Today marks President Obama's first 100 days in office. I can never remember a president getting so much scrutiny in the past, maybe it has something to do with him being the first Black president. After all, all Black people go through this process when they are the first ones to hold a position of authority in their field of work. You can best compare this to the historical reaction to allowing Jackie Robinson into Major League Baseball. Jackie was chosen because Branch Rickey felt that among all off the Black players in the Negro Leagues, he not only had the talent, but would have the disposition to withstand all of the racial taunts that would come from fans, opponents, and even teammates.
Some have compared the scrutiny of Pres. Obama to house arrest with an ankle bracelet. Every move is followed, recorded, scrutinized, and reported by the media. CNN is dedicating a whole day to this "event" by asking the public to grade his performance so far. It will be interesting to see how they handle this. Will he just be graded on what he has done? Will he be graded compared to what all others have done? Do people still remember that he is cleaning up a mountain of Bushshit left behind by the last tenants of the White House? Well here is my opinion.
Pres. Obama is doing an excellent job. He set his agenda during the campaign, and unlike any president in the past, he has addressed every major issue he spoke on. Most presidents have tackled the main problems first and put other campaign promises on the back burner, never to be heard from again. George Bush for example. took office and immediately gave people money back and called it a tax rebate, had the people all giddy and thinking he was great, and proceeded with his campaign promise to keep the military busy. And that's all he did for the next eight years, promote his war as something good for America, that the American people wanted. Honestly, I have to thank you for that because I never thought I would see a Black president in my lifetime.
As I stated in an earlier article, President Obama has to run his administration like a corporation, by setting up divisions and appointing heads of those divisions. He has tried to do this, but some of the people he had in mind proved unworthy, and instead of just appointing anyone, he has kept the people that held those positions in charge until he can find his own replacements. Why replace someone who is doing an adequate job with someone you know nothing about? It's too early to see how effective his efforts have been on the economy, but it is definitely better than what the republicans had to offer. They are still trying to criticize without offering an alternative.
Their little tea party tax demonstration was a complete failure as no one cares about the rich crying about getting taxed more when 95% of the country will receive a tax break. Hell, how can they complain, have they seen the President's tax payment? He paid over $800,ooo in taxes, nearly a third of what he made from the sale of his books, leaving him with over $1.5 million to live off of for the year. The average American family of four can live comfortably off of $50,000 a year. That would provide them with $12,000 worth of housing, $8,000 for two cars, and leave them with $30,000 to take care of food, clothing, schooling, and medical care. These are your essential everyday needs to survive in America.
He also has kept his promise to try to reach across the "aisle" to the republicans, and Republican Senator Arlen Specter has decided that if you can't beat them with our old, outdated, policies, it's best to join them. You see, Specter has been elected to the senate for five terms as a republican, a record for any Pennsylvania senator, but today decided to defect to the democrats, a move that has the good old boys of the republican party quite upset.
So in summation, Pres. Obama has done the a pretty good job of getting tthings back in order. The republicans didn't have a clue as to what to do with the failing economy other than to try to critixize this president for taking action. They can tell you it won't work with out giving a solution. Of course they don't have a solution because they don't know how they screwed it up. As any business person knows, in order for your business to survive, it is best to have some sort of written business plan to use as a road map. If you are traveling into territory that you are unfamiliar with, a map is your best guide in case you get off course. The only way you can ever be successful is to be able to rectify mistakes and strengthen weaknesses.
It is too early to judge the overall progress that he has made because he barely has had time to get policies and personnel in place. The best way to judge him is by where we were at this time last year. Consider the fact that gas was already over three dollars a gallon and they were promising us it would be at least five dollars by summer, a promise the Bush administration kept. Look at how far and fast it went down when Obama was elected, and you know that the past administration was fleecing the American public. Do you really think we would have been better off with McCain and Palin? Do you remember their solution to rising gas prices? I think it was something like "Drill Baby, Drill."
Some have compared the scrutiny of Pres. Obama to house arrest with an ankle bracelet. Every move is followed, recorded, scrutinized, and reported by the media. CNN is dedicating a whole day to this "event" by asking the public to grade his performance so far. It will be interesting to see how they handle this. Will he just be graded on what he has done? Will he be graded compared to what all others have done? Do people still remember that he is cleaning up a mountain of Bushshit left behind by the last tenants of the White House? Well here is my opinion.
Pres. Obama is doing an excellent job. He set his agenda during the campaign, and unlike any president in the past, he has addressed every major issue he spoke on. Most presidents have tackled the main problems first and put other campaign promises on the back burner, never to be heard from again. George Bush for example. took office and immediately gave people money back and called it a tax rebate, had the people all giddy and thinking he was great, and proceeded with his campaign promise to keep the military busy. And that's all he did for the next eight years, promote his war as something good for America, that the American people wanted. Honestly, I have to thank you for that because I never thought I would see a Black president in my lifetime.
As I stated in an earlier article, President Obama has to run his administration like a corporation, by setting up divisions and appointing heads of those divisions. He has tried to do this, but some of the people he had in mind proved unworthy, and instead of just appointing anyone, he has kept the people that held those positions in charge until he can find his own replacements. Why replace someone who is doing an adequate job with someone you know nothing about? It's too early to see how effective his efforts have been on the economy, but it is definitely better than what the republicans had to offer. They are still trying to criticize without offering an alternative.
Their little tea party tax demonstration was a complete failure as no one cares about the rich crying about getting taxed more when 95% of the country will receive a tax break. Hell, how can they complain, have they seen the President's tax payment? He paid over $800,ooo in taxes, nearly a third of what he made from the sale of his books, leaving him with over $1.5 million to live off of for the year. The average American family of four can live comfortably off of $50,000 a year. That would provide them with $12,000 worth of housing, $8,000 for two cars, and leave them with $30,000 to take care of food, clothing, schooling, and medical care. These are your essential everyday needs to survive in America.
He also has kept his promise to try to reach across the "aisle" to the republicans, and Republican Senator Arlen Specter has decided that if you can't beat them with our old, outdated, policies, it's best to join them. You see, Specter has been elected to the senate for five terms as a republican, a record for any Pennsylvania senator, but today decided to defect to the democrats, a move that has the good old boys of the republican party quite upset.
So in summation, Pres. Obama has done the a pretty good job of getting tthings back in order. The republicans didn't have a clue as to what to do with the failing economy other than to try to critixize this president for taking action. They can tell you it won't work with out giving a solution. Of course they don't have a solution because they don't know how they screwed it up. As any business person knows, in order for your business to survive, it is best to have some sort of written business plan to use as a road map. If you are traveling into territory that you are unfamiliar with, a map is your best guide in case you get off course. The only way you can ever be successful is to be able to rectify mistakes and strengthen weaknesses.
It is too early to judge the overall progress that he has made because he barely has had time to get policies and personnel in place. The best way to judge him is by where we were at this time last year. Consider the fact that gas was already over three dollars a gallon and they were promising us it would be at least five dollars by summer, a promise the Bush administration kept. Look at how far and fast it went down when Obama was elected, and you know that the past administration was fleecing the American public. Do you really think we would have been better off with McCain and Palin? Do you remember their solution to rising gas prices? I think it was something like "Drill Baby, Drill."
