omg! Obama hasn't done ANYTHING yet!
Those are the words I've been hearing far too frequently recently. People complainging that Obama hasn't given us the change he promised, that he does everything for his own person benefit like every other politician. Both of those complaints are entirely unfounded. Things ARE happening in DC, things have already begun to move and change. Obama just recently lifted an enormous ban on stem cell research.
That was, however, one of the things that takes the least amount of time. The majority of complaints are centered around the economy. Let's for a second look at the measure of our situation. From the start to the end of Bush's administration, FOUR TRILLION dollars were added to the national debt. That's 4,000,000,000 dollars, if you're counting zeros. This is the largest recession since the Great Depression (oooh rhyme) and it can't merely disappear overnight.
Obama has been in office for what, two months? He's not a magic man that can snap his fingers and BAM! four trillion dollars and 20 million jobs are created on the spot. It isn't going to take a year to fix the damages that have been wreaked by Wall Street and the previous administration. It won't take two years. It won't even take four years. His first term in office is only the beginning of healing our country. You have to give him time for anything substantial to be done when the nation is in such horrendous shape.
That was, however, one of the things that takes the least amount of time. The majority of complaints are centered around the economy. Let's for a second look at the measure of our situation. From the start to the end of Bush's administration, FOUR TRILLION dollars were added to the national debt. That's 4,000,000,000 dollars, if you're counting zeros. This is the largest recession since the Great Depression (oooh rhyme) and it can't merely disappear overnight.
Obama has been in office for what, two months? He's not a magic man that can snap his fingers and BAM! four trillion dollars and 20 million jobs are created on the spot. It isn't going to take a year to fix the damages that have been wreaked by Wall Street and the previous administration. It won't take two years. It won't even take four years. His first term in office is only the beginning of healing our country. You have to give him time for anything substantial to be done when the nation is in such horrendous shape.
I agree. It's only been two months, people ahve superhuman expectations of him.
Plus, Obama in office doing nothing is better than McCain/Bush in office doing ANYTHING.
wanderlust, March 15th, 2009 at 04:43:33pm
yeah, i'd sorta have to agree.
everyone's doubting him, and putting him down. and he hasn't even been in office that long. people are ridiculous though, it's unavoidable.
pseudo superhero, March 14th, 2009 at 11:43:27pm
OhmyGOD I agree with you 100%. It takes time to do things, like getting bill passed.
You know. Everyone needs to chill and just let the chips fall where they may.
Andreanus., March 13th, 2009 at 10:53:01pm
he shut down gitmo!
Cheechoo, March 13th, 2009 at 08:38:55pm
i totally agree with you. yes, he actually did something that to me is important. he lifted a ban on stem cell research that could cure really bad illnesses. and yes, he's only been in office for 2 months. i usually can't even read a long book in 2 months. and really a lot of the people who say that he's not doing anything are the republicans who hate him. great mini-blog
CanYouFeelIt, March 13th, 2009 at 04:54:43pm