Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
President Obama makes his State of the Union address tonight and it has been approximately one year since he has taken office. How would you rate his performance and the performance of his administration thus far?
I voted for Obama and, personally, I am disappointed in the results at this point. The economy has not improved to any significant degree from what I can tell. In fact, it has probably worsened over this past year (although hopefully we have hit bottom). The deficit is out of control like never before. He has not been able to push forward his health-care agenda in a successful fashion. The war in Afghanistan has been escalated (yeah yeah, I know, that's what he indicated he would do if necessary. I just don't think it was necessary), We're still deeply committed in Iraq with no end in sight and White House security measures have been lenient so say the least. On the positive side, he has greatly improved relations with many of the nations who were alienated by the renegade style of the Bush administration so I am pleased by that. Otherwise, his tenure thus far has been less than expected.
By the same token, he has been battled at every turn by the opposition party and many of his campaign promises have not been able to come to fruition due strictly to the obstructionist policy of the republicans in Congress. There has been no spirit of "reaching across the aisle" that is so often talked about and seemingly never happens. In short, it's the same old partisan gridlock do-nothing government we have come to loathe and expect from this wonderful two-party system we have.
I still have hope for the next 3 years since my own personal stake and the future of my kids and grandkids depend upon it. However, I am not at all optimistic that a significant number of the incredibly humongous problems that confront us will be resolved anytime soon, if ever.
I predict that the fickled, flaky and frustrated swing voters of America, like a jilted teenage girlfriend, will swing back the other way in the mid-term elections and sweep a shitload of republicans back into office just as a way of rejecting what the democratic administration has failed to accomplish thus far. And we all know what a great job the republicans did the last time they had the ball in their hands, right?
Grade Obama's peformance and post any comments you might have on same. As for me, I'm giving him a "C-" only because of all the roadblocks and landmines that have been placed in his way. Otherwise, I'd probably give him a "D". Not at all what I had hoped for nor expected. I sincerely hope for better things over the next three years or we may be mired in trouble so deep we will never find a way out.
The two-party system needs to go! We need alternatives, not the same old shit! As Einstein said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
I guess America is insane then.
I voted for Obama and, personally, I am disappointed in the results at this point. The economy has not improved to any significant degree from what I can tell. In fact, it has probably worsened over this past year (although hopefully we have hit bottom). The deficit is out of control like never before. He has not been able to push forward his health-care agenda in a successful fashion. The war in Afghanistan has been escalated (yeah yeah, I know, that's what he indicated he would do if necessary. I just don't think it was necessary), We're still deeply committed in Iraq with no end in sight and White House security measures have been lenient so say the least. On the positive side, he has greatly improved relations with many of the nations who were alienated by the renegade style of the Bush administration so I am pleased by that. Otherwise, his tenure thus far has been less than expected.
By the same token, he has been battled at every turn by the opposition party and many of his campaign promises have not been able to come to fruition due strictly to the obstructionist policy of the republicans in Congress. There has been no spirit of "reaching across the aisle" that is so often talked about and seemingly never happens. In short, it's the same old partisan gridlock do-nothing government we have come to loathe and expect from this wonderful two-party system we have.
I still have hope for the next 3 years since my own personal stake and the future of my kids and grandkids depend upon it. However, I am not at all optimistic that a significant number of the incredibly humongous problems that confront us will be resolved anytime soon, if ever.
I predict that the fickled, flaky and frustrated swing voters of America, like a jilted teenage girlfriend, will swing back the other way in the mid-term elections and sweep a shitload of republicans back into office just as a way of rejecting what the democratic administration has failed to accomplish thus far. And we all know what a great job the republicans did the last time they had the ball in their hands, right?
Grade Obama's peformance and post any comments you might have on same. As for me, I'm giving him a "C-" only because of all the roadblocks and landmines that have been placed in his way. Otherwise, I'd probably give him a "D". Not at all what I had hoped for nor expected. I sincerely hope for better things over the next three years or we may be mired in trouble so deep we will never find a way out.
The two-party system needs to go! We need alternatives, not the same old shit! As Einstein said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
I guess America is insane then.
