grade obama first 100 days
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I can't answer your question raymond--per most media and O and Gibbs -GW is still running economy-quadrupling deficit--raising taxes etc 
however--thought this might be of interest to you-
? Quinnipiac: Obama Hits 50% Approval | The RCP Blog Home Page | Republicans Pick Up Delaware State Senate Seat ?
August 6th, 2009
After 6 Months, More View Obama's Presidency as a 'Failure' Than Bush's
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A rather surprising finding from the newly released CNN poll. Question three on the national survey of 1,136 adults (which includes an oversample of African-Americans) asks, "Do you consider the first six months of the Obama administration to be a success or a failure?"
Thirty-seven percent (37%) said they believe the Obama administration is a "failure," while 51% consider it a "success" and 11% say it's still "too soon to tell."
An identical question was asked of the Bush administration in an August 2001 CNN/Gallup/USA Today survey. At the time, 56% said the Bush administration was a "success" while only 32% considered it a "failure." (Link)
however--thought this might be of interest to you-
? Quinnipiac: Obama Hits 50% Approval | The RCP Blog Home Page | Republicans Pick Up Delaware State Senate Seat ?
August 6th, 2009
After 6 Months, More View Obama's Presidency as a 'Failure' Than Bush's
Posted by Tom Bevan | Email This | Permalink | Email Author
A rather surprising finding from the newly released CNN poll. Question three on the national survey of 1,136 adults (which includes an oversample of African-Americans) asks, "Do you consider the first six months of the Obama administration to be a success or a failure?"
Thirty-seven percent (37%) said they believe the Obama administration is a "failure," while 51% consider it a "success" and 11% say it's still "too soon to tell."
An identical question was asked of the Bush administration in an August 2001 CNN/Gallup/USA Today survey. At the time, 56% said the Bush administration was a "success" while only 32% considered it a "failure." (Link)
Wayne, do you honestly think the conditions the two were dealing with to be equal? Don't you think there are plenty of more difficult situations to deal with over Obama's first six months than what Bush was facing in his?
I certainly do, and things are much tougher to succeed with now than what Bush had to be rated on. But, I'm sure that's debatable for you, somehow.
I certainly do, and things are much tougher to succeed with now than what Bush had to be rated on. But, I'm sure that's debatable for you, somehow.
Without starting a holy war in here I will just pass on what I have learned about political life from the BCS.
It's better to lose early in the season instead of down the home stretch.
Kudos Ray on spelling f correctly :mj06:
It's better to lose early in the season instead of down the home stretch.
Kudos Ray on spelling f correctly :mj06:
Josh that was hillarious.
For me its really hard to be objective with Barack. It was springtime no matter who was elected after the last administration.
Eddie
For me its really hard to be objective with Barack. It was springtime no matter who was elected after the last administration.
Eddie
I don't know Chad--we were in middle of recession when he took over and his rating were higher then--would say his drop is direct reflection of how he's handled it his 1st 8 months.
IMO I think his main prob is dropping ball on economy to promote his social agenda's.
Should have got economy back on track before before trying to push then through.
One thing I think we can agree on--he certainly hasn't brought the country together.
At noon today, Obama will have been in office for 200 days.
Here's a scary thought... Hedge's calculator dies while he's speaking to a customer and he has to do math in his head.
Trench
Trench
Fixed it for you, my friend !!
Trench
At noon today, Obama will have been in office for 200 days.
Here's a scary thought... Hedge's calculator dies while he's calculating a deal to a customer and he has to do math in his head, later in the day his boss comes up to hedge and whacks him upside his head ... apparently hedge gave the customer too good of a deal !!
Fixed it for you, my friend !!
Well, I think things were considerably worse overall than just "being in the middle of a recession" - I don't think any of us had experienced some of the serious words that were being thrown around by economists and others as far as the economy goes, with the collapse of banks, insurance companies, devalued dollar to the point of it not remaining the world's financial instrument, etc. But, I'm sure we look at things differently.
I can agree that at face value, I think he should have focused more on the economy and less on the social agenda, however, he did come in with incredible support and a majority wanted him to change the direction of many things. Couple that with having a majority in congress and senate, and he had a rare opportunity to both do what most wanted and had the power to make it happen. This is nothing new, other presidents with this kind of support (Reagan, Bush, etc.) have done the same thing, one way or another.
And we really don't know how it's all going to shake out yet. The market is performing pretty well, the trade deficit is down, most economists are suggesting things are turning around (unless they have an agenda), profits are up for many companies (and people's investment portfolios), and people are buying more products and services than they were when he came into office. While we don't know what might have happened had he not pushed the stimulus package through, we definitely heard from a lot of people on both sides of the fence that the economy could have collapsed, the banks, insurance companies, and every part of the economy would have gone down with it.
So, I really don't know how to grade him. On areas that interested me, he's done a pretty good job, but I remain concerned about a few things.
And this morning, unemployment numbers dropped, the market up again. Since I know had they risen, that would have been a trumpeted issue for the folks that throw around the "F's" around here. There are some positive signs of late - who knows, but it's better than many predicted.
At noon today, Obama will have been in office for 200 days.
Here's a scary thought... Hedge's calculator dies while he's speaking to a customer and he has to do math in his head.
I can do math in my head, I don't need a calculator my friend:shrug:
its been 200 days of misery only 1,261 to go till he is out of office, thank GOD
Hedge ya gotta believe.
He will get elected so add another four years to the total.
Job market showing improvement.
Markets up.
Its gonna be along 7 1/2 years for ya there hedge.
Maybe time to move for you?
Sorry Hedge. I guess it was actually Raymond who asked us to forget about the last 100 days and reflect on Obama's first 100 days.
Btw... I think it was insensitive of Josh to single out Raymond for his spelling prowess, but then how do we know that both of you didn't use spellcheck? :shrug:
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You're about 1500 days short. Poor math skills.
The truth is that there will never again be enough old, poorly educated, in-bred southern KKK members to swing another election. The Jefferson Beauregard Sessions types are a dying breed.
The Moral Majority was never either. But, hey, you can always run Mike Huckleberry.
