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January 20, 2011
Report Card on Obama'sFirst Two Years
By K.E. Campbell
Two years ago today, Barack Obama was inaugurated as
president of the United States. Are you better off today
than you were two years ago?
Numbers don't lie, and here are the data on the impact
he has had on the lives of Americans:
January
2009 Current % chg
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Avg. retail price/gallon gas in
U.S. (regular conventional) $1.83 $3.104 69.6% 1
Selected commodities:
Crude oil, European Brent
(barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7% 2
Crude oil, West TX Inter.
(barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9% 2
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Natural gas, Henry Hub, $
per MMbtu $4.85 $4.48 -7.6% 2
Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5% 2
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central
IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1% 2
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 42.3% 2
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb.
fob $13.37 $35.39 164.7% 2
Consumer Price Index (for all
urban consumers) 211.1 219.2 3.8% 3
Producer Price Index:finished goods 170.3 183.0 7.5% 3
Producer Price Index: all
commodities 171.0 189.9 11.1% 3
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7% 3
Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4% 3
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Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7% 3
Number of fed. employees, ex.
uniformed military (curr =12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2% 3
Real median household income
(2008 vs 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7% 4
Number of food stamprecipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1% 5
Number of unemployment
benefit recipients (curr =
12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2% 6
Number of long-termunemployed, in millions 2.6 6.4 146.2% 3
Poverty rate, individuals (2008
vs 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3% 4
People in poverty in U.S., inmillions (2008 vs 2009) 39.8 43.6 9.5% 4
House price index (current =
Q3 2010)
198.7 192.7 -3.0% 7
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S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price
Index: 20 city composite (curr
= 10/10) 146.4 145.3 -0.8% 8
Number of properties subject
of foreclosure filings, in
millions 2.82 2.87 1.7% 9
DJIA (12,403 on 6/3/08, dateBHO clinched Dem.
nomination) 7,949 11,825 48.8% 2
NASDAQ (2,480 on 6/3/08) 1,441 2,725 89.1% 2
S&P 500 (1,378 on 6/3/08) 805 1,282 59.2% 2
Global Dow 1,356 2,153 58.8% 2
U.S. rank in Economic
Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a 10
Consumer Confidence Index(curr = 12/10) 37.7 52.5 39.3% 1
Present Situation Index (curr
= 12/10)
29.9 23.5 -21.4% 1
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Failed banks (curr = 2010 +
2011 to date) 140 164 17.1% 12
U.S. dollar versus Japanese
yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6% 2
U.S. money supply, M1, inbillions (curr = 12/10
preliminary) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4% 13
U.S. money supply, M2, inbillions (curr = 12/10preliminary) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5% 13
National debt, in trillions $10.627 $14.052 32.2% 14
Sources:
1 - U.S. Energy Information
Admin.
2 - Wall Street Journal
3 - Bureau of Labor Statistics
4 - Census Bureau
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5 - USDA
6 - U.S. Dept. of Labor
7 - FHFA
8 - Standard & Poor's/Case-
Shiller
9 - RealtyTrac
10 - Heritage Foundation and
WSJ
11 - The Conference Board
12 - FDIC
13 - Federal Reserve
14 - U.S. Treasury
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Results as of 9 am, July 4, 2010
Economy- 67.60% gave him an FForeign Policy- 59.68% gave him anF
Healthcare- 78.67% gave him anF
Afghanistan- 31.93% gave him an F; 22.84%
gave him a D
Iraq- 35.96% gave him an F; 23.77% gave him a
D
Threat of Terrorism- 57.52% gave him anF
Energy and the Environment- 55.04%
gave him anF
Social Issues- 58.84% gave him anF
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Bipartisanship- 78.20% gave him an F
Obama's Overall Job as President-
63.76% gave him anF.
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The Big Question: Howwould you grade Obama's
presidency?By Sydelle Moore - 12/14/09 12:43 PM ET
Some of the nation's top political commentators,
legislators and intellectuals offer some insight into the
biggest question burning up the blogosphere today.
Today's question:
In an interview that aired Sunday night, President
Barack Obama graded his presidency so far as a "good,
solid B-plus."
How would you grade the first 11 months
of Barack Obama's presidency?
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Cheri Jacobus, Pundits blog contributor, said:
With poll after poll indicating Obama's standing with the
American public is lower in his first year than any
president since they started this type of polling, it really
doesn't matter what grade any pundits, the media, or
inside-the-beltway types give Obama. It doesn't matter
what grade Obama gives Obama. The American
people are who count, and they are not
rating President Barack Obama even
close to the self-congratulatory and
self-delusional B-plus he has given
himself.
Even more interesting are polls indicating that the much-
maligned former President George W. Bush is now, in
hindsight, far more appreciated than in the final days of
his presidency. Since Bush hasn't done anything in a
year, the only explanation for his surge in the polls is
how Obama has stood up by comparison and apparently
it's not all that well.
After staking his entire presidential campaign and at
least his first 9 months of his presidency on a"blame Bush" strategy, and seeing it fail, it's nowonder Obama is trying to sound more like Bush and
Vice President Cheney these days on foreign policy ...
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Bernie Quigley, Pundits blog contributor, said:
I have a lot of complaints about Obama as a policymaker but as an individual I would give him an A. Not
because of the bailouts; F on the bailouts. Notbecause of the war in Afghanistan; C on Afghanistan.
Not because ofthe health care issues he has
thrown in the hands of Congressional
party hacks; F on that.But because he was throwninto the Presidency as an emergency measure to save the
Democratic Party from complete self destruction when it
could not relieve itself from Clinton dominance. This was
his only requirement. And for this heroic singularity he
deserves an A. He was about as qualified to be
President as my brother Daryl and much less
qualified than Mike, the guy who fixes my truck.That is not a criticism of him. It is an objective reading of
his resume. Under these circumstances he made a
remarkable adjustment. But next year we will expect
results.
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Brent White, professor of Law at the University of
Arizona, said:
The President was handed two wars and an economy
headed toward depression by the Bush administration.
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He deserves a great deal of credit for the admirable job
he has done handling these crises, all the while dealing
with endless obstructionism from the Right. B+
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John F. McManus, president of The John Birch
Society, said:
President Obama deserves high marks only for his
efforts to steer the United States into the New World
Order. Under his leadership, our nation hasbecome moredeeply mired in socialism,vastly more heavily indebted, increasinglyentangled in more initiatives leading to world
government, and saddled with an
administration full of political and
moral revolutionaries who are actively
working to undo the American dream.His swearing an oath to abide by the Constitution
(and its many limitations on government power) is
a classic example of a sick joke. Our nation needsand deserves much, much better. Let us hope, work and
pray for a great awakening of the American people sothat the situation described above can be reversed and
some of the harm already visited upon us can be undone.
