First, when asked by a Colorado reporter to give himself a grade on his first term, President Obama said he would have to give himself an incomplete. Let's see:
47,000,000 Americans on food stamps
The country $16 trillion in debt - $5 trillion more than when he took office
1 in 6 Americans living in poverty
8.2% unemployment
Average household income dropped nearly 5% from $53,508 in June 2009 to $50,964 in
June of this year - a larger percentage than during the recession!
Average price of a gallon of gasoline: $1.79 when he took office; $3.82 today
US credit rating downgraded to below AAA status for the first time in history
So if we had:
94,000,000 Americans on food stamps
The country $32 trillion in debt
1 in 4 Americans living in poverty
10% unemployment
Average household income dropped nearly 10%
Average price of a gallon of gasoline $6.82
US credit rating downgraded to junk bond status
will he have completed his goal and feel free to give himself an A+?
Second, isn't it just like Mister "Voted Present 147 times" to not give a real definitive answer? Nuance anyone? Certainly not the mark of a leader!
Lastly, the Democrats are considering moving President Obama's acceptance speech from the 70,000 seat Bank of America Stadium outdoor venue, to the 20,000 seat indoor Time-Warner Arena because "it might rain." Hey aren't these the same folks who were going to start lowering the level of the ocean and begin healing the planet? Why don't they just change the weather to clear skies? That shouldn't be too tough. What a difference 4 years can make!
Ken, some more startling facts:
ReplyDelete• The share of Americans who've been out of work a long time — now at 42% of the unemployed — is the highest since the Great Depression (source: Labor Department).
• The proportion of the civilian working-age population actually working, at 58%, is the smallest since the Carter era (Labor Department).
• 3 in 10 young adults can't find jobs and live with their parents, highest since the 1950s (Pew Research).
• 54% of bachelor's degree-holders under the age of 25 are jobless or underemployed, the highest share in decades (Northeastern University).
• Black teen unemployment, now at 37%, is near Depression-era highs (Labor Department).
I hope he gives himself an "F".
My fear is the Obama voters are just going to give him a pass. This president is a slacker president of a slacker nation. I wonder what the ne'er-do-wells are going to do when they go to get their food stamps, welfare checks, Obamacare, etc and they are told, "Sorry, we are out of money." What is their fallback plan?
ReplyDeleteHe is going to get a complete pass on the economy. Romney should run an ad saying "What did we get for our $700B?" Then play the clip of Obama laughing and saying, "The shovel-ready jobs weren't as shovel-ready as we thought." Then say,"With an attitude like that, do you really think he cares about the middle-class?"
ReplyDeleteHe's going to get a pass on his failed foreign policy. The entire world is ablaze and he and his minions are out there claiming it isn't anti-US.
His healthcare bill is going to be a disaster too. Romney should run an ad with a very fit elderly man being told by his doctor that all these years of running have made him healthy except for his knee or hip or whatever. The doc should say, you need a hip/knee replacement. Then it should cut to the panel of 16 bureaucrats, just looking at a piece of paper and saying, "Due to the patients age, the request for a knee/hip replacement is denied." Then back to the patient and doctor. Doctor tells the patient, "Sorry Joe, your running days are over."