High expectations

So now the remark is this "stop counting the days and let the man do his job. Do you realize just how stupid that remark is??? He is not the one who should do the job. He was elected because everyone (especially the minorities) thought he would pay their mortgage and give them the monies for anything they wanted or needed, they have a hard time believing you work for a living, what has happened to integrity? It was lost on the belief of CHANGE... My nephew told me a remark that he has quoted, most of the voters thought Obama would give them 40 acres and a Mule!!!!!. All these whiners should stop and realize they will get farther ahead if they stop looking for a handout and put their hands too work... They should try it, it is good for the soul. Betty

Eh, it's not so much that he's not changing things enough, it's the fact that he has already spent our children and grandchildren into oblivion. I mean the man and his administration are just passing out all this money (that we're borrowing from China) like it's growing on tree's. That and the fact that he's expanding the size of the gov.t much worse even than the Bush administration...all in his first 100 days. At this point it won't matter what he does the next 4 years, the vast majority of the damage has already been done. My grade D-

The two most important things are the financial crisis and the housing foreclosures. They are the biggest problems that will drag America for a long time to come.

As long as Barack Obama will continue to work for the American people as he have done, and continue to set his priorities, it will help him focus on what is important, and the least of them is the 100 days mark.

Jami, true it is just 100 days in office, but I bet he will be the First President that has issued so many apoligies because of what the inexperienced people that he appointed to his cabinet has said. Looking forward to what's next.

An Go to the Polls we will –He is damaging our COUNTRY in so many ways that it is hard to keep count and opening our COUNTRY to "TERRORIST" attacks. He and Holder are absolutely doing great harm to our country in releasing partial documentation as to the interrogation methods and pictures. If the ACLU is sooooooo against everything in this country maybe they need to pack up and move out. O'Bama and all others supposedly serving this country in Washington need to pull out a copy of the Constitution and READ IT before continuing on some of the paths they are on.

Regarding the Edward Locasio trial I believe Ed Locasio most definitely deserves the death penalty. And, I think it is a shame that his brother Michael did not get the death penalty as well!!

OK Jami – a democrate who voted Republican this year I too have stood behind/beside him since he won the election. I am also aware of his first 100 days and slow progress but am willing to give him the remaining 1360 days to fulfill his promises.

People, including me, complained about the way the Bush administration violated the US Constitution. Then, one of the very first things that Obama did was violate the US Constitution. I refer to Article I, section 6. The appointment of Hilliary Clinton as Secretary of State was clearly a violation. Many will say that the congress passed a bill to get around that, the proper term would be "circumvent". That's not the way the Constitution is supposed to be honored. There is a method, known as amendment, to "get around" its' provisions.

I just wish the American people would demand that the Constitution either be honored or amdended in the proper manner.

The 100 day report card started I believe with FDR. Let's be clear, he knew what he would be faced with when he started this whole process. Again, let's be clear, he has led we the people, to believe that he has all the answers. So please, let's be clear, he will do as all prior presidents have done, that is just deal with it as he has PLENTY of help and assistance. He is under the same magnifying glass as all past presidents and has the same pressure as all past presidents. Lastly, let's be clear, he is a man just like all past presidents and No one is keeping him from doing his job by marking the 1st 100 days in office.

JC Cooper-

I'm unable to quote chapter and verse of the Constitution as you are. The only Constitutional argument I ever heard brought up about Clinton's nomination was about a raise in salary. Is that your Aritcle 1, section 6?

If so, then that portion of the Constitution has been violated many times, by many different Presidents. They just altered the salary to make it legal. I also believe there was a question about wether it applied to elected or appointed officials. With everything our Legislators need to be concerned about right now, do they really have the time to debate, table, amend the amendment, send to committee and vote, etc., etc. on this kind of amendment?

I had hope for Obama and the mostly Democrat house and senate. I'm very disappointed that they bailed out the auto industry, banks, and people that can't pay their mortgages.
If I make a mess of my finances or take lavish vacations rather than pay my bills, I don't expect or want my neighbors to pay my salary or my mortgage payment. Yet, that is exactly what Obama and congress have saddled the American people with.
I deeply resent this. I also resent paying my fair share of taxes every year and Obama giving top jobs to his buddies that did not pay their taxes.
Oh, one more thing that ticks me off...my ex sister-in-law collects $700 per month in food stamps (she does not report that her husband lives with her) and my nephews receive free lunches. My brother pays $1200 per month in child support on his two children (yes, he is current and has never been late). She makes $400 per week as does her husband. She was so excited when she filed her income tax. She said they only paid in $1,000 in taxes for 2008 but were getting $5,000+ back.
How does this happen? You should never get back more money than you paid in.
If Obama continues this farce of dead beats not paying taxes and then getting my tax money back along with my tax money to feed them and their children, I will not vote for him or another member of the Democratic party again.

My hope is that people across the country wake up quickly, which I believe many have on both sides, and take advantage of the 2010 elections to vote more balance in the house of representatives. O'Bama's basic agenda is solcialistic and changes he is making and want to make are robbing us of our rights and freedoms under the constitution. You think we are in trouble now? Souter is resigning from the supreme court and will not doubt be replaced by a liberal leaning individual. Probably during O'Bama's first term there will be one or two more to replace. O'Bama wants the court to work for the people. That is not the courts job. It's job is to simply rule based upon law and the constitution, and not from a political stance. God help us! Or, should I be saying Allah help us?

