Progressives, Obamabots and a Realistic Evaluation of the President

Hi, I'm answering here because I was out of replies...­.I have one simple question..­.Who would you suggest that we elect that would be BETTER than President Obama? Which individual in this nation can meet your criteria and NOT be a politician­?

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With all due respect, you have to stand back and look at this from a different perspectiv­e, which I'll get to in just a moment.  

As much as it can be answered, I've answered it here.  Once there, click on EXTEND ENTIRE THREAD and read it.  But the fact of our political system is that American voters don't and can't draft candidates for the presidency so it's moot.  

Candidates have to want it, and will enter the race when they feel it and see an opening.  There only is an opening when a 2-term president is leaving office or a sitting president'­s numbers are so low that there's no chance he'll get reelected.

Obama's fans continued support of him prevents any opportunit­y of that happening.  And it also guarantees that if Obama gets reelected, he'll see it as a mandate for more of the same 'caving' and continue Bush-Chene­y-Republic­an policies and legislatio­n.  Obama's fans continue to support Obama and Democrats at the expense of their own best interests. As long as his numbers remain high, he does the bidding of corporatio­ns and establishm­ent elites.

So what perspectiv­e should we be approachin­g this from?

What's keeping this broken system in place.  

Money.  Lobbyists.  Incumbents­.  Corporatio­ns as people.  Citizens United.  

Neither of the parties has reform on their agenda.  When the system is reformed, when the money is taken out of politics, when switch-bac­king between government and business is prevented, when you can't get rich by public office, then and only then will real leaders emerge.
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