in mortgage trouble. And by and large, Americans are noticing. Yet Epstein wants readers to believe that because Tom Daschle didn???t declare his free chauffeur and car as income, that Obama???s presidency is disappointing and failing.

Thankfully, at least two-thirds of Americans don???t share Epstein???s rancor. Perhaps the alternate universe of his ???Chicagoland??? is a dark and negative place where failure looms and hope is squashed by any small imperfection, but he may find himself increasingly alone there. The rest of us have hope, and we can see that Obama is trying, albeit imperfectly to deliver what he promised.

Newsweek should send Epstein back to writing about dead dancers, where his negativity can flourish- in the past.

"Epstein is the author, most recently, of ???Fred Astaire??? (Yale University Press)."

Why, when a columnist accuses a Democratic president (who has been in office not quite 30 days) of incompetence, don't we deserve to know more about the columnist than his most recent book - like the fact that he's a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard and a long-time bete-noire of progressives? Why, Newsweek?

What did the American nation expect from Obama - once nominated & elected President, he threw away the magic wand. The man is one hell of a LUCKY NORMAL POLITICIAN. It's the name of the game - PROMISES. He is no different & he is no genius - but now that he is in, give him a chance to demonstrate that he cannot do what he proclaimed that he ''CAN'' & will do.