Does Obama deserve a third term?

[zerocarbs]

President Barack Obama hit another proverbial 3-2 slider out the park. In the face of a ricin threat on his life and bloody terrorists on the loose in Boston, he flew into Beantown and participated in a memorial service for victims of the worst terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001. He preached a message of hope to America, urging his constituents to stay the course, to have no fear and to maintain a discipline mind. He looked into the cameras and told those responsible that they would be found and brought to justice. Before midnight Friday, Obama had made good on that promise.

It seems that the problems of governance have thrown Obama a mixture of sliders, curves and two-seam fastballs beginning with inheriting the worst economic crisis the nation had faced in nearly a century. While tackling the economy, Obama has had to wind down two unpopular wars abroad and he has had to make good on a pledge made by former President George W. Bush to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.

The world is a dangerous place, much as, it was when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president. And like Roosevelt reminding America that it has nothing to fear "but fear itself," Obama has been a reassuring voice in troubling times.

If the terror in Boston this week has taught us anything, it taught us that America is not likely to get any safer any time soon. There are enemies on the right and on the left who do not mind killing and maiming innocent American people - men, women and children - to advance their ideology of what America is to them. Scenes of snipers on rooftops, armored personnel carriers loaded with America’s finest, communities on lock-down and sirens screaming through downtown business districts are becoming the new normal.

In times like these should the country stay the course with a trusted leader, one not given to timidity, but with love and compassion for humanity, and a sound, disciplined mind that stays with a problem until it is solved?

Should we repeal the 22nd amendment?

[JSStryker]

Should we repeal the 22nd amendment?

Not just no but F*&K no. What Adam Jensen said below.

[Flatspriest]

No. Obama didn't really deserve his 2nd term, but for lack of a better candidate on the opposing side, he won. The 22nd amendment is fine and should remain the way it is.

[Adam Jensen]

No. The 22nd amendment should be expanded to include Congress as well. Term limits for everyone, that way they get booted before they become too comfortable and corrupt.

[Zethras]

I can only see this going immediately downhill. >_>

Being Canadian, I have no opinion of your leaders America, but Obama inherited a steaming bowl of shit (the leftovers of mr W bush) and has done admirably with it.

[kittysox]

I'm a bleeding heart liberal socialist and I would have to say no. Term limits were established for a reason and also we've got to get Hilary in there.

[dantian]

Should we repeal the 22nd amendment?

For Obama? Fuck no.

Maybe for Bill Clinton. Or Zombie Eisenhower.

[Karadros]

I'll make a prediction as to how this thread will go;

Americans will say no.
Everyone else will say yes.

[Deleted]

I'll make a prediction as to how this thread will go;

Americans will say no.
Everyone else will say yes.

I'd say no, and I'm not american.

[wfredlund]

Obama has done nothing for this country. He tries to take away our right to arm ourselves all the while his administration is giving guns to Mexican cartels. He slashes OUR military budget while giving tanks and jets to Egypt. Our economy is still in the toilets. Neither party deserved to win the last election and I sure as hell don't want Obama to go for a third. What we really need is a system that allows a fair shot for candidates that are not affiliated with the 2 major sides.

[Zues]

Sure, and then America can finally declare itself an empire like it should, and we could get back to having lifelong leaders.

[Badpaladin]

That corporatist masquerading as a people's hero does not deserve anything longer than what he's already got.

[Adam Jensen]

That corporatist masquerading as a people's hero does not deserve anything longer than what he's already got.

As some would put it, Obama is the best moderate Republican we've had in a long time.

[Agoonga]

No. The 22nd amendment should be expanded to include Congress as well. Term limits for everyone, that way they get booted before they become too comfortable and corrupt.

That would be great.

[sherman9800]

No. The 22nd amendment should be expanded to include Congress as well. Term limits for everyone, that way they get booted before they become too comfortable and corrupt.

Pretty much this. Supreme court justices need a term limit as well. They are in for life unless they die or are kicked out. So does every other branch of government.

But on topic. Obama definitely doesnt deserve a third term. What has he done to warrant this unprecedented accolade?

This sort of thinking can lead to long periods of corruption when the presidential candidate is a shoe in and can get away with a lot.

[Flatspriest]

As some would put it, Obama is the best moderate Republican we've had in a long time.

Obama is not even close to being a moderate republican. He is more of a socialist bordering on communist with the way he wants to take any rich persons money and redistribute it to the poor without them doing anything at all to earn it. He is also destroying the national debt and selling the country to other foreign powers.

[Togarox]

No, 8 years is plenty for a single person.

[Auxora]

This is a topic more often brought up by far right conservatives in the conspiracy-theory vein to insinuate that Obama is trying to become a monarch. Repealing an amendment is no easy task, which is why it almost never happens. There aren't enough demo majorities for it to come close to happening and it's also something that would be very unpopular. But if the limit weren't already in place, hypothetically-only speaking Obama probably would win in a 3rd run. It just isn't something that is going to happen realistically. For his part though I would imagine he's probably looking forward to post-presidency anyway for more time with family, much less stress, and highly-paid easy speaking engagements.

The much more likely demo path is Hillary. They are already starting to push her pretty hard as the leading demo candidate, even though it's extremely early.

[Giants41]

No Obama doesn't need or deserve a third term.

[Grummgug]

Obama doesn't care about the little guy. He bails out bankers and corporations, but can't seem to find the time to help college graduates get debt relief, or give people buried below underwater mortgages relief. Not only does he not deserve a third term, America needs to wake up and vote a republican into office to teach these democrats a lesson because if Hillary gets in there, she will not help the people either.