Jami, in general, I believe you make good sense, however, "senseless" describes you on this one (sorry). The debt racked up so far is astronomical and long reaching. A country "beholdin'" to it's allies is bad enough, but "beholdin'" to its enemies is intolerable. The weakness your President has shown by "consorting" with dictators and borrowing from non-democratic countries is like handing them POWER on a silver platter. Each of these actions is utilized by those unscrupulous leaders as extremely effective propaganda aimed at uniting their people against America and what we stand for. The result is that our country's safety and security is imperiled.

Obama's real goal and unfortunately, one it seems he will realize to a substantial degree, is to redistribute the wealth in our country. Having worked long and hard and sacrificed every step of the way to attain a measure of success and comfort in our lives, my husband and I resent this plan. We are first in line to help those who help themselves, but don't ask us to bail-out and hand-out to those who are disinterested in the sobriety, education, hard work and ethical/moral values that built a successful America.

I could go on and on but I risk becoming a total bore....thanks for listening!

I don't have any suggestion for Barack Obama how to tackle the economy myriad and growing problems, but I don't think his economy team know what they are doing. They got the credentials, but not the experience. I think Barack Obama should include Bill Clinton with his economy team.

Barack Obama should not try to recreate a new economy in America, but rather eliminate or reduce the things that don't work.

Terri-

Come on, bore us!!! You are one of only a few posters on this site that really sees Barack Obama for what he is.

Obama did inherit a huge mess. When he first sat down in the Oval Office , he was looking at a 1.5 TRILLON dollar debt. Well, it took him less than a month to almost double that with his stimulus plan. Who's gonna pay for all this debt? You, me, our children, our grand children and even our great grandchildren, if that many generations will still be calling themselves Americans.

Barack Obama campaigned on the idea of change. He has given us change. Our government now owns a share of our auto industry, our banking industry and our insurance companies. That is a huge change people. There was another country where the government owned all the companies. That country didn't end up with very good Marx.

Barack Obama promised to bring the world together, and get everyone involved with making this a better world. He inspires people because of his inherent high morality, intelligence, and being a united.

The problems America brought upon itself and the world with the Iraq war did not happened in one day, and it takes hundred times longer to build then to destroy.

Spider

Your comment is exactly right. The government has given out all this bail out money for example to the auto industry. Now they say on the news that GM is filing bankruptcy and the rich company Fiat wants to buy them out. I don`t know if i`m right or not but if that happens GM won`t owe anything and will make a profit on the sale of the company!!
If that`s true, who will pay back the bail out money?? Probably people like you,me and others right??Barack Obama was faced with alot on his plate but i think he pushed on our plates right???

Barack Obama’s should be more conservative in trying to fix the economy. It will be cheaper to give everyone food stamps then to indebt the country with all the grandiose bailouts it is doing.

It seems Barack Obama is pouring money into the economy like George Bush poured money into the Iraq war; both are excessive. It took George Bush to realize his mistakes several years. Barack Obama is a fast learner; maybe he will learn from mistakes sooner.

Barack Obama should put companies he tries to bail into receivership instead of bail them out. It worked with big insurance company like Executive Life Insurance Company, once the largest life insurance company in California.

I would compare him to Carter more than anyone... Carter almost bankrupted the country... and Obama is his second term. Wealth will leave to avoid the crazy taxs to come... just like the late 70s and 1980. The Kennedy comparison was ok... he was considered weak by our advisaries as well... and ended up being a bit of a joke after the Bay of Pigs, putting us in Vietnam, and getting played like a fool by the Soviet Union in Cuba. We can only hope Obama isn't as bad as the other two... but it's looking like he could be worse.

Well said Spider. Obama and team are taking us down a very dangerous road. Americans better wake up and acknowledge their mistake in rushing this inexperienced man into such a major office. I hope that voters can put some balance in the house and senate come 2010 elections.

Sorry tom. That ain't gonna happen.

Let's see, by November of 2010, the economy will have turned around. Many economists said it would have, on it's own, by then. The Iraq war will be winding down. Beings as the Iraqi government, before the end of Bush's term, passed a law promising they would take over full control of their country by 2011. Barack Obama will be able to claim full responsibility for these two momentous accomplishments, and most of America will believe it was all due to His policies. In a show of support, the sheep will vote again for Democrats.

Heck, if Barack Obama plays his cards right, he can take credit for the natural progression of things and get reelected for a second term. Then at the end of 8 years we will all look at our new United Socialist America and wonder what happened. Just like we did after 8 years of George W. Bush. It will sneak up on us. We won't see it coming. Well, a lot of you won't.

“I can’t just press a button and make the bankers do what it want them to do,” the new President lamented last night at a prime time press conference to mark the occasion, “I can’t just flip a switch and have Congress fall in line.”

Why not? All Barack had to do was dial a telephone and he had the president of GM fired. The government owns a major share of the banks. The Democrats have a unstoppable majority in both houses.

Come on, man. Flip the switch. No sense in putting on an act believing in the two party system, the free market and that worn out separation of powers baloney.