Two terms, 6 trillion dollars in new debt, the worst economic performance in decades, the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history, a total failure of foreign policy, two costly unwon wars, a wrecked military, the lowest approval ratings of any president, a totally dysfunctional and politicized federal government from the Treasury to FEMA to the State Department to the Department of the Interior to the Justice Department to the SEC to the FDA...
On the other hand, he did break a few records for taking vacation. So there's that.
"two costly unwon wars"
And soon that'll be over, with Obama promising to withdraw from Iraq in order to escalate the war in Afghanistan.
Oh wait, he said they'll keep an, ahem, 'residual force' in iraq, of up to a third the size stationed there at present.
And the withdrawal in 16 months is not a plan, more of an aspiration.
"I will listen to the recommendations of my commanders," he said.
And his commanders don't come any more senior than Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the war criminal who's been overseeing the surge in Iraq.
Posted by: merrick | January 23, 2009 at 08:23 PM
I know. And Gates was up to his neck in Iran/Contra.
But I'm not about to sell Obama short until he comes up short.
I learned that lesson last year.
Posted by: ricky | January 24, 2009 at 07:39 PM