"So I say we just forget Obama's first year. It's like your first year in college- you waste a lot of time on crap that's unimportant, and you gain 15 pounds, and you have sex with a fat girl. Let's just forget the first year." - Bill Maher.
Not that I truly agree, but it's funny nonetheless. Sure, it hasn't been the year we hoped for, however I don't think we can go around placing a blanket of blame on the President yet. If there's anything we can learn from year one, it's that the American people sure can't make up their damn minds. Change... it reminds me of another great quote...
"But that's not why people watch TV. Clever things make people feel stupid and unexpected things make them feel scared." - Philip J. Fry
posted by -ck at 7:14 AM
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I liken the first year of the Obama presidency to "The Phantom Menace." I think a lot of folks got caught up in thinking that what they were going to get was exactly what they thought the campaign slogans meant. Mr. Obama said there would be opposition and that things wouldn't go as smoothly as we would want--and so far he's been right on the money about both claims.
Knowing this would be the case has softened some of the disappointment for me, just as being cautious about Episode I left me with less disappointment than most fans. Still, his first year has had its Qui-Gon and duel with Darth Maul, even if it's also had its Jar Jar Binks and really long podrace.
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