Reply #8: This is what I understand...

[MrScorpio]

Obama is responsible for running the franchise, true.

But the fact is, that no matter WHO runs the franchise, its own momentum will always make it hard to steer it to where it needs to go.

So, maybe too many folks had their hopes up too much in the beginning... Which is understandable, because reality is a sumbitch when it sets in.

I think that all of us are smart enough and aware enough to see and judge what we see and judge for ourselves.

The hard part is always convincing others that what we're seeing and judging for ourselves is the same thing that others are seeing and judging for themselves.