His defense of the nation was laudable, but what amazes me is after an attack on our country that shocked us so much, he could not keep the country united. We are more divided now, then ever, and he had a lot to do with it by his actions and especially by his inaction. While not minimizing the role of the opposition, he failed to lead the people and allowed the situation to deteriorate.
But, you are also right, unfortunately, that the words he said, in retrospect were in many ways exactly what he did. However, IMHO no one understood (unless they were insiders) that he would so wholeheartedly buy into the illegal immigration issue. Some of his words stated that he would seal the border, and he actively fought against that, and will continue to do so until he leaves office.
That is one reason I cannot support the slate of candidates for the Republicans now, because I am looking at their words very carefully, and they are not what I want in a leader for our country in this time of peril. They are telling me that they are no going to follow a conservative agenda.
What does a moderate get when he compromises for the sake of getting legislation passed? Where is the middle when you start in the middle?
Dims are bullies. They want THEIR way, no matter what. Libs think they know best - for everyone. They want to control our food, when and what we eat and exercise, smoking (NO), drinking, etc.
How do you 'stay' united with people like that? I personally don't think the dim/libs were EVER united - they just pretended when they thought they had to.
Sure, he could have been a better communicator. But the bulk of the division rests squarely on the hateful, pointy heads of the New Socialist Left. They started with the Florida recount and never stopped spewing lies, venom and class envy/warfare since then.