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January 20, 2011

Report Card on Obama'sFirst Two Years

By K.E. Campbell

Two years ago today, Barack Obama was inaugurated as

president of the United States. Are you better off today

than you were two years ago?

Numbers don't lie, and here are the data on the impact

he has had on the lives of Americans:

January

2009 Current % chg

S

rc

Avg. retail price/gallon gas in

U.S. (regular conventional) $1.83 $3.104 69.6% 1

Selected commodities:

Crude oil, European Brent

(barrel) $43.48 $99.02 127.7% 2

Crude oil, West TX Inter.

(barrel) $38.74 $91.38 135.9% 2
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Natural gas, Henry Hub, $

per MMbtu $4.85 $4.48 -7.6% 2

Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,369.50 60.5% 2

Corn, No.2 yellow, Central

IL $3.56 $6.33 78.1% 2

Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 42.3% 2

Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb.

fob $13.37 $35.39 164.7% 2

Consumer Price Index (for all

urban consumers) 211.1 219.2 3.8% 3

Producer Price Index:finished goods 170.3 183.0 7.5% 3

Producer Price Index: all

commodities 171.0 189.9 11.1% 3

Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% 23.7% 3

Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% 25.4% 3


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Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 24.7% 3

Number of fed. employees, ex.

uniformed military (curr =12/10 prelim) 2,779,000 2,840,000 2.2% 3

Real median household income

(2008 vs 2009) $50,112 $49,777 -0.7% 4

Number of food stamprecipients (curr = 10/10) 31,983,716 43,200,878 35.1% 5

Number of unemployment

benefit recipients (curr =

12/10) 7,526,598 9,193,838 22.2% 6

Number of long-termunemployed, in millions 2.6 6.4 146.2% 3

Poverty rate, individuals (2008

vs 2009) 13.2% 14.3% 8.3% 4

People in poverty in U.S., inmillions (2008 vs 2009) 39.8 43.6 9.5% 4

House price index (current =

Q3 2010)

198.7 192.7 -3.0% 7


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S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price

Index: 20 city composite (curr

= 10/10) 146.4 145.3 -0.8% 8

Number of properties subject

of foreclosure filings, in

millions 2.82 2.87 1.7% 9

DJIA (12,403 on 6/3/08, dateBHO clinched Dem.

nomination) 7,949 11,825 48.8% 2

NASDAQ (2,480 on 6/3/08) 1,441 2,725 89.1% 2

S&P 500 (1,378 on 6/3/08) 805 1,282 59.2% 2

Global Dow 1,356 2,153 58.8% 2

U.S. rank in Economic

Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a 10

Consumer Confidence Index(curr = 12/10) 37.7 52.5 39.3% 1

Present Situation Index (curr

= 12/10)

29.9 23.5 -21.4% 1


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Failed banks (curr = 2010 +

2011 to date) 140 164 17.1% 12

U.S. dollar versus Japanese

yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 -8.6% 2

U.S. money supply, M1, inbillions (curr = 12/10

preliminary) 1,575.1 1,865.7 18.4% 13

U.S. money supply, M2, inbillions (curr = 12/10preliminary) 8,310.9 8,852.3 6.5% 13

National debt, in trillions $10.627 $14.052 32.2% 14

Sources:

1 - U.S. Energy Information

Admin.

2 - Wall Street Journal

3 - Bureau of Labor Statistics

4 - Census Bureau


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5 - USDA

6 - U.S. Dept. of Labor

7 - FHFA

8 - Standard & Poor's/Case-

Shiller

9 - RealtyTrac

10 - Heritage Foundation and

WSJ

11 - The Conference Board

12 - FDIC

13 - Federal Reserve

14 - U.S. Treasury


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Results as of 9 am, July 4, 2010

Economy- 67.60% gave him an FForeign Policy- 59.68% gave him anF

Healthcare- 78.67% gave him anF

Afghanistan- 31.93% gave him an F; 22.84%

gave him a D

Iraq- 35.96% gave him an F; 23.77% gave him a

D

Threat of Terrorism- 57.52% gave him anF

Energy and the Environment- 55.04%

gave him anF

Social Issues- 58.84% gave him anF


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Bipartisanship- 78.20% gave him an F

Obama's Overall Job as President-

63.76% gave him anF.

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The Big Question: Howwould you grade Obama's

presidency?By Sydelle Moore - 12/14/09 12:43 PM ET

Some of the nation's top political commentators,

legislators and intellectuals offer some insight into the

biggest question burning up the blogosphere today.

Today's question:

In an interview that aired Sunday night, President

Barack Obama graded his presidency so far as a "good,

solid B-plus."

How would you grade the first 11 months

of Barack Obama's presidency?
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Cheri Jacobus, Pundits blog contributor, said:

With poll after poll indicating Obama's standing with the

American public is lower in his first year than any

president since they started this type of polling, it really

doesn't matter what grade any pundits, the media, or

inside-the-beltway types give Obama. It doesn't matter

what grade Obama gives Obama. The American

people are who count, and they are not

rating President Barack Obama even

close to the self-congratulatory and

self-delusional B-plus he has given

himself.

Even more interesting are polls indicating that the much-

maligned former President George W. Bush is now, in

hindsight, far more appreciated than in the final days of

his presidency. Since Bush hasn't done anything in a

year, the only explanation for his surge in the polls is

how Obama has stood up by comparison and apparently

it's not all that well.

After staking his entire presidential campaign and at

least his first 9 months of his presidency on a"blame Bush" strategy, and seeing it fail, it's nowonder Obama is trying to sound more like Bush and

Vice President Cheney these days on foreign policy ...


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Bernie Quigley, Pundits blog contributor, said:

I have a lot of complaints about Obama as a policymaker but as an individual I would give him an A. Not

because of the bailouts; F on the bailouts. Notbecause of the war in Afghanistan; C on Afghanistan.

Not because ofthe health care issues he has

thrown in the hands of Congressional

party hacks; F on that.But because he was throwninto the Presidency as an emergency measure to save the

Democratic Party from complete self destruction when it

could not relieve itself from Clinton dominance. This was

his only requirement. And for this heroic singularity he

deserves an A. He was about as qualified to be

President as my brother Daryl and much less

qualified than Mike, the guy who fixes my truck.That is not a criticism of him. It is an objective reading of

his resume. Under these circumstances he made a

remarkable adjustment. But next year we will expect

results.

