He waited MONTHS to send more troops when they were needed resulting in many troop casulties. While our men and women was being shot up he was SLOOOOOOOOOWLY making up his mind, meanwhile they are under manned with their butts hanging out in the breeze. He hasn't done one thing more than Bush was akready doing to fight this war against terror except be slower at reaction time resulting in higher death totals.
Obama has done a bunch more than Bush over there. Bush and co were staying the course in Afganistan all the while the Taliban and Al Queda were making in roads. You want to jump all over Obama for sloooooowly making up his mind, but give Bush a pass for dropping the ball for 6+ years? Really???? Second day in office Obama authorized an attack across the border in Pakistan on Al Queda targets, something Bush never did. Also increased the pressured (Bush also did this, to his credit) on the Pakistianis to increase their attacks on Al Queda positions (which they've done, but not under Bush). Bush was not willing to commit more troups in Afganistan. Obama listened to his generals and authorized an increase of 30k troops. I agree, I would liked to have seen him move faster on that. At the same time, I wanted to see him do the right thing for the long-term not just a short-term fix.

....He slowed the recession, OMG, Your freaking joking right?? This country is in the crapper, and we are no so far in the hole our Grandchildrens Children won't be able to pay for it. Yea he's fixing things right on up, lol....
No, I am not joking. We started the downward spiral during the Bush admin. He did nothing and just watched the country sink deeper. Look around and I think you'll find most ecomonics folks saying that we dodged a bullet with that one. You'll also see that things are sloooowly starting to turn around. For example, you guys are busier now than you were in spring right? I agree, we are still in the crapper and have a ways to go. However, it could have been a lot worse. Like I said, the high dept rate is rather disconcerting.

With regard to Iran, remind me again what the last guy did, besides put them on the list as an axis of evil? I'm sure Iminadinnerjacket (I liked your name for him too!) laughs as much now as he did under Bush. Course the guy is a nut job, so I don't expect much from him. Right now he is seeing increasing problems at home. If things heat up with Iran and nukes, I would think Isreal will go it hard. Now is not the time as some of his fellow country men might take him out.

Still waiting on the proof of him not being born in the US. Tick tock and all....

My comments on Palin were general to the whole forum. As others have said here, I just don't think she is presidental material right now. May be she could be in a few years, but not now. Got some learning to do. I agree with you, she does seem likeable and down to earth. I also don't think she is stupid. Again, I don't dislike her as a person.

Andrew