QUESTION OF THE WEEK #3

I give Obama a B.  In terms of his health care ideas, I do think he's making the right call.  As the beginning of the baby boomer cohort are going into retirement soon, health care is a very valid issue, and it is really important that as many people have it as is possible.  He's made that possible with the Affordable Care Act.  Insurance companies are held responsible more, health care costs are to go down by a lot, which is really good with the ridiculous prices that they are today without coverage from your employer, and everyone is able to enjoy the benefits.  He really hasn't done much to help the economic downtown.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that was passed to not let unemployment rise above 8% was obviously a waste of time and money because it's been at 10% for the last two and a half months.  In terms of the war on terror, I think Obama is doing an okay job.  He was against the war in Iraq and has made moves to pull our of Iraq but all for the war in Afghanistan and against Al Queda and intends on continuing to pursue it, which is a good move in my opinion.  He's also made certain things focus points for improvement and attention in the U.S. like chemical plant security, nuclear waste, and terrorism risk insurance.  He's dealing well with the mess that the Bush Administration left over.  In terms of his reelection bid, Obama is doing outstanding at raising money for the cause.  He's raised over 70 million dollars for the campaign.  He calls himself the underdog in the upcoming presidential race, but his reelection is really depending on whether we swing out of this economic downturn soon enough to benefit him in the race.  He faces competition for the position for sure.