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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
In the past year, I haven't seen Mr. Obama complete anything that he stated he would. I don't think he's done nothing, but his promises were big and grand. I don't think he delivered a single one.
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You're mistaken. According to PolitiFact, he's kept 91 promises, compromised on 33, and broken 15. I understand there's some key stuff he promised that we haven't seen. But to say he hasn't delivered a single one is inaccurate.
Now. Are there things--including, perhaps, foundational/philosophical things--that I wish the Obama administration was doing differently? Absodamnlutely. I think their continued efforts to USAify the middle east is disastrously misguided. I'm sad about the continued use of intelligence of sketchy quality and legality. On "homeland security" in general, I give Obama a D.
Thing is, I'm not surprised, because he TOLD us he planned to do that. He's KEEPING promises, in that area. I voted for him knowing full well what his intentions were there. So I don't really feel like I get to be too upset about it.
In other areas he's done exactly what I'd like him to do. He's opened our arms to the international community. Quibble about the details of it if you have to (and I know, oh lord do I know, some of you have to), the efforts he's made to stabilize the economy have had a positive impact. He's putting through health reform and while it's nowhere near what I wish it was, that's mostly because of congress, which seems to me an intractable quagmire at the moment.
So... mixed. Where I disagree with what's happening, I don't get to claim any outrage, at least not with a straight face like some of those who seem to want to cast 1-year-in-Obama as a failed messiah...