http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/want-obama-to-be-bolder-t_n_348969.html

I look forward to many more comments from you.

Sincerely,
Joyce K

Regards,

Alan

“The Ambivalent President” is rediculous and insulting to Americans. How dare you
think that you need to stir problems in the minds of voters. Don’t forget how many
of us wanted this President. Honestly, since he’s in office we have had more time to
take care of our own lives, knowing that our President is doing his job.

On the other hand, I’d like to ask, “why does eveything have to be done in a
hurry?” OUr President THINKS before he acts, unlike the previous administration. Oh,
by the way…I vote Independent. No need to bias my thoughts.

How long does it take you to clean out the garage? Then think about what it must be
like to clean up after George W. Bush, and the mess he left behind.

Our country once had a superior credibility in the world. Look back at the
eight-years of the Bush administration and note the slow detruction of everything we
stood for.

This time we’re doing it RIGHT, Mr. Reilly. No need to worry. Put your pen down and
let nature take its course.

Do you really believe that in nine-months President Obama (any President for that
matter) would have it all done? Oh please! Do you have any idea of the
insurmountable issues he faces? Do you have the remedies for all our problems, Mr.
Reilly.

Instead of criticism, toss your computer and get busy; think about what you can do
to help our nation, instead of bashing the best thing (Obama’s election) that has
happened in the United States in a very long time.
Mr. Reilly,
How would you end war – fast?
How would you fix a broken economy – fast?
How bold do you think we should be with diplomacy? Did you like President Bush’s
bold face? OMG! It only worked to make enemies world-wide.

Look where we are now as compared to pre-Obama.

I don’t know about you Mr. Reilly, but many of us lost sleep for the previous eight
years with Bush. No more. I cannot tell you how much easier it is on my mind to have
this man in our White House.

Honestly, people like you need fixing…..and FAST.

Lydia B

norm

First, I would note that much criticism has been leveled at President
Obama in that “He is doing too much” and “He is being overexposed and
on tv too much”. In the few of these latter TV appearances I have
seen, I have not found him to be ambivalent. To me he seemed to
express his aims clearly.

I think his approach to health care stems from Clinton’s experience
where the plan was for the executive branch to completely design and
force a bill through Congress. That abject failure led to a decision
recommended by many (maybe even Clinton himself) to let Congress do it
all and begin to immediately act on it in the first term. There was a
very deliberate decision to put the ball in the court of the various
Congressional committees. That process has now gone slowly, but there
also seems to be steady progress to a final bill. Possibly Obama
should have spoken out more forcibly at times, but I think he has
wisely deferred to Congress in public and I have no doubt he has
privately made many phone calls to key leaders on both sides.

On Afghanistan, I would comment that campaign rhetoric has little
bearing on a complex war involving two other countries that was
neglected for over five years plus a complex enemy who can quickly
change tactics. No candidate grasped this in the summer of 2008. I
would urge you to extend more patience (6 months?) to his leadership
in this area. I believe Obama, Gates and the generals are capable of
researching and coming to a hopefully best course of action soon.
There seems to be an American trait of impatience and belief that wars
can be quickly won by superior equipment and personnel. That may be
true but I fear it will always take more time and cost than calculated

Where I most agree with you is in the area of financial regulation.
The deregulation pushed in the late 90′s by Phil Gramm and accepted by
most of Congress and Clinton led to the repeal of the 1930′s Glass-
Steagall Act and the consequent high risk banking schemes. I feel
that Obama should be forcefully visible in pushing for new significant
regulation now. Maybe he really is doing too much and/or Congress is
incapable of undertaking the regulation issue right now.

At any rate, I hope you will be patient with our leadership. To
repeat, I greatly value your weekly commentary, Keep up the excellent
work.

Sincerely,

Ronald R

Unfortunately your opening sentence is downright frightening. “Barack Obama must
succeed.” If he does, we are in for really big trouble. It will be the beginning
of the end for our democracy.

The best reason to hope that he does not succeed is to show the folly of electing a
man who had no experience in governing or leading, who had absolutely no voting
record and who obviously has no idea what he is doing or why.

Another reason to hope he does not succeed is that his solutions are all geared
toward socialism. His appointments of “czars” to run things autocratically is just
plain scary. His insistence that things be done his way and done immediately shows
his own autocratic ambitions. He apparently does not want any discussion. And his
condemnation of anyone or any group that disagrees with him – say Fox News – shows
his unwillingness to be open to disagreement or dialogue with those who have views
that differ from his.

So please. Let us hope that Barack Obama does NOT succeed!

Thank you for listening to a viewpoint other than your own.

Clare and Marilyn

He did not accomplishing anything in either of his elected offices. Did you
think his staff or administration was going to get things done when he never
was able to produce any legislation, significant or not, while as a member
of the Illinois or US Senate?

Much like Ross Perot got Clinton elected, great sound bites and TV presence
combined with anti-Bush vote got Obama elected.

I am independent voter, don’t like either party especially those who have
party bosses who claim know what is best for me.

Ernie

PS I didn’t much like McCain but at least he could get things done, but I’ll
bet if he had the majority numbers in Congress that Obama has and had made
health care reform his number one policy it would have been done by now. We
need sensible health care reform now not political posturing by both
parties.