I expected more and that makes me angrier than before

Under GW's watch from 2001 to 2009 I never expected much, so I wasn't that disappointed by the actions and the behavior....and thus I was never pissed off during those eight years when the White House was being occupied by the GOP. Of course there were many times I was nervous that somebody in the White House could say such goofy things, but now looking back I realize that he never made me angry. Constantly questioning intelligence quota's to be sure....but never really angry.

I voted for Barack Obama because I thought that certain PROGRAMS would be adjusted.

PROGRAMS consist of global military action, corporation favoritism, tax loop holes for the wealthy and corporations and environmental issues. I never really thought Universal Health Care would take hold so I didn't consider that a viable PROGRAM. I'm not convinced that mandating health care can withstand the road blocks which will be established by the courts. In fact, I anticipate the Supreme Court will end up ruling against mandated health care.

President Obama has had two great opportunities in the last few months to reassure his voters ( 2008 and 2012) that he brought a different agenda to the party. The first being a response to Japan's horrible disaster and the second being the killing of Osama Bin Laden.

First: After the Japanese Nuclear problem he should have come out and stated unequivocally that Nuclear Power was not an option for the United States and the natural renewable forms of energy; wind, solar and geothermal, would be the primary focus of our energy program.

Second: The day after Bin Laden was killed he should have announced that our mission in Afghanistan was over and troop withdrawal would begin immediately. That was our mission wasn't it.....to capture or kill the man responsible for 9/11? MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

ANY TYPE OF DEMOCRATIC NATION BUILDING THAT MIGHT BE ON THE AGENDA FOR AFGHANISTAN IS NOT A RATIONAL OPTION! IT'S A TRIBAL MENTALITY AND WITHOUT AN EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE THERE IS NO CHANCE IN HELL FOR CONVERTING THOSE PEOPLE TO A DEMOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT. TRYING TO HALT THE TALIBAN IS FUTILE BECAUSE THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTIONS OF THAT SPECIFIC ISLAMIC MILITIA THAT CANNOT AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER....SO ANY TYPE OF HARMONY WITH AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE IS.....NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

MAYBE SOMEONE SOMEWHERE CAN GET EVERYBODY TO SIT DOWN AND REALIZE THAT 8TH CENTURY MORALITY AND SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS....DO NOT BELONG IN THE 21ST CENTURY......BUT I DON'T THINK I KNOW ANYBODY WHO CAN DO THAT WITHOUT HAVING A SABRE STUCK UP THEIR ASS.

The only positive thing to say about the Taliban is that......they aren't Al-qaeda....and they seem to be focused on Afghanistan and Pakistan whereas Al-qaeda seems hell bent on fucking with everybody on the planet.

I'm not unaware of the fact that I started talking about President Obama and now I'm ranting on about the Taliban and Al-qaeda.

This might all be related to the fact that I'm extremely upset with BO's focus and his lack of alternative behavior patterns......patterns that seem to parallel the previous administration.

Ron Paul is the only guy who seems to be telling America to wake up and stop nation building in places where it can't happen.

I'm not kidding when I say that Ralph Nader and Ron Paul need to join forces for the 2012 election. Maybe they could just handle the debates and create the questions.

I really don't want to hear Barack make promises that he has no intention of keeping and I REALLY don't want to hear some GOP goofball talk about what he will do different and how he or she will bring America back to the golden age of Reaganomics.

Maybe I'll just go into the mountains for the next 18 months and come back after the dust settles....or maybe I'll just work on a few of my paintings and pretend I went to the mountains.

Whatever I choose to do.....I'm a little upset with the result of my 2008 vote....and I really didn't see that happening.

Michael Timothy McAlevey