Daily Q: Presidents lieing

Do you feel like the president is honest with the American people? does he have to be?

I do not think the president is always honest with the American people. I think some are more honest then others. But they all lie at some point. George Washington told the truth even if it got him in trouble. Obama on the other hand has lied to the American people. While promoting Obamacare, Obama told Americans that they could keep their health insurance if they wanted to. That turned out to not be true for some. So Obama has definitely lied. Even "Honest Abe," whose majestic "Gettysburg Address" the nation commemorated this week, was a skillful liar, says Meg Mott, a professor of political theory at Marlboro College in Vermont. So overall the President will lie at least once in his presidency.

Current event: Obama Presidency

Evaluating Obamas Presidency

In Class we have been evaluating the past presidents presidency. So my current event is evaluating President Obamas Presidency.

Over all I think Obama has done pretty good.  He entered office with his country involved in two major wars and facing the biggest economic disaster since the 1930s. 

PROS

• Passed Health Care Reform.
• Passed the Stimulus which has produced nearly 7 MILLION Private-Sector Jobs
• Passed the Wall Street Reform after its practices caused the 'Great Recession.'
• Ended the War in Iraq, last troops pulled out December 18th, 2011.
• Killed Osama.
• Prevented the Collapse of our Auto Industry. Created 200,000+ jobs, and the 3 biggest of the Automakers have ALL gained Market Share for the first time in 2 decades.
• Separated Banks from the Student Federal Loan and expanded Student Pell Grant funding.
• Helped Veterans  by offering Tax Credits to any Business who hires any Veteran, thus increasing chances of Vets getting Jobs.
• Tightened Sanctions on Iran. In an effort to deter Iran’s nuclear program, signed Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (2010) to punish firms and individuals who aid Iran’s petroleum sector.
• Improved Food Safety System. In 2011, signed FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which boosts the Food and Drug Administration’s budget by $1.4 billion and expands its regulatory responsibilities to include increasing number of food inspections, issuing direct food recalls, and reviewing the current food safety practices of countries importing products into America.
• Expanded Health Coverage for Children. Using ONLY the Tax Increase on Tobacco Products, the Children's Health Insurance Authorization Act will provide Insurance for 4 Million more Children.

Daily Question: Trickle- down economics

Do trickle-down economics work?

     NO! The trickle down effect does not work due to the fact it makes the rich richer and the poor poorer, it only increases the gap between the two classes. It encourages the rich to be greedy. Also you can't continue to supply something that no one wants to buy. With supply-side economics, corporate taxes are lowered to form a greater amount of funds for creating jobs and increasing production, with services and prices then at a much lower price, therefore assuming that this would make those products more reasonable and so more people would be buying them. But, if the consumer simply doesn't want or have the ability to purchase these items, making more of them doesn't help.

Vietnam War Protest Songs

 "Imagine" by John Lennon

     After listening to "Imagine" by John Lennon, I think the lyrics were very anti-war. It was basically saying that he wanted peace and the world to be one. He wants us to imagine the world with nothing dividing us. The audience is getting the idea to go against the war. As well as spread peace. The emotions you get from this song is sad, hopeful, and wanting peace. Other meanings can be taken from the lyrics of this song. They are not just specifically talking about Vietnam. There are connections to counterculture in this song. One being that he said "They say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one". Meaning that he wasn't the only dreamer like in the counterculture he was going his own way in his own type of society. He also seemed like a "Hippie".

  

Daily Question: Holocaust

Question: How did the holocaust affect those around it?

     The Holocaust affected many citizens around it. One way it affected Jewish beliefs was that they thought it was a test from god that they had to get through. But in reality is wasn't a test from god at all. It affected families too. Families were broken up and split apart. some children that got split apart from their family never got to see them again. Other families that did stay together struggled because of all the stress and all that was going on around them. It affected the culture because people could not be in their comforting culture with all that was happening.

Daily Question: evaluate President

Describe the main factors that matter to YOU when you evaluate a presidency as "good" or "bad"

There are many factors that I think are important when I evaluate a presidency.

• One is leadership. How well he was able to rally people behind him. And how well he lead our country. Also the ability to control or persuade members of Congress. The more leadership skills a president has, the more likely Congress will pass his policies. And his popularity, the ability to persuade people to do as he wishes.
• Second is the way he dealt with crisis's. Depending on how he managed economic crisis and international crisis is also a determining factor on weather he is good or bad.
•  Third is their accomplishments. What  they have accomplished during their presidency is big. If they got a lot done and really helped our country then they are probably a good president.
• Fourth is how they represent the U.S. and the people. If the U.S and its people are not represented well then that would be a big negative to the presidency.

Those are a few main factors I believe are important in evaluating a presidency. Other important factors but not as important as listed above are: How money was spent, foreign standings, what the economy was like during the presidency, the relationships with other countries and how he takes the citizens opinions.

Daily question: our age and politics

Do you think that your age group should know more about politics? why or why not?

     Yes, I think my age group should know more about politics. At the age we are now most of the people my age don't care much about politics. But it we are the future and if we don't start getting involved in the politics of our own country a lot could go wrong. We as citizens have an opinion and a say in our leader and our rights. If we don't pay attention to the politics that follow those important things we could choose a bad leader for our country and that could lead to many mishaps. It’s our responsibility to carry our country into the future and continue to be a great country. soon the older generations will be gone. so we need to step up and take responsibility. We are the future.