![]() Barack and Michelle Obama By Raul Sanchez Staff Writer On November 6th, 2012, Obama won his second term as President of the United States against his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney. While many cheered and felt content at his renewed presidency, others groaned and were wary of what was to come. Some even speculated that the entire country was “going straight to hell” because of President Obama, and that another two terms with him would only make matters worse. However, any sort of claim made at the time can only be considered as opinion. With some knowledge of his past two terms, however, one can make an educated guess as to how our country will end up four years from now. According to Politifact.com, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, President Obama has kept a grand total of 73 percent of his promises made, out of 508 promises. The promises that fared the best were promises he made concerning Education and Healthcare, passing policies such as providing affordable, high-quality child care, expanding funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners, increasing research opportunities for college students, and rebuilding schools in New Orleans, in addition to ending the war in Iraq. At the same time, Obama has failed to keep some high-profi le promises, such as closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, creating a cap-and-trade system to combat global warming, and his vow to “bring Democrats and Republicans together to pass an agenda.” In conclusion, one can only guess as to the state of our country in 4 years. Anything can happen in the 4 years that his next two terms will bring. However, if taking into account his past promises and policies are taken as a whole, both kept and broken, they reveal his vision for government, his attempt to solve all problems that society faces. Obama promised everything from working with Russia to move nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert (Promise Broken) to conservation of a habitat for the Osceola turkey and the ruffl ed grouse (Promise Kept). If his attempts to change things are anything to go by, the President of the United States will try and try again to make this country, and indeed this world, a better place.
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Michelle
2/6/2013 04:31:26 am
I really enjoyed reading this article it informed me so much about what is going on with our country.
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