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Brent White, professor of Law at the University of

Arizona, said:

The President was handed two wars and an economy

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He deserves a great deal of credit for the admirable job

he has done handling these crises, all the while dealing

with endless obstructionism from the Right. B+

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John F. McManus, president of The John Birch

Society, said:

President Obama deserves high marks only for his

efforts to steer the United States into the New World

Order. Under his leadership, our nation hasbecome moredeeply mired in socialism,vastly more heavily indebted, increasinglyentangled in more initiatives leading to world

government, and saddled with an

administration full of political and

moral revolutionaries who are actively

working to undo the American dream.His swearing an oath to abide by the Constitution

(and its many limitations on government power) is

a classic example of a sick joke. Our nation needsand deserves much, much better. Let us hope, work and

pray for a great awakening of the American people sothat the situation described above can be reversed and

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Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.org, said:

The Administration has made enormous but quietprogress reforming Federal government, which will have

a big impact over decades. Also, Obama has restored

honor to the Oval Office.

I'd suggest A-, better perhaps depending on health care

reform's success.

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John Feehery, Pundits blog contributor, said:

His poll ratings have fallen from the mid-sixties to the

mid-forties. His accomplishments, which are slender,

were pretty much pre-cooked from the last Congress.

His major decision, to increase troops to Afghanistan,

has alienated his base and took far too long to make. He

has left most of the major legislative decisions in the

hands of a liberal and unpopular Democratic

Congressional leadership. It is hard to imagine

how I can give him a passing gradefor thatperformance.

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Justin Raimondo, editorial director of

Antiwar.com,said:
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I give President Obama an F-minus.

The F is for his continuation and extension of the

Bush foreign policy of global intervention, especially hisunconscionable escalation of the

Afghan/Pakistan war. We are told thatAfghanistan is a threat to the continental US because al-

Qaeda is using it as a base to plot attacks on the US,

when anyone can see that the actual planning and

execution of the 9/11 attacks took place on American and

German soil (Mohammed Atta and his confreres lived inHamburg, Germany, before they came to the US legally).

We are in for a decade-long involvement in that part of

the world, regardless of what Obama says about

starting to withdraw in 2011 at a cost of

trillions of taxpayer dollars, and many

thousands of lives. To say nothing ofthe costs in blowback.

Rather than making us safer, the Presidents foreign

policy is endangering us, destabilizing

the entire region, and allowing us to get

drawn into yet another quagmire.

The F is also for his economic policies, which are

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average Americans, and enriching his

banker friends and supporters. See MattTaibbis latest in Rolling Stone for the real story on how

the President is *selling out the country forthe benefit of his cronies at Goldman

Sachs and CitiGroup.

*A MUST READ BY Matt Taibbi:http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-

great-american-bubble-machine-20100405

As for the minus thats for having the absolute gallto rate himself a good solid B-plus! What

nerve.

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William Redpath, chairman of the Libertarian

National Committee, said:

I think President Obama is a bit biased, but then so am

I. I dont see how anyone who thinks we

should have limited government,
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particularly at the federal level, and

who thinks the Constitution should be

respected, could give his presidencyanything other than an F so far.

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Hal Lewis, professor at UC Santa Barbara, said:

All grades depend on the objective. If Obama's

objective is to give the accumulated national treasure tothe folks who will reelect him, he gets an A+ from me. If

it is to load our children with an insupportable burden,

that of paying off the debts he is incurring with gay

abandon, another A+. If it is to protect the

country from its sworn enemies he gets

an F, and if it's to protect the productivitythat has given us the best living

standards in the world, another F.Nothing in between, you will note.

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He gets the lowest possible mark from me for daring to

use Marxists and self-proclaimed

Communists in our White House. I can'tput my finger on one thing he has personally

accomplished. He is not a strong leader, but onlypretends to be. Why are people not looking the situation

squarely in the eye and telling it like it is. BY doreme on12/14/2009 at 14:07

I'm just a regular Joe and I give him F-! He should bein the corner with a dunce cap. BY janicegammill on 12/14/2009at 14:08

CT Constitutional Threat (That's below an

F by the way) BY Andrew J. Manuse on 12/14/2009 at 14:26

F- He is going after a Soviet Union State and the[***] with every body else. He wants the dollar to

devalue to a penny that is how he will pay the debt
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off but everything we own will be worth that penny! BYWilliam on 12/14/2009 at 16:08

F Has any of the Senators read the Health Reform Bill?

Page after page indicates we are in for

rationing and our health care being left

to insurers if we are elderly.A Dr. Frasierwent ov er the bill page by page and it is frightening. BY

Reed Taylor on 12/14/2009 at 16:10

I am with the President! He kept us from another depression, which hadstarted long before the finish of the presidential campaign, took on twounpopular wars, has had zero Republican assistance, their plan was to say noen masse, if you remember the tv interview, prior to their first meeting,BEFORE any issues had even been been raised! There has been a negativeRepublican based media blitz on every single issue. Bush had his eyes closedto the whole debacle from the get-go, McCain said the economy wasn't hisstrong suit, and now some are crying for those "good ole'" daze. Welcome toshort attention span theatre! Good Grief! If that is what you long for, then youhave learned absolutely nothing about how incompetence got us to the 2009financial disaster Welcome Wagon for the new tenants of 1600 PennsylvaniaAvenue. The gift that keeps on giving. B ! BY c yngve on 12/14/2009 at16:49

He talks a lot. He's well versed in his talking. He does agood job talking. Okay, that's about it! I haven't

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But, he does talk a good story. BY Debi on12/14/2009 at 17:25

I would give him a C. He is overextended and

unfocused,and his priority should be on jobs. He waselected in the midst of a recession, and unemployment

continues to climb. He is spending trillions on

bailouts, but if he had focused on providing incentives

for hiring (as he promised in his campaign), he mighthave been able to employ the private sector's help in a

turnaround. If unemployment continues to climb, he will

be a lame duck President in a hurry. BY RBINTN on12/14/2009 at 17:32

F on his management. F on hisunderstanding and adherence to the U.S.Constitution. F for his Apology Tour.FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

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F is too high. He gets a Z for implementing UN

Agenda 21 so we can be his slaves. He isMuslim and he hate the country. Everyonewho hasn't been brainwashed at prep school knows as

much. BY Lisa Cardiff on 12/14/2009 at 21:29

Hmm how do I grade Obama. Here's my report card:

