Obama on ‘The Daily Show’

President Barack Obama paid a visit to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” yesterday.


During the interview, President Obama defended his administration against the charge that its policies have been too “timid.”

“We prevented the second great depression,” the President said.

He also appealed to voters to give some credit to lawmakers seeking reelection who had supported his policies in the face of criticism. “My hope in this election is that people who vote on the basis of what they think is right, and have integrity, and aren’t just thinking about the next election but are thinking about the next generation, that they are rewarded,” he said.

President Obama suggested that he might amend his famous catchphrase “Yes we can” to reflect political reality. “Yes we can, but…” the President began, before Stewart interrupted with a laugh. “…It’s not gonna happen overnight,” the president finished.

There was a funny exchange where Obama told Stewart he didn't want to lump him in with the other pundits. A moment later, Stewart responed with not wanting to lump him in with the other Presidents of the last ten years.

Now Stephen T. McCarthy is never gonna forgive me for the following comment, but the Prez came off as charismatic and funny. I think this was a good move for him.

Contrary to the criticism being leveled against the POTUS, I think it was a clever way to reach a broad audience.

This was not Bill Clinton playing saxophone and trying to look cool.

It was a pretty serious discussion.

However, the message still contained an awful lot of mistruths. The health care bill did not decrease the deficit by trillions. Obama's policies have in fact burdened the country with trillions in additional debt.

He seems to condemn people for working hard and succeeding. I guess I thought we had a capitalist system for the time being.
The notion that "people who vote on the basis of what they think is right, and have integrity, and aren’t just thinking about the next election but are thinking about the next generation, that they are rewarded,” is a bit of a fallacy as well.

I think a lot of Americans are finally starting to be concerned about the government's out-of-control spending. And as for preventing a depression, well we're not out of the woods yet!

Whether this concern is enough to vote in change remains to be seen.

Whether there really be any real change or just more of the same "two parties with the same agenda" shuffling that has gone on for decades...I don't know if I dare to hope.