Obama's First 100 Days: A Strong B+

We think he is doing a fantastic job, under the current conditions. However, many do not agree with his ethical and moral stance on political issues. An overall 65% approval rating did not take into the equations of the ethical and moral or religious convictions of the World.

So, to say that all that world traveling from President Obama is paying off for free trade, economic growth is not known yet. He is not a free trade world leader. Although, he represents the USA we dont believe President Obama is going to be a leader of nations with it's economic growth or it's prosperity.

Is President Obama independent enough or strong enough with the leading nations of our allies...its not known yet. Talk is cheap...and we need a world leader in freedom.

And he may or may not fix our nation's troubles during this debate. He still needs to fix welfare and other down-sizing issues in government that helped create an economic down-turn and mess. All the same issues as he was as when he was a Senator .

A side note- He really rambles on with his questions and answers. Short and get to a point-quickly is a world leader.

He is not a strong will leader with our allies..yet. Not sure if we would say a world leader...a lot of people looking at his issues and leadership.style. 100 days in office...

Dear Mr Trump

I agree with you for his rateing but great challanges are to be faced he need to rebuilt Americans image infront of the world as here in my country Pakistan American are treated as the enemy of our independence

I'm reminded of the biblical parable of the talents when looking at what Bush started with and what Obama is starting with.

On January 20th 2001 America was surging up, we had a strong foothold on the global level and commanded great respect from our greatest allies. The moral decay predicted under Clinton had never come to fruition, Americans continued living like they always had. Our economy was strong, strong enough to survive the, ".com burst" around the corner. For the most part America was at peace, high school kids considered joining the military to help pay for college figuring they'd never see actual combat.

Flash to January 20th 2009... The downward spiral many knew was taking place was exposed only a few months earlier. Among our allies we are losing respect and our once strong foothold has all but slipped away completely. Shockingly, teen pregnancy has risen with a former President who was sure abstinence is the answer. Americans realize that we might be losing, "The Dream". The economy is moments away from burst, it is on its last legs. Our military is overstressed, many great soldiers have served this country honorable more than it reasonable to ask of them. Many soldiers have paid the ultimate sacrifice standing up for the American way of life.

What happened? Why was Obama given this mess? Frankly I wish you could step in Mr. Trump. I believe Obama has what it takes but America needs all the help it can get. All the damage done can be fixed we just have to stop the downward spiral. I believe in the first 100 days Obama has showed us that there are solutions to the problems he has been handed.

We can and will fix these problems. We are Americans.

"The level of problems that the world has today is unprecedented" that is right mr. Trump. Two things that people will encounter. 1.nature like diseases, earthquakes, tsunami, global warming, etc... 2.indvidual conflicts like hate, greed etc... I kept on pressing on this two factors. But people always start to complain... Complain, complain, complain... Nonstop. "fear not, for i am with you; i will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west; i will say to the north, 'give them up!', and to the south, 'do not keep them back!' bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth."

I think Obama's doing an ok job but, like you said he has a long way to go. The thing that bothers me is all these celebrities who have more compassion for other countries. Here are a few reasons I say this :

1. we have babies that need a good home
2. we have people starving

If we don't care or respect are own citizens why should other countries? I'm all for helping others but, when do we focus on our problems? sorry if I went a little off the topic.

Obama is a very polarizing president, as views from intelligent people on both sides of his philosophies and policies see things very differently. From where I sit, the record borrowing makes Bush's spending look like a boy scout party, and do not see all the government expansion and borrowing from our children as the direction to seek solution.

He is a good speaker to be sure, but going in massive debt and bailing out companies left the Japanese with zombie companies and their economy still suffers from trying to rescue what should have been losses so rebuilding could take place from a sound place. Gold continues to go up, as a sign many see the diminishing value of the dollar, and there's a good chance "we ain't seen nothing yet.

If any here have read Ayn Rand's classic, Atlas Shrugged written decades ago, it a book that's turning out to be prophetic as government, under the intention of solving crisis, continues to expand and eventually implodes on itself under it's own weight.

The USSR was an example of it, and from many perspectives, the US is headed the same way. We've drifted far from the limited-government model of our forefathers, and we're not going to get it back unless enough people speak out. Obama means well, but his solutions go in the wrong direction.

