Disappointed..

   Disappointed is a word that comes to a lot of American's minds whenever the subject of Mr. Obama's presidency is brought to surface. According to pollster.com, Obama's approval rating is steadily declining. His approval is plunging, while his disapproval continues to climb. He is doing a lot of things differently than previous presidents, but I think a lot of this gloom is caused by the expectations everyone set for his term. There are, and always will be, some people who just flat out do not support Mr. Obama, but the group who is more saddened by this are his supporters, who had high hopes and dreams for his presidency. With all his promises of change, he filled people up with an air of excitement. I think a lot of his support came from the usually unaffected people. He found a way to reach out and grab the attention of America, something presidential candidate's careers highly depend on. He popularized his campaign. He made it appeal to people of all ages. Never before have I seen in my entire life teenagers running through the halls of a public high school wearing t-shirts with the face of a presidential candidate plastered all over them. Kids starting fights in his name! Whether it was in a positive way or because of negative reasons, he got the attention of even the most oblivious people. He made politics interesting, and supporting him become some what of a popular fad. I honestly believe THAT is why he won. He filled every one with hopes and dreams of change, even more so than most presidential candidates of the past. A president only has so many capabilities. No matter how many promises someone makes, they are not real until they are executed. Below is an excerpt, written by a man named Lincoln Mitchell from the Harriman Institute of Columbia University, I liked from a well written article I happened upon, pertaining to this subject. 

"Barack Obama's presidency, while far from being a failure, has been something of a disappointment to many of his initial supporters. The noise from people on the far right who question the president's place of birth or believe him to be a socialist because he passed a stimulus package that many economists believe to be too small and a health care bill that will lead to millions of new customers and new revenue for the insurance companies, has overshadowed some of this. However, Obama's disappointed supporters are far more important to his political future than angry opponents who never have and never will support him."