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In reply to the discussion: Obama Job Approval (Final Results) [View all]AllINeedIsCoffee
(772 posts)2008 was the first presidential election in which I could vote. I sat that one out for reasons that I'll only go so far to describe as stupid.
It wasn't until early 2011 that the man started to grow on me. That's the year I registered with the Democratic Party. I voted for him for the first time in 2012. No buyer's remorse here. The man is brilliant on so many levels and can see 10 steps ahead of his most bitter critics.
No one is without fault, of course, but this President is the best for this particular moment in our history. I feel as if it was only someone with his style of leadership that could have begun the healing process of the 8-year disaster that was Bush. An ideologue would've given us some "Oh my gosh, I can't believe he proposed/said that, my hero!" moments, but would've been naught in terms of productivity.