I have friends on both sides of this issue, and it doesn't need to create animosity. At the same time, neither is it the place for silence for those that would like to see an America unburdened by high taxes and ever-increasing government programs that feed off the pockets and power of it's citizenry.

Also, instead of people seeking an economic stimulus program, at least for the unemployed, it might be a better idea to learn some new skills and create income without a job. The internet, for one, calls, and places us 3-feet in front of the world. http://leavethejobbehind.com

I'm very happy with Obama's work, he have do great things but we need to do more for our country, we can't expect that the government give us all we want.

Obama is great, but I am very confuse about that swine flu thing. You can find more info here:
http://healthmoneyandloveblog.com/swine-flu

To pres. Obama and mr. Trump. "fear not, for i am with you; i will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west; i will say to the north, 'give them up!' and to the south, 'do not keep them back!' bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth."

I think president Obama will be a great leader because he is a kind hearted man who represents the different nations of the world and i think its the best time for him to become a leader because he has a huge chance to make America look good to the world again, the land of opportunity has become a crisis country now and its time for the new president to show what America really is but on the way he has to make wise decisions and these decisions does not effect the people of America alone but the whole world. He is a representative of the world and of mankind as Martin Luther always waited for the day to come when the world will be as one. God bless America and the people.

Hello Mr. Trump!
It's been a long while since I have visited! I've been too caught up on this recession to pay my friends visits. Plus, I was focusing on my main blog, Divorce Saloon, and I stopped working on my business blog that has a direct link to yours. Yesterday I put my main blog on hiatus (the way they do on TV shows) so that I can focus on some of the others a little bit. (Too many blogs, [about 9] Mr. Trump, and unlike the typical woman, I cannot multi-task!)

Anyhoo, your observations about President Obama are spot on. Not bad for the Junior senator from Illonois so far. He did inherit a real mess and he has hit the ground running. He has youth on his side. This many challenges would have killed an older man, I think. I personally would have given him at least an A- so far. Good Job, Mr. President!

Mr. Trump, how does a mess of such epci proportions get created in the first place, I wonder? What do you think happened? Can we really fairly blame all of this on former president Bush? Or was this global mess decades in the making? I just wonder...and how long before it gets cleaned up, do you think?
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Hi all !

This is an issue that must be dealed with sensitive and carefully. In my opinion The President of USA is a great person and you must remember that he is also a human being. He is kind of incarnation of the USA. How he acts and behaves have effects to the whole world and to the way the people think about the USA. He has a lot on his shoulders.

He must have the best counsellors and public servants with him in the White House so he can do the best decisions. The people around him must be reliable, hard working and which is important they must be highly educated! His First 100 days have been becoming acquainted to his job being a great leader in all circumstances.

WHILE OBAMA DID COME INTO A BIT OF A MESS AFTER BUSH,HE RAN FOR OFFICE AND NEEDS TO STOP USING THIS AS AN EXCUSE.ALSO SINCE WHEN IS HIRING AND FIRING OF PRIVATE SECTOR EXECUTIVES FALL UNDER PRESIDENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY.HE IS ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC AS FAR AS THIS WHOLE TORTURE ISSUE IS CONCERNED, IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL WE ARE ATTACKED ON OUR SOIL AGAIN,OBAMA AND PELOSI WILLTHEN BE ACCOMPLICES TO MURDER OF AMERICAN CITIZENS.OBAMA WOULD NEVER EVEN MAKE IT THROUGH BOOT CAMP
IF THIIS IS HIS STANCE.WHAT ABOUT CAP AND TRADE.THE NEXT FIVE GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS WILL BE PAYING FOR HIS STIMULUS/WELFARE PACKAGE.ONE MORE BONE OF CONTENTION IS ,WHO CARES IF HE'S THE FIRST MIXED PRESIDENT AND YES I SAID MIXED.HIS MOTHERS FAMILY RAISED HIM WHERE IS HIS FATHER I WONDER?THIS MEDIA LOV AFFAIR NEEDS TO END.GRADE =C-

Mr. Trump,

People who are willing to serve our country in any capacity deserve our respect and support, especially when that capacity is so demanding. Talk about a sharp learning curve, I believe the position of President has to be the biggest stretch a person can make and it comes without the benefit of a year-long apprentice program, but what an awesome responsibility. I can't imagine anybody choosing to be President without having a need to rise to greatness within.

