Obama's Credibility in Melting

Obama's Credibility is melting....according to his opponents who which to destroy his credibility.............

Obviously Obama still has supporters, but seriously how can anyone work with him?  Everyone likes to blame the republicans for not "negotiating" or "working together", but I can't think of a single example where the President has offered any ideas or compromise on anything.  Every single thing he railed on Bush against he's doing just as bad or worse, he hasn't offered anything to curb spending, and he's single handedly destroying our reputation around the world by spying on EVERYBODY including our allies.

Stanley Druckenmiller summed it up pretty well about why the republicans have to do things the way they're doing them. 

"this president, despite what he says, has shown time and time again that he needs a gun at his head to negotiate in good faith. All this talk about, 'I won't negotiate with a gun at my head.' OK, you've been president for five years."

"Show me, President Obama, when the period was when you initiated budget discussions without a gun at your head."

ROFLMAO........'stop!'......."I can't breath".....hahahahahahah.

Really!  A 'credibility' piece about ANY politician!  You're kidding RIGHT? 

Tell me you're kidding?

Well....except that this is the President of the most powerful nation on the planet......and having credibility with the rest of the world is mildly important.  Seriously, I'm not kidding.

Obama's Credibility is melting....according to his opponents who which to destroy his credibility.............

Well....except that this is the President of the most powerful nation on the planet......and having credibility with the rest of the world is mildly important.  Seriously, I'm not kidding.

It is important, however the author of the article is an opponent of the subject of the article. If that doesn't raise your eyebrow to the validity of the article's content, well, keep wearing that shiny hat.

It is important, however the author of the article is an opponent of the subject of the article. If that doesn't raise your eyebrow to the validity of the article's content, well, keep wearing that shiny hat.

The way this opinion piece starts is just brilliantly playing to the tin-foil hat wearing GOP base:

"The collapse of ObamaCare is the tip of the iceberg for the magical Obama presidency..."

er... when did Obamacare collapse?  Oh, right.  It didn't.  So- if the article starts out with a blatant misrepresentation, why again should I believe anything else this 'writer' has to say?

This article is just tossing red meat to the right wing base, and proves one thing.  Rupert Murdoch knows how to make money. 

I would be interested and curious to hear for those supporting Obama what in your opinion he has done to gain or bolster his credibility and trustworthiness and the things you think he has done that has hurt those same attributes?

PROS:

-FINALLY took a hard line stance against the Radical Far Right.  He has fractured the Repubs and energized the left.

-Enacted Affordable Care Act-either you love it or hate it, but the old system was broken beyond repair.  And maintaining the status quo was not a good option.

-ended two wars

-Dropped the Federal Court arguments for DOMA

-Eliminated Dont Ask, Dont Tell

-Has, so far, been reluctant to commit US troops to another 'questionable' middle east crisis.

-Beat Mitt Romney and received a public mandate on the ACA and perserving the middle class.

-Increased use of unmanned drones to carry out attacks on terrorist groups.

and others....but I'm biased cuz I like the guy!

CONS:

I think he compromises TOO much!

NOTHING on Immigration

NOTHING on environment

NOTHING on Gun Control

NOTHING on prosecuting the Wall Street (TBTF) perps 

NOTHING on "increased Transparancy" of White House (NSA leaks don't count)

Frankly, I don't care what is 'credibility' is with other countries.  Don't change the fact that we have the best military, largest nuke stockpile, biggest economy and the CONTINUED reputation as being the baddest MFs on the planet.  How's THAT for credibility.  IMO: One by one these other world leaders who storm into the White House demanding an apology for being spied on are going to be given the hard facts that they have accomplished or Attempted to do the very same thing.  With very, VERY limited exceptions, most countries would rather be WITH us than AGAINST us.   That's credibility.

PROS:

-FINALLY took a hard line stance against the Radical Far Right.  He has fractured the Repubs and energized the left.

-Enacted Affordable Care Act-either you love it or hate it, but the old system was broken beyond repair.  And maintaining the status quo was not a good option.

Broken beyond repair??? Say what? The argument that is was making us go broke... the solution... ACA... is making us go broke. How is that a win? 

-ended two wars

No, Bush ended the Iraq war before he left office. Obama escalated the Afghan war when he took office... but ya, it sounds a lot better when you say it. 

-Dropped the Federal Court arguments for DOMA

-Eliminated Dont Ask, Dont Tell

No, he didn't "end" it... that would actually take courage and effort... he drug his feet and allowed the brass to not care about it... before it was "ended". But ya, it sounds a lot better when you say it.

-Has, so far, been reluctant to commit US troops to another 'questionable' middle east crisis.

That is true... he draws a red line.. then back pedals, and waits for polls to tell him what to do. So yes, he is "reluctant". 

-Beat Mitt Romney and received a public mandate on the ACA and perserving the middle class.

Bush didn't recieve a "mandate"... and neither did Obama.

-Increased use of unmanned drones to carry out attacks on terrorist groups.

and others....but I'm biased cuz I like the guy!

"Continued" the policies left him by the last POTUS to continue using drones. But ya, your way sounds better.

CONS:

I think he compromises TOO much!

NOTHING on Immigration

NOTHING on environment

NOTHING on Gun Control

NOTHING on prosecuting the Wall Street (TBTF) perps 

NOTHING on "increased Transparancy" of White House (NSA leaks don't count)

Frankly, I don't care what is 'credibility' is with other countries.  Don't change the fact that we have the best military, largest nuke stockpile, biggest economy and the CONTINUED reputation as being the baddest MFs on the planet.  How's THAT for credibility.  IMO: One by one these other world leaders who storm into the White House demanding an apology for being spied on are going to be given the hard facts that they have accomplished or Attempted to do the very same thing.  With very, VERY limited exceptions, most countries would rather be WITH us than AGAINST us.   That's credibility.

I think I would have to echo PM's comments.  President Obama is the leader of our country, and I respect that.....but really, he has done NOTHING to increase our standing in the world.  You can point to Obamacare if you like it, and you can say he stood down the Tea Party, but his foreign policy decisions have been abysmal.