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Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.org, said:
The Administration has made enormous but quietprogress reforming Federal government, which will have
a big impact over decades. Also, Obama has restored
honor to the Oval Office.
I'd suggest A-, better perhaps depending on health care
reform's success.
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John Feehery, Pundits blog contributor, said:
His poll ratings have fallen from the mid-sixties to the
mid-forties. His accomplishments, which are slender,
were pretty much pre-cooked from the last Congress.
His major decision, to increase troops to Afghanistan,
has alienated his base and took far too long to make. He
has left most of the major legislative decisions in the
hands of a liberal and unpopular Democratic
Congressional leadership. It is hard to imagine
how I can give him a passing gradefor thatperformance.
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Justin Raimondo, editorial director of
Antiwar.com,said:
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I give President Obama an F-minus.
The F is for his continuation and extension of the
Bush foreign policy of global intervention, especially hisunconscionable escalation of the
Afghan/Pakistan war. We are told thatAfghanistan is a threat to the continental US because al-
Qaeda is using it as a base to plot attacks on the US,
when anyone can see that the actual planning and
execution of the 9/11 attacks took place on American and
German soil (Mohammed Atta and his confreres lived inHamburg, Germany, before they came to the US legally).
We are in for a decade-long involvement in that part of
the world, regardless of what Obama says about
starting to withdraw in 2011 at a cost of
trillions of taxpayer dollars, and many
thousands of lives. To say nothing ofthe costs in blowback.
Rather than making us safer, the Presidents foreign
policy is endangering us, destabilizing
the entire region, and allowing us to get
drawn into yet another quagmire.
The F is also for his economic policies, which are
destroying the dollar, impoverishing
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average Americans, and enriching his
banker friends and supporters. See MattTaibbis latest in Rolling Stone for the real story on how
the President is *selling out the country forthe benefit of his cronies at Goldman
Sachs and CitiGroup.
*A MUST READ BY Matt Taibbi:http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-
great-american-bubble-machine-20100405
As for the minus thats for having the absolute gallto rate himself a good solid B-plus! What
nerve.
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William Redpath, chairman of the Libertarian
National Committee, said:
I think President Obama is a bit biased, but then so am
I. I dont see how anyone who thinks we
should have limited government,
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particularly at the federal level, and
who thinks the Constitution should be
respected, could give his presidencyanything other than an F so far.
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Hal Lewis, professor at UC Santa Barbara, said:
All grades depend on the objective. If Obama's
objective is to give the accumulated national treasure tothe folks who will reelect him, he gets an A+ from me. If
it is to load our children with an insupportable burden,
that of paying off the debts he is incurring with gay
abandon, another A+. If it is to protect the
country from its sworn enemies he gets
an F, and if it's to protect the productivitythat has given us the best living
standards in the world, another F.Nothing in between, you will note.
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He gets the lowest possible mark from me for daring to
use Marxists and self-proclaimed
Communists in our White House. I can'tput my finger on one thing he has personally
accomplished. He is not a strong leader, but onlypretends to be. Why are people not looking the situation
squarely in the eye and telling it like it is. BY doreme on12/14/2009 at 14:07
I'm just a regular Joe and I give him F-! He should bein the corner with a dunce cap. BY janicegammill on 12/14/2009at 14:08
CT Constitutional Threat (That's below an
F by the way) BY Andrew J. Manuse on 12/14/2009 at 14:26
F- He is going after a Soviet Union State and the[***] with every body else. He wants the dollar to
devalue to a penny that is how he will pay the debt
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off but everything we own will be worth that penny! BYWilliam on 12/14/2009 at 16:08
F Has any of the Senators read the Health Reform Bill?
Page after page indicates we are in for
rationing and our health care being left
to insurers if we are elderly.A Dr. Frasierwent ov er the bill page by page and it is frightening. BY
Reed Taylor on 12/14/2009 at 16:10
I am with the President! He kept us from another depression, which hadstarted long before the finish of the presidential campaign, took on twounpopular wars, has had zero Republican assistance, their plan was to say noen masse, if you remember the tv interview, prior to their first meeting,BEFORE any issues had even been been raised! There has been a negativeRepublican based media blitz on every single issue. Bush had his eyes closedto the whole debacle from the get-go, McCain said the economy wasn't hisstrong suit, and now some are crying for those "good ole'" daze. Welcome toshort attention span theatre! Good Grief! If that is what you long for, then youhave learned absolutely nothing about how incompetence got us to the 2009financial disaster Welcome Wagon for the new tenants of 1600 PennsylvaniaAvenue. The gift that keeps on giving. B ! BY c yngve on 12/14/2009 at16:49
He talks a lot. He's well versed in his talking. He does agood job talking. Okay, that's about it! I haven't
seen anything actually accomplished.
