What is President Obama's biggest failure???

[cliffordu]

Poll question: What is President Obama's biggest failure???

C'mon kids!!!

Everyone has their knickers in a bunch about some aspect of the Obama Presidency....


Find yours!!! Locate like minded Peeple!!!!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. there haven't been ANY failures

no doubt the economy problem will put back many of the projects he had hoped to have got moving - early days yet

[cliffordu]

4. From your fingers......

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. what has failed he is only in 1st gear

hasn't got up to full throttle yet

[saltpoint]

2. I strongly feel President Obama will be re-elected in 2012,

and justifiably so.

I see no "failures" in his presidency to speak of.

I do see significant uplift and restoration of global respect, however. And I also appreciate having an educated adult community-builder in high office as opposed to a narcissitic punk from Texas.

[ColbertWatcher]

89. I agree, he will be re-elected. But not pushing stronger on healthcare ...

... for me is a failure.

I might also add his education policy (thus far) seems to be headed toward failure.

[smiley_glad_hands]

3. This thread is a failure. eom

[cliffordu]

5. Aw shucks, right back atcha!!!

:hurts:

[Fire1]

19. LMAO!!!!!

:rofl:

[smiley_glad_hands]

20. "I want my mommy" eom

[cliffordu]

21. That's what your mother said.

[smiley_glad_hands]

22. What did my mother say again, mr. epic failure of post? eom

edited for a comma

[PBS Poll-435]

23. Wow

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

:spray::spray:



:crazy:

[smiley_glad_hands]

24. Wow

[cliffordu]

27. She said "I'm coming lord, I'm comin' like the 6:15 outa scarsdale!!!!"

[PBS Poll-435]

36. lolsnarf!

lololol!!!!


(Choked on a fish stick. Thanks. :eyes:)

[cliffordu]

38. I did a little time in the youth system 40 years ago, I go old (real old) skool insults.....

[smiley_glad_hands]

64. Yes, thankyou for the kindergarden comments. eom

[cliffordu]

68. Any time, sparky...

[smiley_glad_hands]

81. No problem dimson. com

[PopSixSquish]

72. DAMMIT - Water Hurts When It Comes Out of One's Nose

I'm writing this one down and saving it to use for a special occasion!!!

[cliffordu]

76. HA! All my snarks are open source....

:rofl:

[NoPasaran]

6. Baseball season is upon us and still the travesty of the designated hitter prevails in the AL!

Next time, I'm voting for Nader!






:sarcasm:

[cliffordu]

10. Yep. I'm with you!

[Pirate Smile]

17. He also hasn't got a college football playoff system set up yet.

OK - while searching for a Fail pic, I found this one and it is too cute not to post.



ehhhh, try switching beds next time. :)

[PopSixSquish]

74. And He Could Change the Damn Infield Fly Rule While He's At It!!!

[CakeGrrl]

7. The fact that some could seriously answer this question

only two months into a FOUR-YEAR term is...perplexing.

:rofl:

[Windy]

30. No its not perplexing...its totally ridiculous. nt

[cliffordu]

33. Yep, my point exactly....

[PBS Poll-435]

8. I have a hangnail

There aren't enough ducks in my pond.

Dinner isn't ready yet.

They cancelled my favorite TV show.

[mix]

9. not closing Bagram prison

a huge failure

http://washingtonindependent.com/36096/advocates-for-bagram-prisoners-hopeful-but-cautious-about-new-afghanistan-strategy

[theoldman]

11. Accepting the job of president.

[cliffordu]

13. Particularly in light of the bunch of ungratful slobs that make up this country....

[Pirate Smile]

12. His NCAA tournie bracket is sucking right now - just like mine.

:(

We'll both survive.

:)

[cliffordu]

15. well, he might....

But your credibility has been seriously strained over this most egregious incident.....

:P

[BlooInBloo]

26. Stoopid Memphis.grrrr.

[NYC_SKP]

14. He said he'd give us Single Payer Universal in one week, and bring home troops in two.

If the subject line belongs to any "like minded peeple", it's the people who just weren't paying attention.

Good post, cliffordu!

:Recommended:

[cliffordu]

16. Well.....I swear he said single payer in ONE DAY....

And, thanks..

