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Arpig -> RE: What do you think of Obama now that he has been in office awhile? (11/15/2009 6:05:16 PM)
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I'm answering without reading the thread, so as to give an untainted first off opinion...
What do I think of Obama? A disappointment, a MAJOR disappointment. He talked a good game, sakes alive! can that man do that, he gives better speech than a $500 hooker gives head. But that's apparently all there is to it...words, inspiring, moving & impressive words, backed up with...well nothing...zip...nada...bupkiss.
Its been 10 months and the guy really hasn't done anything.
The Economy
He gets a D
The US recovery lags behind the rest of the world and pretty much all he has done is buy a stake in GM & Chrysler, that and the cash-for-clunkers deal. The major bail-outs (like it or not things would have been a Hell of a lot worse without them) were already in the works before he took office, so he can't even really claim them. He hasn't done much on this front, I can't recall any initiatives, major or minor. he's pretty much just marking time and hoping things don't get to bad before they turn around, he isn't even doing anything concrete about re-regulating the financial sector, which so obviously needs some serious regulating.
Health Care
He gets an F
He started out with a pretty lame-ass proposal and has progressively caved in on every point when challenged. WTF??? Why id he so determined to make the Republicans happy, they are never going to support him anyway. He is so obviously in the pockets of the Insurance industry its almost pathetic. He says what he wants to see in a bill, but he won't actually commit to any of it...its all negotiable..which means it will all get swept aside in the effort to rewrite the rules so as to maximize the profits of all concerned...well all except the consumers, they are gonna get screwed like never before.
Foreign Affairs
He gets a D
Again, nothing to report, well unless you count winning the Peace Prize (a joke of a whole other magnitude that is). With iran...well he's talking to them, but he doesn't seem to be saying anything, either that or he needs a better farsi interpreter because they aren't buying his empty platitudes. Same deal with N Korea...Shit man, the S Koreans are most at threat from their nuclear potential and they know how to deal with Pyongyang...don't give a fucking inch, extract maximum concessions for any damned thing you give them, If they don;t agree then tell them tough. They are starving, they are broke, they don't really have the choice, they have to pretty much go along, especially if Obama put some real pressure on China to lean on Kim & company. Europe..well this should have been a cake-walk, they were all ecstatic over his win, they loved the guy. And he's done what with all that good will? Why SFA of course, well other than continue to keep the French annoyed and to get Russia talking klike they are in the big leagues again. Where's the united European response to Putin's bullying? Waiting for Uncle Sam to give them the go-ahead of course...and it looks like they will be waiting for a while.
Iran/Afghanistan
A D+
He is on the right track, trying to shift focus from Iran, but again he talked big, but seems afraid to actually do anything. Iran is worsening, Afghanistan is worsening, and Pakistan is teetering closer and closer to the edge. And all the while Obama does....you guessed it...nothing much.
Overall...he flunks. Unless he changes direction in a major way, I don't expect to see him in for a 2nd term.
ETA: and it seems to me that Guantanimo is still in business...wasn't that supposed to be dealt with right away?
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