>>Obama has a problem commanding the respect of his adversaries.>>

if they respected him i would be worried. he doesnt need their respect and he shouldnt even want their respect. with friends like the tea party members who needs enemies.

obama has his hands full. i have not been fully behind all of his decisions but i recognize he has a terrible job with no silver lining in sight.

i hate the cons and esp the tea party far more than i hate anything obama has done. could he have made some better decisions? hell yes but the cons are so off the beaten path that i will choose obama any day, any time over any of them.

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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), "Non-Violence in Peace and War"