Life never comes at us one nice neat little issue at a time, but, I am sure President Obama understands the value of recruiting professionally qualified people of passion to focus all of their attention on individual issues, in ways he can't under the circumstances, and fortunately, the mastermind affect is much greater than just one man. He will have to utilize the art of appointing and hiring good people and effective delegation.

What always amazes me is how much attention is focused on the Commander-in-Chief, and how often the other branches of government are overlooked - how do you feel they did in the first 100 days of the President's term? How about the American citizens and industry? Of course our President's effectiveness isn't just based on his performance. It is also influenced by his acceptance, and I agree with you, President Obama appears to be doing very well on the international front. He is also working hard to communicate with America.

While these times are full of challenges, they make some very interesting study, and it will be a enlightening to see how things unfold under our President's leadership.

TO THIS DAY OBAMA HASN'T PROVIDED AN ACTUAL PAPER BIRTH CERTIFICATE,JUST SOME BOGUS FAKE ON HIS WEBSITE.HIS OWN MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER STATED SHE WAS THERE WHEN HE WAS BORN IN WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS KENYA.IS HE TRULY A NATURAL BORN AMERICAN CITIZEN, I DOUBT IT.NO ONE CAN BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITHOUT HAVING BEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A.WHY DID HE SPEND $800,000 DOLLARS IN ATTORNEY FEES TO KEEP THIS FROM COMING FORWARD IF THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE?IT'S AS EASY AS PULLING OUT YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE{ALMOST}.THE ABSOLUTE ONLY THING I CAN GIVE HIM GREAT CREDIT FOR AT THIS POINT IS THE DEALING WITH CREDIT CARD LENDERS.
P.S.
IF IT COMES OUT THAT OBAMA IS NOT A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN,EVERY BILL OR ACT HE IMPLEMENTS AS PRESIDENT[?] WILL BECOME NULL AND VOID.

The fact that he has survived 100 days of in your face media hype, unusual demands from citizens that want to be bailed out from a financial mess, and global issues that can't be swept under the carpet to hide the dirt actually amazes me.
The only real judge of character is no ****her than the nearest mirror. The entire country can be for or against his decisions but ultimately he has to rest within himself. If he is sleeping well, staying healthy, and being true to himself, he will eventually show his true ability as the leader of our country.
Many teachers have given high praises and grades to students who didn't deserve them. Some athletes with great potential failed math and science but stayed true to their passion and became great team players.
Only time will tell if he is really the man for this job. 100 days in office is not enough time to measure the impact of his administration's decisions. I would give him an Incomplete.

Not so fast.....undermining the free market economic system and the U.S Constitution to be on par with Socialist Europe does not deserve a strong B+....please think about it some more!

Trump. That is total BS. Obama is part of an effort to bail an economy out of debt and poor financial decisions with what? You guessed it. More debt and no way to repay it. How is that good? Then his administration wants to manage more of the banks and our healthcare system... How is that a good thing when they can't even make money running the post office? Social Security Failed. Name one thing that the government has managed that has long term success.I'm surprised at your B+ rating of Obama.

Mr. Obama has taken on a history of unresolved issues that is beyond our imagination. The Great Wall of China was not built overnight. It took edison 12 years to invent the light bulb. It takes the average student 12 years to complete his education. Another 4 years for continued education. Why are we expecting things to turn around in 3 months, 6 months or a year. Where is the mentality of the American People these days. By taking individual responsibility working towards common goals for the better of all mankind, can we truly make changes necessary to make this earth a better place for all of us to live in peace and harmony and to have the opportunity to prosper in having abundance for our families and fellow neighbors.

