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Grade Obama so far!

How do you grade Obama's presidency so far


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As many of you know, on Opera, Obma Graded his performance a "B+", and said had he passed his health care, he would have given himself higher...



I think the dood is on crack. :lol:



What grade would you give him thus far? :mrgreen:



Oh and discuss specifically why you arrived at said grade.
 
C he could do worse you have to admit that so C to C- for sure not a B+











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Well, he hasn't really accomplished much from a legislative standpoint, besides big spending projects (stimulus, proposed cap and trade). Much of what he does seems to be done by decree, at which time congress folds and gives very little actual consideration to the ramifications of such actions (GM takeover, threats to increase regulations/control on banks and large corporations, salary caps, bonus restrictions, etc).
 
I give him a "C" because he's not doing the things I voted for him to do.
 
As many of you know, on Opera, Obma Graded his performance a "B+", and said had he passed his health care, he would have given himself higher...



I think the dood is on crack. :lol:



What grade would you give him thus far? :mrgreen:



Oh and discuss specifically why you arrived at said grade.
c.....room for improvement.

not so much on policy, but on political missteps.
 
Well, he hasn't really accomplished much from a legislative standpoint, besides big spending projects (stimulus, proposed cap and trade). Much of what he does seems to be done by decree, at which time congress folds and gives very little actual consideration to the ramifications of such actions (GM takeover, threats to increase regulations/control on banks and large corporations, salary caps, bonus restrictions, etc).
why is it so awful to restrict salaries and bonuses on bailed out banks? and clearly, banks NEED to be regulated. trust me, i work at a bank.

those are pluses imo.
 
why is it so awful to restrict salaries and bonuses on bailed out banks? and clearly, banks NEED to be regulated. trust me, i work at a bank.

those are pluses imo.

No he's saying that congress didn't really consent to some of his actions, which include the salary issue of banks.
 
C-/D

Cons:
He has not fulfulled his campaign promises on privacy or transparency
The stimulus sucked
The bailouts sucked
The Wall Street reform bill sucks
The healthcare bill will either fail to pass or suck

Pros:
Lifted the stem cell research funding ban
He's not Bush
He looks at least twice as badass as any other president in memory
Ray-Ban-3217-obama-5.jpg


He isn't Bush so I'm still glad I voted for him, but he has been wholly unimpressive as a President
 
Because we don't like to give out grades that separate people from each other in todays PC society, I will have to write in "Meets minimum standards".
 
C-/D

Cons:
He has not fulfulled his campaign promises on privacy or transparency
The stimulus sucked
The bailouts sucked
The Wall Street reform bill sucks
The healthcare bill will either fail to pass or suck

Pros:
Lifted the stem cell research funding ban
He's not Bush
He looks at least twice as badass as any other president in memory
Ray-Ban-3217-obama-5.jpg


He isn't Bush so I'm still glad I voted for him, but he has been wholly unimpressive as a President
he does rock those shades.
 
Why, specifically.

Many reasons:

The Ethics Executive Order
For transparency in his administration and ordering agencies to adopt a presumption of disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act
For requesting agencies to provide recommendations to help him draft a New Open Government Directive
For daring to launch a campaign to overhaul the healthcare system in order to provide coverage for more Americans
For taking necessary steps to change policy in Afghanistan

Many more.
 
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why is it so awful to restrict salaries and bonuses on bailed out banks? and clearly, banks NEED to be regulated. trust me, i work at a bank.

First, I should clarify that I was vehemently opposed to bailouts of banks, GM, or any other business.
Regulation via standards which apply to all banks is fine if it addresses issues to protect consumers against fraudulent and criminal activities. Regulation which sets bonus or salary caps because the public and/or politicians view banks (or other corporations) as evil, unethical, at-fault, or otherwise promotes class envy is not legitimate regulation.
 
F

-Constitution: Miserable failure, appointed possibly the highest number of czars to date, they are not accountable to anyone but him and aren't appointed. His wish list includes a switch from the "negative rights" constitution to a philosophy more leaning to government control(heard on clips from a radio program he guested on). Has been a gun control proponent, and there was that whole "emergency internet powers" debacle. Oh, and let's not forget the takeover of GM, Chrysler, AIG, and the multitude of banks, daring to try to limit pay of top executives, talks of overtaking Healthcare, and Cap & Trade.