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But, he does talk a good story. BY Debi on12/14/2009 at 17:25
I would give him a C. He is overextended and
unfocused,and his priority should be on jobs. He waselected in the midst of a recession, and unemployment
continues to climb. He is spending trillions on
bailouts, but if he had focused on providing incentives
for hiring (as he promised in his campaign), he mighthave been able to employ the private sector's help in a
turnaround. If unemployment continues to climb, he will
be a lame duck President in a hurry. BY RBINTN on12/14/2009 at 17:32
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Yeah, an F. BY clayusmcret on 12/14/2009 at 21:28
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F is too high. He gets a Z for implementing UN
Agenda 21 so we can be his slaves. He isMuslim and he hate the country. Everyonewho hasn't been brainwashed at prep school knows as
much. BY Lisa Cardiff on 12/14/2009 at 21:29
Hmm how do I grade Obama. Here's my report card:
Economy F National Defense D HealthCare F Abiding by constitutional duties F
Paying back unions A Taking care of
Chicago friends AAppointments F Yeah he
is a pretty damn bad President, so far. Andshows little indication that he is willing to take up his
constitutional duties. BY Lyndsey on 12/14/2009 at 21:39
An F. I think the only thing that would make me givehim a B is if he left office. BY jjs on 12/14/2009 at 21:50
F and another F for good measure on how hewill bring this country down in another
month! Don't apologize for this American,
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u r NOT my president!BY thiacyn on 12/14/2009 at22:11
F-. He hasmastered the art of double speak.If he wants to be President of the World,
he should resign and go work for the UN
so he can be with his fellow Marxist
buddies, but his agenda is NOT what
American citizens want.We are not interested ina One world/New World Odor. And we are extremely
tired of his constant bashing of the citizens of our
country and our country as a whole. BY Rene on 12/14/2009at 22:40
F on his policies.Biggest F on hisapology world tour. D plus based on his
weak resume. A if he resigns tomorrow. BY TomB on12/14/2009 at 22:42
For Oprah to ask the president to grade himself after
eleven months was a ridiculous question which presented
only false choices ( A through F). Obama is always
talking about false choices, but he didn't recognize this
setup. The only grade he really deserves so far is an
Incomplete. BY bailey on 12/14/2009 at 23:00
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I grade it an FU. BY Jamal on 12/14/2009 at 23:36
0bama only gets a B if it is an affirmative action grade,
that would equate to a D- for anyone else. BYSkepticalOne on 12/14/2009 at 23:42
Bush had essentially put the tourniquet on the economy
and the market by the end of his term. Obama
terrorized business and the economyfrom his inauguration until March 9-10 when Kent
Conrad (D, Senate Budget Com Chair) said they were
not necessarily on board with all of Obama's agenda. I
cannot remember the specific issue but I definitely
remember the market turning up from then on. Hisstimulus was an abject failureaccording toabout 30 CEO's of multinational companies that I follow.
They report the stimulus was mostly invisible with a
couple seeing minor positives and one seeing actual
negative results due to business hesitation on spending
until the stimulus was fleshed out. Local governments felt
some benefit according to governors but I think everyoneone would agree his stimulus was not the most
efficient use of our debt. Obviously his
deficit spending is obscene. Wasting time
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and energy on health care , cap and trade(global warming) and Gitmo was dumb , something
neither Bush nor Palin would have done. BY Ron on
12/15/2009 at 00:10
How could there be any doubtand F-and Mr.Criagslist..restoring honor to the Oval Officeit is to
laughBY Xango on 12/15/2009 at 00:12
Call the grade an F, not only because that's the lowestpossible but because this weasel now stands revealed
as an illegal alien, not even a U.S. Citizen, on-
record as an Indonesian national for purposes
of foreign-student aid.Soetoro's DNC
eligibility certification letter merely names himas a candidate, omitting legally imperative
attestation of his Constitutional qualifications.
His purported Draft Registration Form,
purportedly filed at age eighteen in 1979, is an
egregious fraud worthy of Dan Rather's crapulent
sidekick, Mary Mapes. As for independently verifiablebirth records, they remain closely-held state secrets in
Mombasa hospital archives. Grade" BHO?
"Sentencing" would be a better exercise. BY John Blake on12/15/2009 at 00:19
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Obama gets an "I". Because he is not the
president. he never showed the public hiscertified birth certificate nor answered under
oath in hearing about his adoption in another
country and his citizenship in Kenya. So, withoutthat as it was called into question, obama has not meet
the criteria under the constitution to be the President
and that is why he is working so hard todestroy the Constitution which protects us.
Then he can to whatever he wants to and
with each of the citizens;that includes YOU! BYJoe on 12/15/2009 at 00:21
Impeach Obama for not prooving his citizenshipperiod ;and not prooving his "natural born" status
which the Constitution guarantees to us. Impeach him
for his treason by promoting a BILL that is
2,000 pages long, no one voting on it has read,
and which is Treason against our country!!!!BY Joe on 12/15/2009 at 00:26
He gets an F. This president has done
everything in his power to enrich his
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friends at the expense of the nation. Hehas not been transparent. He has not been ethical. He is
not respected by the military. He has been
caught in video and audio in repeated lies. Nowthere is a demand that he be subpoenaed by the
Blagojavich lawyers in a corruption trial. If it wasn't for
a super majority in the house and senate he and his staff
would be under investigation and facing ethics hearings.BY Nachum on 12/15/2009 at 00:38
F-What a delusional, self-aggrandizing,
narcisisstic, faux-intellectual,
leadership-less, out-of-his-league"Commander in Chief" we have. He is a lightweight and
a fraud.As they say in Texas: "all hat and no cattle".We get what we deserve, unfortunately. BY Tooler D on12/15/2009 at 00:43
What if he called a meeting and nobody came? This
almost happened today. Soon, he'll have to chase people
down to make a shakedown. The big meeting tomorrow;
I hope nobody shows up again because of a climate
change. The grade is zero.. BY Bill on 12/15/2009 at 00:59
I wish there were more letters in the alphabet but a Z
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will have to do. Obama and most of
congress are trampling the
Constitution like it has never been abused before!BY Bob McDougal on 12/15/2009 at 01:00
He could have accomplished the same impact with stimulus bill by trimmingabout $200BHe STILL can't veto a budget fillled with porkBUTHe'selevated the US standing in the worldHe's made progress in buildingcoalitions (see Iran rebuke)He resisted those genius wanna-be "conservativeeconomists" (Greenspan, Peter Moreci, Noriel Rubini) who wanted Obama to
buy up the banks - which would have cost us another $ tril!He's faced aGOP headwind which doesn't even concede that he's the legitimate President!Finally, there's Oslo. The speech he gave - to the audience he gave it to -was exceptional. In fact, it defined American Exceptionalism better than anyneocon, cowboy diplomat, ever did. The Norwegians tried to set the Presidentup. He saw through it. He countered it and he slammed them with a speechthat they would have NEVER stood to hear from Bush. A thoughful(Afghanistan) plan, a tireless effort and a pragmatic approach, gets thePOTUS a B-. BY JayC on 12/15/2009 at 02:20
He deserves an A for simply being able to function in the hate-filled rabidright atmosphere that we are living in. It was a first year filled with crisis aftercrisis and a very full agendaopinion polls be damned. Next year it may be
just the opposite in the polls. (We don't need no stinking polls.)BY GilWilson on 12/15/2009 at 06:39
He gets an F from me. He is a fool.. He doesn'trespect the Constitution, he is a
partisan, throught and through, he thumbs his
nose at legislative checks and balances,
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such as appointing 41 czars many whose backgrounds
are Marxist. (That's their own words, not mine). He
won't listen to his generals, he bows to other leaders, he
apologizes for the country again andagain and again.Look at who he surrounds
himself withradicals who want to
"fundamentally transform this
country". His own words.He is a nightmare.