I think Mr. Obama is doing a fantastic job, however I feel there is one crucial area that he gets a 'F' on, it is his views on abortion. First of all how does another person have the right to become an advocate for an unborn child, to destroy it? Wasn't he born? This is a moral issue and we should not play GOD, there are over 600,000 pages of DNA in our cells put there by our maker. What if someone told his mother to have an abortion! I can't believe another human being who is the President can say abortion is ok. It is not ok. What if he were aborted? The solution is abstinence, it goes into moral teaching as a Parent, it should be our responsibility to implement these morale teachings in our children, and why sex before marriage is just wrong! It seems America is doing things backwards,.Sex should be the last thing on a persons mind before marriage!!!! Lust does the damage, It is our responsibility in America to implement these teachings. It all goes back to the teachings, we have all done an injustice when we don't know these truths, that is where it must start, with the proper teachings and how we are to live!!! Also the damage abortion causes to our soul, and the ruination of our morale as a Country. This is where we fall into real trouble. I don't believe God is going to continue to allow the immoral sin in America any longer. Yeah money is great but do we really want what we have, The answer is no we are screaming out for something more , like MORAL res[ponsibility!!! Love and committment, to stay the course to receive your blessing not abortion and divorce!! America is looking for something, they are lost on the real true issue of life and what it is about , it's about your family and God's love is in the Family. The answer is no, what they really want is a loving Family, it is the cornerstone of their life. Most cornerstones in America consist of a pile of sand, that is terrible, so they spend their life looking for Love that is missing., whether it's cars, clothes, friends, homes, whatever they will never be satisfied. Only love satisfies. God's love is with the True Parents, the True children, because that is where their originality starts and ends. America has been destroyed by lies!!! Now Mr. Obama, if you want to change America look to these moral issues, and make them become law in the proper teachings of life and it's true meaning. What have we become?? Without the proper teachings, we as a Country are at fault. Abortion is wrong. Since we are the created and not the creator, you can't say it's ok to abort a child. Because 1 child can change the world! What if Donald Trump had been aborted, what if Abraham Lincoln had been aborted? I disagrre that 1 man can speak for an unborn child, because we must answer to a higher authority. And I believe that God is with us, and we do not take such matters into our own hands unless we want to be cursed and live a cursed life. These teachings on morality are vital to the Family and must start there. This is imperative, our choices must stay, and the family should stay together, and selfishness has to leave, and selflessness has to stay and bear fruit. I also don't believe that a man should divorce his Family and not take care of them. I believe that too is High treason against God, because God's love is in the Family, and you are not to break that bond, no matter what thats why you take a vow in the first place, I believe it is all a test!!!!!!! And we are failing, we are sick as a Nation, because our Family's are sick, because we have not instilled the proper teachings, and consequences. It's all in the Bible, we have become Intoxicated with our own success and give not Glory to God. He cannot and should not speak for the un-born. He does not have that right. We need to pray and repent for the Lord to restore us as a Nation. Super Power? I think not, we are a laughing stock. Its we the People, and One Nation under God?

I think Mr. Obama is doing a fantastic job, however I feel there is one crucial area that he gets a 'F' on, it is his views on abortion. First of all how does another person have the right to become an advocate for an unborn child, to destroy it? Wasn't he born? This is a moral issue and we should not play GOD, there are over 600,000 pages of DNA in our cells put there by our maker. What if someone told his mother to have an abortion! I can't believe another human being who is the President can say abortion is ok. It is not ok. What if he were aborted? The solution is abstinence, it goes into moral teaching as a Parent, it should be our responsibility to implement these morale teachings in our children, and why sex before marriage is just wrong! It seems America is doing things backwards,.Sex should be the last thing on a persons mind before marriage!!!! Lust does the damage, It is our responsibility in America to implement these teachings. It all goes back to the teachings, we have all done an injustice when we don't know these truths, that is where it must start, with the proper teachings and how we are to live!!! Also the damage abortion causes to our soul, and the ruination of our morale as a Country. This is where we fall into real trouble. I don't believe God is going to continue to allow the immoral sin in America any longer. Yeah money is great but do we really want what we have, The answer is no we are screaming out for something more , like MORAL res[ponsibility!!! Love and committment, to stay the course to receive your blessing not abortion and divorce!! America is looking for something, they are lost on the real true issue of life and what it is about , it's about your family and God's love is in the Family. The answer is no, what they really want is a loving Family, it is the cornerstone of their life. Most cornerstones in America consist of a pile of sand, that is terrible, so they spend their life looking for Love that is missing., whether it's cars, clothes, friends, homes, whatever they will never be satisfied. Only love satisfies. God's love is with the True Parents, the True children, because that is where their originality starts and ends. America has been destroyed by lies!!! Now Mr. Obama, if you want to change America look to these moral issues, and make them become law in the proper teachings of life and it's true meaning. What have we become?? Without the proper teachings, we as a Country are at fault. Abortion is wrong. Since we are the created and not the creator, you can't say it's ok to abort a child. Because 1 child can change the world! What if Donald Trump had been aborted, what if Abraham Lincoln had been aborted? I disagreee that 1 man can speak for an unborn child, because we must answer to a higher authority. And I believe that God is with us, and we do not take such matters into our own hands unless we want to be cursed and live a cursed life. These teachings on morality are vital to the Family and must start there. This is imperative, our choices must stay, and the family should stay together, and selfishness has to leave, and selflessness has to stay and bear fruit. I also don't believe that a man should divorce his Family and not take care of them. I believe that too is High treason against God, because God's love is in the Family, and you are not to break that bond, no matter what thats why you take a vow in the first place, I believe it is all a test!!!!!!! And we are failing, we are sick as a Nation, because our Family's are sick, because we have not instilled the proper teachings, and consequences. It's all in the Bible, we have become Intoxicated with our own success and give not Glory to God. He cannot and should not speak for the un-born. He does not have that right. We need to pray and repent for the Lord to restore us as a Nation. Super Power? I think not, we are a laughing stock. Its we the People, and One Nation under God?

