I am always being asked to grade Obama’s presidency.
In place of offering him a grade, I put together a list of his accomplishments thus far.
I think you would agree that it is very impressive.
His first six months have been even more active than FDRs or LBJs the two standards for such assessments. Yet, there is little media attention given to much of what he has done.
Of late, the media is focusing almost exclusively on Obama’s critics, without holding them responsible for the uncivil, unconstructive, disrespectful , and unprofessional tone of their disagreements or without holding the previous administration responsible for getting us in such a deep hole.
The misinformation and venom that now passes for political reporting and civic debate is beyond description.

As such, there is a need to set the record straight.
What most impresses me is the fact that Obama has accomplished so much not from a heavy-handed or top-down approach but from a style that has institutionalized efforts to reach across the aisle, encourage vigorous debate, and utilize town halls and panels of experts in the policy-making process.
Beyond the accomplishments, the process is good for democracy and our democratic processes have been battered and bruised in recent years.

Let me know if I missed anything in the list (surely I did).

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act

good process _A_

“Funny! anytime someone offers constructive criticism towards this country, they are labeled as self hating Americans. Are Americans not smart enough to see the good and the bad of something? Or is it that America is all good and all criticism is misplaced? Its amazing to me, how people want to apply labels to people, while they themselves fit into very stereotypical, derogatory categories.”

it’s easy 2 Hate…hard 2 Love

“On the domestic side, look here: What’s so clear is that this country from the outset is projecting the interests of wealth and property. Look at the bailout of Wall Street. Why not the bailout of Main Street?”

I aint got nuthin else to say! He just said it all…

@Annunaki40. You raise an interesting point when you say a President has to carry out some policies of his predecessors. To that, I would say, the bail out of the Automotive CEO’s, Cash for clunkers, FHA first time homebuyer credits are HIS policies and due to that, there is no discernible difference between the two men in that regard. Above that though, during the 2 year campaign trial, Obama not once hinted that he would have to continue on some policies, in fact, he told the voters, if you want another 4 years of Bush, vote for McCain, but if you want real change, vote for me. Are you then saying the voters were hoodwinked? I personally don’t need an answer, because like many, I didn’t expect anything out of Obama, or any other politician for that matter, because they are all illusionists!!

Pave your own road.

Now what is that saying, it is simple, G.W. won a second term and OBAMA has to carry out those policies and procedures (case in point-the stimulus packages, they are from the Bush administration; remember all of the bailouts going around, that was not from the OBAMA administration), several other things. When Clinton was first elected, he had to carry out some of the policies of Bush Senior (that is why they are such good friends, Clinton did not do away with those policies by replacing them with his), yet when he was reelected he did institute policies, procedures and regulations which did in fact balance the National Debt and there was doc**ented proof of a surplus, and as soon as G.W. got in there he began to spend the money like a DAM FOOL that he is and yet no said anything until the WAR on TERROR start going South, and when that happen he was leaving the Oval Office anyway.

Now somebody please correct me if I am incorrect, but the things that OBAMA is doing is clearing out the policies and procedures that were left over by the Bush administration (case in point-the troops being sent-this was slated from the Bush administration, OBAMA had no policy whatsoever about troop strength let alone movement through the middle east and he still does not).

For all of the people which Voted, they still do not comprehend that this is how policy administration works within the HALLS OF GOVERNMENT. This will not change non whatsoever.
Unless OBAMA is reelected into the Oval Office again, his term will end here and nothing will have been established but the Health CARE Bill, which really was not his, this started back during the Clinton Administration.

IN short nothing that this man does will ever make him look good whatsoever.

Do not have any children until you’ve read and can intelligently discuss this book, because believe it or not if you can’t, then you don’t have all that you need to be an effective parent for black children. This book was written in the 1930′s and sad to say we have the same problems today even with a black president.

As much as I admire Danny Glover as an activist and as a man, I think he’s being unrealistic. Its easy to talk when you’re not in the crosshairs.