Congratulations, House Republicans!

I'm wondering what was the point of his having done that? I bet he got a mouthful of hair for his trouble.

I bet if it was the momma or daddy seal he wouldn't have been so brave.

I admit I don't understand how people can be so hoodwinked by such obvious tactics, but they are, time and time again.

Obama's image as president has been bombarded by negativity since he's been in office by the Republican Party. It's even worse on the campaign trails where posters of Obama with a bone in his nose appear, and many whites spread the lie he was born in Kenya. The hatred against this man has been so openly and unashamedly transparent that in time the masses believe it. If you swamp the people with so many lies, eventually these lies will be seen to be working inside the people's psyche.

I would suggest that you ignore my one vote and work on getting all those unregistered voters get registered, charge those idiots who are removing minority registered voters from the rolls with criminal charges, and fighting all those voter ID laws being implemented by the GOP.

When you have accomplished that, I may be interested in joining the fight to win. Until then, you're wasting your time trying to convince me there's a chance of improving the politics of this country.

Congratulations Senate Republicans.

GW Bush fired Rumsfeld when he took a similar drubbing in his last mid term of his last term as pres

Eight retired generals and admirals called for Rumsfeld to resign in early 2006 in what was called the "Generals Revolt", accusing him of "abysmal" military planning and lack of strategic competence.[89][90][91] Commentator Pat Buchanan reported at the time that Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, who travels often to Iraq and supports the war, says the generals mirror the views of 75 percent of the officers in the field, and probably more."[92] Rumsfeld rebuffed these criticisms, stating that "out of thousands and thousands of admirals and generals, if every time two or three people disagreed we changed the secretary of defense of the United States, it would be like a merry-go-round."[93] Bush defended his secretary throughout, and responded by stating that Rumsfeld is "exactly what is needed".[94]
On November 1, 2006, Bush stated he would stand by Rumsfeld as defense secretary for the length of his term as president. Rumsfeld wrote a resignation letter dated November 6, and, per the stamp on the letter, Bush saw it on Election Day, November 7.[96] In the elections, the House and the Senate shifted to Democratic control. After the elections, on November 8, Bush announced Rumsfeld would resign his position as Secretary of Defense. Many Republicans were unhappy with the delay, believing they would have won more votes if voters had known Rumsfeld was resigning.[96]

, Nov. 9 — President Bush was moving by late summer toward removing Donald H. Rumsfeld as defense secretary, people inside and outside the White House said Thursday. Weeks before Election Day, the essential question still open was when, not whether, to make the move.

Mr. Bush ultimately postponed action until after the election in part because of concern that to remove Mr. Rumsfeld earlier could be interpreted by critics as political opportunism or as ratifying their criticism of the White House war plan in the heart of the campaign, the White House insiders and outsiders said.

The White House has refused to divulge the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that went into Mr. Rumsfeld’s announced resignation on Wednesday. Those who were interviewed would speak only on condition of anonymity, but included officials at the White House and those in a close circle of outside advisers. They said the administration had been engaged in painful off-again-on-again discussions about Mr. Rumsfeld’s ouster for months, even as Mr. Bush said repeatedly that Mr. Rumsfeld was his man for Iraq.

The delay in Mr. Rumsfeld’s departure was painful for some Republicans, who have argued that his continued presence in the administration was politically counterproductive. Some complained Thursday that the resignation had come too late to be any help during an election in which Mr. Rumsfeld became a whipping boy for Democratic, and eventually some Republican, candidates.

You wanna keep parading your ignorance around here?

Clearly our President is wise, well intentioned, but sadly unappreciated by the stupid American public. It is undeniable that we need a new public, one that has a better appreciation for his special kind of wisdom. Perhaps he should go back to Chicago.

Reflecting on what he could have done differently and what he will change moving forward, Obama says he will work harder to become a better salesman.
"I think that one thing that I do need to constantly remind myself and my team of is it's not enough just to build a better mousetrap. People don't automatically come beating to your door. We've got to sell it," Obama said. "We've got to reach out to the other side and, where possible, persuade."
"I think that what you'll see is a constant effort to improve the way we deliver service to customers...experimenting with ways that I can reach out to Republicans more effectively. Making sure that we're reaching out and using the private sector more effectively."
Looking back, the President admits that he sometimes struggled to work politics into policy negotiations, a weakness that affected his ability to communicate his positions to members of the opposite party and to the American people.
"I think there are times -- there's no doubt about it -- where, you know, I think we have not been successful in going out there and letting people know what it is that we're trying to do and why this is the right direction," Obama said. "So there is a failure of politics there that we've got to improve on."