is Barack Obama doing a good job ?

Meh . . . he's not doing BAD, if that's what you're asking.

I really don't think I'm going to vote, though. My political outlook is far less black-and-white apparently than yours. No President is either all good or all bad. In some ways, the man is doing very well, and in others I completely disagree with his decisions. So if all you're trying to do is stimulate discussion, why make such a simple-minded poll? Why not pick a specific policy of Obama's for us to vote on rather than his entire presidency as a whole? It causes me to suspect different motives than you claim to be behind this thread.

I suppose so.

p0mt3 wrote: Meh . . . he's not doing BAD, if that's what you're asking. I really don't think I'm going to vote, though. My political outlook is far less black-and-white apparently than yours. No President is either all good or all bad. In some ways, the man is doing very well, and in others I completely disagree with his decisions. So if all you're trying to do is stimulate discussion, why make such a simple-minded poll? Why not pick a specific policy of Obama's for us to vote on rather than his entire presidency as a whole? It causes me to suspect different motives than you claim to be behind this thread.

True but what I was hoping for is that if you feel positive you would vote Yes and if you were feeling more on the negative side you would vote No .. 


Edited by Yorkie X - November 26 2009 at 07:27

Slartibartfast wrote: Well, we've gone past September and haven't had a major terrorist attack.  The Bush administration sat on their butts and let us get attacked at the beginning of their term.

Plus many consider Ft. Hood to be a terrorist attack.  There were many failures within the Pentagon regarding that lunatic prior to his attack.


Edited by Padraic - November 26 2009 at 07:12

Slartibartfast wrote: Padraic wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Well, we've gone past September and haven't had a major terrorist attack.  The Bush administration sat on their butts and let us get attacked at the beginning of their term.  Plus many consider Ft. Hood to be a terrorist attack.  There were many failures within the Pentagon regarding that lunatic prior to his attack. That was the action of a sole lunatic as far as we know.  The 911 attacks had much deeper roots and it could have been averted.  What Hasan did could not have been forseen.  I suppose we could disqualify from service everyone who isn't a white bread American, but white bread Americans have also engaged in terrorist attacks on our own country, IE Timothy McVeigh, Ted Kaczynski, et al.

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Happy Thanksgiving, Brian.

To answer the question in the poll: Hell no.

MovingPictures07 wrote: To answer the question in the poll: Hell no.

Care to elaborate?

How exactly is he so bad that he warrants such a negative response?

Just curious.

^  That explains it!

I'd take him as Prime Minister of Canada.

I think he's rather being damned by mnay with faint praise at the moment, though.  He's a moderate and seems in some ways to be playing things, some might say, a bit too safe.  Those who want to see the status quo preserved often dislike him, while those of a more revolutionary disposition don't see enough change.  I've had some problems with certain policies, and was hoping for someone rather more radical.

I supect we'll see a greater push from him for real change later on in his presidency -- of course his powers are very limited in terms of implementation.

mystic fred wrote: I see the poll is not going in Obamas favour..?   You wanted change, you got it....so far....Obama is one of the best Presidents to gain office, from a British point of view his reforms on a new fairer  Health Service, peace talks (though difficult and frustrating)  and urgent changes regarding tackling climate change are spot on - you don't want another Bush, surely..?   Obama can come here and be Prime Minister anytime  if you don't want him

Take him, please!