Disappointing President Obama disappointed a lot of progressives yesterday by catering to the Republicans on social security. President Obama has to understand that the Republicans are not going to like any of his policies and are not going to meet him half way on anything. They want the President to look bad, that way they could criticize him and make his Presidency look bad. President Obama should just go progressive and stay progressive on his second term because if the Republicans don't give him an inch in negotiations then he should just distance himself a mile from them and let the American people decide who to blame for this dysfunctional government.

Democrats Need Congress Back As the 2014 congressional candidates are starting to come out to let the people know that they are running. Democrats have to make sure to fight to get the house back from the Republicans. It would make the Presidents job a whole lot easier because the President has a lot on his plate and he can't get anything passed with this congress. The one congressional candidate we have to vote out is Speaker John Boehner. Democratic efforts in Ohio to unseat the speaker should be made a priority. Andrew Hounshell served in the army, was a steel worker, and he is a family man and is running against the Speaker. It is time for Ohio to have a new Representative that worries about the people instead of party politics.

Presidential Salary The President of the United States deserves every penny of his salary I don't care who it is Democrat or Republican. The President runs the most powerful country in the world and he deserves to get paid well. The salary of $400,000 a year is good compared to what other foreign leaders get paid. The Queen of England for example got a raise of 5.6 million dollars while the people got a decreased minimum wage. The Queen is not even in charge of the country, the prime minister is. She just gets paid to be the symbol of the UK and to hold state dinners for foreign leaders.

The Power of Hate

Hate is a powerful emotion, it makes us arrogant and blind to seeing other peoples point of view. Many Republicans hate President Obama, they would rather see this nation brought to its knees than pass any of his policies. The Republicans did a good job letting the sequester happen, and now many communities are feeling the pain. It might be good policy to fight against President Obamas administration but as a supporter of the administration I will remember the negativity the Republicans threw at the President.

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