Economy F National Defense D HealthCare F Abiding by constitutional duties F

Paying back unions A Taking care of

Chicago friends AAppointments F Yeah he

is a pretty damn bad President, so far. Andshows little indication that he is willing to take up his

constitutional duties. BY Lyndsey on 12/14/2009 at 21:39

An F. I think the only thing that would make me givehim a B is if he left office. BY jjs on 12/14/2009 at 21:50

F and another F for good measure on how hewill bring this country down in another

month! Don't apologize for this American,


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u r NOT my president!BY thiacyn on 12/14/2009 at22:11

F-. He hasmastered the art of double speak.If he wants to be President of the World,

he should resign and go work for the UN

so he can be with his fellow Marxist

buddies, but his agenda is NOT what

American citizens want.We are not interested ina One world/New World Odor. And we are extremely

tired of his constant bashing of the citizens of our

country and our country as a whole. BY Rene on 12/14/2009at 22:40

F on his policies.Biggest F on hisapology world tour. D plus based on his

weak resume. A if he resigns tomorrow. BY TomB on12/14/2009 at 22:42

For Oprah to ask the president to grade himself after

eleven months was a ridiculous question which presented

only false choices ( A through F). Obama is always

talking about false choices, but he didn't recognize this

setup. The only grade he really deserves so far is an

Incomplete. BY bailey on 12/14/2009 at 23:00


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I grade it an FU. BY Jamal on 12/14/2009 at 23:36

0bama only gets a B if it is an affirmative action grade,

that would equate to a D- for anyone else. BYSkepticalOne on 12/14/2009 at 23:42

Bush had essentially put the tourniquet on the economy

and the market by the end of his term. Obama

terrorized business and the economyfrom his inauguration until March 9-10 when Kent

Conrad (D, Senate Budget Com Chair) said they were

not necessarily on board with all of Obama's agenda. I

cannot remember the specific issue but I definitely

remember the market turning up from then on. Hisstimulus was an abject failureaccording toabout 30 CEO's of multinational companies that I follow.

They report the stimulus was mostly invisible with a

couple seeing minor positives and one seeing actual

negative results due to business hesitation on spending

until the stimulus was fleshed out. Local governments felt

some benefit according to governors but I think everyoneone would agree his stimulus was not the most

efficient use of our debt. Obviously his

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and energy on health care , cap and trade(global warming) and Gitmo was dumb , something

neither Bush nor Palin would have done. BY Ron on

12/15/2009 at 00:10

How could there be any doubtand F-and Mr.Criagslist..restoring honor to the Oval Officeit is to

laughBY Xango on 12/15/2009 at 00:12

Call the grade an F, not only because that's the lowestpossible but because this weasel now stands revealed

as an illegal alien, not even a U.S. Citizen, on-

record as an Indonesian national for purposes

of foreign-student aid.Soetoro's DNC

eligibility certification letter merely names himas a candidate, omitting legally imperative

attestation of his Constitutional qualifications.

His purported Draft Registration Form,

purportedly filed at age eighteen in 1979, is an

egregious fraud worthy of Dan Rather's crapulent

sidekick, Mary Mapes. As for independently verifiablebirth records, they remain closely-held state secrets in

Mombasa hospital archives. Grade" BHO?

"Sentencing" would be a better exercise. BY John Blake on12/15/2009 at 00:19


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Obama gets an "I". Because he is not the

president. he never showed the public hiscertified birth certificate nor answered under

oath in hearing about his adoption in another

country and his citizenship in Kenya. So, withoutthat as it was called into question, obama has not meet

the criteria under the constitution to be the President

and that is why he is working so hard todestroy the Constitution which protects us.

Then he can to whatever he wants to and

with each of the citizens;that includes YOU! BYJoe on 12/15/2009 at 00:21

Impeach Obama for not prooving his citizenshipperiod ;and not prooving his "natural born" status

which the Constitution guarantees to us. Impeach him

for his treason by promoting a BILL that is

2,000 pages long, no one voting on it has read,

and which is Treason against our country!!!!BY Joe on 12/15/2009 at 00:26

He gets an F. This president has done

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friends at the expense of the nation. Hehas not been transparent. He has not been ethical. He is

not respected by the military. He has been

caught in video and audio in repeated lies. Nowthere is a demand that he be subpoenaed by the

Blagojavich lawyers in a corruption trial. If it wasn't for

a super majority in the house and senate he and his staff

would be under investigation and facing ethics hearings.BY Nachum on 12/15/2009 at 00:38

F-What a delusional, self-aggrandizing,

narcisisstic, faux-intellectual,

leadership-less, out-of-his-league"Commander in Chief" we have. He is a lightweight and

a fraud.As they say in Texas: "all hat and no cattle".We get what we deserve, unfortunately. BY Tooler D on12/15/2009 at 00:43

What if he called a meeting and nobody came? This

almost happened today. Soon, he'll have to chase people

down to make a shakedown. The big meeting tomorrow;

I hope nobody shows up again because of a climate

change. The grade is zero.. BY Bill on 12/15/2009 at 00:59

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will have to do. Obama and most of

congress are trampling the

Constitution like it has never been abused before!BY Bob McDougal on 12/15/2009 at 01:00

He could have accomplished the same impact with stimulus bill by trimmingabout $200BHe STILL can't veto a budget fillled with porkBUTHe'selevated the US standing in the worldHe's made progress in buildingcoalitions (see Iran rebuke)He resisted those genius wanna-be "conservativeeconomists" (Greenspan, Peter Moreci, Noriel Rubini) who wanted Obama to

buy up the banks - which would have cost us another $ tril!He's faced aGOP headwind which doesn't even concede that he's the legitimate President!Finally, there's Oslo. The speech he gave - to the audience he gave it to -was exceptional. In fact, it defined American Exceptionalism better than anyneocon, cowboy diplomat, ever did. The Norwegians tried to set the Presidentup. He saw through it. He countered it and he slammed them with a speechthat they would have NEVER stood to hear from Bush. A thoughful(Afghanistan) plan, a tireless effort and a pragmatic approach, gets thePOTUS a B-. BY JayC on 12/15/2009 at 02:20

He deserves an A for simply being able to function in the hate-filled rabidright atmosphere that we are living in. It was a first year filled with crisis aftercrisis and a very full agendaopinion polls be damned. Next year it may be

just the opposite in the polls. (We don't need no stinking polls.)BY GilWilson on 12/15/2009 at 06:39

He gets an F from me. He is a fool.. He doesn'trespect the Constitution, he is a

partisan, throught and through, he thumbs his

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such as appointing 41 czars many whose backgrounds

are Marxist. (That's their own words, not mine). He

won't listen to his generals, he bows to other leaders, he

apologizes for the country again andagain and again.Look at who he surrounds

himself withradicals who want to

"fundamentally transform this

country". His own words.He is a nightmare.

