I, I, I, ah, ah, ah, want to emphasis that I inherited this country from the previous administrations and none of the, ah, ah, ah, problems, are my fault. Only the successes, ah, ah, ah....

If by "strengthened" the Administration means what I normally would call weakened, then I agree.

Can't deny that the GOP didn't help us this last election cycle (or any other in recent history). I am not sure that another political party is the only answer, but historically Independents haven't fared very well.

I am sick and tired of people blaming Obama. It is not his fault, it's your fault for not voting for a better candidate or for not being involved in the political process enough to influence the GOP to give us a better conservative candidate. So, you're stuck with an Idiot-in-Chief for four years. Live with it. Learn from it. Get involved.

Actually, a better and more inclusive headline would be "Obama open to '___ tax' on ___ to stem _____." Or the clearer version, "Obama open to taxes of any shape or form." Or, if "it exists, tax it."

Well, folks, you've not got the best government special interests could buy. Hope you are happy.

I don't understand all the unmerited optimism of this article. A "bumpy ride" implies that we will somehow survive the experience. For many of our countrymen, I am afraid that will not be the case.