Obama Says: One term is just fine by me.

I think people wanted hope and change, but since there were specific plans to bring it about, it became nothing more than a campaign slogan. A lot of people were severely disappointed. I think it's important enough for him to be one term that any of the GOP candidates would be less dangerous, although only a few would be able to really bring about change.

Maggiepie I think this will be one of the few moments where I agree Mitt is someone we really don't need or want. Pic Related! http://theducks.org/pictures/do-not-want-dog.jpg

DARK: Especially not Mitt. He's just BO lite.... Maggiepie “This nation can never be conquered from without. If it is ever to fall it will be from within.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

A thought on the 'set for life'. Not if he's found guilty of fraud and forgery I hope. he's not the Democratic nominee for the next Presidential election. Any insider info on that? Would somebody else dare run for the nomination? Would the DNC even allow it?

I don't think anyone wants to be president for the money. Power is the commodity they most desire to own. However, Obama had a hefty income before he became president and he's made millions since from sales of his books, both past and present.

Oh power is the main reason. Of course we are never to 'see' that, only the desire to 'serve' the country. This mind set is something to watch for in a possible Republican candidate. Its one reason I'm leary of Gingrich and Romney.

Maggiepie I have been praying everyday that God's will be done on earth. I also ask Him to forgive me if I am misjudging Obama but if I am right in my gut feelings about this man them please help save America by impeaching him.

I hope it comes true and that it's not too late by then to save our nation.

I've been praying for BO. He needs to change, stop doing evil. Join me, please. Maggiepie “This nation can never be conquered from without. If it is ever to fall it will be from within.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

I take that to mean that he is silently wishing Michelle and the girls say, "We want you to go for a second term," which is what he secretly desires. (And perhaps later, they will say, "Why not abolish the Constitution to get a third or you are so good, America needs you for life.) I am sure that thought did cross his mind.

I think he means that he's afraid he won't win. He's trying to cope with the idea.

I watched the interview. He was asked in the context of - is Michelle ok with him running for a second term. He answered the way he did to imply the sacrifice Michelle and the kids are making is ok with them, but that they wouldn't be disappointed if he had chosen not to run.

Unfortunately, Andy77e, your "pessimistic view" is most certainly entirely too true for words. How many times in the past have the people tried to blame the problems caused by a past President on the current one....too many for me to count. Though I don't want him re-elected, you are probably right that the same thing will happen again..Will we never learn from our own history and quit repeating the mistakes of the past??

That's an interesting and unique outlook. My feeling though, is that they have spent his first term trying to smooth out any constitutional bumps in the road to his agenda and his ability to implement it. If that is true, and without any fears of having to e re-elected, the man who has already accomplished such sweeping changes as Obamacare would not hesitate to quickly implement the rest of his socialist agenda. If what we view as his mistakes are really just part of the plan, he is unlikely to change course to fix them.

And I agree with you completely. I'm afraid I have a pessimistic view on this though. The fact is, the public doesn't care about the constitution. The public wants free-bread like in Roman times, except they want free health care and free government assistance, and welfare, and housing and so on. We constitutional conservatives have to face the fact that this is true. When the right-wing elderly people at that one 'town meeting' shouting "Hands off my medicare!", I realized that a push towards republicans wasn't a push towards constitutional conservatism. Under the constitution there shouldn't be medicare, medicaid, social security, welfare, housing benefit, or any other government hand out. The people that are mad at Obama, are mad because they think he is screwing up those things. As if, if Obama had not been here, medicare would be fine. But Medicare was going broke long before Obama was even in politics. Medicare can't be 'fixed'. It doesn't matter who is in office, you can't 'fix' socialism. Socialism always fails, and Social Security and Medicare are just the latest examples. But the people want their free-bread. They want their government handout. They want their silver government platter. It would be nice if everyone believed in self-determination. In taking care of yourself, and buying your own health care, and sticking to the founding documents that created the most wealthy and powerful nation on Earth. But... they simply don't. This is why I want a democrat in the white house. I want no excuses for why socialism failed. No it wasn't because Romney was in office, and if only he had not been there, then socialized health care would have worked. And i KNOW, I simply KNOW that this is what will happen if a Republican wins. We'll all hear about if only a democrat would have been in office, then it all would have worked perfectly.

