Obama gives himself a B plus
December 15th 2009 03:15
Our fearless leader grades himself:
You gave yourself a B plus, Barack? Do you think these people agree? How about these people? You used a chicken little argument to push through a stimulus package that paid off political friends and lobbyists. You remember the one, right? It was supposed to keep unemployment under 8%. It's now at 10%. Oops. You've bailed out Wall Street and led them to continue doing the exact same thing that led us to the brink of a disaster. A B plus? You're on a pace to quadruple the national debt. You've spent nearly the entire year pushing a health care reform plan that the public does not want. But you get a B plus? You've pushed cap and trade and it's stuck in the Senate. You say you're about to push comprehensive immigration reform including a path to legalization for illegal aliens at a time when there are precious few jobs to go around for law-abiding Americans. A B plus, huh?
I've always heard that the Ivy Leagues practice grade inflation. I guess Obama still has that mentality. I haven't heard someone sound this tone deaf since Bush 41 complained about the public not getting out there and spending money during the midst of a painful recession.
We'll get a chance to grade the Democrats next November, Mr. President. And we'll get a chance to grade you soon enough. You'd better hope your results catch up to your ego or you'll get a first-class trip back to Chicago sooner than you'd like.
Oprah: “What grade would you give yourself, for this year?”
Obama: “Um, good solid B plus ”
Oprah: “A B plus ?”
Obama: “I think we have inherited the biggest set of challenges of any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. We stabilized the economy, prevented the possibilities of a Great Depression, or a significant financial meltdown. The economy is growing again. We are on our way out of Iraq. I think we’ve got the best possible plan for Afghanistan. We have reset our image around the world. We have achieved an international consensus around the need for Iran and North Korea to disable their nuclear weapons. And, I think that we’re going to pass the most significant piece of social legislation since social security, and that’s health insurance for every America.”
Obama: “Um, good solid B plus ”
Oprah: “A B plus ?”
Obama: “I think we have inherited the biggest set of challenges of any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. We stabilized the economy, prevented the possibilities of a Great Depression, or a significant financial meltdown. The economy is growing again. We are on our way out of Iraq. I think we’ve got the best possible plan for Afghanistan. We have reset our image around the world. We have achieved an international consensus around the need for Iran and North Korea to disable their nuclear weapons. And, I think that we’re going to pass the most significant piece of social legislation since social security, and that’s health insurance for every America.”
You gave yourself a B plus, Barack? Do you think these people agree? How about these people? You used a chicken little argument to push through a stimulus package that paid off political friends and lobbyists. You remember the one, right? It was supposed to keep unemployment under 8%. It's now at 10%. Oops. You've bailed out Wall Street and led them to continue doing the exact same thing that led us to the brink of a disaster. A B plus? You're on a pace to quadruple the national debt. You've spent nearly the entire year pushing a health care reform plan that the public does not want. But you get a B plus? You've pushed cap and trade and it's stuck in the Senate. You say you're about to push comprehensive immigration reform including a path to legalization for illegal aliens at a time when there are precious few jobs to go around for law-abiding Americans. A B plus, huh?
I've always heard that the Ivy Leagues practice grade inflation. I guess Obama still has that mentality. I haven't heard someone sound this tone deaf since Bush 41 complained about the public not getting out there and spending money during the midst of a painful recession.
We'll get a chance to grade the Democrats next November, Mr. President. And we'll get a chance to grade you soon enough. You'd better hope your results catch up to your ego or you'll get a first-class trip back to Chicago sooner than you'd like.
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Comment by S.L.
The Political Brief
Hopefully that first-class ticket will be on a Greyhound.
Comment by PopulistConservative
Angry Electorate
A B plus? Uh, no.
Comment by Lester Caudill
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Comment by PopulistConservative
Angry Electorate