On Sunday, President Obama sat down with 60 Minutes for an indepth interview.
Many of the questions focused on the president's less-than-stellar approval ratings in the polls.
Some pundits thought Obama did well; others did not.
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The facts are that President Obama isn't an effective leader for the liberal Democrats or the conservative Republicans. His inexperience with getting congressman together on proposals shows immensely. He is divisive and doesn'tt understand that promoting class warfare between the rich and poor does nothing to promote cohesiveness. President Obama did not deliver his promises to the liberal Democrats - government lealthcare, social reform,, higher taxes on the rich, reduction to the military budget, ending the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, clean energy jobs and a robust economy. President Obama has galvanized the conservatives in the Tea Party movement and the middle class. The unemployment rate is over 9.0% in the country. Most voters disapprove of the $1.7 Trillion dollar bail out stimulus package. Many people feel money has been wasted by giving the majority of ithe stumulus money to the largest banks on Wall Street who got us into this mess in 2008. President Obama will rate as one of the worst presidents in the history of the United States ibecause of the huge debt that he has amassed. The country has over $7 trillion dollars in debt, equivalent to $33,000 for every man, woman and child in this country. Can we survive his ineffective leadership another four more years? Most people I know are very disappointed in the direction of the country and are looking for a change for the better.
As long as it is the same as theirs. Now it seems that ithere is no longer a discussion but is aceptable to minimalize the statements of anyone with an opinion different from their own. If you believe the country is better off than 5 years ago than keep it going in that direction. If you belive that President Obama an effective leader, vote for him again. Vote for all Democrats and give the president to have a mandate to do what ever he wishes. Keep watching MSNBC, the official news channel of the Democratic National Party. I say Democrats can work with Republicans, If we do not, in 10 years this country will be like European nations like Greece and Italy. Bankrupt and unable to provide jobs for its citizens. So sad.
A free person owns his/her body and mind and the wealth that he-she creates with them. A slave is someone who does not own the value that his/her mind and body produce, but instead is forced to produce for the benefit of others. The distinction between a free person and a slave is what we will be debating in 2011. Even if President Obama was capable of understanding the basics of wealth creation and the difference between slavery versus freedom (he can't, because his mind refuses to accept these simple truths that are the foundation of our government as it was designed to operate), I doubt that he could change course. The man is a wholly-owned-and-operated subsidiary of the hopelessly corrupt labor unions and business interests that purchased him, and is forced to placate them and the over-the-cliff lefties that will vote for him no matter what. The USA is "going Galt" in 2012
Unless you are on the government dole (and there have been an increasing number of those since he took office), there is no fiscally responsible reason you should support this marxist-leaning president for a second term. OBAMA - One Big A$$ Mistake America
Before you blame republicans, you might want to do some math. Mr. Obama's frequent laments about 'partisan politics' were disingenuous. Perhaps there were a significant number of democrats who realized Mr. Obama's proposals were not in the best interests of the nation. Ms. Woodbridge, I submit to you that it is Mr. Obama's intransigence that has created many of our problems. His refusal to compromise is often followed with condemnations of the republican's refusal to come to the table. In his eyes, refusing to do what you what is political maneuvering and doing what he wants is bipartisanship.
$350,000 AGI using 2009 data. This puts practically every member in Congress in the 1% - including many of those progressive democrats. This may be why they talk about reform and rarely do anything about it - it keeps the masses quiet. By any measure, Mr. Obama's administration has been pretty ineffective. His stimulus plan - a failure. Cash for Clunkers? Cost the taxpayers about $24,000 per car. A new car cost about $26,000 that year. Shall we discuss Solyndra? Fast and Furious? I don't even have to tune into FOX news - even the more liberal media is running these stories now.
A 'do nothing' Congress? Mr. Reid has refused to bring dozens of bills that passed the House to a vote - including a budget that the House passed. Mr. Obama has gone from being a starry-eyed idealist promising hope and change to a bitter, vicious, vindictive bully that lashes out whenever his will is thwarted. The times demand leadership - and this gentleman is lacking these qualities. He's had three years to prove himself - and has failed miserably.
National Debt doubled from $8.2 to $16.4 trillion. Economy still a catastrophe. Gasoline nearly twice what it was when Barry took office. Likewise Oil. Unemployment somewhere between 8.5 and 20% depending on which lies you care to believe. The "bright spot" of his presidency - the health bill has done nothing to slow exploding medical costs. The Administration has already gutted that travesty and the courts will finish it off. The bill was written by Big Pharma and Insurance Companies. Attorney General suing states over laws to limit ILLEGAL immigration, but not a single prosecution over the looting of banks. Obozo has achieved the seemingly impossible - made many of us long for the good old days of Bush/Cheney.