Is the president doing too much,too soon?

[LadyDread2010]

In a very short amount of time,President Obama is doing so much because he wants to keep his promises to America.He has incredible ambition, but do you think he is doing too much too soon?

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by LadyDread2010

In a very short amount of time,President Obama is doing so much because he wants to keep his promises to America.He has incredible ambition, but do you think he is doing too much too soon?

Define "too much".

[LadyDread2010]

Well,he's only been in office for about a week or so,and he's already making plans to close Guantanimo Bay,reaching out to Muslims in the Middle East,and trying to fix the economy. You don't think he should slow down a little bit?

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Define "too much".

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by LadyDread2010

Well,he's only been in office for about a week or so,and he's already making plans to close Guantanimo Bay,reaching out to Muslims in the Middle East,and trying to fix the economy. You don't think he should slow down a little bit?

Uuhhhhh no?

This is his JOB. This is what he signed up for when he decided to run last year.
He doesn't have time to sit back and 'soak it all in" or "bask in the glow" while our ecomony is in shambles with MORE job cuts on the way and a war we are waging that we can start NOW to conclude. Also this is why you have a cabinent.



If the phone rings at 3am you want him to ignore it til 6?

WHat you basing this question on? Something you read, your own observations....?

[LadyDread2010]

Good points...but do you think it's unyielding ambition or fullfilling his promise?

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Uuhhhhh no?

This is his JOB. This is what he signed up for when he decided to run last year.
He doesn't have time to sit back and 'soak it all in" or "bask in the glow" while our ecomony is in shambles with MORE job cuts on the way and a war we are waging that we can start NOW to conclude. Also this is why you have a cabinent.



If the phone rings at 3am you want him to ignore it til 6?

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by LadyDread2010

Good points...but do you think it's unyielding ambition or fullfilling his promise?

Possibly the second one.

Again...since you posted before I finished my edit...what are you basing all of this on?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by LadyDread2010

Well,he's only been in office for about a week or so,and he's already making plans to close Guantanimo Bay,reaching out to Muslims in the Middle East,and trying to fix the economy. You don't think he should slow down a little bit?

Wasn't Guantanamo Bay already closed? Didn't he just speed up our removal from the location? (I'm too lazy to search for an article).

But reaching out to those affected by our war and fixing our economy are two things he's supposed to be doing. As someone stated earlier, that's what he's in office for.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by LadyDread2010

Well,he's only been in office for about a week or so,and he's already making plans to close Guantanimo Bay,reaching out to Muslims in the Middle East,and trying to fix the economy. You don't think he should slow down a little bit?

No, G-Bay should have never been opened, we should have reached out to the Muslim more than 100 years ago, and the economy won't be fixed by him or any other president, ever, but the general public is too stupid to realize this so every president since we went off the gold standard has been held accountable

[LadyDread2010]

What is the gold standard for presidents?

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

No, G-Bay should have never been opened, we should have reached out to the Muslim more than 100 years ago, and the economy won't be fixed by him or any other president, ever, but the general public is too stupid to realize this so every president since we went off the gold standard has been held accountable

[Kevin]

What is the danger of going 'too fast'?

[LadyDread2010]

Speed kills.

Originally Posted by Kevin

What is the danger of going 'too fast'?

[squirrely girl]

to the original question - no, i don't think he's doing too much too soon.

its been a few years since we've had a complete regime change but i'm pretty sure the first week of most new presidents is pretty eventful.

on another note, i see this as a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario. he'll have people questioning his actions no matter what...

- m

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by squirrely girl

to the original question - no, i don't think he's doing too much too soon.

its been a few years since we've had a complete regime change but i'm pretty sure the first week of most new presidents is pretty eventful.

on another note, i see this as a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario. he'll have people questioning his actions no matter what...

- m

Yeah, I think this type of pace is pretty standard for new presidents. There's a lot of emphasis put on the first 100 days, so most if not all new presidents are a flurry of activity from the start.

As far as the health effects for Presidents - if you look at the before and after pictures, it can be pretty drastic. On the other hand, they also have the best healthcare in the world, and you see modern day Presidents living into their 70s and 80s, even later.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

As far as the health effects for Presidents - if you look at the before and after pictures, it can be pretty drastic. On the other hand, they also have the best healthcare in the world, and you see modern day Presidents living into their 70s and 80s, even later.

Their health is also scrutinized. Knowing such, someone (like Cheney) with known health issues isn't going to run. They pretty much have to have a clean bill of health going into office. We'll see if Clinton lives that long. He was known to eat horribly and has had heart issues since leaving office but is still pretty young.