Well Educated and Well Meaning Regret Their Choice for Obama

November 3, 2009 by Doug Mitchell · Leave a Comment
Filed under: News, local politics

A great piece appeared in yesterday’s New York Times titled, “In Iowa, Second Thoughts on Obama.” The piece explains the growing disillusionment with Obama and his politics as usual approach in Washington (remember he was to be different and transcend politics with hope and change). Admittedly, I was impressed with Obama and hoped that if he won the race…that there would be substantial change in Washington and its approach to governing We the People. Not so much.

“All my Republican friends — and independents — are sitting back saying, ‘Oh, what did we do?” Ms. McAreavy said. “I’m not to that point yet, but a lot of people are.”

I have some very smart and well educated friends and colleagues that jumped aboard the Obama train. Their votes were really more “Against Bush and his party that had abandoned its principles” than a vote for Obama…but the net result was the same. Now, as our President attempts to usurp larger and larger portions of our economy with his legislature the backlash continues to grow.

“What have we done” is the whisper I hear at cocktail parties. “What are we doing about it” is the roar I hear at Tea Parties. We hear much more in Iowa than the average bear.