:hi:

[TomClash]

25. This is a no brainer

He's doing well given the circumstances he inherited from the forces of evil.

[Mojambo]

28. Hiring Larry Summers as an economic adviser. n/t

[MercutioATC]

29. 3 & 5...his handling of the economy has been almost universally abysmal.

The other stuff? Not so bad.

[liberal N proud]

31. I would guess his biggest failure is not being the Messiah you all thought he was

You are all fucking fruit cakes and working hard to make the ditto heads very happy.

How can someone fail in less than 100 days?

[cliffordu]

32. There you go.

I half thought to put a sarcasm smiley, but didn't do it because I thought no one would take the choices seriously after less than a hundred days....

Fuck me, can I be stupid, overestimating some of the folks here....

[Sydnie]

34. There is still no dog in the WH

Time to put that promise to bed.

[cliffordu]

37. Yep. These corporate centrists are all alike....

[Pirate Smile]

42. Puppy is supposed to be there after the G20 trip. Ruff, ruff!

[cliffordu]

43. What about he freaking PONYS????

[femmocrat]

35. arne duncan

Total disappointment. A repuke in dem clothing.

[cliffordu]

39. LOL. I'm lost now, I don't even know who the hell that is.....

Trying to keep up, but failing....


A sad lot is mine, fer sher....

[femmocrat]

40. NP---Secretary of Education.

Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
Obama's basketball buddy.

So NOT an educator!

[LWolf]

50. That's my "other." That POS Arne Duncan.

:grr:

[kentuck]

41. In my opinion...

I think his biggest mistake has been his creation of such a closed Treasury Office. He does not have a wide range of views as he suggested he would, at least not in this department. Even today, there is not one assistant secretary. Why is that? Do you honestly believe it is because they can get no one confirmed??

[BlooInBloo]

44. His biggest failure is that he hasn't betrayed us enough.

[cliffordu]

46. MY MAN!!!!!!

Just the best, bloo, Just the best....

Perfect.

:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

52. :) I aim to please.

[JohnnyLib2]

45. He hasn't hired one DUer for PR and one as photographer.

:evilgrin: :hi:

[Bluenorthwest]

47. He failed to pass legislation

ending pointless internet polls.

[LWolf]

48. Other:

Education.

[mvd]

71. Hi again, LWolf

Can you explain your position on why President Obama has been bad on education? Is merit pay the problem? Is Arne Duncan against teachers' unions having influence? Those two things have bothered me.

So far the biggest disappointments for me are (I won't call them failures yet) -

1) Afghanistan. I don't want buildup there. A change in "strategy" won't put the troops out of harm's way, and combat forces should come home.

2) I want Obama to take the lead more on health care

3) Education policy bothers me

4) Will Obama place the regulations before the next bailouts?

[LWolf]

79. Education:

Merit pay, charter schools, "competition..." the tools of privatizers. The "fixing" of NCLB, while continuing the high-stakes testing program that has made a mockery of learning in the nation. Just to start with.

I'm going to link to several things I've posted about this in the last couple of months. Two of them just this evening, as I'm cleaning out my inbox. ;) And some things posted by other DUers, and from other sites, as well.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=219&topic_id=12806&mesg_id=12806

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=219x12804

http://socialistworker.org/print/2009/03/19/wrong-about-our-schools

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4527139

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=219&topic_id=12421&mesg_id=12485

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=219x12732

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=219x12421

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=219x12374#12645

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4667028

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=219x11609#11613

This is probably enough to get you started, lol.

[mvd]

80. Thanks for taking the time to write that post, LWolf!

I will also take my time reading it. :hi:

[WonderGrunion]

49. I don't have my pony yet!!!!

:mad:

[varelse]

51. He really hasn't had time yet to fail or to succeed.

that said, Obama seems to have hit the ground running and is still accelerating. Only time will tell if he can move fast enough to outpace the tsunami that's been building up since well before he took the oath of office.

[cleveramerican]

53. not failures... I'd say mis-steps

and there is no contest
Its the tax-challenged nominees.

[Marsala]

54. I can't decide, they're all so big

:sarcasm:

[Turbineguy]

55. You left out

winning.

