Yes he could. Presidents have had that situation before - many commentators seem to think that he's simply not a good enough negotiator. Either that or too stubborn to deal.
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Barack Obama good president or not?
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Richie
Naybet
The Democrats controlled the Senate, House and White House for the first two years of his presidency, with solid majorities in both houses of congress. He spent that time on Obamacare, much to the anger of the Republicans, and they've made him pay for it since.
The 63 seat swing from Democrat to Republican in 2010 was the biggest swing in over 60 years. I'm hardly a Republican, but it's pretty clear that the American electorate was unhappy with the Democrats first two years in office and Obamacare was no small part of that.
Sure you can blame the Republicans for tying Obamas hands, but he had a free run for two years and got his ass kicked in the mid term congress elections based on the results.
Yermiyahu
Scott Parker
Like most politicians he has totally failed to live up to expectations and basically achieved very little. The economy has improved somewhat for the middles classes and Obamacare has been good for some and not so great for others.
I am far from a republican, but have found his time as president to be very disappointing.
I view him as an American Tony Blair really. So much hope, so little change.
I am far from a republican, but have found his time as president to be very disappointing.
I view him as an American Tony Blair really. So much hope, so little change.
Kingdawson
Banned
Disappointing imo and actually lacks substance. He's certainly not a macaron though.
AuroRaman
Chris Armstrong
I would disagree.
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
Seems things are getting worse for him
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...-makes-rare-appearance-on-campaign-trail.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...-makes-rare-appearance-on-campaign-trail.html
clownfoot
Goran Bunjevcevic
Kennedy never had the chance to fail like other Presidents as he was assassinated during his tenure. It's a strange thing for Obama, in the space of 3 (perhaps 4) years he went from Nobel Peace Prize winner to attempting to start a war.
You can't blame him for the peak - awarding him the Nobel Prize was ridiculous but not his fault.
Skinhead in a Suit
John Scales
He hasn't messed anything up on a W-like scale, that's about the best I can give him. If he had been the President during a time of prosperity and peace, he would have been a much-better leader. However, he was elected when the US and the world needed someone strong to confront the main issues of his time (inequality and the economy on the domestic front, and Muslim extremism and climate change on the international agenda) and he has frittered around the edges rather than facing the challenge head on. The fact that the Republicans and their Fox News cronies would debate the fact that the sky is blue if Obama should mention it hasn't made his life easier, but the country and the rest of the world is in a better place now than it was during the end of the W-era for certain. It would be nice if the President had a blueprint for where he plans on taking us next though...
Bullet
Andy Thompson
I think you have to compare him to the alternatives... imagine if someone polar opposite to him had won the last election and where we might be
He has achieved a lot less than advertised, but he hasn't massively fcked everything up every which way, which somebody else may have
He has achieved a lot less than advertised, but he hasn't massively fcked everything up every which way, which somebody else may have
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Nowhere near as good as the democrats thought he would be be and at the same time nowhere near as bad as (some of) the republicans thought he would be.
Agree with the "meh" description. The scary thing is that "meh" is probably as good as it's going to get in an openly corrupt system with one more realistic voting option than in a one party state.
Agree with the "meh" description. The scary thing is that "meh" is probably as good as it's going to get in an openly corrupt system with one more realistic voting option than in a one party state.
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
He left a country so angry they voted in a nutter, guess he was a bad one then.
Trump is Obama's biggest legacy.
Less than 20% of their population voted for him. They have a well rigged system over there.
That country was so thirsty for "hope and change" that, even with all their race issues, they voted in the black guy with the muslim sounding name -- Barack Hussein Obama. What he delivered was pretty much "more of the same" with a sprinkling of Romney Care.
As soon as the next "change" candidate came along (the game show host with the candyfloss hair) they voted him in.
Gilzeantoscore
Justin Edinburgh
Obama, all show...no go.
Grays_1890
Chris Jones
Great PR man, played up the the first black President and how to be popular with speeches and video clips. But the US was in a state when he left office, worse racist tensions ever, gun crime getting worse and hardly in the peak of financial health.
Nice guy, great for the cover of GQ but pants POTUS
Nice guy, great for the cover of GQ but pants POTUS
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
The new guy is much better.