Re: Obama's Question Time

For the first time in American history, the President conducted a Q&A with the opposition party on live TV!

If someone was keeping score, it was clear that Pres. Obama won this battle, hands down. As someone who has been attacked by Republicans for over-using teleprompters, and insinuating that he can't talk or think without them, he was poised and demonstrated intricate knowledge of the issues. The President was sharp, witty, and pushed back against false allegations, and called out the GOP on negative and irresponsible campaigning. Obama was also able to address concerns on both sides of the isle.

This experiment was not successful for the Republican party, as Luke Russert reported, a Republican stated off the record that allowing the cameras to stay on was a mistake. As a result of this question and answer session, the President managed to box in the Republicans and left them with two choices: help generate results or let your constituents and the country see you block progress that America desperately needs.

As I watched Obama's Question Time, I was encouraged because we have a President that is capable of standing on his own, and actually knows what the hell he talks about. The guy isn't perfect, but no one is. Political waters get murky, confusing, and the process is often discouraging and doesn't seem fair at times, but at least he is trying...which is more than can be said for the current Republican party.