He is saddling my children withunsustainable debt to China. What othergrade other than an F is appropriate for this self-
absorbed individual?Oh, I knowIT'S ALL BOOOSH'S
FAULT. The left's mantra. When you are president you
lead, you don't accuse. Tired of his excuses. BY Gretchen on12/15/2009 at 06:55
Overall from the viewpoint of a Liberal Progressive, I have been sorelydisappointed by the job President Obama has done so farhe has kept thestatus quo from the Bush Years regards the War in Afghanistan, indeed,expanded the War. His inability to fight his own Party to get the HealthCareBill passed with a strong Public Option. He has not opened up his governmentto be more transparent as he promised and did not go after members of theBush Administration for Crimes which were committed during GW's watch.
My grade for Obama? A very strong D-! BY tommytoons on 12/15/2009 at07:57
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He gets an "A" for arrogance and an "F"
for everything else. BY Glennis on 12/15/2009 at 08:44
I wonder what the collective IQ is of most of the anti-Obama deranged posterson here? 25? That's probably too generous. BY Todd on 12/15/2009 at 09:23
F - Foreign AffairsF- Domestic F
- His CabinetF-Using PrompterF-EgoF-EconomyF-Gifts he gave
to foreign leaders.F-InterviewsF-
Apology TourF-Non disclosure of his
records, birth, college. BY Navy on 12/15/2009 at09:26
OBAMA: "CHANGE" OR "SHORT-
CHANGE?"BY Ernie Kent on 12/15/2009 at 09:28
I just want to know the grading curve? BY Chris Sells on
12/15/2009 at 09:29
Gosh, Todd. Recognizing incompetence, inexperience
and self congratulation in this president makes one a
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moron? My personal feeling is that he was
elected by the unusually high
preponderance of dim bulbs who turned outspecifically to vote for him ( and who will most likelynever bother to participate again in the process). BYGlennis on 12/15/2009 at 09:58
He gets an A in destroying our financial
future via huge deficits (it's really hard to blowa trillion dollars in your first month on the job), a B in
grovelling to dictators, a C in standing with leftist special
interests, a D in economic management and having the
worst jobs record in a generation, and an F in
adherence to laws and Constitution and
American liberty.Overall grade - F. BYPatrick on 12/15/2009 at 10:16
"He kept us from another depression"Are you a moron?
We lost 5 million jobs in one year since he
was elected. The economy and the jobs
vaporized on HIS watch, even though he likesto blame the guy before, he voted for
EVERYTHING that was done in 2008.This is the
worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover! Obama
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didnt keep us from anything but a better economic
recovery. Everything he proposes will kill
jobs. Go figure! F on Jobs andEconomy! BY Patrick on 12/15/2009 at 10:19
I second that, 'Todd'!MOST OF THE ANTI-OBAMA ']F-' TYPES HAVEMISSPELLED HALF THE WORDS IN THEIR POSTS. COME ONPEOPLE! IF YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A STRAIGHT SENTENCE OUTWHAT SORT OF PLATFORM DO YOU HAVE TO RATE THIS
BRILLIANT, SPECTACULAR PRESIDENT?! FROM ME HE GETS A: C-.I AM A MODERATE, NOT TO LIBERAL ON IMMIGRATION,DEFENSE, ECONOMY. BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE AN INTELLIGENTMAN IN OUR HIGHEST OFFICE. FURTHERMORE, HE HAS DONEWONDERS TO PULL US AWAY FROM THE LITERAL EDGE OFECONOMIC ABYSS, WILL HAVE A HEALTHCARE BILL WITHOUT APUBLIC OPTION BY JAN (I THOUGHT YOU CONSERVATIVESWANTED THAT ANYWAY, YOU SHOULD BE CHEERING), AND HASCOMPLETELY REVERSED THE TREND OF ANTI-AMERICANSENTIMENT AMONG OUR ALLIES (WHO, CONTRARY TO
REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT, DO MATTER). SO GIVE THE GUY ACHANCE FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE-UNLESS YOU ARE TOO BLINDEDBY THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN TO DO SO[***]S.BY GHamlyn on12/15/2009 at 10:21
Typical American people, including myself. Quick to judge and unrealistic. Iwant it now (the operative word being I or me, me, me). Y'all are in somefantasyland if you expected Obama to fix everything and make it better by
year one of his Presidency. Who's the idiot dunce who is delusional now? Irate him a "B". BY Frank on 12/15/2009 at 10:24
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he gets a big fat F-BY TC Patriot on 12/15/2009 at10:32
All Hail Obama!All Hail the State!Am I doing it right, CYNGVE? BYJamesJ on 12/15/2009 at 10:34
Correction on the misspelling of 'too' by the way. As for 'Patrick'yes theeconomy has lost jobs since he took office. However, if you knew much abouteconomics you would understand that unemployment is a lagging indicator.Unfortunately, despite their loathsome nature, banks and other financialsegments of the economy must first be stabilizedas per 'trickle down'economics. Oh waitI thought all of you Repubs liked Reagannow you aretrouncing the very economic policies he called his own!? What is wrong withyou hypocrites? You will see that monthly job loss has been steadily decliningsince Jan and will, by my prediction, be in the positive territory by the timethe report is released in late Dec. Our economy is a huge ship and takes greattime and resources to correct course. Just consider the obvious before youwrite another slanderous, mindless comment, people. BY GHamlyn on12/15/2009 at 10:34
He gets a C- because he has surrounded himself
with a bunch of self-congratulating, pansy
ass, numb nuts in the White Housefirethat Robert Gibbs for heaven's sake!!!!!!BYGHamlyn on 12/15/2009 at 10:37
Overall a D which means needs improvementsignific
ant improvement. Occasionally he shows some signs of
intelligent life and being in touch with reality. Parts of
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his Oslo speech were positively Reagan-esque. Evil exists
Mr Prezwelcome to the real world. It is a transition
from ivory towers. However his judgement is pathetic.