He gets a big fat F.

Why?

As an architect and a reasonable human being, I look at facts.

Spell that out: F-A-C-T-S. Hard F-A-C-T-S.

So what are they?

The Economy:
Naturally speaking, in the normal 5-7 year up and down cycle of real estate, the crash was going to happen. At the end of the 90's with the excesses in the computer industry excessively overheating real estate prices, coupled with real estate appraisers asking bankers how much they wanted a property appraised for - a felony - well, the crash was going to happen. I told clients this in the early to mid-2000's and I was right.

Who the President is:
Barry Soetoro (sp?) AKA "Obama" now - don't blame me, that's what HE called himself to get a Fullbright scholarship to Occidental - said he was a citizen of another country to get a Fullbright scholarshp, for those who don't know - required to be a Fullbright scholar, in fact - and said he was an Indonesian Citizen at the time. That just came out a month ago when private citizens did what so-called "journalists" didn't do during the campaign and previously - their job. They sued and got records from Occidental. (Not to mention Departments of Elections.....or the Democratic Party....not doing their jobs, either.)

And to be an Indonesian citizen at that time, according to clients of mine who are Indonesian - you had to renounce your citizenship of any other countries to attend schools there. And what's with his relatives saying he was born in two hospitals in Hawaii, one of which was not in existence at the time, and another present at his birth in Kenya? What's up with that?

If 1+1 don't equal 2, something is wrong. Facts aren't slippery. It's called "fraud."

And in this case, if one fraud is OK, what's another?

So why the emphasis from President Barry S. aka "Obama" and the Democratic Congress on using Public Works Construction Contracts to get money back into the economy - one of the slowest ways possible?

Such was known for historically exacerbating the Great Depression. It is well known historically that tax breaks get economies moving quickly.

As an architect (with an MBA in Real Estate) who at one point worked in a huge University's Facilities Dept., I know fully well why he chose the slowest method possible to get the economy "rolling" again.

I uncovered a huge scam of the taxpayer dollar, whose investigations into them were stopped repeatedly in California by Democrats.

That's right - Democrats. Shocked the heck out of me.

Turns out they were getting fed out of huge construction contracts illegally sole-sourced, using kickbacks to facilities guys and school board members. WABC TV in New York finally reported it when 11 Mayors, City Councilmen and School baord Members were caught doing so in Sept. 2007 in New Jersey.

How do I know?

When I reported kickbacks for illegally sole sourced construction products to the feds, the persons stopping those investigations were Democrats, including the California State Attorney General, while Republicans repeatedly attempted to get the Calfiornia State Auditor to look into it. Problem was, the Democrats were in charge of what the State Auditor could look into. In every arena....except the Feds....

Which brings one to the inevitable conclusion.

