I think pushing back by blaming everything on the republicans has proven not to work.  Look at the midterm elections.  Be honest yes, but offer something to show it can change if we elect him for another 4 years.  Pushing back, imo, would mean standing his ground on issues.  He won't change the minds of the idiots.  Do you think he can get reelected if all he has are the people who always vote democratic?  I think he needs independent voters too and he is turning them off and giving them no reason to vote for him.

Oh, so the reason for crappy laws is the system of checks and balances.
Must be one of those job-creation initiatives.

 I think pushing back by blaming everything on the republicans has proven not to work. 

While that has been true, Chaos, new polls are showing a significant change in voter mindset ~ the GOP, and especially its TP arm, are getting ravaged in the polls ~ I know that that is only in the polls, not in the voting booth ~ and I also know a gazillion Koch/Rove et al dollars will be spent attempting to modify that mindset ~ but it's a solid foundation for Dems/Obama to work from ~

Sooz
  

I've said time after time that both sides do it.  The people that reward the repubs are the ones who would support repubs regardless.  Same with the dems who support dems regardless.  That's why the independents are having trouble.  Both sides suck.  No one is offering solutions.  No one is saying why we should vote for them.  Vote for Obama because he sucks less.  No. I consider voting for a person who sucks to be as much a waste as not voting.

  

Obama is also getting ravaged in the polls.
He might want to change his approach to being an executive and start executin'. [img]/domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif[/img]

Some people certainly read a whole bunch of stuff that isn't written.

sooz, Obama's approval ratings are the lowest ever, so he's in no better shape.  People are upset with both parties.

Inaccuracies serve little purpose...

http://www.politifact.com...meter/promises/obameter/

Creating the impression that it's all "promise kept" is innacurate in itself.

It was already done. Pay attention. [img]/domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif[/img]

Chaos, I understand what hs supporters think he has done and what he has done although I agree with oskar that even the halth care bill was half assed.  Some think that's better than nothing.  Some of us think that it would be better to do it right even if it means piece by piece.

Dems are saying he can't get anything done with the repubs in Congress doing what they're doing.  So what he may have done is not the issue for voting in this election.  The solutions I was asking about concern how will he overcome the problems that are keeping him from doing anything now?  Why should I vote for a guy who acknowledges the repubs keep him from doing anything?

"Why should I vote for a guy who acknowledges the repubs keep him from doing anything?"

Because you may not like the repubs keeping him from doing anything you might want done. Also... isn't a bill that goes half way the same thing as doing it piece by piece?

jeannept
 If he can't get his great ideas through why should he be reelected?  


Because the repugnants have no GREAT ideas. Anyone who can't see that republicans are pathological by this time
 probably won't ever see it until one of the stooges from the right is elected and makes us a 3rd world country.