He has handed over responsibility for crucial legislationto the Nightmare team of Pelosi and Reid. He
surrounds himself with radicals, leftists
and elements of the fever swamp that Iwouldnt want heading a local school board
much less the United States. He is WEAK,
afraid of criticism, without an originalthought and he's beholden to many special
interest groups. How did ya'll VOTE for this stuffedshirt? I still can't believe it. He TOLD you what he would
dotransform America. Let's hope he can be stopped BYLisa on 12/15/2009 at 10:42
Todd- how intellictually snobbish of you. One of the
reasons many people really dislike liberals is that
liberals resort to insults such as yours when
you have no other argument. And of course anyopinion that differs from yours must be wrong. The
leaders of your party have exactly the same tone. And
those leaders, many of them under ethics investigation,
show that they think they are entitled to flaunt the law.
I'm mean Rangel, Murtha, Waters etc. Obama sold
himself as a moderate and did the bait and switch ending
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up as the most liberal and the most
unqualified of Presidents. The country doesn'ttake to the full left leaning liberal policies. Most are more
moderate. And that's is why Obama and the Dems poll
numbers have plummeted. BY jschmidt on 12/15/2009 at 10:53
He gets an F. He lies. He dislikes America.Ialso agree with John Feebury. (hope I spelled his name
right). BY liz on 12/15/2009 at 11:30
turning around a horrific economy, drawing down troops in Iraq, the bill thatequalizes womens pay, hmmm, shall I go on, the work done for the disabledchildren, adding health coverage for kids, restoring our WORLD IMAGE andUNDERSTANDING WHAT DIPLOMACY MEANS, but not backing downwhen diplomacy won't work, his tireless efforts to work with memembers onthe othe side of the isle and placing qualified people in his cabinet (or
nominating them) regardless of political party, the stimulusshall I go on?Oh, may run out the the character limit to list all he and congress has done inLESS THAN a years time. He cut himself short. Definitely an A ! BY c on12/15/2009 at 11:30
He has done nothing except "negativity"
towards our country and its people. he
deserves an "F" for the year with no chance for arepeat year of the same. BY Anon on 12/15/2009 at 11:33
I feel that Berni Quigley. Read his blog. He's right on! BYliz on 12/15/2009 at 11:36
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I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO ASHAMED OF
THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THEGREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
THIS PRESIDENT IS A TRAVESTY. HE
HAS MADE OUR NATION A LAUGHING
STOCK TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.
HE IS A SELF ABSORBED EGOTIST AND
EVERYTHING HE DOES IS ABOUT HIMIN SOME WAY. IT IS ALWAYS "I AND
ME" IN ALL OF HIS DECISIONS. HIS
IDEOLOGY IS EVIL AND HE AND THE
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS ARE
TRASHING WHAT IS LEFT OF THE
CONSTITUTION, WHICH THEY ALL SWORETO ABIDE BY AND TO UPHOLD AS THE
ULTIMATE LAW OF THE LAND AND UPON
WHICH ALL LAW IS TO BE PREDICATED. BYJUDITH REDDEN on 12/15/2009 at 11:44
I give the President an F. He is the worstPresident in my generation. He
willfully disregards the will of the
American people, and worse he believes we are
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Muslin in the Oval Office Destruction
on of Checks and Balances guaranteed
by the Constitution and Bill of RightsObama should be impeached for High
Treason Both Republican and DemocraticPresidencies before have been on the same track since
Nixon. Obama is merely solidifying the Imperial
Presidencythe biggest fear of the Founding Father! BYJames Goldberg on 12/15/2009 at 13:51
Personally, I think Mr. Obama is GODs man to bring
this Country to its knees due to its corruption. I expect he
will be forced to hand the Country over to a head cleric
after the Church is gone to enforce the One World
Government where no one can buy or sell without having
the mark on his head or wrist. Probably this once greatUS of A will be a second rate Country if not a 3rd rate if
it exists at all a year past the removal of the body of
Christ. The first 4 chapters of Revelation speak of
supernatural events that destroy a good share of
mankind and the land. Where is this to take place? It is
not stated, but the middle east keeps going. What is left?
Well, take a look at a world map and see. BY ED on12/15/2009 at 17:05
RATHER THAN BORE READERS WITH THE
REASONS WHY THE GRADE I GIVE A SOLID
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"F". THAT IS A TOTAL FAILURE ON
ALL FRONTS. I WOULD HAVE GIVEN A "Z"BUT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A BIASED
GRADE SO "F" WILL HAVE TO DO. MERRY
CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND MAY GOD YES GOD
BLESS AMERICA EVEN THOSE WHO ARE
DISGUSTED BY THESE FINAL COMMENTS:::
)))BY F. MICHAEL RUSSO JR. on 12/15/2009 at 17:35
F, and no exclamations are needed for the why, as wewill be living the reasons why for a very long time. BYdonnal on 12/15/2009 at 21:12
I believe this POTUS to be an B as well. For, if you were
trying to control the means of production, prosperity,
and property. Root out all means of self preservation, selfreliance, rule of law, and self governance, Borrow and
spend the most amount of OPM's money in the shortest
amount of time in US history. And Blame every
administration but yours for your own
short comings, and get away with it. And
let's not forget, who is it that is also themost traveled POTUS in US history, The
first POTUS in US history to bow before
kings before him and proclaim America is
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arrogant, I apologize. Then, yes, there is still 3 yearsof improvement left for the A . And if you disagree with
that, it's Bush's fault. BY AMERICAN CITIZEN on 12/16/2009 at
14:36
I give this guy a resounding A , absolutely and withno doubt. He gets that grade for his complete consistency
with every president at least since Kennedy:
egocentric, lying, power hungry, devoid
of principle and greedily extending his
grip on power since (at very least) his
inauguration. Careless of the
constitution, and viewing the rule of
law as a hindrance to his plans. This is theonly type of person who will ever even be close to aposition to be president. Our oft trumpeted electoral
system makes sure that every other contender is
eliminated waaaay down there in the lower level
elections. Way, way down there in the first, most critical
vote that most of us never see: the checkbook election.
