Does Obama have the character to be unpopular when the job requires it?

What will happen when Obama has to make a decision that the country disagrees with?



Will he make the right call and willingly let his approval sink?



Or will he do what he knows is wrong for the country, just to keep his approval up?



What will Obama do?Does Obama have the character to be unpopular when the job requires it?If he always follows the popular will, how come he opposed the Iraq War from the start?Does Obama have the character to be unpopular when the job requires it?
He won't be unpopular. The media will come to his rescue no matter what he decides. He's "too big to fail" like everything else seems to be.Does Obama have the character to be unpopular when the job requires it?Sorry, my crystal ball is in the shop for a tune up. Time will tell. But I think it's so obvious what needs to be done to turn the country around that achieving success will be shooting fish in the proverbial barrel.



(IOW, just do the exact opposite of what the cons were doing).
One of his skills is explaining his analysis of situations. We will understand why he makes each decision.



His decisions will be understood.



However, if instead he chooses to make decisions that reward his cronies or are simply matters of ideology, then he would be making divisive and unpopular decisions.Does Obama have the character to be unpopular when the job requires it?I think he won't do anything that will damage his popularity, and hopefully he won't do anything wrong for the U.S.Does Obama have the character to be unpopular when the job requires it?
Obama won't be unpopular because he can do no wrong. Obama will get the credit for everything good that happens, and Bush will get blamed for everything bad that happens.
Get yourself an avatar with your face standing with Obama from http://www.trutoon.com



It is pretty cool and you can use that avatar for your profile pictures, instant messengers etc.Does Obama have the character to be unpopular when the job requires it?
Bush has screwed up EVERYTHING, and left town quick!

Theres not too much that i can do thats any worse than Bush.



-----%26gt; Approval ratings take a backseat when it comes to decisions thats made for the long-term benefit of this country.

After an unpopular decision, there's opportunity to make a popular decision to re-boost approval ratings.



If all goes wrong, then the last ditch effort is to make marijuana legal. Helll, i could retire after doin THAT one

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1st I am confused how Clinton sacrificed his country over his good will? You do know he was impeached, made a mockery of, etc?



Now as for Bush, I could very well argue that it was not his doing whatr was right but a stubborn refusal to see the consequences of his actions

BUT

I do admit that he picked his course and stuck to it because he thought it was right.



Now it is a seperate question if that was being a fool by blinding yourself to your own faults or if it was a rock solid certainty that such was the correct path.



We can only take it on faith that Bush really stuck to his guns for the country and not his pride

In any case the country decided we wanted a change because the majority did not like the direction we went or the circumstances we are in....so it is moot



To finally answer your question



I am not sure. I have never seen much in the way of Obama that makes me think he has the backbone needed