From all of those who are so upset at Obama for his choice in voting for this COMPROMISE, and who are upset because change is no longer happening, 1) what do you think he should have done? 2) Do you truly believe that laws, regulations, and everything that goes through Congress is anything shorter than a COMPROMISE?  Would you rather it any other way?  Would you rather Obama simply stated exactly what he wants and/or thinks is right and have that be the bill?  Would you rather he writes his own bill, which would not have a majority in Congress and therefore would not pass, but at least you agree with everything on that bill?  The fact is that the Government is not about what is right or what is wrong, but rather about COMPROMISE.  That is the way Democracy works, and that is the way it is meant to be.  It is not about every representative writting out the best piece of legislation and having it pass.  It is about representatives getting together, COMPROMISING, and writing a bill that gets enough votes to pass.  Democracy.  I think that no one should be shocked that Obama's priority will always be to protect the Constitution.  The Constitution as he understands it.  The fact is, however, that the United States of America is not a dictatorship.  Obama understands the importance of passing this bill before August, and also understands the importance of changing the law as it stands today.  So ask yourself the question, would you rather let the current laws expire, leave them as they are, or COMPROMISE.  For those who simply want Obama to "do what's right," you should look at the last president who thought he was simply doing what was right without feeling the need to COMPROMISE with anyone.  He shouldn't be that hard to find.