The one where the corporate sponsors give out nice fat
campaign checks to those who appear the best able togrease the regulatory skids for them. Absolutely A . Any
other measure is perhaps interesting but irrelevant, as it
has nothing to do with how our actual government
functions. BY marko on 12/18/2009 at 12:50
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F- in a home-schooled environment but an A in anygovernment school. While I still submit the differencebetween Messrs Bush and Obama is skin color, at least
the Obamao is sincere in his collectivist sentiment with
the condition he and his cronies are in the nomenclature
are more equal than others. Yet another testament to
why the Presidency should be vacant for four years so
Americans can see what a clear and present
danger it is to their liberties andfreedoms. Secession now! BY LysanderSpooner on 12/18/2009 at 16:33
A for tone, Ffor expanding the wars and the
scope of government, F for the bailouts, Ffor the "stimulus" farce, F for doing
nothing about illegal immigration, F for
thinking and policymaking at the same
level of incompetence, ignorance and
stupidity as the Clinton and G W Bush years. Overallgrade: F. The Republicans and Democrats are virtually
indistinguishable le. We need new politicians and
political parties. BY SocRat on 12/18/2009 at 18:06
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OK, I'll try again since my first comment must have been
seen as unfit for eyes to see or minds to comprehend. I
give Obamao an E as in embarrassing. You myfellow Americans may fill in the blanks. BY Srbastian on12/18/2009 at 20:17
Craig Newmark lives in Bizarro World. That's where
everything is the exact opposite of what it is here. BYLester Hunt on 12/21/2009 at 00:05
Ffor f___ing scariest President I've everseen, and I lived through Nixon, Carter and both Bushes.BY Janet Holmes on 12/21/2009 at 07:05
@ Doreme I highly doubt if you and I were standing face
to face you could define either Marxism or Communism,I'm surprised that you could even spell either one. Could
you please tell me who in the White House is
a "self proclaimed Communist?" BYFreekfreely on 12/21/2009 at 14:48
he should be a D . he's done nothing to help
this economy. just passing health care
makes it worse and sends us into a
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bankrupt recession. people are
becoming homelessup in Colorado quickly. ithurts to see all this happening. i wasn't raised in a time
when this nation was like this, but its a shame that
America is turning to soviet union.people telling poor people to shoplift if they can't
afford things. thats what happened in Russia.
People stole from others and killed each other for
material. he likes to see this happen. he claims he
has better helath care himself. what does that mean inyour own words or a two word phrase. tell America
the truth about your birth country and who u
are. he says he's got the #1 health care BY anonymous on12/22/2009 at 13:28
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Economists Give Obama Grade
Rating ofF An Ugly Ending
By Bill Zielinski on March 12th, 2009
The First Test Results Are In
Obama, Geithner Get Low Grades From Economists
U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary
Timothy Geithner received failing grades for their efforts
to revive the economy from participants in the latest
Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.
The economists assessment stands in stark contrast with
Mr. Obamas popularity with the public, with a recent
Wall Street Journal/NBC poll giving him a 60%
approval rating. A majority of the 49 economists polled
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said they were dissatisfied with the administrations
economic policies.
However, economists main criticism of the Obama team
centered on delays in enacting key parts of plans to
rescue banks. They overpromised and underdelivered,
said Stephen Stanley of RBS Greenwich Capital.
Secretary Geithner scheduled a big speech and came
out with just a vague blueprint. The uncertainty is
hanging over everyones head.
Mr. Geithner unveiled the Obama administrations plansFeb. 10, but he offered few details, and stocks sank on
the news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down
almost 20% since the announcement, as multiple issues
have weighed on investors confidence.
Despite spending and borrowing trillions of taxpayer
dollars in the past two months, Mr Obama has failed to
inspire confidence in the business community. Investorshave expressed a resounding vote of no confidence as
seen by the ugly 20% slide in stock prices since the new
administration took over. At the current pace of events,
the country will be insolvent and the Dow at 800 by year
end 2009.
Investment Adviser In Chief Fuels Despair
The Obama Administration finally seems to have noticed
that all of their policy announcements so far have only
fueled economic despair, not alleviated it. So President
Barack Obama took the rare opportunity yesterday of
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offering some investment advice to the American people:
What youre now seeing is profit and earning ratios are
starting to get to the point where buying stocks is a
potentially good deal, if youve got a long-termperspective on it. In other words, Obama wants
Americans to Buy! Buy! Buy!
But before you rush out and follow President Obamas
investment advice, consider this: last week Obamas
Treasury Department announced that the government
would take a 36% stake in Citigroup by converting $25
billion of its preferred shares into common stock. TheTreasury paid $3.25 a share for the stock last week,
which after a weekends worth of government
nationalization rumors fell to $1.20 by Monday. So to
recap, President Obama managed to lose billions of
taxpayer invested dollars in just a few days. But thats
not even the worst part. So far the government has
poured $50 billion into Citigroup. Meanwhile, Citismarket capitalization is only $6.54 billion. In other
words, taxpayers could have bought Citi eight times over
already for all the money they have thrown at it already.
What the Citi story does highlight though, are the perils
and conflicts that make massive and intrusive
government intervention in the economy a disaster for all
involved. Congress has no idea how to run a bank, andthat is why all the political posturing in the House and
Senate is completely undermining the stabilization of the
banking sector. Meanwhile, the private sector has no
incentive to create jobs since they are facing a $1.3
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trillion tax hike in the coming decade. Then there is the
$646 billion tax hike every American will see in their
energy bills from President Obamas promised carbon
capping plans. It is no wonder that nobody is takingObamas investment advice.
The only sector of the economy that is sure to grow
under Obama is the public sector. Our own Center for
Data Analysis estimates that President Obamas budget
will require over 250,000 new government employees.
Other expert estimates put the number at 100,000.
Another big winner under Obamas big government:lobbyists. Democratic staffers are now commanding
$350,000 to $450,000 salaries at prestigious K Street
lobbying firms. At least somebody is benefiting from this
Obama economy.
Investors dont invest precious cash on hope they invest
money based on viable plans that will lead to future
economic growth and prosperity. So far, all thatinvestors have seen are plans for massive spending
related to tax rebates and increased social spending.
Logical minds have questioned why so much of the
stimulus plan spending would be directed to social
spending and wealth transfer expenditures, when critical
sectors of the American economy (banking, insurance,
manufacturing, etc.) are effectively insolvent and on the
edge of collapse. An interesting theory that makes sense
comes from Michael Boskin, economic professor at
Stanford University. (Courtesy offinancialsense.com)
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New and expanded refundable tax credits would raise
the fraction of taxpayers paying no income taxes to
almost 50% from 38%. This is potentially the most
pernicious feature of the presidents budget, because itwould cement a permanent voting majority with no stake
in controlling the cost of general government.
Have Nots The New Majority - courtesy
financialsense.com
First off, lets start with comments on the new Barack
Pinocchio Ob@ma Administration and the publicservants inside the beltway of WASHINGTON DC. Severalwords and comments come to mind: Morally and fiscallybankrupt and absolutely corrupt. Their betrayal of doingwhat is good for their constituents/country and creatingthe conditions for economic growth versus doing what isgood for their political ambitions and power over theeconomy is on PLAIN display in their activities and
proposals.
