For a guy without a lot of political experience, he sure has had quite a bit of success in getting his agenda passed: stimulus plan, healthcare, and now DADT. That’s three fairly large agenda items pased in only 1.3 years of a four year term.
It is not the number of bills that get passed, but the quality.
Stimulus plan – still a big question mark as to whether this paid off. Too much of it went towards ‘special interests’. The Bush(like it or not) ‘bailout’ worked quite well, and it looks like it will cost us (taxpayers who a footing the bill) less than the original tab. Many of the banks that were loaned money under TARP had to pay interest on that money, and when they paid the TARP back.. the gov had the interest and the principal on money the gov just ‘invented’.
Health plan – this was too ambitious. There are some good parts to it, but it should really have been re-worked. The real beneficiaries are the insurance companies. Remember to profit margin jump in auto insurance companies where auto insurance was made mandatory in CA?
DADT repeal is going to create a bigger problem than people realize. In the military, there is separation between male and female ‘facilities’. This is to help preserve order and insure safety. When dealing with a homosexual, you basically have a male with ‘interests’ that are structured as a female (or visa versa). It would be like mixing the male and female facilities completely.
You forgot to mention the ‘financial reform’ he is proposing, without really looking at the cause of the failure.
Congress has worked best when it is opposed, when a ‘stalemate’ exists. This allows things to be thought and worked through thoroughly. More laws, regulations going through does not necessarily mean better laws and regulations.
