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Well you couldn't really get any lower than Bush and his cronies so I guess a success if only a minuscule one.
If you consider all the hype of how great Obummer was going to be back in 2008 then a big time failure
Considering that Obama's approval rating is about the same as Reagans was at this point in his presidency - and wayyyyyyyy above that of Bush at this stage - it appears the American people disagree with your assessment.
Care to elaborate? This is a debate forum not an opinion poll.
Says who? You?
The title of this thread was simple, and therefore so was my answer.
If you want to figure out why, do some research, and start with the 19 Trillion in debt that this country now has. And then keep going.
The title of this thread was simple, and therefore so was my answer.
If you want to figure out why, do some research, and start with the 19 Trillion in debt that this country now has. And then keep going.
You have got a point. The OP did ask for a simple response, no real explanation, but if you look through what follows in this thread even a little, you will see the result is nothing but comments like yours either supportive of Obama or not, the result of which is what?
For those of us who might be a little more interested in the "why" behind these comments rather than the simple thumbs up or down, comments like yours have no value. On the other hand, I suppose all the comments that offer the "why" of their opinion are perhaps of no value to you either...
I posted an opinion contrary to yours in my comment #1592 that you might like to review (rather than the entire thread), or not of course..., up to you.
PS: If you want us to start with the 19T debt when it comes to Obama, you might want to start with when that debt started and how it got to be a national concern even before Obama took office, and then those circumstances when Obama did take office. Just saying...
PS: If you want us to start with the 19T debt when it comes to Obama, you might want to start with when that debt started and how it got to be a national concern even before Obama took office, and then those circumstances when Obama did take office. Just saying...
The debt was a concern when Obama took office, yes. But he didn't seem concerned and it just soared Pollyanna fashion...with neither party willing to reign it in. The buck stops where? With Obama.
The debt was a concern when Obama took office, yes. But he didn't seem concerned and it just soared Pollyanna fashion...with neither party willing to reign it in. The buck stops where? With Obama.
When Obama took office the country was losing 800,000 jobs a month. That was the priority, not trying to reduce the debt.
What was the cause of the debt in 2009? The government lost $500 billion in revenue due to the severe recession and automatic safety net programs, such as unemployment benefits, kicked in.
What should the government have done in 2009, raise taxes or cut benefits just when the unemployed needed those benefits the most?
When Obama took office the country was losing 800,000 jobs a month. That was the priority, not trying to reduce the debt.
What was the cause of the debt in 2009? The government lost $500 billion in revenue due to the severe recession and automatic safety net programs, such as unemployment benefits, kicked in.
What should the government have done in 2009, raise taxes or cut benefits just when the unemployed needed those benefits the most?
OK. You've got a point there. And I can agree that in order to avoid a depression, you had to spend in 2009.
What about 2010?
What about 2011?
What about 2012?
What about 2013?
What about 2014?
What about 2015?
What about 2016?
Obama has done very little except play golf since he got into office. OH, and there's his other four hobbies: 1) blaming the republicans and fox news for everything 2) working on his NCAA pools 3) apologizing for Islam and 4) travelling the world on the taxpayer dime.
He should have been at least trying to do something about the long term debt. Trying to do something to put Social Security on better footing. At least put a proposal on the table. There's been a lot of work to do since the Messiah got into office, and quite frankly, I haven't seen a lot of work getting done.
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