THE FAILED PRESIDENCY

Many are already writing the Obama Presidency off as a failure. The main reason for this is because he has failed to show any reasonable sign the economy has turned around into a recovery even with the excessive amount of spending and debt accumulation. The President's approval ratings are falling to a level his predecessor had achieved at the end of his presidency which is what propelled Obama to the White House. Even press secretary Robert Gibbs was honest enough to admit that the democrats will probably loss control of the House at the mid-term elections in November and has been chastised for stating the obvious.

The President made a lot of promises, and I know I have highlighted many of these before, but he has failed to deliver on any of them except by what the public viewed as a very corrupt manner in the health care bill. Even that will not accomplish what he promised in reducing costs. The effect of the health care bill will be more universal coverage but at an extreme cost which I believe was the goal so that more people will be driven to a government controlled plan. The public option will become the only option at the expense of the tax payer or the debt.

Transparency - this government has been anything but. "No back room deals", yet the health care bill was nothing but back room.

No lobbyists in his administration - several lobbyists were immediately hired after inauguration.

No tax on middle class - the first tax affected the middle class more than any other when he taxed tobacco.

Post bills on-line so be the public can see them before they are voted on, NOT.

Better relations with the world community - maybe our enemies view us in a better light but it's been at the expense of our friends.

What propelled the President into the White House is exactly what will be his demise. It's the economy stupid! The President ran on platform of a centrist. A guy who will bring civility to the government by working to bring both parties together on issues yet he did the exact opposite. He used his super-majority in both house to impose his extreme liberal positions onto the country. The problem is, his policies have caused the recession to extend longer and become deeper than anyone expected. Not only did his policies hurt the economy by taking money out of the private sector and injecting it into the public side, but he has also brought about instability by creating an uncertainty in the market. Tell the business owners, the movers of the economy, the job creators what the rules are and they will find a way to make profit but it's the fear of how the polices the President is proposing will affect their business that has caused everyone to sit back in idle mode. The President is telling everyone that the economy is on its way to recovery and they should start hiring again but also talks about plans that will increase their energy costs or pose a penalty for hiring more employees. He was elected because of a bad economy but even as the economy wants to start a recovery the threat of the liberal changes he wants to make work against the recovery.

I'm not sure if it's incompetency or ideology, but as of now all signs are pointing to failure for President Obama.