Well is He Living Up to the Hype?

[fluffysings]

This is what I posted a year ago when Obama took office.  People are unhappy.  Where is this "change"?

There has been so much hype surrounding President Obama.  So much, in fact, that I really hope he can live up to it.

On Inauguration Day, people milled about in their Obama shirts, chanting, saying things like, "I can already feel change!" and "I'm

Comments

[drunkpoet515]

I like Obama but you're right: Nobody candidate lives up to the hype of what they promise. The campaign is an artificial world and then the reality of politics sets in and people on both sides end up disappointed.

[fragile224]

I agree. That's the problem with American politics and the two party system. When one "side" gets elected, the other "side" will vilify the incumbent and make his/her goals a near impossibility. We have witnessed this for as long as we have lived. Republicans and/or Democrats are partially to blame, but the political machine is what I have a problem with. It will never allow real progress or change.