>No....but I'm sure he walked past the local hot dog stands and lemonade stands and said, "You didn't build that" :)
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>LOL!!!! You are just toooo funny!
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>He has described himself (on more than one occasion) as lazy. Those are his words. I think the American people have seen enough to concur. Even his "fans" are critical of him being so disengaged from reality. But what irks me the most is when his fan base equates legitimate criticism with personal/racial/religious attacks on him.
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>I agree completely. I don't think Obama wants the job of being president - he just wants the perks (A sentiment that I believe was expressed by Ed Klein in "The Amateur")
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At this point he may not want the job. I believe he came into office idealistic. Naively idealistic. I do not defend everything he has done, or not done, but it has to be viewed in the context of an opposition which from day one has attempted to derail everything he has tried to do. Sure, hyperpartisan politics did not start with this presidency but I don't think it has ever been this extreme.