Contrary to their words, their actions can only lead to oneconclusion: They are PURPOSELY driving the economyoff a cliff to gather power in the UNFOLDING crisis bydestroying every corner of what is still working at thepublics expense and MISERY. Please notice how theyIMMEDIATELY jump on any public figure who murmursanything contrary to the headline illusions.
The only reason they are reducing the deduction forcharity for those earning over $250,000 dollars, at a timewhen we need charity more than in the last 70 years, is so
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the people relying on charity will have to rely ongovernment.
As I mentioned in previous newsletters, the stage is set
for the emergence of a new dictator, and my bet is that
we shall see Ob@ma and the gang of 535 morph into it
over the next two years. Two recent articles have caught
my eye, both are about Narcissism; one is by Dr.Ali Sina
entitled Understanding Ob@ma: The Making of a
Fuehrer at http://www.faithfreedom.org/obama.html
Is it possible that the economic well being of the countryis being sabotaged so that the ruling elite in Washington
can maintain their seats of power? When the have
nots outnumber those able to sustain them, massive
social upheaval will follow. Americas failed experiment
to create wealth through debt may be laying the
groundwork for a future that few of us dare to
contemplate.
Categories: Corruption,Economy,Government spending,Have Nots,Stimulus Plan
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Fighting Liberal Lies!
Obama's grade F+,
Democrats F.By Jim HayettJan. 1, 2011
Not much debate that 2010 will be a year to remember
and one that will make the annals of history. Last week
Harry Reid published his 111th Congress
Accomplishments. Unfortunately, thats not what thehistory books will print. Unless they so happen to be
written by the left. What should be printed boldly in
those history books is 2010 was the year the democrats
tried so feverishly to bankrupt America. This is one of
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the main reasons Obama gets an F+ while the democrats
get an F. FYI: Had Obama not listened to the
Republicans (perhaps he had too after the November
wake-up call?), Obama would have received an F-.
Here's a recap of why I gave the democrats an F, Obama
an F+, and why Pelosi's liberal controlled house show
only one out of ten Americans approving the so-called
Reid "Accomplishments." Their 13% approval is the
lowest rating ever!
I cant imagine for one second what the next two yearswould be like had Obama and his minions actually raised
taxes not just on those making under $200,000 (or is it
now $250,000? That number changed how many times?),
but the nonworking class that make over $200,000. I'm
sure most recall the many times Obama, Biden, Reid
and Pelosi told us that taxes will not be raised on the
working class which they keep saying is $200,000 and
under. Are these liberal democrats such idiots to believe,and try to convince us taxpayers, that those who have
found success by earning over $200,000 or $250,000 are
not in the working class? If my small firm, which
happens to be a sole proprietor, has revenues over
$250,000 or I get to keep over $200,000, am I not the
working class? How more insulting can Obama and
these democrats be?
When the democrats took over in January, 2007 I knew
America was in for some real big time trouble. Power is
corruption and that has been proven over the past few
years by all those democrats in trouble from campaign
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fraud, money fraud, tax evasion, etc. Too bad it took
many liberals and independents two years to realize this.
But they did and the ship might just be back on course.
2010 will be known as the year in which the voters
wittnessed the real agenda of Obama and the left and
then removed those same idiots from Washington for
believing America will snuggle up to their elitist ideology
to change America to a cradle to grave welfare state.
They convinced many of the politically, semi-educated to
vote for them by offering so-called free healthcare
while promising to spend trillions, not billions, onstimulus to grow the economy. We all know what that
dead horse bought us.
Also note we witnessed a promise that if Obama could
spend nearly $1 trillion on stimulus, the economy
would not see unemployment above 8%. Unemployment
is more than 20% higher than the 8% promise and
nearly 30% higher when the actual comment was made.Now we the tax payers are out nearly $1 trillion just
from one failed promise from those democrats.
Then theres Obamacare. In an article in the St
Petersburg Times, the liberal newspaper said the biggest
lie of the year was A government takeover of health
care. What stands out the most about Obamacare, and
those that still have no idea what socialism is or what
socialized healthcare is all about, comes from the facts
and not opinions. Facts like any one reading this blog
could go to jail if they dont buy Obamacare is all one
needs to realize Obama and company are socializing our
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healthcare system. Also note the recent rise again with
the death panels. They are the political elite who will
decide what type care is right for our elderly. Yet some
still think this is not "A goverment takeover ofhealthcare." All I can is is, WOW! Since when did our
Constitution, or any government official, have the right
to tell me that I must buy healthcare? If thats not a
government takeover of healthcare, can someone show
me why not or what is?
However, the number one reason why the Obama
democrats get an F, were removed from power, and willfade into oblivion is simple: they refused to listen to We
the People. And if the Republicans dont listen either
and then have poor or no good reasons to go against
public opinion, they too will get an F.
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Obama and US Treasury Department
Earn a F on Report Card forModifications for American Taxpayers
Let's Compare Notes on What US Treasury and Obama PromisedHAMP Would Do and What it Actually Did
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Now with the Obama HAMP or Home Affordable
Modification Program. This program was to be the
save all for millions of homeowners facing
foreclosure in 2009. Based on
fantasy verses reality, we can give President
Obama, his administration and the US Treasury
Department a failing grade. Based on this year's
promise after promise and no accomplishment,
they should be expelled for lack of performance.
Let's see how they did.
Then: January 2009, Larry Summers, Obama's top
economic advisor stated, "Barack Obama will use
the remaining $350 billion in funds for the
Troubled Asset Relief Program to soften theforeclosure crisis and ease credit markets for
businesses and families and to help reduce
mortgage loan payments for people facing
foreclosure, loan plans remain a focal point for
mortgage relief and Obama continues to persuade
lenders to provide negotiated loan modifications
that provide payment relief."
Now: According to Realtytrac there are currently 2
million foreclosures available and more on the way.
The $350 billion left in TARP never reached the
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housing market to soften foreclosures. Credit still
remains very tight, and payments have yet to be
reduced for people facing foreclosure. Only $75
billion of the $350 supposedly made it to the HAMPprogram.
Grade: F
Then: Articles and blogs written by Zillow and
mainstream media, back in March 2009, repeatedwhat Obama had promised that 3 to 4 millionborrowers would be helped by HAMP.
