Obama's Honeymoon is Over

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Barack OBama, Did we ever think we would have a president who's name doesn't even suggest "Americanism" His name sounds like a foreigner from Pakistan.
Seriously, Mr. Obama has created a huge deficit,the financial world, the auto indurstry and in his mind healthcare will be under government ruling. When we look back at history we see that great countries like Rome and Pompeii were infiltrated by the government and eventually they lost their place in the world. I ask is this what Obama really wants. It certainly seems like it.

Sue of DE 5:00PM November 06, 2009

It takes a while for water to seek it's own level!
If the American people studied their situations prior to going headlong into an unknown abyss, we would be a far greater country! Emotion over common sense can only lead to chaos!
Obama is proving that!!!
My problem is, what took the people, and especially the press, so long to realize this man's lack of experience and common sense???
Not only will he bury himself, he will drag the country down with him!

Frank Drozdick of MA 10:58AM November 06, 2009

How do some folks forget about the lackluster presidency of "W"? He and his cronies put us in this mess with undisciplined economic efforts. Give President Obama the time to correct the malpractice of the Bush administration. Don't fall for the Conservative ploy of "croc tears" about everything. Did they seek to help you before this recession? NO!! Now the Republicans, on the conclusion of health bills want to stop everything and present a new proposal of the same old stale health tenets-health accounts,etc..Stick with Obama and get the reforms we need!

Bob in VA of VA 10:36AM November 06, 2009

As with any honeymoon, more than one person has to be involved to be successful. Let's face it, we Americans are inclined to believe that everyone else is responsible for our troubles and everyone else is respoonsible for the solution. Suck it up, folks; "I have seen the enemy and it is us!" (Pogo).

Helen Rockwell of OH 10:17AM November 06, 2009

All we have to do is serve the leftovers at the 2010 and 2012 ballot box.
Yahoo!

Fed Up of IL 12:44AM November 06, 2009

I voted for Obama because I was waiting many years for that change.
I do not take exceptions to President Obama's list of issues needing
urgent attention,but he can't accomplish everything at ones,and we are now already a good year down the road.I think he got his priorities wrong,I know it's time for healthcare reform but this can wait for now.There are two top priorities,first is he need to work to get America back to work,this is absolutely the fact.
As far as Afghanistan,there are only two options.He can accept the general's recommendation for more troops or pull all the troops out ASAP(and that's fine with me)There is no middle cource,It's one or the other.Abama said on putting America back to work he is working on it,but that's not enough,do it and do it now!! I and many others voted for a leader not a procrastinator,so here it is.
WWII vet

Barry Meyer of OR 8:51PM November 05, 2009

It is true that Obama has been a major disappointment. The country had so much hope that he would fix all the ills of the previous 8 years--and restore Americato its' place in the world as the shining example of prosperity and enlightened democracy.
Obama hasn't been a bad president; he just hasn't fulfilled the best aspirations of his hopeful and expectant followers.
Obama hasn't done a bad job (just not a great job). In fact, considering the alternative to Obama--as we can judge from the daily inane pronoucements of Republicans--we should be appreciative that we have Obama as president.
Of course, we should press him to do better.

Steve Wang of PA 7:24PM November 05, 2009

We do not have a 1929 depression. But this is not 1929. When people wakeup to the fact that we have an economy similar to Japan they will have some negative thoughts on this discovery.
This remainds me of a new drug to treat FIV which is similar to HIV. The new drugs increases blood counts which looks good on paper. The only problem is the new cells do not function. This is similar to the socalled economic recovery which the government will make look good on paper, but is not real. What you have dysfunction of the economy.

Arthur Gittleman of AR 6:07PM November 05, 2009

President Obama will win the war with economics given another year or so. It would take the next decade or two to make ANY progress in Afghanistan. He should cut our losses and pull out of Afghanistan; let their own people take care of the Taliban. He needs to focus more on our economy, quick! He better not let the Great Recession become another Depression!

Barry W. Shook of IN 3:57PM November 05, 2009

More and more people agree with me that Obama choose the wrong team when picking his economic team. He's getting some bad advice from the Golman Sachs crowd. He could have done worse than Geithner by picking Summers, that arrogant SOB. Some quick solutions: make Congress pass legislation to make the insurance industry conform to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Let the 47M into FEHBP, and get the stimulus money into the hands of community banks to help lend money the the 80M small businesses that need the money. Thed stimulus money should go into job training, healthcare for small businesses and infrastructure, not necessarily in the order. .:

Jack Golding of KS 3:31PM November 05, 2009