B-Large Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Pick a grade, give your justification. C+/ B- for me - I know many don't care for HCR, and our system has a long way to go on better utilization and allocation of resources, and the bill was really an insurance expansion bill, but it is a gigantic step in making solid reforms for many of the weakest and most at risk in our society. I was a one issue voter, healthcare pulled my sway to vote for democrats. - what dinged him most for me has all been about fiscal achievements. I would to have seen a reasonable package of tax reforms proposed. I know there was no way a flat tax was in the cards for a Dem president, which I still think is best for our country, but in no way did he address the tax code- very disappointing, but no expected. - debt- we all see deficits have strunk over time since 2008, but I am not sure that wouldn't have just happened naturally as part of the recession boom cycle. What makes me the most angry is no proposal to seriously addressed the debt. I still think a robust proposal of reforms to large ticket items coupled with reasonable tax increases could have been sold to Americans, if and only if the reform package put us on a path to balanced budgets and repayment of debt over a period of time. He wanted to be a transformative president, many believe that was to more socialist policies.... But a transformative president would have put this country back on the path to fiscal sanity... Huge missed opportunity. - stimulus- the more I think about it, I think the stimulus was a dud. Originally I thought upwards of a trillion dollars flooded into the economy could never hurt, but thinking back some bigger picture efforts like tax reform, program reforms and budget measures would have provided a lot of confidence in the minds of most Americans. - national security- I think he's been okay- Imho he's been in a no win between ballooning costs of ongoing military action in Afghanistan and Iraq and Americans general fatigue in support of the effort. Ideally we would have never been in Iraq, and stopped digging when we were in a gigantic hole. I don't envy any president having to make these decisions, it is not easy. I'll add as things come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I'm trying to think of a reason not to give him an F... Okay, he got bin Laden. That's worth a D-, I guess. I honestly can't think of anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 D+ Cons: Obamacare and Stimulous® were epic fails His foreign policy is meh at best Executive Order/Action and the expansion of the Regulatory state are setting an alarming precedent Intentionally divisive Pros: He did at least have the sense not to royally f*ck up the Bin Laden Raid Greatest gun salesman since Samuel Colt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 "D" Would have been an F, but he has been (surprisingly) consistent in his criticism of University speech codes . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 "D" Would have been an F, but he has been (surprisingly) consistent in his criticism of University speech codes . . Forgot about that...I'll raise mine to a "D" for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 a letter grade huh? as in school or reality? School grade is an F... Reality is a Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 D. He was what was expected. Full of ****. Not a good diplomat. Horrible with the foreign policy and has no balls. Did not !@#$ up the economy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 L For Los Gatos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 D- only positive of the presidency is that the country didn't completely collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I'll grade him when he's done because if you think he's done, you're crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I give him a solid D as a President, but will give him a C+ as a King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I'd give him an A because I don't want to hurt his feelings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I'd give him an A because I don't want to hurt his feelings. Oh no, no, no hurt away. He'll swing by, apologize for upsetting you, hand you a reset button and expect you to update your low grade to a solid A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 What would you give the GOP Congress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 What would you give the GOP Congress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 What would you give the GOP Congress? Incomplete. They're in the back seat. Higher than the F I'd give the rubber-stamp Democratic Congress Obama had his first term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 What would you give the GOP Congress? Can't separate them. All three branches are bought and paid for by the same people and certainly don't care about the average Joes and Jill in the American public. The infighting between parties is designed to keep us enraged at one side or the other which prevents us from looking at the entirety of the systemic cluster!@#$ that has become our federal government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 What would you give the GOP Congress? I think they need to be veto proof, but now that we are on the subject, what do you think of ISIS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Of course, it's too early to really tell. Perhaps he has inspired a generation of minority children to strive for greater things. How do you measure that? I think he is a great communicator, he is inspiring, was not president during especially trying times like the Great Emancipator was or FDR, the racial backlash against a Black president sure handicapped him politically and he is competent. I'll give him a B+ for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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