From the Huffington Post –

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Have people been too hard on President Obama? On Thursday night’s “Daily Show,” Jon Stewart approached this topic based on the American people’s response to the President’s recent tax cut deal. At his most recent press conference, you didn’t even need to have the sound on to see how annoyed Obama was.

Stewart pointed out that Obama has always been frustrated with Republicans, but now it seems like he’s become disillusioned with his own supporters. At the press conference, he defended his compromise with Republicans that even the richest Americans would keep their tax cuts and unemployment benefits would be extended. When Obama said it was like the public option battle all over again — no one caring if a much-needed bill was passed because of one compromise that was made — you could really see how frustrated he was.

As always with Jon Stewart it is difficult to add anything to what he has to say, so I’ll let the video say it.

By the way, I am troubled by the not clear connection between this and business ethics. But the tax structure and unemployment are vital elements of the business world and whether or not these actions are just and moral. Should the wealthiest of Americans get a tax cut when so many are unemployed? That’s a business ethics question. At what point is there a shared bond between Americans requiring even a minimal sacrifice? That’s an ethics question.

James Pilant