He is saddling my children withunsustainable debt to China. What othergrade other than an F is appropriate for this self-

absorbed individual?Oh, I knowIT'S ALL BOOOSH'S

FAULT. The left's mantra. When you are president you

lead, you don't accuse. Tired of his excuses. BY Gretchen on12/15/2009 at 06:55

Overall from the viewpoint of a Liberal Progressive, I have been sorelydisappointed by the job President Obama has done so farhe has kept thestatus quo from the Bush Years regards the War in Afghanistan, indeed,expanded the War. His inability to fight his own Party to get the HealthCareBill passed with a strong Public Option. He has not opened up his governmentto be more transparent as he promised and did not go after members of theBush Administration for Crimes which were committed during GW's watch.

My grade for Obama? A very strong D-! BY tommytoons on 12/15/2009 at07:57


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He gets an "A" for arrogance and an "F"

for everything else. BY Glennis on 12/15/2009 at 08:44

I wonder what the collective IQ is of most of the anti-Obama deranged posterson here? 25? That's probably too generous. BY Todd on 12/15/2009 at 09:23

F - Foreign AffairsF- Domestic F

- His CabinetF-Using PrompterF-EgoF-EconomyF-Gifts he gave

to foreign leaders.F-InterviewsF-

Apology TourF-Non disclosure of his

records, birth, college. BY Navy on 12/15/2009 at09:26

OBAMA: "CHANGE" OR "SHORT-

CHANGE?"BY Ernie Kent on 12/15/2009 at 09:28

I just want to know the grading curve? BY Chris Sells on

12/15/2009 at 09:29

Gosh, Todd. Recognizing incompetence, inexperience

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moron? My personal feeling is that he was

elected by the unusually high

preponderance of dim bulbs who turned outspecifically to vote for him ( and who will most likelynever bother to participate again in the process). BYGlennis on 12/15/2009 at 09:58

He gets an A in destroying our financial

future via huge deficits (it's really hard to blowa trillion dollars in your first month on the job), a B in

grovelling to dictators, a C in standing with leftist special

interests, a D in economic management and having the

worst jobs record in a generation, and an F in

adherence to laws and Constitution and

American liberty.Overall grade - F. BYPatrick on 12/15/2009 at 10:16

"He kept us from another depression"Are you a moron?

We lost 5 million jobs in one year since he

was elected. The economy and the jobs

vaporized on HIS watch, even though he likesto blame the guy before, he voted for

EVERYTHING that was done in 2008.This is the

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didnt keep us from anything but a better economic

recovery. Everything he proposes will kill

jobs. Go figure! F on Jobs andEconomy! BY Patrick on 12/15/2009 at 10:19

I second that, 'Todd'!MOST OF THE ANTI-OBAMA ']F-' TYPES HAVEMISSPELLED HALF THE WORDS IN THEIR POSTS. COME ONPEOPLE! IF YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A STRAIGHT SENTENCE OUTWHAT SORT OF PLATFORM DO YOU HAVE TO RATE THIS

BRILLIANT, SPECTACULAR PRESIDENT?! FROM ME HE GETS A: C-.I AM A MODERATE, NOT TO LIBERAL ON IMMIGRATION,DEFENSE, ECONOMY. BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE AN INTELLIGENTMAN IN OUR HIGHEST OFFICE. FURTHERMORE, HE HAS DONEWONDERS TO PULL US AWAY FROM THE LITERAL EDGE OFECONOMIC ABYSS, WILL HAVE A HEALTHCARE BILL WITHOUT APUBLIC OPTION BY JAN (I THOUGHT YOU CONSERVATIVESWANTED THAT ANYWAY, YOU SHOULD BE CHEERING), AND HASCOMPLETELY REVERSED THE TREND OF ANTI-AMERICANSENTIMENT AMONG OUR ALLIES (WHO, CONTRARY TO

REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT, DO MATTER). SO GIVE THE GUY ACHANCE FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE-UNLESS YOU ARE TOO BLINDEDBY THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN TO DO SO[***]S.BY GHamlyn on12/15/2009 at 10:21

Typical American people, including myself. Quick to judge and unrealistic. Iwant it now (the operative word being I or me, me, me). Y'all are in somefantasyland if you expected Obama to fix everything and make it better by

year one of his Presidency. Who's the idiot dunce who is delusional now? Irate him a "B". BY Frank on 12/15/2009 at 10:24


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he gets a big fat F-BY TC Patriot on 12/15/2009 at10:32

All Hail Obama!All Hail the State!Am I doing it right, CYNGVE? BYJamesJ on 12/15/2009 at 10:34

Correction on the misspelling of 'too' by the way. As for 'Patrick'yes theeconomy has lost jobs since he took office. However, if you knew much abouteconomics you would understand that unemployment is a lagging indicator.Unfortunately, despite their loathsome nature, banks and other financialsegments of the economy must first be stabilizedas per 'trickle down'economics. Oh waitI thought all of you Repubs liked Reagannow you aretrouncing the very economic policies he called his own!? What is wrong withyou hypocrites? You will see that monthly job loss has been steadily decliningsince Jan and will, by my prediction, be in the positive territory by the timethe report is released in late Dec. Our economy is a huge ship and takes greattime and resources to correct course. Just consider the obvious before youwrite another slanderous, mindless comment, people. BY GHamlyn on12/15/2009 at 10:34

He gets a C- because he has surrounded himself

with a bunch of self-congratulating, pansy

ass, numb nuts in the White Housefirethat Robert Gibbs for heaven's sake!!!!!!BYGHamlyn on 12/15/2009 at 10:37

Overall a D which means needs improvementsignific

ant improvement. Occasionally he shows some signs of

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his Oslo speech were positively Reagan-esque. Evil exists

Mr Prezwelcome to the real world. It is a transition

from ivory towers. However his judgement is pathetic.

