In a December, 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey, you graded your own job performance as “a good, solid B+.” You added that “if I get health care passed, we tip into A-.” Obamacare has since passed.
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The ‘”misery index” today is at its highest level in 28 years.
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The unemployment rate has been above 9 percent for 27 of the last 29 months.
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Long-term unemployment is at its highest level in more than 70 years.
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The national debt is $14.8 trillion — nearly $5 trillion more than four years ago.
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The federal deficit is $1.3 trillion — more than eight times higher than four years ago.
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Federal spending is $3.57 trillion — nearly $1 trillion more than four years ago.
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The United States’ credit rating has been downgraded for the first time in history.
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You spent $814 billion on a stimulus program so unemployment wouldn’t rise above 8 percent and would drop to 6.5 percent by today. Since then, unemployment has never dropped below 8 percent and is 9.1 percent today.
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A record 45 million Americans (nearly one in seven) use the food-stamp program — 20 million more than four years ago.
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A record 3.8 million foreclosures were filed last year.
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Seventy-seven percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track.
In an interview with Jake Tapper a few days ago, you didn’t give yourself a specific grade but stated that you “believe all the choices we’ve made have been the right ones.” Is it correct to assume, then, that you were actually shooting for the above results?
What might the above figures be if you had made just one wrong choice? What would the above figures have to be in order for you to give yourself a “D” ?
How long was the wait list for your constitutional-law class?
Mr. Obama grades his performance as President on accomplishments he and other like-minded individuals want for the country, not on accomplishments that are beneficial to the country.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseEven if you believe all of the problems you list are President Obama's fault, your questions are snarky, condescending and just plain d*ckish.
"Is it correct to assume, then, that you were actually shooting for the above results?"
What would be the point of asking anyone this? Do you really suspect the president wants more foreclosures?
"What might the above figures be if you had made just one wrong choice? What would the above figures have to be in order for you to give yourself a 'D' ?"
He's running for president. Does it really surprise you that he's not shouting "I suck!" from the rooftops?
"How long was the wait list for your constitutional-law class?"
Why? Who cares? You certainly haven't brought any aspect of constitutional law into this post. And what would the length of the wait list demonstrate? That says more about the number of chairs in the classroom than anything about his teaching skills.
If he was a very popular teacher, or very unpopular teacher, that says more about his teaching skills than his understanding of the constitution.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseQuis custodiet ipsos custodes.
If I report you for ad hominem attacks and using crude language, do you moderate yourself? How exactly does this work?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAnd, c'mon Jason - do I really have to remind you of the utter hysterics the left/MSM went into when Bush was unwilling to detail his mistakes on national TV? Why should it be any different for President Thin-Skin?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePresident Baby.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse" And what would the length of the wait list demonstrate? That says more about the number of chairs in the classroom than anything about his teaching skills.
If he was a very popular teacher, or very unpopular teacher, that says more about his teaching skills than his understanding of the constitution."
Jason, you are not getting the joke. Peter is joking that Obama might have a tendency towards grade inflation.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseJason: The "wait list" reference refers to the fact that Obama is obviously an easy grader. However, the line was somewhat ironic, and liberals don't get irony, so I understand your confusion.
Obama believes all his decision are right because his entire college education was comprised of "no right answer" classes. If you've never in 50 years been told one of your decisions was wrong, how would you know?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseKinda like all your life being told how smart you are when it's obvious you're nothing exceptional.
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Peter is writing a post critical of The One. Does it really surprise you that he's not shouting "Hosanna" from the rooftops?
I'm willing to accept that as a liberal, reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. However, you don't get extra credit in this venue for Art Appreciation or Diversity Studies, and since you clearly missed the point of his question about the class wait-list I'll break it down Barney style for you. He means that the President gives out really good grades for really poor performance.
Here's your sign.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"I'm willing to accept that as a liberal, reading comprehension isn't your strong suit."
That was really uncalled for. I think you should head over to Fox News Online where that would be a moderate remark, and let the adults hold a civil conversation here.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWhen a president is confronted by a crisis, his presidency is judged by his response to the crisis. Obama failed to recognize the seriousness of the crisis, viewing the country's fears as a tool to be exploited. He wasted two years with Democratic kickbacks disguised as stimulus and health care legislation. He's finally proposed a jobs bill, but even his supporters acknowledge that it's just a political stunt.
He's a crisis president. He's either "great" like Lincoln and FDR, or he's a complete failure like Buchanan and Hoover. The answer is obvious.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseGrade: A, grade inflation preceeds hyper-inflations.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePresident Obama: Historic FAIL
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI'm a little surprised, considering the venue, to see a post documenting what a thorough failure the Bush presidency was, and how Republican policies brought this country to the brink of ruin.
While I appreciate the honesty, I think we need to move beyond the policies which got us here and keep focused on getting us out.
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