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hrmjustin

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24. Obama can do better, but the presidents enemies will not give him an inch.n/t

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 04:38 PM

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Is the country better or worse off now than you thought it would be...? [View all] kentuck Jun 2012 OP

Depends on my criteria no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #1

Worse. Accountability is dead. MrTriumph Jun 2012 #2

I take a multi faceted approach. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #3

worse off quinnox Jun 2012 #4

A lot worse off villager Jun 2012 #5

Much, much worse. nt woo me with science Jun 2012 #6

Much worse but not for any of the reasons stated just1voice Jun 2012 #7

I was expecting the Trillion Dollar "Big Bang" stimulus CJCRANE Jun 2012 #8

You lost me at McCain/Palin. Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!1!111!11!!!!! DCKit Jun 2012 #9

I must admit, I am a little surprised by some of the responses... kentuck Jun 2012 #10

Part of it is we were told by the President and his team that he would have it fixed by now. SlimJimmy Jun 2012 #17

I don't recall anyone saying it would be "fixed" by now... kentuck Jun 2012 #19

Economists also said a second stimulus would be needed CJCRANE Jun 2012 #20

One example: The President said that he would cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. SlimJimmy Jun 2012 #41

Start with TARP. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #28

What could Obama have done before the election in 2008? Capn Sunshine Jun 2012 #33

A lot of the polls showed McCain ahead until the crash and TARP bailout... kentuck Jun 2012 #35

Obama famously whipped for TARP. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #40

I thought we would be going strongly in the right direction by now lunatica Jun 2012 #11

I never thought the Republicans would choose politics over helping Americans Capn Sunshine Jun 2012 #34

Don't know the difference Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #12

Pretty much as I expected. "Change" was a nice slogan, though. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #13

Much better off than I thought we would be. stevenleser Jun 2012 #14

I tend to agree ... kentuck Jun 2012 #18

Responses are Kind of Strange On the Road Jun 2012 #15

I think we are seeing stark evidence of the short memory of most Americans. stevenleser Jun 2012 #16

I think Obama's done some good deutsey Jun 2012 #21

It's about where I expected. Honestly. Stuff takes years to turn around, Thegonagle Jun 2012 #22

Things are actually a lot better than I anticipated..... AverageJoe90 Jun 2012 #23

Obama can do better, but the presidents enemies will not give him an inch.n/t hrmjustin Jun 2012 #24

I was hoping it would be better ThomThom Jun 2012 #25

Much worse. emilyg Jun 2012 #26

Way better off taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #27

It isn't a miracle. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #30

In 2008, I didn't think the winner would have a chance of being reelected in 2012 sadbear Jun 2012 #29

Good Christ, under a President McCrazy we would have easily had 20-25% unemployment, no coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #31

Much worse. His actions have not even approximated his rhetoric. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #32

Are you people serious?! We were losing 850,000 jobs a month! There's no magic wand. FarLeftFist Jun 2012 #36

Do you think the President realized that? kentuck Jun 2012 #37

McCain and the white separatist would have slashed every dollar given to working people Dawson Leery Jun 2012 #38

I survived the Reagan years so this recession was like a little kids game to me NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #39