11 Responses to Grade Obama on the First 100 Days!

1. Wordsmith says: 1

   Meh…check out this “D” rating from Feingold on State Secrets:
   

   Obama’s “D” on state secrets, which Feingold characterized as “troubling,” is a timely reminder that this is one area where the new president has raised concern among some progressives. In the first 100 days, the Obama administration has invoked the state secrets privilege in three cases: Al Haramain Islamic Foundation v. Obama, Mohammed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, and Jewel v. NSA.

   Obama’s record in this area has drawn fire from civil liberties groups, even though many of them cheered his election in November. The Justice Department has responded to the criticism by saying that Obama is only invoking the state secrets privilege in cases where it is necessary.

   Low as Obama’s grade is in this area, Feingold’s report says that the president would have received an “F” had it not been for the fact that Attorney General Eric Holder has indicated that he hopes to make public the result of his review of all the cases in which the state secrets privilege was used by the Bush administration.

   “Only the glimmer of hope offered by that ongoing review saves the Obama administration from a failing grade,” reads the report card.

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   April 29, 2009 at 12:22 pm
2. jmaes m says: 2

   You know, it’s gotten to the point that all I have to do is read the title of the post and I know what is going to be said. Having this poll on this site is liking asking Chicagoans to vote on which city makes the best pizza.

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   April 29, 2009 at 12:48 pm
3. liam09 says: 3

   I have to agree jmaes with the poll comment. I am a conservative and really tried my best to grade as honestly as possible, but all in all, the questions really didn’t leave me much wiggle room for anything other than ‘fails’ across the board. I hope Obama succeeds (unlike the left with bush), but I have my doubts

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   April 29, 2009 at 1:04 pm
4. yonason says: 4

   GOOD ONE, MIKE!

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   April 29, 2009 at 3:12 pm
5. bill-tb says: 5

   I gave him a D, he still has some left to give.

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   April 29, 2009 at 3:50 pm
6. SoCal Chris says: 6

   Hey, in all fairness I didn’t give him the big “F” across the board…I gave him an “A” for the 4th poll!

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   April 29, 2009 at 4:12 pm
7. Joanne says: 7

   Wordsmith, don’t believe a thing that Feingold is putting out. He is an ultraprogressive from the get go. But, in order to get back into the senate in 2010, he has to win his race back here in WI. The last time, he ran on how conservative he was!! He even had his daughter make ads about how he watches every penny. It would have been comical if it hadn’t been so sick!

   Now, after 6 years, he has voted his ultra liberal ways most times, but in the last 6 months when it doesn’t make any difference in the outcome, he votes the way most Wisconsites believe he should. He, of course, gets plenty of publicity each time he votes different than his normal pattern!

   Something is scaring him! Maybe Madison and Milwaukee won’t have enough fraudulent votes this time, or maybe he knows the voters are mad as hell about the overspending. Whatever it is, Russ Feingold has never voted or acted conservative until election time.

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   April 29, 2009 at 5:35 pm
8. GaffaUK says: 8

   You know, it’s gotten to the point that all I have to do is read the title of the post and I know what is going to be said. Having this poll on this site is liking asking Chicagoans to vote on which city makes the best pizza.

   lol. Quite

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   April 29, 2009 at 7:26 pm
9. Wordsmith says: 9

   @Joanne:
   

   Wordsmith, don’t believe a thing that Feingold is putting out. He is an ultraprogressive from the get go.
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   Whatever it is, Russ Feingold has never voted or acted conservative until election time.

   Joanne, here’s the money quote that puts his “D” grade into perspective:
   

   Low as Obama’s grade is in this area, Feingold’s report says that the president would have received an “F” had it not been for the fact that Attorney General Eric Holder has indicated that he hopes to make public the result of his review of all the cases in which the state secrets privilege was used by the Bush administration.

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   April 29, 2009 at 9:06 pm
10. Tom in CA says: 10

    Clearly grading the first 100 days for any President is without merit. Obama’s big problems will start to surface in 180 days or more. This economy, no matter how they spin it, is in a big time downturn. Tax receipts, sales tax funds are and will be shrinking, while his spending is going into hyperspeed. Commercial construction in California is down in the neighborhood of 30 -35%, car sales way down, dept. store sales way off. Almost every sales call I make, the question of the economy and how slow things are is asked and answered. It is depressing. His class-less propensity for blaming others will not carry as much clout in the near future. The bloom will be off the rose.

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    April 30, 2009 at 6:10 am
11. yonason says: 11

    re – “Obama’s Ability to Be Independent of Democrats in Congress?”

    Actually, I’ve heard that he’s making some of them nervous, though apparently not nervous enought.

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    April 30, 2009 at 3:43 pm