Hot Topic: (5/4) How do you rate Obama's 1st 100 days?

[Cafe GroupAdmin]

 

How do you think Obama is doing so far?

If you voted for him, are you happy with your choice?

If you didn't vote for him, have you been pleasantly surprised?

How do you rate Obama's 1st 100 days?

[luckcharm]

 

How do you think Obama is doing so far?  I do not thing that he is doing a very good job.   Yes it has only been 100 days and I did not expect anything to be fixed within this time frame.   But,  I don't feel that anything he has done so far is going to fix what is happening to this country.  I feel that he has undermined a lot of the authority that this country had (both within and with foreign policy).    Their are very few of his choices that I have agreed with.   I had really hoped that he would be a successful president and help this country.   I do not feel that he has been successful at anything he has done since becoming president.

If you voted for him, are you happy with your choice? didn't vote for him

If you didn't vote for him, have you been pleasantly surprised?  I did not vote for him.   I didn't think that he had the experience neccesary for the position.   I was greatly disapointed in the choice of candidates from all parties for this election.

How do you rate Obama's 1st 100 days?  I would give him a D

[zava_t]

I don't think you can accurately judge a presidency on the first 100 days of a four year term. I voted for Obama. I don't agree with everything he's done thus far, but it's going to take more than three months to fix all the problems he inherited.

I say, ask me in another three years and I'll let you know. 

[Armywife6]

Given that's it's only been 100 days no one can fairly judge his work. However we can grade what he's done at this point. I didn't & don't expect for the country to be completly turned around yet.

At this point I think he's failed. He tried electing I believe it was 4 people ( I can't remember exact #) who owed back taxes- which tells me he didn't do any background checks. Any  company does background checks on even the lowest paid people to make sure they have good honest people working for them. This is just 1 example of how he's not done a good job.

I did not vote for him because I didn't think he had enough experience. So far I think he's proving me correct. I decided to give him a fair chance & I feel that I have but he's just not living up to any  expectations. I feel.

[conniecabe]

Considering it's only been 100 days (and it isn't like he had time to ease into the office like the previous president did), I gave President Obama an A.  Lets look at what he has done in his first 3 months in office:

Quickly passed a huge economic stimulus bill which included a tax cut for the middle class. (It's too soon to tell if this will actually work, but at least he's listening to the people who are supposed to be the experts).

Equal pay for women (Ledbetter Law)

Expanded CHIP (yes, I believe insuring our children is a good thing)

Restored funding for STEM cell research (even Nancy Reagan approves)

Ordered a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq

He boosted troops in Afghanistan (Maybe we'll be able to bring the people to justice who were actually responsible for 9/11?)

Ordered Gitmo closed

New ethics guidelines for lobbyists

Lets not forget ordering a military rescue of the Ship captain from Somali Pirates

That's just off the top of my head. 

Should he have done more research on his picks (you know the tax evaders) ?  Yes...he should have.  Someone in his administration should have caught that. But with everything else he's accomplished, I'm willing to overlook that.

 

 

 

 

[ain-gell72]

he is doing a piss- poor job!

[Della529]

How do you think Obama is doing so far?  Too early to make a real judgment.  He's done some things that I don't approve of (BAILOUTS).  At the same time, I understand the reasoning behind his foriegn policy and I agree with it.

If you voted for him, are you happy with your choice?  N/A

If you didn't vote for him, have you been pleasantly surprised?  I'd like to know where he finds the energy.  He can't be sleeping very much with all he has on his plate.

How do you rate Obama's 1st 100 days?  I'd grade them b- or c+.

Oh, and most companies don't do a background check to the extent that they review IRS records.

[sassyandy124]

How do you think Obama is doing so far? I guess that depends on what particular topic you are referring to. If you're referring to his duty to uphold the constitution and  protect the American people, and their rights, I would have to say horribly. If you are referring to how he''s furthering his own personal agenda and that of his party with no regard to how it affects the citizens, then he's doing a stellar job.

If you voted for him, are you happy with your choice? Did NOT will NOT vote for him.

If you didn't vote for him, have you been pleasantly surprised? Hardly. I wish I could say yes but unfortunately the only thing that has 'surprised' me is the fact that he's actually less prepared to handle the presidency than I had even imagine.

How do you rate Obama's 1st 100 days?F- - - - - - -  The only intelligent thing he has managed to do was to give the go ahead to the SEAL's so they could do their job and rescue an American captain.

[morningdove831]

How do you think Obama is doing so far?  I think he is doing the best he can with what he has been dealt.  The previous administrations didn't exactly leave things in the best of order. 

If you voted for him, are you happy with your choice?  For the most part, yes. 

If you didn't vote for him, have you been pleasantly surprised?  n/a. 

How do you rate Obama's 1st 100 days?  As with any president, there are things I agree with and things I don't.  But as I said above, he's doing the best he can with what he has. 

 

[athenax3]

I am pleased with much of what he is done, but not everything. But I have never been happy with EVERYTHING a president or administration has done. I think it's a weighted kind of thing, I am more pleased with him so far than displeased. Could that change? Sure. We won't really know what kind of job he's done for the most part, until it's done- but I don't think he's the second coming and I'm not expecting miracles, he's a politician, doing what they do- hopefully doing it better than our last administration- but again, we'll see.

[Lizardannie1966]

I completely agree with this.

The man has had to deal with a lot in these first 100 days and so far, I think he's doing a pretty good job.

But it's not a fair judgment call to begin those evaluations so early into his term.

Quoting zava_t:

I don't think you can accurately judge a presidency on the first 100 days of a four year term. I voted for Obama. I don't agree with everything he's done thus far, but it's going to take more than three months to fix all the problems he inherited.

I say, ask me in another three years and I'll let you know.