I read a lot on this site and sister sites but this is the first time I've felt the need to create a account and post. So hello community from a lurker.

I do hate election season, typically it seems you get a lot of rhetoric and not a lot of action. But to say the President didn't follow through on his promises is a bit narrow. If you hit up politifact.com they have listed out about 500 promises from Obama's campaign. 210 of those promises he has followed through on or compromised and he has about another 175 in the works that may or may not gain traction. They could stall or they could be broken.

I'm honestly more upset with congress than the President. The publication "The Congress Daily" even cites the current Congress as being the least active in 50 years. How can any President Dem or Repub get anything done or carry through on a promise, when the body responsible for making the laws is to busy mudslinging to compromise. Just look at how many times in the last year the government has almost shutdown due to a lack of agreement or agenda pushing. At this point I would like to change out every seat in congress house and senate.

Anyway... back to lurking.

Actually, the President is to blame for a lot of things. Yes, the Republican congress basically sucks ass, but the President has the right to veto bills and dole out executive orders. He should have been doing so because the Republican congress is hostile towards him.

But, Obama let major issues slide. He promised a 16-month timetable to leave Iraq. It took him a lot longer than that with the last troops pulling out at the end of the 3rd year of his term. He promised to close Gitmo - didn't happen. He reinstated the Bush tax cuts! Instead of letting the Patriot Act expire, he extended it! He assassinated an American citizen! He signed a bill that lets the President detain American citizens indefinitely! I'd rather have Bush's wire taps!