President Obama ‘Pleased’ But ‘Not Satisfied’ With Administration’s Progress

“‘Pleased’ But ‘Not Satisfied’ ”
About sums up my feelings about his first months. I’m pleased with the direction he’s going and all the concrete actions he’s taken towards meeting his campaign goals, and I look forward to him have the next 3.7 years to finish the job.

Ryan- you should credit Media Matters with the cut and paste material. It’s good form.

I have a dream that will probably remain just that a dream that Americans will come together reqardless of race and political affiliation and work together to getting our country back at being the greatest in the world. I love our country and I want the best for it because we deserve it.

While I didn’t vote for him and in my eyes at least he is politician no better and no worse than any of his predecessors. What is frightening to me is the lack of accountably that is occurring in the media. Here he is using the most common of political ploys (using tax dollars to buy votes) Also repackaging failed programs (Resolution Trust) and the media simply won’t point any of that out. Worse organizations like ABC role out people like George Stephanopoulos who is so openly bias that he all but shows up with pom poms. The media isn’t just giving this administration a free ride they have sold themselves out.

“Ryan- you should credit Media Matters with the cut and paste material. It’s good form.”
Well that would be odd since it was from Gallup and Gallup’s name was featured prominently.

richard:”The media isn’t just giving this administration a free ride they have sold themselves out. ”
Really? FoxNews – who frequently trumps it’s high ratings – is not part of the media? Why aren’t they pointing all of these items out? Have you considered that your opinions have been aired but are simply rejected as false or overly simplistic by the vast majority of America?

Lizzie:”Maybe they’ll pay my home loan. Oh, that’s right — I’ve been responsible in not buying a bigger house than we can afford. What a chump I am…”
Could you please cite the program by Obama that pays ANYBODY’S loan? I know what Rush is telling you, but it would be nice to argue the REALITY. Last I checked, it is something like the government will kick in $500/yr to people who keep paying underwater mortgages – as opposed to mailing in the keys and sticking the banks/taxpayer with the whole loss. But I could be wrong. Please cite the REAL program that has the government paying anyone’s home loan.

“According to Gallup:
or
Gallup’s website says:”
When I make a comment I reference the source, when I make no personal comment and just want to share I simply post the article trying to limit it to a few paragraphs to keep with fair use.
“Otherwise it looks as if it is your own analysis of Gallup’s polls”
You would think you would know my writing style by now.

Obama is focused on his parties at the White House, massive stupid spending, and weakening the Us and changing it into yet another failing bananna republic. He is truely a moron on top of this. And yet we have bozos trying to claim his first 100 days have been a success……….a success at what exactly? Tossing a bunch of pretty adjectives at Obama with no meaning or truth to them won’t and don’t feel people with any brains——–bots are about the only ones fooled.

“Everyone I know hates him…even of the people that voted for him. I think his marxist backers are playing with the polls like they do the media.”
I always enjoy this self centered view that because one’s social circle does not jibe with the polls that the polls (which I guess means every poll since they all show similar numbers within 5 pts) must be fakes.
And since I also enjoy tweaking right wingers immensely.
RCP Average: 61.6 30.9 +30.7
Gallup: 63 31 +32
Rasmussen: 55 43 +12
Quinnipiac: 58 30 +28
Diageo/Hotline: 62 33 +29
NBC News/WSJ: 61 30 +31
CNN/Opinion Research:63 33 +30
CBS News/NY Times: 68 23 +45
ABC News/Wash Post: 69 26 +43
FOX News: 62 29 +33
Marist: 55 31 +24

100 days of blaming Bush
100 days of no accountability

“These challenges could not be met with half measures.”
Right, so teleprompter messiah increased the deficit x 4 right out of the gate, and anticipates increasing the deficit almost exponentially in the next 8 years (assuming he infests the oval office that long) with his dunderheaded socialist policies.
Obama is definitely not wrecking our economy in anything close to resembling a half measure- he got that part right.
“…They couldn’t be met with the same, old formulas.”
Yeah right, barky- meet the new New Deal, same as the old New Deal.
My, what exciting new formulas you’re bringing, president moron- only 75 years old. It wasn’t enough you had to steal all of clinton’s ideas during the primaries, now you have to steal FDR’s ideas too?
Keynesian/socialist policies have never worked, ever, for any country, at any time, anywhere on this planet.
And they won’t work now, just because a grinning dope that reads a teleprompter fairly well is pitching them this time, either.

“Keynesian/socialist policies have never worked, ever, for any country, at any time, anywhere on this planet.”
Except for in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Spain, Germany, etc etc etc.

Jake, OT: Are you going to ask for the manifest of the NYC “photo op” flight to be released?
Who was on that flight?

PresGov:”he hasn’t even shut the borders yet like so many other countries are calling for.”
In the interest of REALITY, which other countries have shut their borders? (Does China’s border really count as open to begin with?)

What Recovery Act? What is this guy smoking? Here in liberal Bay Area of California there are NO jobs, people who had jobs are trying to sell their homes to get buy. Small business owners like myself have to go bankrupt because no Obama stimulus is going to pay back our business loans. When is the media going to report the truth? The polls are lying, even the liberals are questioning this media propaganda. What have we done?

“Ebbing, huh??”
AP:
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it sees signs the recession is easing and that the economic outlook has “improved modestly” since last month.
“The economy has continued to contract, though the pace of contraction appears to be somewhat slower,” the Fed said. The worst of the recession — in terms of lost economic activity — could be past.
The economic outlook has “improved modestly” since the March meeting, partly reflecting some easing of strains in financial markets, the Fed said. Even so, “economic activity is likely to remain weak for a time,” the Fed added.
And while consumer spending has shown “signs of stabilizing,” it is still being constrained by rising unemployment, falling home values and hard-to-get credit, the Fed said.

