Reply #17: I don't despise him. But he did leave me disappointed. [View All]

[IrateCitizen]

He struck me as the kind of person who had boundless potential -- the kind of ability and charisma that just about anybody would die for. He came from a humble background to become the "leader of the free world".

And the guy was smooth as silk. He could sell ice to an eskimo. Whenever he spoke, he made you want to BELIEVE him.

But he was also held captive by his own ambitions. He, like most politicians at that level, was more worried about his "legacy" in many instances than the consequences of what he was doing for a great number of people. And considering the vast witch-hunt that was out against him, he allowed his own appetites to get the better of him.

I guess he disappointed me so much because he left great hopes unfulfilled. I felt like he just sold us out too many times, and in doing so, dealt a great deal of harm to an already struggling party. The Democratic Party was already struggling to recapture its identity when he came along. I think we may be worse off in that regard from his contributions.