He has handed over responsibility for crucial legislationto the Nightmare team of Pelosi and Reid. He

surrounds himself with radicals, leftists

and elements of the fever swamp that Iwouldnt want heading a local school board

much less the United States. He is WEAK,

afraid of criticism, without an originalthought and he's beholden to many special

interest groups. How did ya'll VOTE for this stuffedshirt? I still can't believe it. He TOLD you what he would

dotransform America. Let's hope he can be stopped BYLisa on 12/15/2009 at 10:42

Todd- how intellictually snobbish of you. One of the

reasons many people really dislike liberals is that

liberals resort to insults such as yours when

you have no other argument. And of course anyopinion that differs from yours must be wrong. The

leaders of your party have exactly the same tone. And

those leaders, many of them under ethics investigation,

show that they think they are entitled to flaunt the law.

I'm mean Rangel, Murtha, Waters etc. Obama sold

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up as the most liberal and the most

unqualified of Presidents. The country doesn'ttake to the full left leaning liberal policies. Most are more

moderate. And that's is why Obama and the Dems poll

numbers have plummeted. BY jschmidt on 12/15/2009 at 10:53

He gets an F. He lies. He dislikes America.Ialso agree with John Feebury. (hope I spelled his name

right). BY liz on 12/15/2009 at 11:30

turning around a horrific economy, drawing down troops in Iraq, the bill thatequalizes womens pay, hmmm, shall I go on, the work done for the disabledchildren, adding health coverage for kids, restoring our WORLD IMAGE andUNDERSTANDING WHAT DIPLOMACY MEANS, but not backing downwhen diplomacy won't work, his tireless efforts to work with memembers onthe othe side of the isle and placing qualified people in his cabinet (or

nominating them) regardless of political party, the stimulusshall I go on?Oh, may run out the the character limit to list all he and congress has done inLESS THAN a years time. He cut himself short. Definitely an A ! BY c on12/15/2009 at 11:30

He has done nothing except "negativity"

towards our country and its people. he

deserves an "F" for the year with no chance for arepeat year of the same. BY Anon on 12/15/2009 at 11:33

I feel that Berni Quigley. Read his blog. He's right on! BYliz on 12/15/2009 at 11:36


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I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO ASHAMED OF

THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THEGREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

THIS PRESIDENT IS A TRAVESTY. HE

HAS MADE OUR NATION A LAUGHING

STOCK TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

HE IS A SELF ABSORBED EGOTIST AND

EVERYTHING HE DOES IS ABOUT HIMIN SOME WAY. IT IS ALWAYS "I AND

ME" IN ALL OF HIS DECISIONS. HIS

IDEOLOGY IS EVIL AND HE AND THE

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS ARE

TRASHING WHAT IS LEFT OF THE

CONSTITUTION, WHICH THEY ALL SWORETO ABIDE BY AND TO UPHOLD AS THE

ULTIMATE LAW OF THE LAND AND UPON

WHICH ALL LAW IS TO BE PREDICATED. BYJUDITH REDDEN on 12/15/2009 at 11:44

I give the President an F. He is the worstPresident in my generation. He

willfully disregards the will of the

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Muslin in the Oval Office Destruction

on of Checks and Balances guaranteed

by the Constitution and Bill of RightsObama should be impeached for High

Treason Both Republican and DemocraticPresidencies before have been on the same track since

Nixon. Obama is merely solidifying the Imperial

Presidencythe biggest fear of the Founding Father! BYJames Goldberg on 12/15/2009 at 13:51

Personally, I think Mr. Obama is GODs man to bring

this Country to its knees due to its corruption. I expect he

will be forced to hand the Country over to a head cleric

after the Church is gone to enforce the One World

Government where no one can buy or sell without having

the mark on his head or wrist. Probably this once greatUS of A will be a second rate Country if not a 3rd rate if

it exists at all a year past the removal of the body of

Christ. The first 4 chapters of Revelation speak of

supernatural events that destroy a good share of

mankind and the land. Where is this to take place? It is

not stated, but the middle east keeps going. What is left?

Well, take a look at a world map and see. BY ED on12/15/2009 at 17:05

RATHER THAN BORE READERS WITH THE

REASONS WHY THE GRADE I GIVE A SOLID


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"F". THAT IS A TOTAL FAILURE ON

ALL FRONTS. I WOULD HAVE GIVEN A "Z"BUT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A BIASED

GRADE SO "F" WILL HAVE TO DO. MERRY

CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND MAY GOD YES GOD

BLESS AMERICA EVEN THOSE WHO ARE

DISGUSTED BY THESE FINAL COMMENTS:::

)))BY F. MICHAEL RUSSO JR. on 12/15/2009 at 17:35

F, and no exclamations are needed for the why, as wewill be living the reasons why for a very long time. BYdonnal on 12/15/2009 at 21:12

I believe this POTUS to be an B as well. For, if you were

trying to control the means of production, prosperity,

and property. Root out all means of self preservation, selfreliance, rule of law, and self governance, Borrow and

spend the most amount of OPM's money in the shortest

amount of time in US history. And Blame every

administration but yours for your own

short comings, and get away with it. And

let's not forget, who is it that is also themost traveled POTUS in US history, The

first POTUS in US history to bow before

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arrogant, I apologize. Then, yes, there is still 3 yearsof improvement left for the A . And if you disagree with

that, it's Bush's fault. BY AMERICAN CITIZEN on 12/16/2009 at

14:36

I give this guy a resounding A , absolutely and withno doubt. He gets that grade for his complete consistency

with every president at least since Kennedy:

egocentric, lying, power hungry, devoid

of principle and greedily extending his

grip on power since (at very least) his

inauguration. Careless of the

constitution, and viewing the rule of

law as a hindrance to his plans. This is theonly type of person who will ever even be close to aposition to be president. Our oft trumpeted electoral

system makes sure that every other contender is

eliminated waaaay down there in the lower level

elections. Way, way down there in the first, most critical

vote that most of us never see: the checkbook election.