Now: According to a report just released by the US
Treasury Department, (no child likes to admit
failure), the amount is fewer than 5% of those
eligible borrowers have received permanentmodifications. Fewer than 5%, try 1600! I didn't
get a A in math, but that is far less than 3 or even 4
million homeowners facing foreclosure.
Grade: F
Then: How simple it would be to modify a loan,
according to Obama' s HAMP program. All you
had to do was meet these requirements: have
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originated your loan before Jan 1, 2009, be owner
occupant, have a unpaid
balance that is less than $729,750, have trouble
paying your mortgage due to financial hardship, and
your monthly mortgage payment is more than 31%
of your gross monthly income. I love this quote
from Zillow, "To seal the deal you must successfully
complete a three month trial at the modificationrate." If you make your payments on time , you getyour modification! That really sounds good.
Now: Blogs are filled with homeowners who meet
these requirements, have completed the three
months trial period to only be denied in the end for
a modification or even worse, submittingpaperwork over and over again. The problem is
that the lenders attorneys have figured out that
they can collect the HAMP money promised by
Obama by just doing a trial modification. Give an
attorney a loophole they will run with it. IndyMac
Bank, now OneWest Bank, is notorious for this.
Which is why they have one of the worst ratings forloan modifications. Why go in and steal the bank
with a gun and chance going to jail, when you can
simply walk in and take what you want legally?
Obama's Home Affordable Modification Program,
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or HAMP, is giving lenders money(probably the
$350 billion less the so called $75 billion), for cash
for keys and short sales. So who is watching the
bank? Not Obama or the US Treasury Departmentor anyone in his administration. As of yet, no one
has released how much money has been paid to the
lenders for cash for keys or short sales.
Grade: F
Result: Failed for the year.
Comments: The reality is that if I earned 3 F's on
my report card, and brought that home to my
parents, I probably wouldn't see daylight for
weeks. The sad reality, is that this administration
has failed in every way. Let's not even get startedon the job creation program. I have yet to see a
man in a business suit digging a ditch for his
family. If I had a choice I would have the President
and his whole class repeat the grade. But since that
option is not available, look in your community at
all the foreclosures available, think of the families
that struggled to keep them, all the Americans
facing unemployment, all the lack of fulfilled
promises and vote for change when the time comes,
real change!
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By PHIL IZZO
U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury
Secretary Timothy Geithner received failing grades
for their efforts to revive the economy from
participants in the latest Wall Street Journal
forecasting survey.
Economists Give Obama an "F"
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In striking contrast to President Obama's popularity with the public, a newWall Street Journal survey of economists gives the president and his treasurysecretary failing grades. WSJ's Phil Izzo and Kelly Evans discuss.
The economists' assessment stands in stark
contrast with Mr. Obama's popularity with thepublic, with a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll
giving him a 60% approval rating. A majority of
the 49 economists polled said they were dissatisfied
with the administration's economic policies.
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On average, they gave the president a grade of 59
out of 100, and although there was a broad range of
marks, 42% of respondents rated Mr. Obama
below 60. Mr. Geithner received an average gradeof 51. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
scored better, with an average 71.
The economists, many of whom have been
continually surprised by the depth of the
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downturn, also pushed back yet again their
forecasts for when a recovery would begin. On
average, they expect the downturn to end in
October. Last month, they said the bottom wouldarrive in August. They estimate that U.S. gross
domestic product will continue to contract in the
first half of this year, with slow growth returning in
the third quarter.
Economists were divided over whether the $787
billion economic-stimulus package passed lastmonth is enough. Some 43% said the U.S. will need
another stimulus package on the order of nearly
$500 billion. Others were skeptical of the need for
stimulus at all.
However, economists' main criticism of the Obama
team centered on delays in enacting key parts ofplans to rescue banks. "They overpromised and
underdelivered," said Stephen Stanley of RBS
Greenwich Capital. "Secretary Geithner scheduled
a big speech and came out with just a vague
blueprint. The uncertainty is hanging over
everyone's head."
Mr. Geithner unveiled the Obama administration's
plans Feb. 10, but he offered few details, and stocks
sank on the news. The Dow Jones Industrial
Average is down almost 20% since the
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announcement, as multiple issues have weighed on
investors' confidence. The Treasury secretary has
since appeared before Congress and offered more
specifics but has said action on key parts of theplan still is weeks away.
About the Survey
The Wall Street Journal surveys a group of 54
economists throughout the year. Broad surveys on
more than 10 major economic indicators areconducted every month. Once a year, economists
are ranked on how well their forecasts have fared.
For prior installments of the surveys, see:
WSJ.com/Economist.
"We have taken an unprecedented level of action
toward economic recovery, accomplishing in weekswhat took other countries years to do," Treasury
spokesman Isaac Baker said. "While Wall Street
and investors were disappointed when they didn't
get a sweeping bank bailout, we've laid out a plan
to stabilize the financial system while protecting the
taxpayer and ensuring government funds are spent
wisely. This crisis was years in the making, and itwill take time to solve."
Treasury has started implementing a housing-
recovery plan, moved forward on a joint program
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with the Fed to boost consumer lending, and has
begun stress-testing banks in an effort to determine
which institutions will need additional capital from
the government. The results of the stress tests won'tbe known for a few weeks. Meanwhile, a key part
of the plan -- a public-private partnership to take
toxic assets off bank balance sheets -- remains in
the planning stages.
The economists' negative ratings mark a
turnaround in opinion. In December, before Mr.Obama took office, three-quarters of respondents
said the incoming administration's economic team
was better than the departing Bush team. However,
Mr. Geithner's latest marks are lower than the
average grade of 57 that former Treasury
Secretary Henry Paulson received in January.
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How's Geithner Doing?
How would you rate Timothy Geithner's job performance asTreasury secretary?
Vote: A | B | C | D | F Join the discussion.
Mr. Geithner, who is relying on a skeleton crew ofadvisers in the Treasury Department as the
administration struggles to make key appointments
to his staff, is encountering the same problems as
his predecessor in dealing with the complexities of
a bailout plan. Richard DeKaser of Woodley Park
Research, who gave high marks to Messrs. Obama
and Geithner, admitted disappointment in thedelay in action but said he appreciated the
magnitude of the task. "I don't know what's
holding it up," he said. "But I'm assuming it's not
just because they're hitting the golf course."
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