What Can Obama Hope to Achieve in the Last Three Years of His Presidency?

	What Can Obama Hope to Achieve in the Last Three Years of His Presidency? Let's assume that by January 2010 the Healthcare Mess is out of the way. It ended in a patients Bill of Rights (voluntary), in other words it ended in nothing. Cap and Trade, same thing, got tabled, never coming off the table, gone like a Hobo in the snowtime. OK, without bashing Obama, and while staying 100?ositive, and walking on the Sunny Side of the Street, please tell me what you would like to see Obama do in the period from January 2010, till January 2013. This is a serious question. He's there in the Oval. He is the President for three more years. Your President, whether you voted for him or not. Here are some possible answers to consider: 1. Get all troops out of Irag 2. Get almost all troops out of Afghanistan 3. Spend the remainder of the Stimulus BIll money (about 80?eft) very wisely. 4. Kick the i****************s out of USA, and keep more from pouring in. 5. Upgrade NSA, NRO, and Space Command so the USA can put fire and steel on the targets worldwide in future conflict without reliance on unreliable human intelligence sources. 6. Get those toxic mortgages off the Federal Reserve Balance sheet by finding a market for them. 7. Upgrade the nation's high speed rail lines like he promised to do 8. Upgrade the power distribution infrastructure -- the grid -- so it becomes smarter and more reliable. 9. Drill for more domestic oil and cut off reliance on moslem foreign suppliers. 10. Protect American jobs by not rewarding firms for sending them overseas. 11. Reduce drug use in US cities by strong and violent interdiction in the air and on the high seas until the price becomes prohibitive for most users. Just shoot down drug runners. 12. Set up Federal prizes for breakthrough discoveries that would set the USA on a brighter future economically -- like a great car battery, like a great solar panel, like a great fuel cell. These are just ideas -- it's your ideas I want. And no Obama bashing please. Forget blame. Forget ACORN. Forget Socialism. Forget incompetence. He's President for three more years. Don't tell me what he should not do. Tell me what you would like to see him do. What do you want? He's got to pick himself up, and dust himself off, and get back on the horse of state. We have got to help him. Sitting in the bleachers shouting catcalls doesn't say anything about him, but it speaks volumes about us. We are his team. Our job is to make him succeed if that is at all possible. OK Coach, call the play. Asked By: dolphin314etc - 9/16/2009

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All the ideas you laid out are good,but will be the undoing of Obama, they are high lighted and hot. And will always be prone to heated disagreement, which make government look bad to the voter, except for number 12 which is cool. Assuming President Obama can survive the onslaught of constant negative press from the Right, the remaining three years should be aimed at reelection. The only possibility of achieving this would be to regain a majority of public support. No small feat, but gaining credibility would be critical to a second term, and based on today’s voter sentiment; he might survive with or without his party base, remember the independent is a loose cannon not defined. 1 Following through on the promise to ferret out waste would speak volumes to his position. If indeed he could eliminate billions lost in Medicare fraud (and other government funded programs), and redirect gained financial support to Social Security (not a fix but a start), I think he would capture the imagination and possibly the support of the 50+ age group. 2 If the president were to discretely slip under the watchful eye of the left (I think he could), and implement some tested measures that made Americans respond positively, it would leave a rewarding legacy. By blending JFK policy of “Ask not what your country can do for you“ along with some Reagan like gestures that reflect a belief in individual freedom, it’s possible there could be an Obama revolution not unlike the “Reagan Revolution”. Eliminating programs that don’t work and starting programs that not only benefit the American public but stand out in the world. Like Hoover with his Dam, President Obama could start the work of making America energy dependent (Pickens plan for example). No doubt about it; a robust energy program would serve to change opinion in the Middle East. The quicker the president worked the quicker change would happen. If the United States began to even look as if she were on the verge of energy self sufficiency, Russia, China, Iran, and Venezuela would have to rethink and retool their current understanding of the West. 3 My last idea is probably the most unpopular: Mr. President: Let’s quit feeding the hand that bites us! We can continue to show our support for United Nations issues, but since we cow tow to their dictates, let do our charity for nations that are corrupt, murders and thieves, completely through the window of the UN. We will save face in the world and it will be a hell of a lot cheaper than using our equipment, fuel, personnel, parts, planes and everything else involved to personally deliver the goods to those who don’t trust us, use it wisely or steal it anyway. This should apply to every country except our closest allies and our neighbors to the North and South. President Obama could be our savior, but at this point; he pretty much looks like other politicians (sorry had to say it) :) Answered By: ggraves1724 - 9/17/2009

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Guide America to be world technical leader in alternative energy. We MUST regain production and technical advance support a big program to produce the Hydrogen Fusion controlled power plant along with solar and others. China and Europe are already leading solar Be 100?il independent, reduce coal carbon to no more than 20?f current deal with global warming lead world in non-military conflict resolution and world control of rogue nations. Notice I do NOT want America to be the modern roman Empire as the neo-cons Chaney etc al planned. The roman empire collapsed due to economic and over extension. that has been the fate of EVERY empire in history Source(s): want a better world for my niece and grand children Answered By: Richard B - 9/17/2009

Well that is four years down the road, so I would not lose any sleep worrying about it. Answered By: Nancy - 9/16/2009

He will finish destroying what is left of this great country! Answered By: me - 9/16/2009

1. Pay raise for all public school teachers. 2. Veteran's health care upgraded. 3. More money towards bringing public schools up to standards. 4. More money towards after school and summer programs for kids 5. National Parks 6. Less oil and more alternative power source 7. Farmers bail out 8. Social Security needs attention 9. Sudent loans need attention 10. do something about our bridges 11. Repair the Louisiana coastline Answered By: Edwina W - 9/16/2009

I think that Obama and his crew has got to stop pulling the race card. 40 years ago, I could see where the race card needed to be pulled. But now, no. The problems plaguing the administration have nothing, yes, NOTHING to do with race. It is his policies. I loved Condolezza Rice and Colin Powell. Heck, I would have voted to put Colin Powell into office. He is a great man. And, Condolezza is a very smart and talented woman. If I were truly a racist, I would not think this way. AND, these two are smarter than I am. I was alive to live through the Carter administration. Let me tell you...the economy hit bottom, we had 20?nterest rates on loans, and Americans were held hostage in Iran. It took a Republican, Ronald Reagan, to help the economy to recover, for the interest rates to go down, and to get the hostages released. And, the funniest part of this...Ronald Reagan was originally a Democrat. He jumped parties when his own people did not elect him as a candidate. Answered By: beingsmartisrelative - 9/16/2009

I'd like the military Draft to be initiated. That way everyone's kids will have to go. THAT, I hope, will stop the wars and absurd military spending. Answered By: Suzy W - 9/16/2009

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