Obama: ‘My family is fine with just one term’

U.S. Barack Obama sees the writing on the wall; he seems at peace with the fact that he will be a one-term president.

In an interview that aired this morning on NBC’s “Today” show, the President said his wife and daughters aren’t “invested” in him being president and they would have been fine if he had decided not to run for re-election.

The president senses that he will lose key red states in the upcoming 2012 election — states that are crucial for his re-election. Mr. Obama has come to terms with the fact that he will be ousted from the White House, most likely by the leading frontrunner Mitt Romney.

The former Massachusetts Governor and six other Republican candidates lined the stage at the primary season’s first Republican debate on Monday in New Hampshire where Romney said, “Anyone on the stage would be a better president than President Obama.”

Rep. Michele Bachmann officially announced her candidacy at the GOP debate on Monday. She said her first goal as president would be to repeal ObamaCare.

Among the Republican candidates onstage was former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose campaign staff quit on him last week.

Gingrich seemed to suggest that Muslims should be treated like Nazis and Communists if they seek positions with the federal government.

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MrUnapologetic

Hmmmm… I would be fine with him having just one term as well but not because I don’t like Obama because I do and I plan to vote for him. However, I think this country has a short memory and has quickly forgotten what Bush took us through and if they want to re-live that then fine! This country has battered-wife syndrome.
SunRiseBlossom

He still have my vote!!! But if one term will help get this man some actual rest and a peace of mind I so support his decision!!!
Mother Jefferson

MrUnapologetic
YSoSerious

Not likely Sandra. But you keep that hope alive.
ryand91

Although, I’m a Republican none of the Repub candidates appeal to me. If any of them become the POTUS , I will be putting my passport to good use. Right now, I definitely still see myself voting for Obama. I just hope he can turn this economy around, I know it’s hard work but it’s his job to do it.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=590097934 Phillybruh

MR. Unapologetic I agree with you, he still has my vote I actually think he’s doing a good job all things considered, but if he looses I won’t be sad more like kind of grateful this country wasnt and isnt ready to compete with the rest of the world, instead they will sit by and watch as we are sold off piece by piece then they will see what Mr. Obama wanted to do. So Sandra Hate now, if you thought BO was infringing on your rights, you’ve seen nothing yet….lol
http://www.notatallablogger.com BandanaMac

Obama has not done a perfect job (who has?) But if you think any of those GOP candidates can unseat him then you are either fanning the flames of the dissenting voice or you are delusional. He will be in office in 2012 and beyond barring a spectacular Weiner-esque collapse or Jesse Jackson loose lips. Not even people within the GOP feel strong about their candidates.
bnatural

I’m guessing that NO ONE watched the GOP his seat…..just asking…

He has done a so/so job so far….my vote is not guaranteed to Obama at this point…

The government spending is OUT OF CONTROLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!
LadeeA

Unbelievable, this country. I like Obama, however I won’t be hurt if he exits as long as a Democratic president gets voted back in. People can’t be serious to think that ANY Republican president will do better than Obama. They will take this country deeper into mayhem. Watch and see.
SunnyPA

I’m a registered Independent voter…I always vote for whom I think is the best person for the job whether democrat or republican. I didn’t vote for Obama in 2008 but will vote for him in 2012 … there isn’t a better candidate at this point. With the exception of Mitt Romney, the repubs candidates are jokes. Romney’s chance has passed. Obama will easily win in 2012 and he knows it.
Yall still crazy

I caught a couple of clips from the repub debates and this is their message. You know how they do, they keep repeating it, over, and over, and over, and over again, until they have everyone saying that the President will be a one termer

BUT, they can get over it. They wasted almost 4 yrs fighting the President and don’t even have ONE strong candidate capable of leading them.

THANKS REPUBLICANS! YOU GAVE US HIS 2ND TERM!!!!
bogart4017

Mitt Romnet as POTUS?
I just can’t see it.
Newt?
I see dual citizenship in my future.
http://twitter.com/jaysreallife Jay Bee

they got many for wars but cant feed the poor -tupac
WTF Ever

Let’s be real, Obama will not lose in 2012. Didn’t he blowout McCain who had most of the red states, 365 to 173 electoral votes? That’s almost a 200 electoral vote difference. So even if he loses Florida in 2012 and hang on to what he had in 2008, he would still win with many votes to spare. Notgonnahappen
liyah623