Huge (over) expenditures in Public Works Construction Contracting is funding the Democrats.

Now there's the real reason why President Barry S. aka "Obama" is exacerbating the economy's downturn.

It also allows for takeover of the private sector - and your ability to do business in the future.

I traveled behind the Iron Curtain when it was, and trust me, you don't want that - or socialized medicine either. Just ask my pediatrician sister-in-law in Germany...about all those lines.

I give him a huge, big fat F.

Sorry Mr. Trump, I just can't see it your way. The best I would give our President is a D for his first 100 days. And the reason I did is because I do believe that by the end of his Presidency (hopefully, that will be 2012) he will have garnered an F, and he will go down in history as one of the worst if not the worst President. You are a business man who understands profit/loss and the bottom line. Tell me, how can our country pay back this debt since our government is not a profit creation entity?

I am not one to judge Obama's first 100 days as I am not Obama. I am not in his shoes and do not know what goes on behind closed doors. Media is biased and directly controlled which is strange for a country that is supposedly free. We will know a person by their actions and a country by their people. The fault of the US economy is strictly in my opinion the fault of all of the US people. How can you expect to keep wealth in a community if you don't spend your wealth within that community. The fanaticism of shopping as cheaply as possible in big box stores has crucified the United States. Studies have been done on how big box stores actually create poverty. When America manufactured and purchased its own goods we saw a much stronger and healthier economy. Why? Money does not go else where, it cycles through. First a small business will purchase local talent- local architects and designers, local goods, local accountants. These people get busier and need to hire more staff. All of these people then purchase from that local business. When we buy foreign products produced by people hired at mere pennies in poor working conditions where do you think the money goes? Out obviously. If you shop at a big box store- you have only to blame yourself for the state of the economy. The consumer has the greatest control. Obama would be best to spend money on teaching people to be financially free business owners supporting those who purchase goods made in America. I think the focus on terrorism is ridiculous. There is way too much propaganda and media manipulation around it obscuring the vision of real problems like poverty, debt and environmental deterioration. The fact that in California 2/3 of the counties failed the American lung associations evaluations for soot and smog or the fact that the highest rated American city for standard of living was Honolulu rated at 29 should be an eye opener. How many people every day die from heart attacks or Cancer or other diseases caused by the American diet ? There is so much opportunity for success in the USA, people just need to stand up and take responsibility for their own actions. It is not just up to Obama- its up to everyone. Obama is doing his part in trying to repair bridges with other Countries but there is more needed at home.

I believe President Obama has a great presents, sense of humor, intellect and style. He is always saying things that sound on the surface good. However, he let congress rough him up in the first go around or did he? He let congress have their payback. He is too far out there on spending for every good sounding cause. Europe tried it and lagged behind for sometime. I don't like how they handled the banks; they are giving them money for little use. The Banks still, per a senior loan officer's survey are tightening credit over the last 3 months. I believe credit should have been tightened when the market was high and way above its trend line. Now that it is down and far less risk to a new buyer then it was in 2005, they have not given credit appropriately. All of a sudden they worry about risk. That’s why the funds should of went to clean institutions, to lend with the federal agencies behind them with out other uses for the capital. We are crawling out of this debatable slowly. The banks use credit standards to regulate against their available funds. When they have a lot of money, they have no morals. Now they have standards because they still don't have or want to put out money. They are reverse, and this is strangling us. President Obama must see and react to this.
I also think he is not doing the right thing with auto companies. Yes he is right, they must get their house in order, but he should not let these companies leave the public sector. If they must, reorganize in chapter11 and re issue stock. Take the money to compensate the bond holders and pay the government back. We all know the auto workers are not going to get squeezed hard here. Obama’s is going to protect them. That will be the death of our auto industry.

A great present worries about the good not the paybacks. This I believe will either make President Obama great or just another manipulative politician. It also is what one sees as the right thing and who it is right for.

President Trump. Something about that is more convincing when talking about an ecomoic recovery then what any person in D.C. has come up with. But for sure we need someone who beleives public favor is built through respect, not doing the publics bidding. As it stands, Obama has not earned my respect as he is so far, still your typical American politician.

Considering he's in the middle of a major damage control situation, I'd say Obama is doing a fair job and focusing on important issues. Taking the risk of taking even more loans than anyone before him... could pay off, if things turn around sufficiently.

