the damage is too great for [Obama] to fix in one term.

anyone can admit the damage is too great for him to fix. the man isnt God. he's got a lot of work, and a lot more disappointment ahead, and if one isnt honest about that, I'd worry.

still. i'm not going to choose another republican regime simply because "the damage is too great," - that would be absurd. that would be akin to rewarding someone for bad behavior ("Oh look Johnny, you put your hand in the whole cake and messed it up! Now, no one else can eat it! You have to eat the whole cake yourself now.")

isnt that exactly what johnny wanted? and wouldnt we be proving to johnny that we are simple-minded, manipulatable individuals if we gave him that?

There's an attitude to take: mess up long enough, and everyone will be so filled with despondency and despair that they wont even try to turn it around - no, they'll actually be afraid to try to turn it around. in fact, they'll be so beat down by what's happening that they'll just learn to expect the worst and give in out of hopelessness.

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