Will the Real President Obama Please Stand Up.

  Stand up, of course, means many things to many people. But in the context of my question, I define it as standing up for campaign pledges made in two elections; to end Wall Street and banking abuses, uphold his oath to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States, break Congress loose from its ideological deadlock, ease the burdens imposed by a shrinking economy and set America on a sustained and sustainable path to its former international reputation. That reputation necessarily includes a sense of fairness, opportunity and respect for international law. I voted for him on the basis of those pledges and a concern for the direction of the country after 9-11. Perhaps you did as well. Having won that election by 7.25% and 10.5 million votes, he came as close as any president in recent times to a mandate. He was given the choice between standing up and rolling over. For whatever reason, he chose to roll over. In my mind, he threw away the opportunity that such mandates seld…