How do rate Barack Obama's performance?

Before the election I also had a thought that he will totally change United States. But till so far there is no such change in United states. May be he is only a person who believe in speaking but not in doing.

he has made some questionable decisions...not discussions....lol...mylot on the brain!

I also doubt his diplomacy skills. Because he is always trying to please all the parties in any dispute or issue. That is why I doubt his diplomatic actions. But I might be wrong. The time will tell this.

[b]Actually--though the so-called "mainstream media" refuse to report it, that's millions of people who are complaining! There are many ways to prove this, not the least of which is the "pink slip" movement, which has sent over 4 & a half million slips to Washington, telling those there that certain actions will result in their losing the next round of elections. The top action which will get them fired is the one nearest & dearest to Obama's...well, I was going to say heart, but he showed he doesn't have one of those with his cheery "shout out" to someone, before he plastered on a look of solemnity to talk about the Ft. Hood massacre.... Anyway, as I was going to say, the health care reform bill is at the top of the list. It is extremely unpopular, for extremely good reasons! By the way, to put it in perspective, the stack of pink slips is now taller than the Sears Building. And there are other measurements available, if you look for them. I'm just sayin'.... Maggiepie IMPEACH THE IMPOSTER![/b]

[b]Mysticothermaggie (), I think the poster is a prime example of the kind of jellobrain who didn't bother to learn what O was about before voting for him. Some people are just a waste of skin, y'know? No complaints or compliments!? What sort of cave does this person inhabit? I just gotta wonder... Maggiepie IMPEACH THE IMPOSTER![/b]

Has he changed the tone in foreign affairs?? He's gone everywhere telling them how awful the United States is and apologizing profusely for our country existing. He talked with Iran and just this week they snubbed anything he thought he got, saying they refused to go along with his wishes or the UN's. Russia is looking and laughing at his weak-kneed approach. They figure they have him where they need him. He figured if he bowed to other leaders and accepted their trash books and cut the country he leads to ribbons, he could ask for help in Afghanistan and get it....NOPE. They told him forget it. Bush did much better at getting assistance from other countries. Misspeaking cowboy he might have been, but every world leader knew he would fight for his country! They have no such thoughts when it comes to Obama. Look at how he's hanging our men and women out to dry without even sending more of OUR troops to help. Can't seem to make up his feeble mind.

...sorry for misspelling your name dsnachiever

The Pulitzer is supposed to be for achievement not for possible achievement. So far he has not achieved much except to put us further in debt than Bush ever thought of doing. I was not happy with Bush throughout his terms, but at least I knew he had guts enough to stand up for his country. This president seems to be too busy kissing foreign rearends as he apologizes for us being alive. Give him another term and our country will be worse off than the President's brother!

...Hey there mysticmaggie, The Nobel Prize not the Pulitzer, that's another category, is given for potential achievement, although Obama's was a combination, because immediately by virtue of him being elected, he took America from being one of the worst perceived countries in the world to one of the top, by just being elected. Check all the polls, they verify that fact. Another thing, Rubin, Peres, Arafat and Kissinger all received Nobel prizes for what they were trying to do, research it if you want. So this is not unprecedented. If you know anything about economics you would then realize that it takes much more than eight months to have the kind of state that our economy is in. This is from the causal effects of the previous administration's policies and procedures. This man has not been in office long enough to have 10% unemployment. This is the fallout from everything that was going on before he was even a Senator, give me a break. And lastly the policies his administration is employing are starting to effect the economy in a positive way, the 3rd quarter GDP was around 3.5% positive, that means the economy is growing, with the implementation of the things they have done. His administration saved us from the brink of destruction, whether you and others realize it or not. No problem with being in a state of denial, but please just get the facts straight. You take care and please be a little more diligent. You don't have to like the man or give him and his helpers credit, but he is working daggone hard to stabilize the country's economic system, improve education, influence climate change, finish two wars and any number of other problems facing the US. The country was bankrupt prior to Mr. Bush leaving office, we are printing money without any gold backing. We have been bankrupt for a long time, sorry can't lay that little gem at Obama's doorstep. China has the mortgage on the White House with the debt owed from borrowing by the US, again most of it prior to Obama's oval occupancy. And he wanted to be president and help the country and the people. My, my, my. So party on. Cherrio!