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Sure, everyone makes mistakes, but shouldn't the president of the United States be held to a higher standard than the average American? After all, the nation elects presidents to straighten things out, not contribute to the pile of problems that has inevitably built up over the years.
Apparently Mr. Obama has been given a free pass on judgment for the first two years of a four-year term. Especially with the aggressive legislative agenda the Obama administration has pursued so far and will continue to shove through Congress for the foreseeable future, one would think that Americans with just a toe in the political ocean would have made up their minds by now.
Today's world is driven by instant gratification: Why don't politics play along? It takes the average person only seconds to form an opinion on a song.
Sure, the president's performance evaluation should be granted significantly more weight, but critical midterm elections are weeks away. To have a preference change or evolve over the course of a presidency is acceptable and understandable. However, to have not evolved whatsoever after several economic overhauls and spending bills, turning the nation's health care system on its head and threatening to do much more before 2012 is almost incomprehensible.
In expectation of the change that Washington will play a part in this coming November, I would suggest that this voter and others who have yet to look into the issues take a minute to do so; it's time to make up your minds.
ANNE THOMAS
O'Hara





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Do I think obama has been given a free pass on his term so far - YES.
But Ms. Thomas, I don't think you have to worry about the mid-terms. Most people have already made up their minds.
November will be a bloodbath for the dems.
When job loss in this nation stood at 10%, you don't spend one full year working on a health bill.
You spend a full year getting people back to work.
And did I mention - this president is a one-term kinda guy.