It seems like Obama just can't please the Conservative3s, no matter what he does. If he sends more troops into Afghanistan, then Republicans gripe. But if he pulled all the troops out of Afghanistan, then he's a damned cowardly "cut-and-run Democrat."

And for the people who think the Democrat Congress is to blame for all the country's ills - you need to remember the 144 Republican filibusters and 11 Bush vetoes between 2006 and 2008. And after effectively obstructing the will of the majority in congress for two years, the Republicans still try to label the Democrats as a "do-nothing party". But if they didn't do anything, then they also didn't cause the current mess.