Obama is not even a left leaning Democrat. Bill Clinton was better, probably because he grew up here, and knew America. Obama didn't grow up here. Doesn't really know how the real Americans think, work, or act.
That being said.
Obama's budgets have been voted down unanomously, by all Dems and Reps because all know it wouldn't work.
Obama spends like there is no tomorrow, knowing full well he is digging a hole for America to have to come out of.
Even his commission to balance the budget, bi-partisan, he rejected, because he wants America to pay for it's sins.
In his books, he is against coal, suburbs, he wants electric cars and mass transit, he is for solar and wind, doesn't care about the rest of the energy situation.
He blames America and England for exploiting the third world, thus causing them to be poor.
He doesn't believe in American exceptionalism nor the American dream.
He is against capitalism. He thinks government can solve all the problems, and believes it was the government who created the capitalists.
He is against everything America has stood for. He wants to lead from "behind". What's with that?
Jobs and the economy were the no. 1 issue in 2008 when he was elected, but what does he push "Obamacare" which the majority of Americans didn't want. They wanted the economy to improve.
He hasn't helped the economy, but has stagnated it. Most economists say we are about to go into another deep recession, worse than in 2008. We can't spend our way out, we have to let American small business go, take away their restrainsts, and get things moving again.
Everyone knows this here, but some still defend him.