In a statement following the November 2 mid-term elections, President Barack Obama said that he takes responsibility for the country not making as much progress as the people thought it needed to make. He went on to say that there has, indeed, been progress made, but most of the country does not see these changes. After the Republicans succeeded in taking the majority of seats in the House of Representatives, as well as gaining seats in the Senate, they made it known that they planned on changing some of the reforms and actions that Obama has taken so far in his presidency, such as the healthcare reform. President Obama did say that he would listen to ideas about the healthcare bill and other reforms, and stands by his opinion that there are still many changes that need to be made in the United States.
I like to hear that Obama is not trying to make himself seem perfect - he can stand up and admit that he is to blame for change not happening as quickly as the general public would like. There is another side to this, however. For one, it takes time to make changes that will benefit the country, and sometimes two years is not enough time to accomplish that. Also, the healthcare bill has not even gotten a chance to succeed, so I don't think that Republicans have any right to eliminate it at this point. Some members of the Republican Party are not acting like they have any interest in working with the Democrats to benefit the country. That is not okay. We need them to cooperate so that the people of the United States can benefit, not just deal with the two parties not being able to accomplish anything.
Source: BBC News - "Obama says US voters 'frustrated'"
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