[cliffordu]

59. D'oh....

Sorry about that....

[stillcool]

60. that has got to be the biggest of them all...

I wonder what price will be paid for that one. I think many DU'ers are hoping for the ultimate.

[cliffordu]

61. I think you are absolutely correct.

[ArchieStone1]

56. using a Bush tactic of the "state secrets" pretext to toss lawsuits by torture victims

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/09/AR2009020902423.html

[JoePhilly]

57. Trusting DU??

What a bunch of whiners.

[madamesilverspurs]

58. Should have requested Ginsberg instead of Roberts.

She would have gotten it right and would have beamed at him the whole time.

Can't really complain about his rather impressive list of very public efforts to reach across the aisle. I'm just waiting for the moment when he points to all the teeth marks in his hand and tells them, "Hey, I gave you lots of chances. Now we're just gonna get it done without you. Buh bye!"

[Political Heretic]

62. His decisions so far toward the economic crisis are the biggest dissapointment.

Though I would list his DOJ backing almost all Bush administration positions on legal cases involving detention, torture and extraordinary executive powers as a close second.

[PBS Poll-435]

63. Slow-playing the puppy

[TexasProgresive]

65. OTHER

Obama's biggest failure is that he has not been able to please all the ravers and ranters here at DU. I mean he's suppose to be some kind of superman, a messiah, a man who is all things to all people.:sarcasm:

[cliffordu]

69. Yep.....All that and a bunch of ponys, too....

[Dinger]

66. I Picked "All OF The Above," But

arne duncan't needs to go. Corporate, anti-union, charter school-loving, asshole.

[Dinger]

67. Self-delete (Accidental Dupe-sorry)

[cliffordu]

70. That's OK, we were all accidentally duped...

:rofl:

[rucky]

73. He hasn't done a thing to regulate internet polls!

[cliffordu]

77. He actually wrote a signing statement, but I am a scofflaw and a hard case

so I post 'em anyway...
Come and get me, Coppers!!!!

[MzShellG]

75. This poll pretty much reflects his approval ratings, doesnt it? nt

[cliffordu]

78. Kinda, Maybe....

[Occam Bandage]

82. He laughed at people who said marijuana was the most important economic-recovery issue.

That was really offensive and I hate him for it.

[cliffordu]

85. I was stoned and missed it.....he wasn't laughing at ME was he???

[RBInMaine]

83. How about giving the guy a few months in office at least before this STUPID nonsense !

[swishyfeet]

84. See #32 above

[cliffordu]

86. Shoulda woulda coulda

put the sarcasm smilie up....

[depakid]

87. You forgot the NCAA bracket....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keMBascrkm0

[cliffordu]

90. Damn!!!! OK, NO MORE POLLS WHILE EATING BARBITURATES

[ColbertWatcher]

88. So far? Healthcare. n/t

[cliffordu]

91. Sadly, yes.

My wife goes to a wheelchair in five years if she can't get a hip replacement operation...

We have no insurance or money....

[ColbertWatcher]

92. Granted, he works slowly and deliberately.

Which is why I'm almost certain he will get around to it in time. But, that's what I say is his "failure," albeit a minor failure.

Our healthcare system needs fixing quickly.

Like, yesterday.

But, moving too quickly can give us a Bush-Medicare type of "fix," which would be bad.

So, while I consider this a "failure," I wouldn't call it a major failure.

[ColbertWatcher]

93. Education.

I don't care for Arne and his charter fetish.

[akbacchus_BC]

94. I voted for the last category. Hmmm...., his biggest failure is that

in two months, he has not done enough and gone skylarking to the G-20 Summit! Hope you know that the second sentence is sarcasm.

[Orsino]

95. "Doing pretty well," at least.

Trouble is, "pretty well" may not be good enough to hold this sucker together.

The GOP is planning to challenge Obama in 2012, of course, but if there is an election that year at all, that in itself will be a significant success for this Democratic Administration. IMO.

[11 Bravo]

96. My fucking pony is the wrong color! I wanted a Bay!

[LaydeeBug]

97. While I approve of his job thus far as president, if I *HAD* to locate a failure, his most

offensive one is not listed in your poll. It is Rick Warren. By a MILE.