1.During the campaign he said we would still be in Iraq right now 2.During the campaign he said he would send more troops to Afghanistan 3.He failed to deliver on Guantanamo 4.During the campaign I dont recall him making any promises where trails would be 5.No one can turn an economy around in 18 months,but its much better then when he started (charts are a few months old but I dont feel like making new ones) 6.Its been 18 months,he has passed A stimulus packed,healthcare to cover every American,Financial reform,Pulled over 60,000 troops out of Iraq,set a strategy for Afghanistan,nuclear agreements with Russia,BP oil spill etc......Give the man time on Immigration 7.He is doing a great job on Iran and Korea by making Russia and China no longer support them . Russia and China are now allowing tough UN sanctions against Iran and Korea where as in the past they would veto them.If we have to take military action against them we will have the world on our side and Iran and Korea wont have Chinese and Russian support
The job weighs heavily on all who hold it, you can watch them age significantly in eight years. They're handed the weight of all our own personal failings.