Strong presidents are worse than weak ones. Do you want Franklin D. Roosevelt in the White House? Every President's appointments have to live their professional lives in the offices they accepted. The Supreme Court is the quintessential example. Liberals become strict constructionists; and conservatives from the Reagan and Bushes administrations decide to violate property rights.

"Circuit please tell me you are joking. Obama is a disaster. The country has survived weak and incompetent Presidents before and I hope that we will survive this but you can't be serious."
I wish he were weaker in some ways and not expanding exec branch power. That's the biggest problem I have with him. He's just carrying on the trend. Neglecting that trend, he seems to be a good person, at least from what I can tell of him. I've never met him, and I don't follow gov't policy that closely.

"He has pushed thru policies that are wreaking havoc on the economy and then he plays golf as if all is well."
I think the economy is fine (not thanks to any president) and things basically are well, not counting the issues of liberty, gov't intrusivness, and exec over-reach. Those are huge issues, but I can live with President Obama not personally solving them.

"His foreign policy is simply trying to undo American influence regardless of the consequences."
I actually want to decrease US influence in some ways. He's not doing enough IMHO. Regarding Syria he said something to the effect of we're the only ones with the huge military to do something about the conflict, so it's up to us. I really wish it weren't. Having a huge military budget means an endless search for foreign dragons to slay. I want US influence further reduced, at least militarily.

It's unfortunate that I don't feel like I get good info on the issues you pointed out like his appointments. It may be his appointing people for political reasons promoting political agendas instead of doing their jobs. Or maybe he's just appointing good people who happen to be left leaning in their ideology. It bothers me that I get just the surface. There is probably some non-partisan weekly summary I could sign up for, but I don't know where it is.

I took the point, back to +1. It is not up to dale halling to decide who participates and who does not. CircuitGuy said that he found The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged compelling and informative. If we start enforcing conformity then we deny the reason for the site. Do we purge the Christians next?

Obama Touts Business, Praises Enterprise
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/2...

Obama Praises Business Leaders; Veterans and Conservationists Praise New Law
http://conservationlands.org/veterans-bu...

President Praises Business Support for High-Tech Start Ups
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/marketpla...

President Praises Tough Australian Soldiers; Avoids Climate Change
http://www.courierislander.com/news/obam...

The President is just an Empty Suit. He says what he is told to say by those who put him there, including Costco CEO Jim Sinegal who defended their pulling Dinesh D'Souza's book here: http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstec...

Laissez faire means just that.

Right supporting policies that kill 100s of millions of people is not EVIL.

Please leave.

"I do not think that Barack Obama is the epitome of evil, except as an empty suit. He is just a product of forces. As you and jbrenner both know: d'Alembert's Principle applies to politics - the sum of the forces is zero."
I remember my wife and I talking about him in '07. She wanted Hillary to get the nomination. I wanted Obama or Ron Paul. If they both won their parties' nominations, I didn't know which one I would vote for. My wife said he carries on about Change but DC will change him more than he changes it. My wife worked for DoJ and a famous DC law firm in the 90s and became disillusioned with gov't. Her prediction has held true.

Circuit please tell me you are joking. Obama is a disaster. The country has survived weak and incompetent Presidents before and I hope that we will survive this but you can't be serious. His appointments have been far left ideologues that have blindly pushed an agenda. He has pushed thru policies that are wreaking havoc on the economy and then he plays golf as if all is well. His foreign policy is simply trying to undo American influence regardless of the consequences. The man is not qualified to be President.

Again someone took a point. I gave it back to telling the truth again.

Someone took your point away. I gave it back for telling the truth.

You too smart too actually believe what you are saying.

If you are not willing to engage in conversation based on reality, please leave.

That is the most outrageous, absurd statement under the SUN. Obama is pushing the same philosophy of SOCIALISM, which is slavery not Liberty, that killed over 100 million people in the last century.

I THINK IT IS TIME YOU LEAVE.

You're too smart to actually believe what you said. Please take you propaganda elsewhere.