The one where the corporate sponsors give out nice fat

campaign checks to those who appear the best able togrease the regulatory skids for them. Absolutely A . Any

other measure is perhaps interesting but irrelevant, as it

has nothing to do with how our actual government

functions. BY marko on 12/18/2009 at 12:50


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F- in a home-schooled environment but an A in anygovernment school. While I still submit the differencebetween Messrs Bush and Obama is skin color, at least

the Obamao is sincere in his collectivist sentiment with

the condition he and his cronies are in the nomenclature

are more equal than others. Yet another testament to

why the Presidency should be vacant for four years so

Americans can see what a clear and present

danger it is to their liberties andfreedoms. Secession now! BY LysanderSpooner on 12/18/2009 at 16:33

A for tone, Ffor expanding the wars and the

scope of government, F for the bailouts, Ffor the "stimulus" farce, F for doing

nothing about illegal immigration, F for

thinking and policymaking at the same

level of incompetence, ignorance and

stupidity as the Clinton and G W Bush years. Overallgrade: F. The Republicans and Democrats are virtually

indistinguishable le. We need new politicians and

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OK, I'll try again since my first comment must have been

seen as unfit for eyes to see or minds to comprehend. I

give Obamao an E as in embarrassing. You myfellow Americans may fill in the blanks. BY Srbastian on12/18/2009 at 20:17

Craig Newmark lives in Bizarro World. That's where

everything is the exact opposite of what it is here. BYLester Hunt on 12/21/2009 at 00:05

Ffor f___ing scariest President I've everseen, and I lived through Nixon, Carter and both Bushes.BY Janet Holmes on 12/21/2009 at 07:05

@ Doreme I highly doubt if you and I were standing face

to face you could define either Marxism or Communism,I'm surprised that you could even spell either one. Could

you please tell me who in the White House is

a "self proclaimed Communist?" BYFreekfreely on 12/21/2009 at 14:48

he should be a D . he's done nothing to help

this economy. just passing health care

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bankrupt recession. people are

becoming homelessup in Colorado quickly. ithurts to see all this happening. i wasn't raised in a time

when this nation was like this, but its a shame that

America is turning to soviet union.people telling poor people to shoplift if they can't

afford things. thats what happened in Russia.

People stole from others and killed each other for

material. he likes to see this happen. he claims he

has better helath care himself. what does that mean inyour own words or a two word phrase. tell America

the truth about your birth country and who u

are. he says he's got the #1 health care BY anonymous on12/22/2009 at 13:28

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Economists Give Obama Grade

Rating ofF An Ugly Ending

By Bill Zielinski on March 12th, 2009

The First Test Results Are In

Obama, Geithner Get Low Grades From Economists

U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary

Timothy Geithner received failing grades for their efforts

to revive the economy from participants in the latest

Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.

The economists assessment stands in stark contrast with

Mr. Obamas popularity with the public, with a recent

Wall Street Journal/NBC poll giving him a 60%

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said they were dissatisfied with the administrations

economic policies.

However, economists main criticism of the Obama team

centered on delays in enacting key parts of plans to

rescue banks. They overpromised and underdelivered,

said Stephen Stanley of RBS Greenwich Capital.

Secretary Geithner scheduled a big speech and came

out with just a vague blueprint. The uncertainty is

hanging over everyones head.

Mr. Geithner unveiled the Obama administrations plansFeb. 10, but he offered few details, and stocks sank on

the news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down

almost 20% since the announcement, as multiple issues

have weighed on investors confidence.

Despite spending and borrowing trillions of taxpayer

dollars in the past two months, Mr Obama has failed to

inspire confidence in the business community. Investorshave expressed a resounding vote of no confidence as

seen by the ugly 20% slide in stock prices since the new

administration took over. At the current pace of events,

the country will be insolvent and the Dow at 800 by year

end 2009.

Investment Adviser In Chief Fuels Despair

The Obama Administration finally seems to have noticed

that all of their policy announcements so far have only

fueled economic despair, not alleviated it. So President

Barack Obama took the rare opportunity yesterday of
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offering some investment advice to the American people:

What youre now seeing is profit and earning ratios are

starting to get to the point where buying stocks is a

potentially good deal, if youve got a long-termperspective on it. In other words, Obama wants

Americans to Buy! Buy! Buy!

But before you rush out and follow President Obamas

investment advice, consider this: last week Obamas

Treasury Department announced that the government

would take a 36% stake in Citigroup by converting $25

billion of its preferred shares into common stock. TheTreasury paid $3.25 a share for the stock last week,

which after a weekends worth of government

nationalization rumors fell to $1.20 by Monday. So to

recap, President Obama managed to lose billions of

taxpayer invested dollars in just a few days. But thats

not even the worst part. So far the government has

poured $50 billion into Citigroup. Meanwhile, Citismarket capitalization is only $6.54 billion. In other

words, taxpayers could have bought Citi eight times over

already for all the money they have thrown at it already.

What the Citi story does highlight though, are the perils

and conflicts that make massive and intrusive

government intervention in the economy a disaster for all

involved. Congress has no idea how to run a bank, andthat is why all the political posturing in the House and

Senate is completely undermining the stabilization of the

banking sector. Meanwhile, the private sector has no

incentive to create jobs since they are facing a $1.3
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trillion tax hike in the coming decade. Then there is the

$646 billion tax hike every American will see in their

energy bills from President Obamas promised carbon

capping plans. It is no wonder that nobody is takingObamas investment advice.

The only sector of the economy that is sure to grow

under Obama is the public sector. Our own Center for

Data Analysis estimates that President Obamas budget

will require over 250,000 new government employees.

Other expert estimates put the number at 100,000.

Another big winner under Obamas big government:lobbyists. Democratic staffers are now commanding

$350,000 to $450,000 salaries at prestigious K Street

lobbying firms. At least somebody is benefiting from this

Obama economy.

Investors dont invest precious cash on hope they invest

money based on viable plans that will lead to future

economic growth and prosperity. So far, all thatinvestors have seen are plans for massive spending

related to tax rebates and increased social spending.

Logical minds have questioned why so much of the

stimulus plan spending would be directed to social

spending and wealth transfer expenditures, when critical

sectors of the American economy (banking, insurance,

manufacturing, etc.) are effectively insolvent and on the

edge of collapse. An interesting theory that makes sense

comes from Michael Boskin, economic professor at

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New and expanded refundable tax credits would raise

the fraction of taxpayers paying no income taxes to

almost 50% from 38%. This is potentially the most

pernicious feature of the presidents budget, because itwould cement a permanent voting majority with no stake

in controlling the cost of general government.