If he had done what he was elected to do, that is, kept his campaign promises, then a lot of people who voted for him then would vote for him again. Alas, that is not the case. And of course you want the Republicans to run a reasonable opponent. Because you won't really enjoy an Obama victory unless you think he earned it? Come on, I was born at night, but not LAST NIGHT! Of course the left wants the most milquetoast candidate the GOP can find because they now the real conservatives are more likely to win and that scares the heeberbejeebers out of the left.

i don't know about other dems., but i want a good gop candidate because, unfashionable as it is, i believe in this country. a far right wing opponent for obama guarantees his win. which means he doesn't have to do a whole lot. if a rightie wins, we can look forward to fewer civil rights, increased taxes on the middle class, abolition of medicare, decrease in social security benefits, increase in animosity between economic and racial groups, less taxes for the wealthy and corporations. i'm continually amazed how middle class people can tolerate corporations like ge and exxon paying no taxes and getting tax credits, while raising the amounts seniors have to pay for medical bills. also amazed at the lies people are buying from gop candidates which go unchallenged, for example, u.s.a. corporate tax is the highest in the world. at 35%, it is, but because of our tax code and loopholes, the average corporation pays 6%. what do you pay? you're suspicion, btw, is typical of conservatives. scientists, whom you wouldn't believe, have determined that conservative-leaning people have a fear gene. of course, if everyone's against you, you should be fearful.

A very sad "American" story. Perhaps one to teach our children lessons on the future...

He became used to adulation, adoring crowds, great audience reception. You can see it now, he looks left to his audience, he swings right to his audience, he pauses for the laugh to fade and smiles. Then one day the audience seems a bit less jovial, even surly. They aren't laughing. They look serious, they want to know... FACTS! He mumbles something about the ATMs coming to take over the world and asks Bill Clinton to fill in for him while Benjamin Netanyahu is making the audience hum and buzz with revived patriotism and hope. Backstage, he wonders aloud "What the eff was that?!?" and the realization that his future is the loneliness of being just an average ex-president sinks into his soul.

I agree he is heavily courting all Latino communities and spouting a lot of poorly spoken Spanish. That means the key to defeating him is to make sure his policies, especially those having to do with social issues, are well known. He is going after a base of voters with strong values and faith. It's time to point out his real character and goals. I think those are the things that make him least attractive to voters.

I have been a big supporter of Cain from the beginning but I don't think he did as well last night as he did in the first debate. He needs to get more information on foreign policy issues and work on overcoming the image of being inexperienced. I think he definitely has strong and good ideas, but not sure he can be as strong a candidate as we need against Obama.

Any GOP is better than Obama. I was shocked when that snake oil salesman won. I don't trust him one bit. Bad enough that he's a Democrat, but he goes farther than that. He's a darn Commie at heart

I heard him say one time to many that 'we need to fix the problem'. Isn't that why they're all running? Because they think they can fix the problem? I had high hopes for Cain too, and I believe he is a sincere and honorable man. But dealing with the issues we have developing all around us the president needs to be a little quicker on his feet and not give the appearance of having to rely on advisors. Don't get me wrong, he may be smart enough but until I see the fruits of it, I'm backing away for now. He also trusts the Federal Reserve. I liked Bachmann. She seemed to have a handle on foreign affairs. But then there is the image she would project to the mid eastern nations, being as they don't think women should come out of the house without a man, how would they perceive a woman president? It shouldn't matter, but I worry. Maybe it could be a good thing, I don't know. People are also afaid of her very conservative stand on social issues. Paul, well I like that he has a firm grip on economics and I especially like his attitude on the Federal Reserve. I'm told he is not weak on staying militarily strong, an important issue with the mid east about to erupt. Who knows if they plan on attacking us? ....again. But I'm a little nervous on that too. I'm looking at them all in terms of electability AND the two key issues I'm worried about, the economy and national security. Throw in repairing the damage thats been done to our national sovereignty and we got a job cut out for the next president...which WON'T be Obama!!

Oops, sorry, but at least this one predates the internet! It's those ever-lovin' Powers That Be! Maggiepie “This nation can never be conquered from without. If it is ever to fall it will be from within.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

What are PTB's? sorry

I can't imagine even the worst GOP candidate doing a worse job than Obama, but I hope they run a very good candidate. The country needs someone to bring her back from the abyss.

I agree, any GOP candidate probably will not be worse, but unless there is a significant improvement, we would be better to wait till 2016 and just try to recapture the Senate. What's the use of putting in another big government republican? That just guarantees the government always grows. I have no tolerance for that anymore.

It may be part of some bigger plan to make us all believe he is not after power but just the good of America. I think he's preparing himself for the disappointment. His handlers will work on finding their next front man and continue to work behind the scenes as always to achieve their goals. I think defeating Obama in 2012 will slow them down, I don't think it will stop them.

Seriously...were you joking?? He's doing the exact opposite. He's bankrupting our country, & turning us into a third world nation, under Socialistic designs & rule! We've lost key freedoms, & he wants to remove more. Oh, I could go on, but do your own homework, please. Maggiepie “This nation can never be conquered from without. If it is ever to fall it will be from within.” ~ Abraham Lincoln