Let's grade Obama

Editor: As we reach President Obama's 100 days in office, allow me to grade his performance;

Signing the order to close Guantanamo Bay without a plan as to where to put the prisoners -- F

Welcoming British Prime Minister Gordon -- admittedly our closest ally, with a bag of DVDs that won't even play in Europe -- F

Going to Europe, and apologizing for our so-called "arrogance" without naming all the good things we've done for them, such as saving them twice in the world wars -- F

For refusing to visit the cemetery at Omaha Beach -- something every U.S. president has done -- F

For going to Turkey, and not acknowledging their role in the Armenian genocide, and again apologizing for our perceived faults -- F

Domestically, for signing a so called "stimulus" bill, which will not stimulate anything, except our deficit -- F

For signing the 2009 budget -- without anyone in Congress or the White House actually reading it -- F

After campaigning on a platform of "no earmarks" -- allowing over 9,000 of the them to pass with the 2009 budget -- F

For authorizing the Navy SEALS to take out the Somali pirates -- A

For having to go through 17 briefings before authorizing the above action -- F

For not vetting his nominees, and actually appointing tax cheats to his cabinet -- F

For taking over private companies and actually firing the CEO -- something that has never been done before -- F

For pledging a "post-partisan" administration, and locking the Republicans out of budget negotiations -- F

There a many more examples, but enough said!

Jerry P. Sojfer

Hanford

(May 1, 2009)