I recently had a talk with my boss about the President’s performances last week, his state of the union speech and visit to a Republican retreat on Friday.

He told me that Obama appears to have earned a bump in the polls and it’s because,

the American public wants to see a fighter.

I agree. Politicians who stand with conviction are more likely to win votes than “wishy-washy” politicians that are harder to judge.

Did you see the President respond to questions from the GOP in Baltimore last week? It was referred to as a debate, a town-hall meeting and even a British Parliament-style exchange. Whatever you want to call it, I found the President’s interaction with conservative questioning quite refreshing.

Some Republicans think it was a mistake to allow this to take place with live cameras rolling.
I, on the other hand, along with many other observers, would like to see the President do the same thing again and also with Democrats. Giving us more access to the workings of our politicians will benefit of us all.

We didn’t have to wait long for another Presidential Q&A session, he took questions from Democrats this week (see video).  This meeting of Democrats was not all peaches and cream.  The President responded to Senator Lincoln, with forcefulness, that reaching out to Republicans, and adopting their policies, isn’t going to do any good.

I hope the President continues to fight and that other politicians join him.  Many Americans are suffering right now and some lives are in danger.  We need politicians who are actually fighting FOR something – namely, the more pressing issues, such as health care costs and access, stagnant wages and job loss.

As the activist says below, it’s time to show some backbone!

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