However, that's not really the point. We need people to calm down to start making smart, worth while decisions. That is the point that Obama is trying to make.
"A smidgen of good news and suddenly everything is doing great. A little bit of bad news and 'Ooohh, we're down on the dumps,"' he said. "And I am obviously an object of this constantly varying assessment."
Again, we beg the question of how many roles does the president really have to fill? Is his job really doable? On top of the economic crisis, he's been having to fight hard for Gay's Rights as well as fighting for Embryo Research. These are just a couple of the many issues that the president faces. At times, it seems that we are asking too much from the president or maybe that we are ready to put the blame all on him if things fail, even though its the congress and his committees that are doing a lot of the work. The nation is not in a complete craze yet but things could start turning that way if people don't start seeing some improvements. Obama, then, has the job of pleasing the people and saving what seems to be a spiraling nation from economic disaster. Is that really in the job description or just another one of those implied powers?
Building confidence is also a double edged sword. This nation doesn't need anymore "false" hope. It's tough for the people to hear promises but see none of them really work out. Or to promise one thing but do another. We've somewhat already had that with the past president. Obama also knows he is walking a fine line. Sometimes all the people want to hear is that everything is going to be alright. Other times, they want to know they will be alright. He has to be careful in his wording and decision making to accomplish both.
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I completely agree with the tight rope that Obama is walking on. It seems that just a little deviation from what everyone wants to hear is just astonishingly shocking. Truth is the general public needs to understand that the changes that Obama is trying to bring along are slow and will take time. Nothing can be done overnight, especially in our political system. Therefore, what should the President do, I guess the only way is to be somewhat neutral and stay close to the fine line without swaying to either side. Time will tell with this country and the only thing it seems Obama can do is to stair our country in the right direction, all the while hoping that everything works out. We the people need to understand the position of our country and what needs to be done collectively. Of course employment is a large scale issue right now, but that’s why we need to pull together and try our best. Jobs will come and jobs will go but as time passes we should be able to steady the loss and increase our income. As a whole we should push together for a future that brings more hopeful promises and endings.
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