[batasrki]

Well, 0 is slightly off. Ge extended the Bush tax cuts, so he quite literally cut taxes for 100% of America and not the talking point number of 95. Also, failing to raise the taxes on those top 2% puts a huge tarnish on the rest of his achievements. Add this to that tarnish. Sorry, but he failed on his most important mandates. No public option, successful blackmail by the republicans and now most likely, no net neutrality.

[jeromec]

The Republicans were not going to allow Obama's preferred tax cut version to get through congress, and because the mid-term elections swelled Republican ranks better prospects in the new year with the next congress would be even more unlikely. But don't take my word for it. That's what Bill Clinton said, along with endorsing the tax cut deal by saying he didn't believe there was a better deal out there. See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYHDPxohkrc

He failed on his most important mandates? In the middle of a historic financial catastrophe which nearly triggered a full-blown depression (which under his watch the freefall was stopped successfully and the stock market is now largely recovered) he gets a historic healthcare law passed which had been attempted and failed at for more than 50 years. And because it's only 90% instead of 100% of the desired outcome it's a failure? Why not give credit for what it is, and opportunity for improvement it provides? Social Security, one of the most important social safety nets we have was not what it was when it first started either. This doesn't even get into passing the biggest financial reform laws (against powerful lobbies) since the Great Depression. No, I see it another way. This president has already had a very busy two years.

[batasrki]

Better deal, maybe not. He could've and should've forced their hand by calling out those Republicans who were pulling for the rich and against the common man. The same must be said for the assholes who are voting down the 9/11 responders bill. Why should that fall on the shoulders of Jon Stewart? The young people want Obama to do this. His failure to do so has been the greatest disappointment to me.

[poet]

Wrong tax cut: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/us/politics/19taxes.html.

[drivebyacct2]

You're right, but it's not like he didn't try. Everything you cite are things that he and the Dems push for WEEKS before "caving" because it wasn't going to pass unless they compromised with the Republicans.

Again, I agree with the sentiment, but not with the blame assigned.

[batasrki]

Compromising doesn't mean taking their version of the compromise. Compromising also means doing the math. In what world does 13 equal 24?

That's what I blame the democrats for. They're shit at compromising.