Is Obama the weakest President in the history of the US?

@laglen (19759)
United States
March 18, 2011 8:48am CST
A UK paper, http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/235196/Barack-Obama-The-Weakest-President-in-history- expressed this opinion. Do you agree? If you do, what bothers you most? Foreign Relations? Domestic? All of the Above? If you disagree, read the article and respond. The article points out the issues with the Middle East, Gitmo, oil, economy, the list goes on. If people in Europe can see this, why cant citizens of the country living through it?
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
18 Mar 11
Obama is like the kid who skips school to avoid taking the test when he doesn't know the answers. He figures that way he can't fail, he'll just do the make-up exam on another day. That's why we get semi-strong statements from him days and weeks after the crisis. He waits to see what everyone is is saying and what the popular stance will be. Is that weak? No, it's pathetic.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
18 Mar 11
ok I can agree with pathetic.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
18 Mar 11
he's still be running around Chicago trying to organize something lol got a visual! But seriously, I agree. There are some powerful people pulling the strings here and he is caught up in a web of shyt.
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
18 Mar 11
He is a puppet. They goomed him, stuffed him full of their propaganda and set him loose on America. Without the money, the ideologies and the power of BIG MONEY, he's still be running around Chicago trying to organize something. Obama was chosen by them because he is 'black'. They knew they could use white guilt and they could use the black entitlement mentality and guess what, it worked.
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@hofferp (4734)
• United States
19 Mar 11
I really don't know enough about our earlier presidents to say if he's the weakest, but he certainly is one of two of the weakest in my lifetime (Carter being the other one). The community activist, turned state senator, turned part-time U.S. senator turned full-time president is simply "overwhelmed". He's so overwhelmed he's paralyzed in his decision making. And the people he has surrounding him/advising him are equally as inept.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
19 Mar 11
I agree and I whole heartedly agree with your assessment of his advisers.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
20 Mar 11
we do most often!
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
19 Mar 11
I love it when we agree...
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
18 Mar 11
No, not even the weakest in my life time. The weakest is still Jimmy Carter.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
18 Mar 11
Thats what I originally thought, but the party is not over yet.
@epicure35 (2814)
• United States
7 Apr 11
What bothers me most is that he is NOT the president, but a criminal usurper, foreign and domestic enemy, illegal alien, Muslim jihadist, sitting his butt illegally and unconstitutionally in the WH and decimating our country, economy, freedom, instead of sitting in Guantanamo where he belongs for sedition and treason, among his many crimes.
• United States
18 Mar 11
I know better then to weigh in on discussions of politics and religion, but here goes... I thought Obama would be one of the greatest presidents in our history. Within the first 6 weeks in office, he had a massive change over from the campaign hopefully, to the president in Office. After his first year and a half, he had become the typical seasoned politician we all expected we thought wouldn't be voting for a year and half earlier. The worst for me has been his blatant lies. Instead of standing up for the People of the country, he has become one of the worst advocates for big business - and he is supposed to be a Democrat. Yes many of his speeches are veiled in political-ease about helping the "little guy" but his actions, his bills, etc speak volumes on just who he is supporting. I believe of all the worst I have seen was his claims to go "green" and be a leader and innovator of the world for alternative energy production. Turns out while simultaneously passing moratoriums on US drilling, he was purchasing $10B in oil from Petrobas (Brazil) with a disclaimer that the payment could be returned in oil - instead of money - that is a purchase - exchanging commodities for cash. All the while, not a single consideration for alternative fuels - except the other day a pledge of $8.3 Billion for new nuclear reactors in the US - that isn't alternate fuel - look how well it is working out for the Japanese right now.... And we won't even mention deficit spending and how a single president in just over 2 years has spent more of our nation into debt then most of the other presidents in history combined.... Despite all that, I think more then any other president, he has more quickly alienated his electorate base, and now is going to be hard pressed to figure out how to spin this in such a manner to get a second term out of this mess
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
18 Mar 11
I am sorry that your expectations were shattered, he has been very weak and I can see no positive change he has created.