Grade Obama's Presidency

[XemaSab]

n/t

[Drale]

1. To the person who voted F

So Obama is one of the worst presidents in history? He's as bad as Bush?

[ZombieHorde]

4. That person may not have been grading on a curve.

That person might give all US Presidents an F.

[Edweird]

9. The question isn't "Compare Obama to Bush" it's "Grade Obama"

[Ian David]

10. Then you should have said, "Grade Obama compared to Bush."

I gave Obama a B.

[Hissyspit]

11. Bush was lower than an 'F.'

I imagine you could think of it as Bush got a 10% and Obama got a 50%. Obama much, much better than Bush, but both still Fs.

I didn't give Obama an F, by the way.

[ixion]

17. In short: Bush was worse, but Obama still gets an F

for continuing so many Bush-era policies, and for failing to hold the Neocons accountable.

On all the major issues, I really don't see a difference.

- DHS/TSA still harassing free citizens? Check.
- So-called 'wars' on drugs and terror still raging? Check.
- MCA, the unPATRIOTic Act still law? Check.
- Still in Iraq and Afghanistan? Check.
- GITMO still open? Check.
- US war criminals walking about scot free? Check.
- Wall St. still riding rough shod over Main St.? Check.
- Off-shoring and H1-B visas still strangling the job market? Check.

That's all I really need to make my decision.

[RZM]

2. I give him a 'C.' Average performance and pretty much what I expected n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. between C and D.

compromise in the face of a unified, evil, enemy (domestic) is doomed to failure.

[Davis_X_Machina]

5. Any grade besides incomplete...

....is indefensible, except as a species of polemic. Even FDR wasn't "FDR" until near his death, or even after. There's a colorable case to be made that "FDR" didn't exist for history-and-social-science purposes until Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. created him, in his trilogy.

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[Erose999]

14. He just copies the awnsers the corporations and millionaires give him.

[MineralMan]

18. Could you try to be more general and less specific

about why you think that? Thanks. :sarcasm:

[damntexdem]

7. I have to give a C, but if I could, it would be a C-.

Still, passed an inadequate healthcare reform, ended DADT (at least on paper so far), some other good stuff, and DID intervene in Libya.

But still very disappointing.

[GeorgeGist]

8. An A

for helping the rich. An F for helping children.

[BOG PERSON]

20. but an A for helping the children of the rich !

[wildbilln864]

12. He gets a "D"!

Thought the friggin ad is blocking the check box so I can't vote! :mad:

[Erose999]

13. F. I voted for him thinking "at least he won't get us caught up in ANOTHER war in the Middle East.

I really hit it out of the park with that one. Hoo boy.

[taught_me_patience]

15. C

Grades:

Iraq: D
Afghanistan: F
Economy: B
GLBT: B
Education: C
Deficit: D
Environment: D
Taxes: C
Healthcare: C

Geitner: F-


edited to add healthcare grade

[MrSlayer]

16. D. Congress would get an F.

Talk about squandering opportunities.

[quinnox]

19. Solid 'D'

Looks like I'm in the majority on this grade.

Democrats and Obama together haven't done much to deserve re-election.