That's the best question of the day. Why not indeed.
If you haven't done so already, pick up "Confidence Men" by Ron Suskind, which documents a great deal of the Obama administration's first year plus in office.
Before I read the book, I was of the opinion that the President was actually a true conservative. But now that I have seen the facts, it's really that the President has absolutely no convictions worth fighting for, has a great understanding of the causes and effects of many of our problems (a trait that gnaws at me the most - he knows better!), is malleable on any issue, and is afraid of taking an action that ends up going badly (better to do nothing about a system that's broken than to do something and inadvertently break it more). Simply put, he is not up to the challenge of the office.
(Of course, the others currently running for office are defective in their own ways...)
One book spoiler - Reich was on the Obama campaign's economic advisory team in 2008. Then the election happened and what did we get? If it were a movie, it'd be called something like, "Clinton Returns: Let's Make a Deal!"
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