Posted on 01/25/2010 3:55:41 PM PST by topfile
President Obama, buffeted by criticism of his massive health care reform bill and election setbacks, said today he remained determined to tackle health care and other big problems despite the political dangers to his presidency.
"I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president," he told ABC's "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview today.
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"You know, there is a tendency in Washington to believe our job description, of elected officials, is to get reelected. That's not our job description," Obama said. "Our job description is to solve problems and to help people."
The president said he was not deterred by the problems with the health care bill.
Seated across from Sawyer in the White House, the president added, "I don't want to look back on my time here and say to myself all I was interested in was nurturing my own popularity."
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Fat chance
Somewhere in Georgia, Jimmah Cahtah is smiling.
What about a mediocre two term president rather than a really bad one termer.
I’d like to see him be a really good one-term President too, but I’ll be satisfied as long as the one-term part is right.
Starting to make excuses for his 2012 lose in 2010. Who would have thought?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
How about the only president in history worse than Jimmy Carter?
Even he knows the Dems are going to take a beating in November.
In other words:
“I’m going to try and get away with all that I can before I get caught and stopped.”
Obama: The Home Invasion Presidency.
I don’t think he truly wants a second term anyway, other than the sting of not being reelected being tough on his massive ego. Being President is too hard. He’d rather draw that nice comfortable lifetime pension, give paid speeches to people who want to see him, and vacation a lot.
Well... when is he going to start with the solving and helping?
OHHHH from his mouth to God’s ear....ONE TERMER!!
Krauthammer says that 0 left out his most likely fate: to be a mediocre one-term president.
I’m glad he let all the democrats in congress know this. Maybe they’ll be less willing to stick their necks out for him. Alot of them are probably interested in another term. They won’t have the cushy speach circuit and book deals,not to mention the paybacks that Obama will.
Hey Bammy.....if the Helath Care “REFORM” is SO DAMN good, the voters should give you 75% of the vote!! IDIOT....you KNOW it’s a POWER GRAB to LIMIT US!!!
Another Jimmy Carter!!!! One TERM BAD PRESIDENT!!!!!!
He’s lying (again).
He just said that HE will be the one that keeps election 2010 from being like the ‘94 blow-out.
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