-Economics: complete failure, Trying the same tax increase and regulatory talk that has been proven for nearly a hundred years to NOT WORK, this man that passes for a U.S. leader obviously not one with a working grasp of the subject.

- Foreign policy: Abject failure, the apology tour has pissed off his country, along with making us a target for undeserved derision and laughter by the international community(we are being laughed at for our actions when our only real shame should be electing Obama). This presedent is the perfect combination of clueless and weak when it comes to recognizing threats and how they are best dealt with.

- Domestic agenda: Colossal failure, jobs are bleeding out like a knifed artery, the market is no longer in a free fall, however every time it sees a gain that is negated by the inherent losses that follow it, thus we are in a period of stagnation and possibly are looking at a double dip recession. The health talks could potentially add to unemployment initially and set up care shortages for the future if this becomes a reality. This is the fastest approval ratings drop in the history of presidential polling, and we aren't even at year one of this national catastrophe......sorry, I mean presidential administration.


So, I hang a rock solid F on this president for total and abject failure.
 
I just edited my post and added a couple of reasons. I'm on dial up this morning due to a storm and will add more as time and patience allows.

Yes but, even though I voted for him, even though he is a badass, even though he is very intelligent, the cons outweigh the pros.

I think a lot of it comes from people who expected too much out of Obama, and then Obama just started to roll with it. Then he started believing that he could actually deliver on those promises. So far he has not, so the things he has not yet done and the negative things he as already done outweigh the good things he has done.
 
President Obama decided to resource a fully fledged counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan, to answer his commander's request for more troops and accelerate the deployment, to stay and fight a most necessary war.

I think he made the right decision, given the choices of maintaining the status quo and pulling out entirely.

Personally, I feel heavy about it as I am not happy to see 35,000 more troops deployed in the ME with no clear way out. Still I support the President, I voted for him and I stand by him.

PS: Reverend HH, I'm just adding to my list of reasons why I graded the President an A for his term of office so far. Considering how much he is trying to accomplish you have to remember that Rome wasn't built in a day.


More to follow....
 
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I voted A because I was unsure if people were going to vote A at all.

My reason for voting A is purely nefarious, as I want to dilute the results.

Apparently, it's not working.
 
D ..but only because he hasn't started a war yet.

The first war he starts will earn him an F; just like his predecessors.
 
F

-Constitution: Miserable failure, appointed possibly the highest number of czars to date, they are not accountable to anyone but him and aren't appointed. His wish list includes a switch from the "negative rights" constitution to a philosophy more leaning to government control(heard on clips from a radio program he guested on). Has been a gun control proponent, and there was that whole "emergency internet powers" debacle. Oh, and let's not forget the takeover of GM, Chrysler, AIG, and the multitude of banks, daring to try to limit pay of top executives, talks of overtaking Healthcare, and Cap & Trade.

-Economics: complete failure, Trying the same tax increase and regulatory talk that has been proven for nearly a hundred years to NOT WORK, this man that passes for a U.S. leader obviously not one with a working grasp of the subject.

- Foreign policy: Abject failure, the apology tour has pissed off his country, along with making us a target for undeserved derision and laughter by the international community(we are being laughed at for our actions when our only real shame should be electing Obama). This presedent is the perfect combination of clueless and weak when it comes to recognizing threats and how they are best dealt with.

- Domestic agenda: Colossal failure, jobs are bleeding out like a knifed artery, the market is no longer in a free fall, however every time it sees a gain that is negated by the inherent losses that follow it, thus we are in a period of stagnation and possibly are looking at a double dip recession. The health talks could potentially add to unemployment initially and set up care shortages for the future if this becomes a reality. This is the fastest approval ratings drop in the history of presidential polling, and we aren't even at year one of this national catastrophe......sorry, I mean presidential administration.


So, I hang a rock solid F on this president for total and abject failure.
do you have some proof that the "international community" is laughing at us? really, remember the DOH! headline when bush was elected a second time? THAT was the international community laughing at us.

obama took over 2 wars and a recession........and 8 years of policy failure.
 
A-

A year out he is pretty much doing everything everything he campaigned on, and although it appears we'll never know how far off the Bush economic cliff we could have gone, things seem to be stabilized.

If a HC bill gets passed, troops start returning from Iraq and no itnl. flare-ups such as Iran occur, he'll be sitting pretty for '12.
 
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