Have Nots The New Majority - courtesy

financialsense.com

First off, lets start with comments on the new Barack

Pinocchio Ob@ma Administration and the publicservants inside the beltway of WASHINGTON DC. Severalwords and comments come to mind: Morally and fiscallybankrupt and absolutely corrupt. Their betrayal of doingwhat is good for their constituents/country and creatingthe conditions for economic growth versus doing what isgood for their political ambitions and power over theeconomy is on PLAIN display in their activities and

proposals.

Contrary to their words, their actions can only lead to oneconclusion: They are PURPOSELY driving the economyoff a cliff to gather power in the UNFOLDING crisis bydestroying every corner of what is still working at thepublics expense and MISERY. Please notice how theyIMMEDIATELY jump on any public figure who murmursanything contrary to the headline illusions.

The only reason they are reducing the deduction forcharity for those earning over $250,000 dollars, at a timewhen we need charity more than in the last 70 years, is so
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the people relying on charity will have to rely ongovernment.

As I mentioned in previous newsletters, the stage is set

for the emergence of a new dictator, and my bet is that

we shall see Ob@ma and the gang of 535 morph into it

over the next two years. Two recent articles have caught

my eye, both are about Narcissism; one is by Dr.Ali Sina

entitled Understanding Ob@ma: The Making of a

Fuehrer at http://www.faithfreedom.org/obama.html

Is it possible that the economic well being of the countryis being sabotaged so that the ruling elite in Washington

can maintain their seats of power? When the have

nots outnumber those able to sustain them, massive

social upheaval will follow. Americas failed experiment

to create wealth through debt may be laying the

groundwork for a future that few of us dare to

contemplate.

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Fighting Liberal Lies!

Obama's grade F+,

Democrats F.By Jim HayettJan. 1, 2011

Not much debate that 2010 will be a year to remember

and one that will make the annals of history. Last week

Harry Reid published his 111th Congress

Accomplishments. Unfortunately, thats not what thehistory books will print. Unless they so happen to be

written by the left. What should be printed boldly in

those history books is 2010 was the year the democrats

tried so feverishly to bankrupt America. This is one of
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the main reasons Obama gets an F+ while the democrats

get an F. FYI: Had Obama not listened to the

Republicans (perhaps he had too after the November

wake-up call?), Obama would have received an F-.

Here's a recap of why I gave the democrats an F, Obama

an F+, and why Pelosi's liberal controlled house show

only one out of ten Americans approving the so-called

Reid "Accomplishments." Their 13% approval is the

lowest rating ever!

I cant imagine for one second what the next two yearswould be like had Obama and his minions actually raised

taxes not just on those making under $200,000 (or is it

now $250,000? That number changed how many times?),

but the nonworking class that make over $200,000. I'm

sure most recall the many times Obama, Biden, Reid

and Pelosi told us that taxes will not be raised on the

working class which they keep saying is $200,000 and

under. Are these liberal democrats such idiots to believe,and try to convince us taxpayers, that those who have

found success by earning over $200,000 or $250,000 are

not in the working class? If my small firm, which

happens to be a sole proprietor, has revenues over

$250,000 or I get to keep over $200,000, am I not the

working class? How more insulting can Obama and

these democrats be?

When the democrats took over in January, 2007 I knew

America was in for some real big time trouble. Power is

corruption and that has been proven over the past few

years by all those democrats in trouble from campaign


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fraud, money fraud, tax evasion, etc. Too bad it took

many liberals and independents two years to realize this.

But they did and the ship might just be back on course.

2010 will be known as the year in which the voters

wittnessed the real agenda of Obama and the left and

then removed those same idiots from Washington for

believing America will snuggle up to their elitist ideology

to change America to a cradle to grave welfare state.

They convinced many of the politically, semi-educated to

vote for them by offering so-called free healthcare

while promising to spend trillions, not billions, onstimulus to grow the economy. We all know what that

dead horse bought us.

Also note we witnessed a promise that if Obama could

spend nearly $1 trillion on stimulus, the economy

would not see unemployment above 8%. Unemployment

is more than 20% higher than the 8% promise and

nearly 30% higher when the actual comment was made.Now we the tax payers are out nearly $1 trillion just

from one failed promise from those democrats.

Then theres Obamacare. In an article in the St

Petersburg Times, the liberal newspaper said the biggest

lie of the year was A government takeover of health

care. What stands out the most about Obamacare, and

those that still have no idea what socialism is or what

socialized healthcare is all about, comes from the facts

and not opinions. Facts like any one reading this blog

could go to jail if they dont buy Obamacare is all one

needs to realize Obama and company are socializing our


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healthcare system. Also note the recent rise again with

the death panels. They are the political elite who will

decide what type care is right for our elderly. Yet some

still think this is not "A goverment takeover ofhealthcare." All I can is is, WOW! Since when did our

Constitution, or any government official, have the right

to tell me that I must buy healthcare? If thats not a

government takeover of healthcare, can someone show

me why not or what is?

However, the number one reason why the Obama

democrats get an F, were removed from power, and willfade into oblivion is simple: they refused to listen to We

the People. And if the Republicans dont listen either

and then have poor or no good reasons to go against

public opinion, they too will get an F.

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Obama and US Treasury Department

Earn a F on Report Card forModifications for American Taxpayers

Let's Compare Notes on What US Treasury and Obama PromisedHAMP Would Do and What it Actually Did

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Now with the Obama HAMP or Home Affordable

Modification Program. This program was to be the

save all for millions of homeowners facing

foreclosure in 2009. Based on

fantasy verses reality, we can give President

Obama, his administration and the US Treasury

Department a failing grade. Based on this year's

promise after promise and no accomplishment,

they should be expelled for lack of performance.

Let's see how they did.

Then: January 2009, Larry Summers, Obama's top

economic advisor stated, "Barack Obama will use

the remaining $350 billion in funds for the

Troubled Asset Relief Program to soften theforeclosure crisis and ease credit markets for

businesses and families and to help reduce

mortgage loan payments for people facing

foreclosure, loan plans remain a focal point for

mortgage relief and Obama continues to persuade

lenders to provide negotiated loan modifications

that provide payment relief."

Now: According to Realtytrac there are currently 2

million foreclosures available and more on the way.

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housing market to soften foreclosures. Credit still

remains very tight, and payments have yet to be

reduced for people facing foreclosure. Only $75

billion of the $350 supposedly made it to the HAMPprogram.

Grade: F

Then: Articles and blogs written by Zillow and

mainstream media, back in March 2009, repeatedwhat Obama had promised that 3 to 4 millionborrowers would be helped by HAMP.

