Thread: Obama admits failure to change Washington

Originally Posted by ThePlayDrive

That's the point. He tried bipartisanship and it didn't work...

Translated Obama did not want one Republican idea, it was his way or the highway. And you say he tried bipartisanship, you got to be kidding. He is dictator in chief.

No president can change washington...

Originally Posted by Born Free

Translated Obama did not want one Republican idea, it was his way or the highway. And you say he tried bipartisanship, you got to be kidding. He is dictator in chief.

Well, the mandate is actually an originally Republican idea and Obama did not get his way since we don't have his original healthcare plan. You're wrong on both counts.

Originally Posted by ThePlayDrive

I'm glad that he admitted failure. I'm laughing though because it's kind of like a "humblebrag" or the perfect answer to the job interview question, "What is your greatest weakness?"

How does one answer that question? You either look very arrogant or very weak.

Originally Posted by lpast

No president can change washington...

Agreed. The only people who can change Washington are ordinary citizens using their votes smartly and in an organized manner. That's not going to happen anytime soon.

Originally Posted by 99percenter

How does one answer that question?

By saying something negative about yourself that's actually positive. For example, "Because I'm a bit of a perfectionist, I tend to spend more time than necessary on projects."

Originally Posted by ThePlayDrive

By saying something negative about yourself that's actually positive. For example, "Because I'm a bit of a perfectionist, I tend to spend more time than necessary on projects."

That just sounds arrogant. My biggest problem is that im perfect. Give me a break.

Originally Posted by 99percenter

That just sounds arrogant. My biggest problem is that im perfect. Give me a break.

Exactly my point. Job counselors usually tell people to turn the "what's your greatest weakness" into a positive. That's kind of what Obama did here. "My biggest failure was that I couldn't get other people to get along."

Originally Posted by ThePlayDrive

Agreed. The only people who can change Washington are ordinary citizens using their votes smartly and in an organized manner. That's not going to happen anytime soon.

Even if they organize their votes smartly they are still left with a couple of bad candidates to choose from.

Originally Posted by 24107

"Washington feels as broken as it did four years ago," Mr Obama said in an interview with CBS television, betraying the fact that Congress is more polarised than ever between rival Republicans and Democrats.
The past three-and-a-half years have been marked by blanket Republican opposition to Democratic initiatives as Mr Obama's opponents adopt a policy that any compromise that helps the president must be snuffed out at all cost.
Democrats, in turn, have refused to budge on protecting large social programs and insist that the wealthiest Americans should pay more tax if the poorest are to lose some of their state benefits.
Having struggled to break out of the stalemate, Mr Obama said the fact that he hadn't "been able to change the atmosphere here in Washington to reflect the decency and common sense of ordinary people" frustrated him most.


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