Political Standing: let's say centre left... a conservative socialist. (if such a thing can exist)... (though I believe Chris rock sums this up more than adequately).
View of Obama Changed: No.
Voted For Obama: N/A don't live in America, but I would have given the chance...
Would you change your vote: given the time again, I don't think I'd have wanted anything different...
Do you still think he is man for the job: I never particularly thought that he was the man for the job... just that he was the best of a bad bunch.
For or against the war: Against war in general... I did just write a long explanation about how I see Iraq/Afghanistan as different, but it makes no odds, Obama didn't lead the country into war, and he can't just run away from it... a job has been started and it needs to be completed.
Should we pull the troops: when the job is done, yes.
Comments:
I think the guys a joke personally, But he's my president.
I would agree, and I feel the same about my own countries premiere
The trillion dollar stimulus package, Stimulated nothing.
however...
a) he only committed 2/3rds that money, the rest was already "invested" (read pissed away) before he even took office...
People getting into presidential dinners that don't belong? I was embarrassed to be under that guy when I first found out about it. They made the Secret Service look terrible.
again, how does this make him look bad? if the secret service weren't doing their job then how is this his fault?
compare that to silvio berlusconi currently lying in a hospital bed after his security failed... makes the security looks bad, not the premier,
Then you have his health care package. One guy said it best. You are looking to insure 15% of Americans, However in the process you are going to screw the other 85%. One thing Obama avoids to address like the plague is Employer offered Health benefits. His reply is "Don't worry America, If you want to keep your Employers health insurance you CAN"....Little does he think that it's all about money, So most Employers will STOP providing health care and send them to ObamaCare. Corporations and business will be saving billions of dollars if they drop everyone on Obama.
if it works anything like it does in this country employers will make contributions on behalf of the employee as well as the employee making contributions from their wage packet...
also, as far as I know, the package isn't finalised yet... so let perhaps not judge someone for policies that they haven't even passed yet!
I don't know why He isn't looking to allow Canadian drugs into our health care. Getting cheaper meds from there would significantly lower costs simply because of the compitition it would create.
it's called protectionism, put yourself in the position of a meds manufacturer in the US, you;re going to lobby really rather hard to keep making sure that you're at the top spot with regards drugs manufacture! also consider when things go wrong the FDA can shut down a drug manufacturer in the US, they aren't going to be able to shut down a drug company, or order compensation from a foreign company...
I hate his "share the wealth" ideas too. I work my butt off for everything I have. So why should my pay check get money taken out for those too lazy to even search for a job? If you don't want to work, then you don't deserve to be fed from my money.
and that's really where I disagree, I work hard for my money, but I don't mind providing into a welfare state so that other people who can't work can be provided for...
b ut yes, people too lazy to work can go and die for all I care.