Let me just summarise the state of the US at 2008
2 wars in Afghanistan @ av 6 billion a week per war might I add that this was borrowed money and was off books the whole of Bush’s term
As at December 2008 according to bloomberg report- payrolls fell 500,000 in December alone. And I quote bloomberg report ” bringing a decline of 2.4 million the most since 1945 (just at the end of World War two)
In 2008 the stock market crashed and congress at the urging of Paulson (republican) and President Bush wrote a 700 billion dollar bailout. Immediately after this bailout Paulson and Bush blew 100 bill which no one could account for. Budgeted spending under President Bush averaged 19.9% of GDP and he left a projected deficit which Obama has to still add to the books might I add thats after Clinton had left him a surplus and a projected decline of debt spending. At the time Bush took office the economy had grown at a 1.1% annualized rate. GDP declined by an annualized -0.5% in the third quarter and -3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2008 (yes those are minus signs meaning negative growth a.k.a a contraction a.k.a zero growth but all shrinkage.
Skip to Obama
The private sector added 268,000 jobs in April alone. 1.7 million net new private sector jobs over the past year. On top of that the car industry is turning profits now and some have even paid off their loans. U.S. GDP up 3.2% in first quarter of 2011. I am sure anyone willing to do their own statistical research will find this info. Thats all I have to say.
lovinme

Okay as a republican that did not vote for Obama I have to honestly say while I do not agree with all of the Presidents policies I believe that he is doing a pretty good job. And if election day were today I would be voting for him, here are currently NO Republican candidates that have caught my attention.

However what I dont like is the way people are lead to believe jobless rates are falling.. THEY ARE NOT FALLING IT IS JUST THAT EVENTUALLY PEOPLE CAN NO LONGER FILE UNEMPOYMENT SO IF THEY ARE NOT FILING OR ELEIGIBLE TO FILE THEN THEY ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR!!! DONT BE FOOLED ITS NOT GETTING BETTER.

but with that said I think he is doing what he can not to mention I think th bigger problem is the idiots on Capitol Hill on both sides wee need to clean house over there get all new people in! You got old mines in new times and thats not gonna cut it.

I truly believe Obama will win another Term!
luvly1957

Sandra opinions are like______ so urs don’t count cuz u said he would NEVER be elected and what happened??? I get the opinion u will be voting oops I forgot U CAN’T VOTE!!!! Why is it the only thing they were really talking about is the Obamacare??? Tell me what you are going to do about jobs they never have an answer. Whether he gets voted in or not the republicans will do nothing but get richer and leave the rest of the country to the soup lines….
lovinme

luvly1957 says:

Sandra opinions are like______ so urs don’t count cuz u said he would NEVER be elected and what happened??? I get the opinion u will be voting oops I forgot U CAN’T VOTE!!!! Why is it the only thing they were really talking about is the Obamacare??? Tell me what you are going to do about jobs they never have an answer. Whether he gets voted in or not the republicans will do nothing but get richer and leave the rest of the country to the soup lines….

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Im assuuming your talking about Republican politicians getting richer, because there are republicans going through the same things democrats are in everyday life.

There are rich democrats rich republicans but then there are Americans of all poltiical parties that are homeless and hungry.
lovinme

Unfortunatley there dont seem to be any republican Candidates to take seriously!

I think Michelle will help him get that second term, she is amazing… she is very passionate about her causes and one I think is very important is the one regarding the families of Soldiers!
RoderickXYZ

For Sasha and Malia(sic) sake I hope he does lose next year.

Although their lives will never be the same it will be impossible to go through those awkward teen years in the international spotlight.
miamore1973

Republican candidates are all against abortion, they all want to put the ban against gays in the military back in place uggh there was one other thing. I can’t think of it. Saw this on the news just as I was waking up. sorry.
imsojazzy

also Repunks won’t to stop Medicare. Well there goes our medical benefits when we are too old to work. Sandra did you gety to vote for your Queen Elizabeth? Oh wait, ya’ll don’t have that right in England yet you in USA complaining about our POTUS.
mjt4164

Hey Barry I think the country would be just fine if you were just a one term president. I am a 40 yr old black conservative republican and I am not rich I have a good job and I own a couple of houses we need to stop letting the news shape our opinions fox and msnbc do your own research about each political party and you will find out interesting facts and you may change your mind especially about being a democrat. Barack Hussein Obama is in way over his head he had no executive experience whatsoever the country voted him in now we are suffering from his policies and basic lack of knowledge and experience. 2012 there will be a new republican president.
miamore1973

So are you saying that Bush had more experience outside of bars and crackhouses that is. Are you saying we didn’t suffer under Bush?? Dare you to say it?? Just out loud one time.
mjt4164

@miamore1973 whether you like him or not and I didn’t agree with all his policies George W Bush was a businessman he was an oil executive and he owned the Texas Rangers he was also an officer in the Texas Air National Guard as I said before do research find about Obama’s life experince and then tell me who is more qualified.
mjt4164

@miamore1973 Barry also said he did a few lines of coke in his youth do your research don’t let the media and ignorance form your opinion.
liyah623

@mjt4164 Please George Bush couldnt run a lemonade stand if you gave him the whole plan and just told him to sit there and give change. He bought an oil company (with daddy’s money),The company went bankrupt shortly after he sold all the stock. The bin Laden family then gave him money to try again, and the company still declared bankruptcy. George Bush’s legacy is that of someone who just had connections but nothing about him was self made or was a success. He was just a bobble head and puppet for his father’s and Dick Cheney’s companies. He couldnt even run a business even with all those connection.