This is a tough subject, and the reason behind blogging about this is because I'm not seeing enough of it in the news. Obama certainly seems like he's got a rocky hill to climb, but what are his actual chances?
This all comes in spite of having a supremely deep conversation with one of my co-workers today. Me being the energized political enthusiast that I am, I began to defend Obama's presidency thus far without even doing my research as to what he's done lately. While the highly controversial health care bill that passed into law, I'd say Obama has been doing more than a decent job as president. Now, keeping in fact that I am not an extreme liberal, nor a right wing conservative, I think it's a fair assumption that the bad economy cannot be blamed on Obama alone. I would clearly say that the backlash in terms of the banking system and a refugee of old industries that have been taken over by computers and machines has led to a long lasting recession that will force this country into a new direction.
The old industries that America once thrived on, such as car factories, and mining mills, as well as other production factories have now been taken overseas by cheaper labor and a lower cost of production for the same items. This is why our toys and electronics are made overseas as opposed to on American soil. Big Business is trying to lower costs, thus sending away jobs.
I could comment on a few other things, but in this case I'll leave it short. What do you think Obama's chances of being re-elected are? There is so much coverage about the Republican nomination, and personally I believe Mitt Romney will get it. (The other candidates seem to be coming out of their own sort of reality TV show) and it's truly terrifying. I wonder who will come out on top, but more importantly, why isn't Obama being covered as thoroughly as other Presidents have been in their terms. The last single term president was George H. Bush, and that was a bit before my time. But with the last two Presidents being two term presidents, does this mean we're destined for another two term President? What do you think of the Republican Candidates?
This all comes in spite of having a supremely deep conversation with one of my co-workers today. Me being the energized political enthusiast that I am, I began to defend Obama's presidency thus far without even doing my research as to what he's done lately. While the highly controversial health care bill that passed into law, I'd say Obama has been doing more than a decent job as president. Now, keeping in fact that I am not an extreme liberal, nor a right wing conservative, I think it's a fair assumption that the bad economy cannot be blamed on Obama alone. I would clearly say that the backlash in terms of the banking system and a refugee of old industries that have been taken over by computers and machines has led to a long lasting recession that will force this country into a new direction.
The old industries that America once thrived on, such as car factories, and mining mills, as well as other production factories have now been taken overseas by cheaper labor and a lower cost of production for the same items. This is why our toys and electronics are made overseas as opposed to on American soil. Big Business is trying to lower costs, thus sending away jobs.
I could comment on a few other things, but in this case I'll leave it short. What do you think Obama's chances of being re-elected are? There is so much coverage about the Republican nomination, and personally I believe Mitt Romney will get it. (The other candidates seem to be coming out of their own sort of reality TV show) and it's truly terrifying. I wonder who will come out on top, but more importantly, why isn't Obama being covered as thoroughly as other Presidents have been in their terms. The last single term president was George H. Bush, and that was a bit before my time. But with the last two Presidents being two term presidents, does this mean we're destined for another two term President? What do you think of the Republican Candidates?
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