What bothers me personally, with regard to the bailouts, is that a lot of companies going under, are doing so for good reason. In a strong economy, everyone, including flawed companies will not be doing too badly. That doesn't mean that those flawed companies really benefit things even when the economy is good. Let's take the example of our automakers... union problems and other issues aside... why can't they actually build really good cars? In a mass-production environment, people working do not hugely affect the quality of what is turned out... its the design that matters.
Let's say, you know that BMW pretty much always does a better job than your company in certain areas... why not, for example, make them a good offer and buy the technology from them that allows them to be better? Its not like US companies were really all that short on funds(in the past).
If they don't have the right attitude, required to solve problems and bring them success, then giving them money won't do much more than postpone their fall... in which case they will never create profits that they need to contribute to the eventual recovery of the US.
This is not to say that these companies should not be saved. Their existing facilities constitute an investment and perhaps with some help the opportunity to make a lot of money, but seriously - it's the way these companies do business that needs to change.

Having worked with large companies, I'm often just shocked at the thoughtless way in which some of them do business.

B plus?!!!?! He deserves a solid F!!!!!! All he's doing is greatly INCREASING the passing out of MANY billions of dollars to his cronies! The very thing that crashed our economy to begin with!

Credit Default Swaps are what drained the banks. The banks wrote CDSs for their cronies. The banks acted as insurance companies. A CDS is, in substance, an insurance policy. The buyer of the CDS pays premiums to the seller, in exchange for the seller's promise to pay the buyer the full value of a specified security (usually a bundle of mortgages) in case the security defaults.

The real estate market was obviously in a bubble condition. Everyone KNEW the market was going to collapse! The thing is, the banks wrote CDSs to more than just the owners of the specified securities. They also sold CDSs to others, who were betting on the fact that the market will collapse. The banks insured 25 trillion dollars worth of mortgages for 45 trillion dollars! And kept no reserves to pay ANY of these obligations!

All the bailout is doing is paying the buyers of these CDSs trillions of taxpayer dollars to fulfill promises that should have never been made! The government is handing trillions of tax dollars to billionaire cronies of the banks who wrote the CDSs!

I don't hate billionaires. I am all FOR someone who earns billions by creating wealth through honest business. I wish to do that myself! I hate people who grab their billions through fraud or theft.

What should have been done is go ahead and let the banks fail, then bail out the depositors. They would then deposit their money in banks that survived - banks that are honest and competent!


Obama deserves a solid F!!! Here's what SHOULD be done:

1. Invest in domestic energy production. Algae oil is very promising. Half of New Mexico could supply ALL of America's fuel! (For about $3 a gallon.) With NO environmental damage! And no loss of food production! Put price supports on petroleum to make sure the Arabs don't undercut this new industry with cheap oil. This way, we stop giving 700 billion dollars a year to people who hate us! That 700 billion dollars a year goes to AMERICAN jobs!

2. Establish the Fair Tax. (www.fairtax.org) Tax CONSUMPTION! Not production! That would stop letting foreign goods in here tax free, while American producers pay the second highest tax rate in the world! The Fair Tax would tax foreign goods just as much as U.S. made goods!

3. Put tariffs on goods made in countries with oppressive regimes. Stop making U.S. workers compete with slave labor! Buying goods from police states does NOT help the oppressed people! It only strengthens the regime!

4. Stop fantasizing about making peace with jihad fanatics. Those people live to kill! Obama's rhetoric only gives them hope that their cause can win! We need a George Patton who will consistently demonstrate to them that their cause IS lost, that if they keep fighting, they'll only be giving their lives for a lost cause. Japan gave up in 1945 because we SHOWED them that we WILL kill every last one of them if we have to! By doing that, we relieved ourselves from having to kill any more of them! Obama's rhetoric only prolongs the war and increases the number of people who will be killed.


THAT'S what leadership would look like, if we had any! Anyone who won't at least do the above four items doesn't deserve even ONE vote! Obama's "leadership" is taking us in a very clear direction: he's going to make the whole USA look like the South Bronx!

Jeffrey K. Putman, Professional Engineer
Dayton Ohio
je_freedom@usa.net