Sense of DU poll: how's Obama doing?

I've been doing these periodically...

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Not so hot on finance reform or health care.

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Young people have not caught on yet. If you were born after 1970, you've only known Reaganomics. It, meaning the degree of corruption we have in government and both parties today, seems normal to these young people.

with an advanced degree in Economics. I was indoctrinated into the Friedman Chicago School supply side theology with the exception of one Keynesian professor that thought supply side was un-sustainable. Thankfully, it was her words that stuck with me as the only concept that made sense.

Sadly, the administration seems to believe that 'trickle down' actually works.

I am no economist, but am also a child of the 60s and have seen enough in my years...good and bad. One thing I've noted is how entrenched the crony capitalistic system is in our society. When regulated it does "trickle down" but we've seen a 30 year cycle in the opposite direction that has thrown the system way out of balance and in a percarious position.

Purging the corporates invites a collapse of the economy...too big to fail won't hurt the big guys who will parachute their ways out but the little ones who will see their earning power diminish even more than it currently is while inflation and rising prices put the squeeze on more and more people.

There needs to be a "balance" restored as there was prior to the 80's...regulation and enforcement rather than "dergulation". It's proven to be a massive failure, however its so entrenched that it will take years for regulation to have a positive effect. What makes this depression/recession different and worse than the others is there's no clear path to a recovery. The industrial base is all but extinct...new ones will have to be created and that takes time.

No doubt the Friedman model has proven to be a total failure. Sadly, many of those who've come out of business schools over the past 30 years have been saturated with these tennets as the way to be considered an "expert" and enhance chances of making the big money.

Reagan put this train on the tracks and Bush crashed it into the station.

Almost-free trade with China was, in my opinion, even worse than NAFTA - that was another Clinton gem (as was outsourced torture).

Even Saint Ronald of Reagan didn't have the guts to launch those.

Will be a significant determinant whether his presidency will be successful or not.

I think he's run things very intelligently. I *am* worrying if he's making too many political calculations and not enough principled calculations, but I think the jury's still out.

I had hoped for a little better.

He's doing what I expected.

So I'm not disappointed; I haven't been "had."

I'm resigned to 4-8 years of center-right rule that will not advance the change I think the country needs.

the left left a bone.

would be grateful for a juicy bone or two. :(

D on domestic issues. I'm disappointed, so far. If the election were this year, I'd probably throw my support behind someone else, but he has 3 years to win me back.