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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (75975)	12/15/2009 9:55:11 AM
From: J.B.C.	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Jimmy Carter is elated, he can die now and know he won't be remembered as the worst President in the last 100 years.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (75975)	12/15/2009 10:24:03 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 90947

I think...to be fair...his actual grade should be "Incomplete" as of this point. There are too many things in flux at this point in time which could go either way....and a "D" does not provide for sufficient downside potential which is significant. Obama also has some upside potential....although he has made it very difficult to realize that potential. J.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (75975)	12/16/2009 12:45:59 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Well said Peter. I mostly agree with your grading, though I'd give him a D- for acting Presidential & the same for Domestic policy. And that would earn him an overall D- in my book.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (75975)	12/16/2009 2:23:31 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Put another way, in Obama's eyes, this year was almost as good as it gets. For a D-plus, We Would Have to See Mass Zombie Outbreaks By: Jim Geraghty The Campaign Spot Asked how he would grade his first year in office, Obama said a "good, solid, B-plus." (As opposed to one of those weak, squishy B-pluses.) Just to review: Another 3 to 4 million jobs lost, and the unemployment rate rising from 7.6 percent to 10 percent. In ten months, the national debt has risen from $10.6 trillion to $12 trillion. We're not sure the housing market has hit bottom; loan-modification programs aren't working. Trade disputes with China, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, Panama and Colombia . . . Iran ignoring our efforts to reach out, and bloodily smashing a pro-democracy movement. Israel furious, and the Palestinians as stubborn and unyielding as ever. An executive order to close Guantanamo Bay within one year ignored. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed coming back to the Big Apple. Unremitting violence on our southern border. Average retail price of gasoline rising from $1.86/gallon to $2.61/gallon. A stellar cabinet of Tom Daschle, Bill Richardson, Nancy Killifer, Van Jones, Kevin Jennings . . . 56 percent of the almost 80 ambassadorship nominations or confirmations going to political appointees or donors instead of career diplomats. So what would have gotten a "C-minus" from the president? Put another way, in Obama's eyes, this year was almost as good as it gets. campaignspot.nationalreview.com