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Originally Posted by dirkpeddler
Anyone else feeling disappointed by the Obama administration?
All promises but no action. Biggest flip-flopper of modern time.
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He as only been in office a few months. I'm going to give him some time before I say that he has taken no action. You can't fulfill every promise overnight. That said he has flip flopped on some things and I think he needs to be held to task for that.
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High unemployment, yet his own administration has not filled all positions available, the ones that have been filled are all morons.
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I wouldn't say they are all morons, but I would say that he is finding out it is not easy to find someone in Washington who isn't in the pockets special interests or who is without skeletons in their closests. It often takes 6-9 months or sometimes longer for all of the cabinet and white house positions to be filled so he has some time.
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Pass a credit card bill and attach approval for carrying LOADED weapons in parks and other big gathering places. That's go over well with those looking to hit us in droves.
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This one he should be hit for. He should have sent it back and told them to take that off of the bill and send it back to him. If the republicans won't support it without that, fine, let them explain why they added this on to the bill and they aren't needed to pass it anyways. I think this was his way of appeasing some of the right and not giving them another fighting point, but it is stills stupid.
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Whine about not being able to use your blackberry, then have the tax-payers pay for making it so it is 'safe' but only accessible by specially modified blackberries. How is that in the interest of us, the people, just more waste full spending.
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The guy is running the country. I think we can pick up the tab of a few special blackberries if it helps him do the job better.
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Put your foot in every sector of the economy so you can go on a power trip, invest billions of dollars in companies and then force them into chapter 11, thus making us, the tax payer end up with not getting those billions (read trillions) back.
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I think some of the bailout stuff was needed, but like you I am getting sick of them writing checks and not seeming to know where it is going and never having a hope of getting it back. I hate when they spend a bunch of money then a few weeks later say, "we're not really sure where it went or what went wrong."
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Worried about Global warming? Stop flying all over the country (and the statue of liberty) just so you can be seen and put humongous amounts of polution in the air. Take the train, set an example.
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The train is simply not a viable answer. He is the most powerful person in the world and the leader of the country. He might need to be in Los Angeles one day to meet with people then back in Washington the next. Dealing with anything but a jet would be impossible.
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Why release memos about waterboarding etc and then reverse yourself when the attention it gets, puts you in a bad spot? Flip-flop.
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I guess I'm not sure what you mean by this. I thought he said he was going to release the pictures then decided not to. That is a flip flop, but it was a good one. sometimes changing your mind is not a bad thing. As for memos, I've read some about them being released, but not where he has reversed himself on them.
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Transparency huh? It's even worse then with Bush1, Bush2 and Bush3. With them you knew you were going to get screwed, Obama, smiles, (read laughs in our face) and does what his powertrip wants him to do.
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I agree with this point. He has said we will be more transparent yet there has not been much sign of that just yet.
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Wait for it, the US will be in chapter 11 procedures pretty soon.
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I'll be picking up my Speaking Chinese For Dummies book this week
All in all I think he has done a decent job. He has made mistakes, but that comes with the job. It is easy to say "I'll do this and I'll do that," when you are just talking, when you actually have to take action it is another thing and I think he is learning that.
I think he has done some good stuff to help win back public opinion around the world and I think he is working on solving the economic problems. I may not agree with everything he is doing, but these things are all actions that it takes time to decide how well they work or don't work. I wasn't expecting instant change and I think he has changed some things. If I had to grade him I would give him a B- so far. He has done pretty well, but could do better.