Anita likes Obama more than me

Anita gave me an earful because I was critical of Barack Obama in yesterday’s post.

She reminded me of what the president’s up against in our nation’s cesspool, er, capital and thought I should be harder on Republicans and softer on him.

So let me be clear:

I understand the political situation in Washington, DC. I realize what Obama is up against.

I acknowledge that he’s achieved some victories and is a far cry better than the doddering Maverick from Phoenix would have been.

I agree that the ignorant, apathetic electorate deserves some blame for where we find ourselves today.

But when you violate a campaign promise to end war and in fact ramp it up and make a mockery of the Nobel Peace Prize,

And when you campaign on a promise to end tax cuts for the rich and violate that pledge by extending them,

And when you refuse to fight for a public option in health care reform but you’re okay with mandating that I buy insurance from private companies,

Then I’m going to be disgusted and disappointed and I’m going to say so.

I realize the guy doesn’t report to Patrick Diehl in Michigan and the job is pretty complex. I can overlook the objectionable decisions and failure to do what I would have liked in certain situations. I can even forgive and forget that the dude went on national television the day after the midterms and kowtowed to the pricks who only won the lower chamber of our two-house Congress, telegraphing weakness and further emboldening an already-cocky and prone-to-exaggerate group of *ssh*l*s.

But when you prove in word and deed that you’re not who you said you were and are in fact almost the exact opposite, then I’m not going to be all fired up about your re-election campaign announcement.

There’s no law prohibiting me from being critical.

Yet.