12/7/09 Whitehouse.gov
A supporter need not be blind

Dear Mr. Obama, Your Presidency is becoming one of the most ineffective presidencies of all times. The fifth grade history book translation would be that your Presidency was a failure to actually put forth any meaningful change, but so much talk of wonderful possibilities. Obviously the graduate history major would delve deeply into the geo-political, economic, legacy problems, broken government agencies, inequities, etc. In short, the grad student would probably conclude that you did ok given the environment. An editorial comment here: I am one of your biggest supporters and fans, if not just for your having broken a racial barrier. For that accomplishment alone, because I believe that America could never become a "modern" nation until that wall came down, I thank you. Against all hope, the headwinds you face are probably too great to accomplish much else. With the menacing likes of Boehner as well as aforementioned problems, the probability of your administration's success is becoming miniscule. Some may say that healthcare reform and the wars are your failures, but I suggest that the power of the Presidency is limited to persuasion. Most importantly, what you can and should control is your administration and keep your house in order. Your strength is undermined, diminished and diluted when your White House staff does stupid things and you must admit that your administration has generated a slew of stupidity news of late. Noone can place confidence in an organization that can't manage it's own internal affairs.