So How’s Obama Doing?

Just some random thoughts about He Who Blessed the Waffle.

President Obama went to China. He said lots of nice things about Chinese Civilization. He spoke to a small group of Chinese students, which event was blacked out on Chinese TV. He got nothing in terms of agreements or cooperation from the Chinese.

The President hasn't decided yet when he will decide whether he is going to the Copenhagen Climate Conference. But the Conference has been declared dead in advance. The world is blaming Obama for not getting a U.S. climate change bill, as if that would have helped.

The President sold Poland and the Czech Republic to the Russians. That, at least, is how the Czechs and the Poles see it. In return he got from the Russians… well, nothing so far.

The President extended an open hand to the Iranians and got his hand spit on. The spit clicks on a Geiger counter. It might have helped if he had gotten some cooperation from the Russians and/or from the Chinese. See above.

The President hasn't decided yet when he will decide what his Afghanistan strategy is, but it will be soon. "Soon" means in the next several weeks. It remains to be seen what "several" means.

The President has decided that terrorists who target the American military will be tried in military courts, where they are more likely to be convicted. He has decided that terrorists who target American citizens will be tried in civil courts where they will get the same rights as the American citizens they blew out of their socks.

The President has insulted our British and French allies. He has also convinced Europe in general that he is not very much interested in Europe in general.

So much for foreign policy.

The President got a stimulus package passed that did wonders to stimulate government jobs. It also apparently created jobs in Congressional districts that do not exist. As for real unemployment, that stands now at about 17%, at least in Congressional districts that do exist.

The President made climate change a major part of his agenda, but no climate change bill is forthcoming. See above.

The President is planning on gargantuan deficits into the foreseeable future.

The President might yet sign health care legislation that will dramatically expand the size and power of government, and just as dramatically expand the federal deficit. See just above.

That's how he's doing.

Comments

[Cliff Hadley]

Hope and change. Ain't it grand?

[KB]

Well, it's entertaining.

[William]

Good summary of his record, so far. I'm afraid it may not get any better than this during his term...

[Lynn]

Can He (capitalized because he is the Messiah, you know) impeached for complete incompetence, along with at least of the House and Senate who are equally imcompetent?