Grading Obama’s economics

[Jacob Halford]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-j-samuelson-grading-obamas-economics/2012/09/02/e7a22d9e-f387-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop 

Main Quote: "President Obama’s economic report card is at best mediocre."

Main Idea: While President Obama's grade would be a very low "C" to a high "D", he should be given some credit for saving the country from the economic free-fall it was in.

I agree with the author, although Obama did good things for the six first months, and worked with a methodical confidence that really helped us recover (partially...) his grade drops heavily after those first six months. I also agree that passing affordable health care (Obamacare) was a horrible idea, in that it weakened the very economy that he was setting his focus upon fixing. Stupid. Another thing I agree upon is that by pushing through Obamacare, he alienated the Tea Party, and the Republican party, along with a substantial amount of independents. This made parties hate each other more, and made compromise even more impossible. All in all, universal healthcare is just a bad idea.