Well, I gave you a point back up for an honest opinion well-stated. I voted for him in 2008, but not in 2012. It is like the old joke of the boy selling "Democratic Puppies." The President wants a photo op but the next day the sign says "Republican Puppies." What changed?, the President asked. Said the boy, "Their eyes are open now."

I do not think that Barack Obama is the epitome of evil, except as an empty suit. He is just a product of forces. As you and jbrenner both know: d'Alembert's Principle applies to politics - the sum of the forces is zero. In my criminology and sociology classes, I met a lot of girls like him.

It is funny (or not) how Ayn Rand and the conservatives led by Buckley all condemned President Kennedy, while now JFK is recognized as a conservative for standing up to Moscow, for launching the Green Berets and escalating in Viet Nam, and even as is claimed having been assassinated by the Federal Reserve because he wanted to launch a silver-backed Treasury note.

Obama is not my favorite president. He is near the bottom, in fact, but he is down there in good company with Chester Allen Arthur (also lacking proof of citizenship), Millard Fillmore, James Tyler, and Meddler-in-Chief Herbert ("Brave New World") Hoover.

"Those are all anathema to your collectivist feelings."
I don't have any collectivist thoughts or feelings.

"-1 for you."
LMAO

"The only reason that you should be in this forum and be happy about Obama and his appointees in charge is if you are trying to accelerate the collapse of America, as in Atlas Shrugged."
Why do you say that? I don't have the flood-myth fetish. I think things are good, and the ending of AS is a warning that liberty is not the default condition for humankind; and if liberty collapses, so might all the amazing stuff we created.

I believe that President Obama is a good leader and supporter of liberty, at least compared to other mainstream choices. I would love to get a moderate but non-mainstream person/party vowing to reduce Exec branch powers, reduce gov't intrusiveness, reduce gov't size, and reduce either money in politics or the tendency for special interests to lobby for a slice of the gov't-spending pie. Compared to someone like that, President Bush or Obama would be horrible, but as mainstream choices go, I think he's a good and smart person trying to do a good job running the exec branch.

The only reason that you should be in this forum and be happy about Obama and his appointees in charge is if you are trying to accelerate the collapse of America, as in Atlas Shrugged. Otherwise ...

CG please check your premise regarding being on a site that promotes movies about rational thought, individualism and Objectivism. Those are all anathema to your collectivist feelings.

-1 for you.

I'm having a hard time with CG's comment. It's irrational! There is no A=A! What could possibly induce him to think Ovomit is doing a good job???? I'm going to bed. I will try to stem the tide of nightmares caused by that commentary. You, on the other hand, posted a comment based in logic. Thank the gods ;-).

"I was never taught to distinguish my friends by color. They were always just my friends. This PCM bull sh:# is more divisive than segregation, because it divides all."
I agree. Let others appraise my skin color and imagine meaning out of my Albanian appearance. We should just get stuff done. They'll come up with the group narrative after the fact. What does PCM stand for, politically correct something?

"The 1960’s hippies, protesters, and draft dodgers are running the country now!"
We 90s "slackers", cynics, and irreverent people will be there before we know what happened. :) The generational stereotypes are that accurate.

I'm thrilled to have President Obama and his appointees in charge, BUT it makes us complacent. I almost want someone I disagree with as president so the protesting can start back up. I predict people will frequently say, "Who set this and that outrageous precedent? Obama? Why weren't we outraged then?"

It was a most chilling comment. He is the epitome of evil.

I was never taught to distinguish my friends by color. They were always just my friends. This PCM bull sh:# is more divisive than segregation, because it divides all.

Black works. African -American works, if you want to be formal or PC. You could also use ‘man of color” if you want to be flowery.
Holder had the job before, I think he was nominated because he is a known-quantity.

How about black? I'll say it now: HOLDER IS A BLACK. HE IS DARKER THAN OBAMA. DO YOU THINK HOLDER WAS NOMINATED IIN PART BECAUSE OF THAT? Gosh, it feels good to say that:)

Bwaaaaaah! Good one!