[arista]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Grim.

I feel sorry for Obama, he's only unpopular because the republicans have done everything in their power to block every one of his initiatives out of nothing but spite. They'll willingly make life harder for american citizens if it means getting one up on Obama. Republicans are a plague and America can never deal with it's issues while they have any power.

Typical of you


Americans Hate him as he does
not do enough
He is going out of his job in 2 years

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

Typical of you


Americans Hate him as he does
not do enough
He is going out of his job in 2 years

Well he has to as he cannot run again after winning 2 full terms of the Presidency.
I think he has done a pretty good job overall from what I have learned from over here and my hope is now that the Republicans are so petty and ridiculous as to running the Senate and House of Representatives, that the Democrats turn to Hilary Clinton.
Who I think would be a formidable and really good President of the USA.

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Well he has to as he cannot run again after winning 2 full terms of the Presidency.
I think he has done a pretty good job overall from what I have learned from over here and my hope is now that the Republicans are so petty and ridiculous as to running the Senate and House of Representatives, that the Democrats turn to Hilary Clinton.
Who I think would be a formidable and really good President of the USA.

Yes Murdering
Family's with Evil USA Drone Bombs in Pakistan

Overall he is like GW Bush
on murdering the wrong people

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by arista

Typical of you


Americans Hate him as he does
not do enough
He is going out of his job in 2 years

How can he be expected to do anything when the Republicans are blocking everything he tries to put to a vote?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

How can he be expected to do anything when the Republicans are blocking everything he tries to put to a vote?

On Ebola in USA
thats not a Vote issue
he controls it


After an American got his Head Hacked Off by Evil Isis
the Stupid President went off to play Golf


Thats what gets Every American angry with him

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by arista

On Ebola in USA
thats not a Vote issue
he controls it


After an American got his Head Hacked Off by Evil Isis
the Stupid President went off to play Golf


Thats what gets Every American angry with him

Pretty much any action he proposes against Isis or Ebola will have to be put through Congress and the Senate. He can't just wave a magic wand and solve the issue and the Republicans will do anything they can to discredit him and the Democrats in order to give them a shot at the next election. Democrats control the White house but the majority of the Senate and (I believe) Congress are currently Republicans. Issues come to a standstill because of this.

[Kyle]

Can anybody with a keen eye on American politics explain how the two parties ended up the way they are?

I've been listening to an American Civil War podcast and during that time the Democrats are portrayed as the Southern based slavery advocating party and the Republicans are the more progressive anti-slavery party with huge Union support. I would have thought the opposite given the way the parties seem to behave now.

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by Kyle

Can anybody with a keen eye on American politics explain how the two parties ended up the way they are?

I've been listening to an American Civil War podcast and during that time the Democrats are portrayed as the Southern based slavery advocating party and the Republicans are the more progressive anti-slavery party with huge Union support. I would have thought the opposite given the way the parties seem to behave now.

The republican party was known as the Democratic Party back then, who were pro-slavery.

The democrats, same name they have now, were against it and represent more centre/left whereas republicans would be between right-wing and far-right.