Now: According to a report just released by the US

Treasury Department, (no child likes to admit

failure), the amount is fewer than 5% of those

eligible borrowers have received permanentmodifications. Fewer than 5%, try 1600! I didn't

get a A in math, but that is far less than 3 or even 4

million homeowners facing foreclosure.

Grade: F

Then: How simple it would be to modify a loan,

according to Obama' s HAMP program. All you

had to do was meet these requirements: have


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originated your loan before Jan 1, 2009, be owner

occupant, have a unpaid

balance that is less than $729,750, have trouble

paying your mortgage due to financial hardship, and

your monthly mortgage payment is more than 31%

of your gross monthly income. I love this quote

from Zillow, "To seal the deal you must successfully

complete a three month trial at the modificationrate." If you make your payments on time , you getyour modification! That really sounds good.

Now: Blogs are filled with homeowners who meet

these requirements, have completed the three

months trial period to only be denied in the end for

a modification or even worse, submittingpaperwork over and over again. The problem is

that the lenders attorneys have figured out that

they can collect the HAMP money promised by

Obama by just doing a trial modification. Give an

attorney a loophole they will run with it. IndyMac

Bank, now OneWest Bank, is notorious for this.

Which is why they have one of the worst ratings forloan modifications. Why go in and steal the bank

with a gun and chance going to jail, when you can

simply walk in and take what you want legally?

Obama's Home Affordable Modification Program,


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or HAMP, is giving lenders money(probably the

$350 billion less the so called $75 billion), for cash

for keys and short sales. So who is watching the

bank? Not Obama or the US Treasury Departmentor anyone in his administration. As of yet, no one

has released how much money has been paid to the

lenders for cash for keys or short sales.

Grade: F

Result: Failed for the year.

Comments: The reality is that if I earned 3 F's on

my report card, and brought that home to my

parents, I probably wouldn't see daylight for

weeks. The sad reality, is that this administration

has failed in every way. Let's not even get startedon the job creation program. I have yet to see a

man in a business suit digging a ditch for his

family. If I had a choice I would have the President

and his whole class repeat the grade. But since that

option is not available, look in your community at

all the foreclosures available, think of the families

that struggled to keep them, all the Americans

facing unemployment, all the lack of fulfilled

promises and vote for change when the time comes,

real change!


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By PHIL IZZO

U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury

Secretary Timothy Geithner received failing grades

for their efforts to revive the economy from

participants in the latest Wall Street Journal

forecasting survey.

Economists Give Obama an "F"

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In striking contrast to President Obama's popularity with the public, a newWall Street Journal survey of economists gives the president and his treasurysecretary failing grades. WSJ's Phil Izzo and Kelly Evans discuss.

The economists' assessment stands in stark

contrast with Mr. Obama's popularity with thepublic, with a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll

giving him a 60% approval rating. A majority of

the 49 economists polled said they were dissatisfied

with the administration's economic policies.
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On average, they gave the president a grade of 59

out of 100, and although there was a broad range of

marks, 42% of respondents rated Mr. Obama

below 60. Mr. Geithner received an average gradeof 51. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

scored better, with an average 71.

The economists, many of whom have been

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downturn, also pushed back yet again their

forecasts for when a recovery would begin. On

average, they expect the downturn to end in

October. Last month, they said the bottom wouldarrive in August. They estimate that U.S. gross

domestic product will continue to contract in the

first half of this year, with slow growth returning in

the third quarter.

Economists were divided over whether the $787

billion economic-stimulus package passed lastmonth is enough. Some 43% said the U.S. will need

another stimulus package on the order of nearly

$500 billion. Others were skeptical of the need for

stimulus at all.

However, economists' main criticism of the Obama

team centered on delays in enacting key parts ofplans to rescue banks. "They overpromised and

underdelivered," said Stephen Stanley of RBS

Greenwich Capital. "Secretary Geithner scheduled

a big speech and came out with just a vague

blueprint. The uncertainty is hanging over

everyone's head."

Mr. Geithner unveiled the Obama administration's

plans Feb. 10, but he offered few details, and stocks

sank on the news. The Dow Jones Industrial

Average is down almost 20% since the


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announcement, as multiple issues have weighed on

investors' confidence. The Treasury secretary has

since appeared before Congress and offered more

specifics but has said action on key parts of theplan still is weeks away.

About the Survey

The Wall Street Journal surveys a group of 54

economists throughout the year. Broad surveys on

more than 10 major economic indicators areconducted every month. Once a year, economists

are ranked on how well their forecasts have fared.

For prior installments of the surveys, see:

WSJ.com/Economist.

"We have taken an unprecedented level of action

toward economic recovery, accomplishing in weekswhat took other countries years to do," Treasury

spokesman Isaac Baker said. "While Wall Street

and investors were disappointed when they didn't

get a sweeping bank bailout, we've laid out a plan

to stabilize the financial system while protecting the

taxpayer and ensuring government funds are spent

wisely. This crisis was years in the making, and itwill take time to solve."

Treasury has started implementing a housing-

recovery plan, moved forward on a joint program
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with the Fed to boost consumer lending, and has

begun stress-testing banks in an effort to determine

which institutions will need additional capital from

the government. The results of the stress tests won'tbe known for a few weeks. Meanwhile, a key part

of the plan -- a public-private partnership to take

toxic assets off bank balance sheets -- remains in

the planning stages.

The economists' negative ratings mark a

turnaround in opinion. In December, before Mr.Obama took office, three-quarters of respondents

said the incoming administration's economic team

was better than the departing Bush team. However,

Mr. Geithner's latest marks are lower than the

average grade of 57 that former Treasury

Secretary Henry Paulson received in January.


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How's Geithner Doing?

How would you rate Timothy Geithner's job performance asTreasury secretary?

Vote: A | B | C | D | F Join the discussion.

Mr. Geithner, who is relying on a skeleton crew ofadvisers in the Treasury Department as the

administration struggles to make key appointments

to his staff, is encountering the same problems as

his predecessor in dealing with the complexities of

a bailout plan. Richard DeKaser of Woodley Park

Research, who gave high marks to Messrs. Obama

and Geithner, admitted disappointment in thedelay in action but said he appreciated the

magnitude of the task. "I don't know what's

holding it up," he said. "But I'm assuming it's not

just because they're hitting the golf course."
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