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Originally Posted by Frownland
Ok, maybe you should put the crack pipe down.
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What exactly did he do besides just give the go ahead? Wasn't it our intelligence services and military who did all the work?
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Originally Posted by grindy
What would be outstandingly good things an american president actually could do and be responsible for in your book?
(Not that I necessarily disagree with your view of Obama, just curious.)
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My big thing about American politics is that our system is so crippled by party infighting that we can't even pass a budget without wrecking our credit rating. Our political climate is simply toxic on both sides, no matter who you think is most responsible, and I want a president who will take a step back and try to encourage less polarization.
I want this in all our politicians, but given just how important the president is to party politics I think it would be a huge first step for an American president to really try to build bridges between the Republicans or Democrats, even if it seems to be a futile gesture at this point. All other considerations are secondary at this point due to our political system's pathological ineffectiveness.
Basically I'm not so much worried about policy as I am leadership.