Judging the Obama presidency 24 Feb 09

Barack Obama, the US president, approaches his key speech to congress riding a strong wave of support from the US public.

According to opinion polls, most Americans say they are confident in his ability to make the right decisions about the struggling economy.

Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan looks at the issues that Obama must tackle, and the pressures that could define whether he succeeds or fails.

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News & Politics

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• Jazeera
• Economy
• Speech

[sinitskyd]

hi AJz viewers

[accidentsafe]

He's only been in office for 36 days. He's already passed the stimulus and is trying to pass a bill that will increase ethanol research, what the hell do people want?

[Stevenhiggles]

Yea Clinton's staff started it and they get to live it now :)

And fuck it up more....

[truthforall01]

Obama is the same American. He is just like them all. If he is about change why did he meet with the Bildeberger group? Why hasn't he removed the troops? 30,000 to Afganistan? Gun ban? Against Lobbyist? But puts them in high ranking positions? Why is Obama a member of the CFR if he is about CHANGE? Wake up......give the man a chance? Why can't people see that it's a play put on for the unawakened? Get the country back to half's it's strength? 1st-get rid of shadow government! Bingo!

[scote3232]

America makes nothing now. We are a nation of consumption.

[Jman10051988]

some of the mess was started in the Clinton administration as well... just want to point that out

[TitsOnlyARide]

if the USA make the best products in the world then what are they? I live in Europe and the only exposure we have to the US is burgers and heart disease and hollywood 'films'. What does the US manufacture or export these days? (apart from software that keeps crashing, commercialism and paranoia). As Rammstein says...We're all living in Amerika! Coca Cola, Wonder Bra

[djmccheese]

to everybody complaining:

give the man a chance! we tried the other way for 8 years.

he's got a lot of messes to clean up. if he can get this country back to half it's strength it was 8 years ago I'll be happy.

[LeeKwangEng]

Healthcare,

Schools,

Fix the economy?

FAT HOPEs.

[bestwayusa1]

Americans make the best products in the world And are watched and policed by all American citizens to make sure products are made safely as can be Or they are fined or sued. Companys that leave USA in make products elsewhere is for low standers ,slave wages,ect Other countries have much more closed markets. In japan only 5% of there cars are foreign made because of there gov. and there more patroitic. Many Americans used to be, lets be again. Go on line to USA MADE. Fair decent jobs USA MADE.

[giannalynn10]

runman your an idiot