I just can't take one more minute of this.
The accumulated chorus of blatherers has finally gotten to me. I am referring to the folks in the media who announced they were going to hold President Obama's feet to the fire (is this by way of atoning for their failure to do that with george bush?). Also the so-called news "analysts" (read "paid hacks"), on both side of the political spectrum, and the assortment of invited guests who happily peddle their comments apparently with the goal of forwarding their political objectives, not informing. Not to mention cable news that "loves conflict". They are all weighing in on every Obama action in microscopic detail.
I am perhaps confused but I thought it was the responsibility of the news media to ferret out the facts, to clarify issues for the public, not gin them up with an eye towards heightening the conflict angle.
Every one of them thinks they know what action President Obama should take on each and every issue and what decision is to be made better than he and they presume to tell him, and us in endless detail. And, perhaps most annoying, like 2 year olds, they insist on asking if what the president has done thus far is working, practically every minute of the day, all day long.
I happen to think that our president is doing very well with all the mess he has to deal with. Not perfect, but head and shoulders above what we had before. He is a very smart man. And, unlike his predecessor, he has the intellect, the will, and the ability to deal with the many problems facing this country.
This is just such an ugly part of our political culture. I am going to step away from the media until they get over their obsession with Mr. Obama. Usually they have such a short attention span. I find all the prattling and preening that passes for analysis, and the ceaseless din of the spinning beyond my endurance. So, I'm done. To all those in the chattering class I say..Analyze This!