>>>M criticism of Obama would be that he his failing to lead. He should send a very clear message to the right wing in your country. You are in the minority get out or get out of the way.,
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>>>You are missing the boat here. The tea parties and town hall meetings here are not about right wing or left wing. I have been to them and there are people from all walks of life there. In fact, a lot of them are people who actually voted for Obama but never expected to get what they got and are now sorry that they voted for him. In this country, the president works for us and answers to us - not the other way around.
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>>Whats the US population Marcia (millions) and how many where at these tea parties (thousands). There's a real danger of allowing policy to be hijacked by a small unrepresentative minority.
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>As opposed to the hijacking of policy by well-funded lobbyists?


Also a problem. I would assume (correct me of wrong) that most of the well funded lobbying would be on the republican side.

For instance health care

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/01/lobbyists-millions-obama-healthcare-reform