Most public opinion polls show that his support continues to be strong with the American public after his first one hundred days in office.However, tea party protests have begun to challenge government spending which continues to go unrestrained.
In the first hundred days the Obama administration has outlined policies that are clearly to the left of the center of the political spectrum. Taxes on the highest levels of income will eventually be raised. Capital gains tax cuts will not be continued and Cap and Trade if passed will be an energy tax on every American.
Meanwhile, a deep recession continues in America but economic stimulus saw more pork than stimulus and many think all that spending was really just for political gain. Government intervention into banks and the automotive industry have given Obama a socialist label but he says the need to solve the current economic crisis is to blame.
There has been a European trip and the President has engaged and reached out to former adversaries. However, NATO commitments for new troops in Afghanistan have not materialized and North Korea has test launched another missle. Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan continue to pose major foreign policy challenges.
So, where are we headed and what will be the result of the President's first one hundred days in office?
For more on Barack Obama's first one hundred days read: A Slogan For Barack Obama's Hallmark Holiday and The Media In Obama's First One Hundred Days on eworldvu.com
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The "tea parties" aren't about spending, they are organized by right-wing groups and are against the President. Some of them are racist. Our last president Bush started the bailouts and giveaways and he spent trillions on war, so these are not about spending. Obama isn't doing any more spending than the last president. In fact, he's trying to cut spending. Yes, Obama is still popular because he's a centrist and a moderate.
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