Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Can Obama fit any more on his plate?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/obama.full.plate/index.html?eref=rss_politics

In this article Crowley goes over Obama's fall agenda. His to-do list includes: a trip to Copenhagen to try and get the 2016 Olympics to take place in Chicago, Illinois, health care reform, financial reform, Iran's nuclear ambitions, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and closing down Guantanamo Bay prison. Crowley also noted that during Obama's campaign he said that he was up for the job and that he could handle dealing with multiple issues at one time. The ending statement implies that he isn't staying true to his word.

This article slightly annoys me. It's not just that it is criticizing Obama like the rest of the media but the fact that we stand from a far and judge the President saying that he isn't getting anything done. What is he doing then? He is obviously not just lounging around on the couch watching TV all day. Health care reform is his number one priority right now. He is working diligently to change the way that system works in our country and no one can deny that. It's the fact that "we" (the people) are disagreeing, arguing and creating different bills and versions of bills that's taking so long. I don't think that we should look at the President and accuse him of not getting his agenda done. I think that we should look around, unite ourselves as a nation, and solve the problems that need to be fixed so that the President can stay true to his deadlines and move our nation forward into a better economy and society for ALL people.

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