# Anyone feeling buyers remorse about Obama yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 6, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201 "2010-06-06T21:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/61 "2010-06-07T00:05:43Z")
> [@Evil\_One](#): > > You’re making the same point. Yep. And they cancel out. Hence, shit. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/62 "2010-06-07T00:06:52Z")
Perhaps we might revisit this question after the President for Life Amendment passes? ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/63 "2010-06-07T00:12:08Z")
I think he’s doing a reasonably good job. But concerning Republican obstructionists, tea baggers, and BP et al, I’d really like to see him get pissed off more. Kinda like that BaROCK sketch on SNL early in his presidency. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/64 "2010-06-07T00:16:42Z")
> [@Evil\_One](#): > > You asked me for “proof” that there are a number of people who are ideologically incapable of seeing Obama as anything other than perfect. That’s like asking me to provide GPS coordinates and candlepower estimates if I say the sun is shining. > Of course those people exist. As I said to another poster, pretending they don’t is to become one of them. No, you don’t have to tell us GPS coordinates and candlepower estimates. Just give us a few names. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/65 "2010-06-07T00:17:43Z")
> [@Evil\_One](#): > > Terrorists are a little bolder these days, it seems. I must have missed the second 9/11. Understandably, I guess, since I get all my news from the MSM and you know how they’re in the tank for Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/66 "2010-06-07T00:22:13Z")
The only one I remember slobbering over Obama like that was **Liberal** , and he had a tendency towards hyperbole anyways. No, I don’t think the guy’s perfect, nor do I regret voting for him. And Jack Kelly has always been a horse’s ass. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/67 "2010-06-07T00:36:30Z")
No regrets here. I believe Obama is smart, fair and honorable. I don’t always agree with him, but I think we’re headed in the right direction. I can’t tell you what a refreshing change this is from the previous 8 years. And every day I thank jeebus that Sarah Palin is not a heartbeat away from the Oval Office. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/68 "2010-06-07T01:07:09Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > The only one I remember slobbering over Obama like that was **Liberal** , and he had a tendency towards hyperbole anyways. There was at least one other poster I remember that was really caught up in all the hype and hero-worship. Most of the lefties here, though, simply saw him as the significantly better option IIRC. I personally don’t regret voting for Obama. I don’t agree with everything he’s done, but I know that I’d agree with McCain, or probably any Republican, far less. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/69 "2010-06-07T01:09:32Z")
> [@SaharaTea](#): > > And every day I thank jeebus that Sarah Palin is not a heartbeat away from the Oval Office. I bet if McCain dies in the next 3 years, you won’t see many more threads asking if anybody regrets voting for Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/70 "2010-06-07T01:26:56Z")
I don’t think Obama has lost very many supporters. The people who are against Obama now were against him two years ago. He’s not perfect but he’s doing as well as I expected him to. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/71 "2010-06-07T01:32:34Z")
Had to guess, I would guess that those rare Obamaniacs are more likely to have such remorse, since they had no realistic expectations of what he could accomplish, even without the impediments he faces. Frankly, given our situation, anybody who doesn’t preside over a total meltdown walks on water. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/72 "2010-06-07T01:38:24Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Not that I’ve ever noticed. What I HAVE noticed is the right wingers projecting their own _“The (Republican) President is the Chosen One, worship him”_ attitude onto their opponents. Absolutely 100% agree. They assume that everyone reveres their own leadership the same way as they do. I don’t think all Republicans think like this, but the moron-radio circuit certainly works overtime spinning this meme into talking-point gold. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/73 "2010-06-07T01:41:00Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > … anybody who doesn’t preside over a total meltdown walks on water. So you’re admitting that Obama is not a U.S. citizen because he was born in Galillee? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/74 "2010-06-07T01:42:12Z")
He’s done fine, a little better than I expected (I didn’t think he’d get HCR through), and he’ll be reelected in a walk. He’s been consistently around 50% in his approval ratings for months. He’s fine. He will have no competition in '12. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/75 "2010-06-07T01:51:49Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > So you’re admitting that Obama is not a U.S. citizen because he was born in Galillee? No, its because he can’t swim. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/76 "2010-06-07T01:53:13Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > He’s done fine, a little better than I expected (I didn’t think he’d get HCR through), and he’ll be reelected in a walk. He’s been consistently around 50% in his approval ratings for months. He’s fine. He will have no competition in '12. And it’s statements like these that prompted me to offer the bet I did, which you scoffed at. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/77 "2010-06-07T01:58:19Z")
Aside from his pretty shitty record on civil rights, he’s doing a great job. The stimulus bill is a huge accomplishment. So is healthcare (after decades of trying). We may even get significant financial regulations. DADT is on its way out. Student loan reform. It’s really a pretty amazing first couple of years. I give him B. And that’s without considering the alternative. So nice to have a grown-up in charge. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/78 "2010-06-07T01:59:59Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > And it’s statements like these that prompted me to offer the bet I did, which you scoffed at. In fairness, _everybody_ scoffed at your bet. ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/79 "2010-06-07T02:24:28Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Obama has doen a bunch of things I don’t like. > > And my policy and party preferences are well known here. > > But I voted for him. And I maintain that of the choices I had, he was the best. So, no, I can’t say I regret my vote. I regret being placed in a position where McCain was my other choice, because I believed then, and still do, that a McCain presidency would have been worse for the country. Whoa. I didn’t know that and am quite surprised, given, as you note, your well-known general policy and party preferences. If you explained the reasons you felt this way in a post previously on the boards, could you link me to it? (And if not, would you mind explaining what it was that influenced your vote? Just curious.) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201/80 "2010-06-07T02:28:55Z")
> [@](#): > > And it’s statements like these that prompted me to offer the bet I did, which you scoffed at. It was your insistence on getting 15-1 odds that caused people to decline your bet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feeling-buyers-remorse-about-obama-yet/542201.md?page=5)