We are just a little over a week into the second year of the presidency of Barack Obama, and while he has a lot of time left in his term, some people have already come to the conclusion he has not and will not fulfill the promises he made during his campaign.
The economy is still in bad shape and the Republicans are pointing out every little mistake Obama makes. Of course, they seem to do that a lot with everyone.
But he's only been our president for a year. The U.S. government takes a long time to get anything done and Obama has been working. What did people think would happen? Did they think the economy would be fixed overnight? The wars would end instantly?
What people seem to have forgotten is it takes any president in any era more than a year to get real change underway. In today's society of instant gratification and the Internet, we have come to see the whole world as something that can be fixed as quickly as our Internet connection. But it is not, and that is the one fact people need to remember, if we as a nation are to fix anything.
Obama is taking the right steps to recovery, from the very successful Cash for Clunkers to the still-stalled health care bill. But it will take years to see any kind of real result from these programs. That's the way it's always been.
During the Great Depression, it took President Roosevelt 12 years, billions of dollars and the economic boom of World War II to fix the economy. This new Great Recession may take something similar to that as far as time and money goes.
While this economic downfall may only be a few years old, its beginnings stretch back over several presidents and governments, over the last few decades. Part of the blame can go to the huge deficits run up by Presidents Reagan and Bush, Sr.; other parts rest on the handling of the housing market and banks during the presidency of Bill Clinton.
The final straw was the failed policies of the most recent president Bush, most of which became giant holes the government just threw money, resources and people into.
All these mistakes combined to create the worst economic period since the Great Depression. The sheer number of mistakes and mishandling that led to this state, over so many years, would be hard for anyone to fix, no matter how much time they have. Do people really think it can all be fixed in just a few months, or even a few years?
The real world is not Facebook and people need to act like it and start working to fix things in the long run, because it's going to take awhile to really fix anything in this system.
Just a few days ago, Obama admitted change has not come fast enough and he will work hard to see a lot of his promises come true. But it will take more than just one man; we all have to work together and realize this world will take some time to get back on track.
We are just a year into the historic presidency of Barack Obama and while the improvement of things is taking a long time to get going, there is a lot of time left for things to change -- if only people will have the patience to last that long.
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The economy is still in bad shape and the Republicans are pointing out every little mistake Obama makes. Of course, they seem to do that a lot with everyone.
But he's only been our president for a year. The U.S. government takes a long time to get anything done and Obama has been working. What did people think would happen? Did they think the economy would be fixed overnight? The wars would end instantly?
What people seem to have forgotten is it takes any president in any era more than a year to get real change underway. In today's society of instant gratification and the Internet, we have come to see the whole world as something that can be fixed as quickly as our Internet connection. But it is not, and that is the one fact people need to remember, if we as a nation are to fix anything.
Obama is taking the right steps to recovery, from the very successful Cash for Clunkers to the still-stalled health care bill. But it will take years to see any kind of real result from these programs. That's the way it's always been.
During the Great Depression, it took President Roosevelt 12 years, billions of dollars and the economic boom of World War II to fix the economy. This new Great Recession may take something similar to that as far as time and money goes.
While this economic downfall may only be a few years old, its beginnings stretch back over several presidents and governments, over the last few decades. Part of the blame can go to the huge deficits run up by Presidents Reagan and Bush, Sr.; other parts rest on the handling of the housing market and banks during the presidency of Bill Clinton.
The final straw was the failed policies of the most recent president Bush, most of which became giant holes the government just threw money, resources and people into.
All these mistakes combined to create the worst economic period since the Great Depression. The sheer number of mistakes and mishandling that led to this state, over so many years, would be hard for anyone to fix, no matter how much time they have. Do people really think it can all be fixed in just a few months, or even a few years?
The real world is not Facebook and people need to act like it and start working to fix things in the long run, because it's going to take awhile to really fix anything in this system.
Just a few days ago, Obama admitted change has not come fast enough and he will work hard to see a lot of his promises come true. But it will take more than just one man; we all have to work together and realize this world will take some time to get back on track.
We are just a year into the historic presidency of Barack Obama and while the improvement of things is taking a long time to get going, there is a lot of time left for things to change -- if only people will have the patience to last that long.
Respond to Bryan at thenews@bgnews.com
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My sentiments exactly!! I believe in President Obama and it will take more time for him to achieve what I believe will make this country great again. But the Republicans need to stand behind our president and realize what is right for the better of everyone not just the rich! I have the patience because I know this is a very smart man we elected and he will do what it takes to overcome the obstacles put in his path. He can bring change we believe in!