Happy New Year. Hope that doesn't offend those who do not celebrate a new year or have a different day to celebrate.
Results of December's Poll:
62% think that President-elect Obama's biggest problem is the economy.
12% think that his morals are going to hurt him.
12% think that the Middle East will give him trouble.
6% think terrorism.
6% think his popularity will turn on him.
0% think China, Russia, Congress or anything else will give him struggles.
So only 18% think that the outside world will effect Mr Obama and 80% think his biggest problems will come from the inside.
The economy though is not really under a president's control. Oh, they can influence the market by signing stimulus packages. We see how much that helped and changed the economy. He can give back tax breaks and refunds. That sure did help. Or he can create short term jobs that will end after his presidency or bail out every one in need. The economy is only about 5% of what the president does. It's about 10% of Congress. It's about 25% of the consumer. It's mostly about what the companies and those with money do. If they decide to raise prices, the rest of us pay the price. If they decide to lay people off then some people get screwed. If they decide to hold meetings and send people to seminars for $4 million then we have to hear about it. If the economy hurts Mr Obama, we should feel sorry for him just like any other American who doesn't own a million dollar house.
The Middle East is always a problem. There are no solutions to what happens over there. It's not going to stop until the anti-Christ puts an end to it. Oh wait..., never mind.
Terrorism? William Ayers? On the serious side, we should all hope that this never effects any president ever again. Sorry, President Bush.
Results of December's Poll:
62% think that President-elect Obama's biggest problem is the economy.
12% think that his morals are going to hurt him.
12% think that the Middle East will give him trouble.
6% think terrorism.
6% think his popularity will turn on him.
0% think China, Russia, Congress or anything else will give him struggles.
So only 18% think that the outside world will effect Mr Obama and 80% think his biggest problems will come from the inside.
The economy though is not really under a president's control. Oh, they can influence the market by signing stimulus packages. We see how much that helped and changed the economy. He can give back tax breaks and refunds. That sure did help. Or he can create short term jobs that will end after his presidency or bail out every one in need. The economy is only about 5% of what the president does. It's about 10% of Congress. It's about 25% of the consumer. It's mostly about what the companies and those with money do. If they decide to raise prices, the rest of us pay the price. If they decide to lay people off then some people get screwed. If they decide to hold meetings and send people to seminars for $4 million then we have to hear about it. If the economy hurts Mr Obama, we should feel sorry for him just like any other American who doesn't own a million dollar house.
The Middle East is always a problem. There are no solutions to what happens over there. It's not going to stop until the anti-Christ puts an end to it. Oh wait..., never mind.
Terrorism? William Ayers? On the serious side, we should all hope that this never effects any president ever again. Sorry, President Bush.
Popularity? Well, he has already ticked off the homosexual groups and atheists. This is actually raised his popularity for one person. :-)
China? Russia? Congress? They may not be his downfall but these will definitely be road blocks for him. They always are. They are the three largest groups of humanitarian atrocities in history.
No. If Mr. Obama has a downfall, it will be his morals. He's going into the presidency without any. He is starting out with a lie: CHANGE! He is bringing in all the older government workers. He hasn't had a backbone to stand up against abortion activists. It's above his pay grade. His tax cut isn't, but abortion is.
His other promise is HOPE. Let's hang on to that. It may be all we have left after he is done...in 8 years.
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