The radical change that people thought they were voting for in 2008, which by the way was entirely warranted based on the catastrophic mess Bush and the GOP left behind, never materialized. The energetic, tough talking campaign trail Obama (and the Democrats) kowtowed before the moneyed elites and teabagging nutters on the right and for all intents and purposes, appear to have sold progressives down the river.
If Obama is lucky enough to win in 2012 (very possibly without my vote), there had better be an instant sea change in his demeanor towards the Rethuglicans and the teabaggers and an immediate shift towards a progressive democratic governing strategy for the remainder of his 2nd term. I will confidently predict right now that if that does not occur, Obama's historical legacy will be right down in the pit of obscurity along with Warren Harding, Andrew Johnson and George W. Bush -- and believe me -- that's as about as low as you can get in the world of presidential historical rankings.
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