“The polls are notorious for a lib bias”
Which polls? All polls? Do you have any idea what you are talking about?
“what is happening in real life is not reflected in the polls which are controlled by the even wider known lib bias media.”
Yes that noted flaming left wing network FoxNews has Obama at 62% job approval.
But feel free to return your fingers to your ears and resume chanting of “lalala I can’t hear you lalala”

“Jhw, don’t you watch the news? Equador, France and many others are calling for isolating Mexico.”
Do you have any news article relating to this?
Because the only things on the news are that the US and many European countries are urging people not to travel to Mexico for nonessential business.

JHW
They are Not Used to Rational Honest news from the Administration they are used to Bush and His secret Lying Administration go easy on them they are Suffering a Great Loss their Party!

“I think he’s talking about the big national polls that tend to be taken on the Tuesdays after the first Monday in November on even-numbered years. And you know, you gotta admit he does have a point recently”
Oo-de-lolly!
Best chuckle of the day.

“This 100 days is anything but something to be proud of.”
Always interesting to hear from one of the 21% Republican Deadenders. It’s really fascinating to see the distortions of reality and such care to avoid actually stating any verifiable facts.

What grinds Obama supporters (because they are the beneficiaries of the work of others) is that America sucks because while it offers equal opportunity it does not guarantee equal outcome.

Ryan wrote: “Fed is seeing signs the recession is ebbing.”
Which would mean that Obama was absolutely dead wrong about the need to explode the deficit.
Enjoy your dinner!

drjohn:”What grinds Obama supporters (because they are the beneficiaries of the work of others) is that America sucks ”
What a crock. I think America is the best country in the world, and am more than willing to defend it against the radical right who seems to think Somalia-like anarchy would be superior.
And I’m amazed by your arrogance to think you are not the beneficiary of the work of others. I know that I have my cushy life thanks to the work of others: My parents, a particularly good English teach in 11th grade (thanks Mr Curtis), most of the UW Engineering college staff from 1995-1998 (RIP Professor Calkins)- heck, even Cheech, my mechanic who was instrumental in getting my Porsche 951 track worthy.
I live in a modern world and am proud to rely on others and have them rely on me. Kinda the basis of modern society as we know it actually.

I keep looking at the information being put out by my state and do not see a flood of new jobs being created. Every thing seems to be directed towards entitlement programs and not jobs. Citizens need the programs but what they need are jobs and if necessary training which they can count on for years to come.

“Which would mean that Obama was absolutely dead wrong about the need to explode the deficit.”
Not really since the Fed notes the problems with mortgages and unemployment which are big parts of the stim.

jhw, you didn’t specify which fact you were talking about. None of the facts is unverifiable. Don’t even try the Republican Deadender routine. Flattery will get you nowhere.
The Taliban have indeed gained alarming amounts of territory, and Iraq’s drawdown was planned under Bush. All Obama has to do is step in front of the parade. Check Bill Roggio on the blow-by-blow between Taliban and Pak Army. Check ABC news to find countries that have volunteered to take detainees.
And I hope this isn’t going to be another therapy session from Dr. Oprah Obama to fix our broken souls and teach empathy. We’re empathizing just fine, and don’t need the government to to teach us to act like a community. Americans volunteer and help all the time, without Obama’s enforcement.
While I’m at it, why did he propose doing away with the tax deduction for charitable donations? Why do away with the successful charter school program in DC? Why propose that vets pay for their own combat related medical care? Why did the administration propose ideas like this? They seem inconsistent with his larger stated goals.

Hey, Obie’s doing a good job. Nice to have a president that can talk.
Just don’t like what he’s saying.
Jake, people are loose when discussing “torture” vs. “harsh interrogation”. The two are different, and politicians are leaving themselves plenty of wiggle room as to where they draw the line. Outlawing harsh interrogation leaves you with a terrorist detainee who essentially has the right to remain silent.
Obama uses the two terms interchangeably (incorrectly). He has ordered all agencies to use the DoD and military’s own guidelines – the Army Field Manuel — but there are “harsh” techniques there, too. It’s still not clear where he stands.

soconfused….More like investors who are going to rent to Section 8…

Most of our troubles today are not Obama’s doing, but Obama’s initial solutions are so far off the mark, waiting for 2 or 3 years to see if it works is not good enough. Our country has been failing since Ronald Regan introduced NAFTA to Congress. After many years of haggling in Congress it was passed under Bush I, then signed by Clinton. As far as I am concerned our great country was brought down by our own government. It started with Carter, followed by Regan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, and now Obama. They all mismanaged our country into the mess we are in today. Obama’s solutions are so far off the mark we won’t see any improvement in our economic situation and because he just spent almost one trillion dollars beefing up all levels of government (city, state, and federal) he just magnified our problems by creating an even larger tax burden on our people in the future. Federal and state tax receipts have fallen dramatically in the past 3 months, retail sales have literally crashed and are continuing lower, unemployment in the private sector has been ignored by Obama’s trillion dollar stimulus, illegal immigrants CONTINUE to cross our STILL OPEN BORDERS, durable goods and factory orders are in the tank, foreclosures on homes continues to rise, bankruptcies and businesses moving their operations over seas continues, unemployment continues to grow, crime is escalating, etc., etc., and you say give him time. No, we don’t have time and we can’t afford it. Time is critical and everything he has done to date has not changed the direction of our economy one bit. If we continue on this path the crash of 1929 is going to look like a picnic compared to what is going to happen to America.

obamablessedone should have gone into entertainment…that conference was pathetic. And to the hand picked journalists who were the chosen ones to ask questions…were those hand delivered from the potus? Not one question on the economy…shameful.

PresGov – don’t forget also flying around the country in his private jet for photo ops.