Saturday, November 2, 2013

HISTORIC FAILURES OF OBAMA AS PRESIDENT



1)      Just like George W. Bush, Obama failed to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the ending of the Cold War.
2)      He failed to end the war in Afghanistan in a timely manner. He accepted the time line established by George W. Bush to end the military involvement in Iraq.
3)      He lost the Moral High Ground to Vladimir Putin in the case of Edward Snowden.
4)      He failed to end the Bush Tax Cuts in December 2010 costing the economy 4 trillion dollars in lost revenue. (Source: David Stockman, Budget Director under Ronald Reagan)
5)      He failed to set his priorities right. Instead of seeking a Tax Reform to enhance revenues when he first get elected, he opted for ACA to spend more.
6)      In every opportunity, he betrayed and violated all political principles of Progressives Agenda.
7)      He failed to prosecute corrupt Wall Street Bankers.
8)      Instead of offering a vision for the country and leading, he simply opted to be a hands-on manager.
9)      He instigated and supported the social unrest in Syria.
10)   He hurt the image of the Office of the President of the United States of America by projecting weakness and indecisiveness.
11)   He failed to take any steps to decelerate the war on terror by failing to understand the root causes of terrorism.
12)   He opposed to investigations looking into Saudi involvement in 9/11.
13)   He failed to take concrete steps to improve economy and create jobs.
14)   He became a suspect of war crimes and crimes against the humanity by ordering drone strikes.
15)   He failed to close the Guantanamo.
16)   He promised but failed to balance the budget at the end of his first term.
17)   He failed to push Universal Health Care instead of ACA.
18)   He failed to differentiate his Presidency from that of George W. Bush by continuing to implement his predecessor’s foreign policies he criticized so much during his campaign.
19)   He failed to change the course of decline the country is currently in.
20)   In every opportunity, he opted to elevate his political interests and image instead of dealing with our nation’s challenges.
21)   When he was first elected, he failed to form a White House team of intellectuals. Instead he surrounded himself with Wall Street Bankers.
22)   To this day, he does not understand the economic problems we are facing. Instead he acts like a song and dance man tap dancing around the issues.

Rightly or wrongly, this is how I see it. Of course, I could be wrong.