Zack - 06 October 2010 12:40 AM
Not Sure - 05 October 2010 11:47 AM
at least he’s getting things done.
Uhhhhhhhhh….....................my question was what HAS he done….....
Two years is half a term.
That’s what I just said. No one can fix a ruined economy in two years.
He withdrew from Iraq, which is a start.
He is implying a universal health care plan, which he promised.
What has Bush done in 8 years?
^ I’m asking the same thing.
Also: Obama never promised to end the war. He promised to end the War in Iraq, which has been done. He said that he was going to pull troops out of Iraq and focus on Afghanistan, which is where our war with Al-Queda is. The terrorists. The came from a country that is not Iraq. So, to my knowledge, he has kept his war promises.
Also, as stated, he implied the UHC Plan, which he promised.
He took a bill passed by the Bush Administration which would raise taxes for ALL Americans and threw it out the window, instead focusing on raising the taxes of households that bring in $250,000+.
He’s working on closing Guantanamo Bay, and trying to force the auto industry to find more fuel efficient and eco-friendly emissions, both hopefully done by next year.
There’s more, those are off of the top of my head and I don’t feel like writing a novel. And yes, there is good and there is bad. But as someone else already said (Ant or Leni?), you cannot fix a failed economy in two years.
I can’t speak for everybody, but I didn’t not vote for Obama simply because of the things he promised. I also voted for him because his policies were what I most agreed with, his policies were things that I, too, wanted and were things I could support. I voted for him because the plans he expressed to FIX the economy sounded like genuinely good ideas.
I’m tired of people getting pissed off at Obama because HE hasn’t fixed the economy, but he seems to be trying a hell of a lot harder in two years than Bush ever did in eight. It’s not his fault that he walked into this mess, so he shouldn’t be the only person that’s being roasted over a fire for it.
Any person who puts 100% of their faith in a President clearly does not understand the way our government works.
I’ve said it before and I will say it again - your voice matters. It counts. Maybe you don’t think so, but it does. You ELECT people to REPRESENT you. But here’s a little secret - if you petition you congressmen and women, if you write them letters, if you go to protests or rallies, you are telling YOUR REPRESENTATIVES what you want them to do.
Do not blame one person for the failing economy. Was Bush an idiot? In my opinion, without a doubt. However, he was not the only person who got to make those decisions. Just as Obama isn’t the only person making the decisions on Capital Hill right now. Congress votes to pass bills, and the President can accept or veto those bills into law. So if you want something done, get off of your ass and do something about it.
You’d be surprised what a letter to your local, state and federal representatives can do.
You may also be surprised to know that if you don’t like the people representing you, the only way you can be sure that you tried your hardest is to get out and vote. Seriously.
