Okay, so actually that resolution failed, but that was what we discussed tonight at MPU!
Teeners didn't come this time because she was busy watching the Tigers play in Detroit. At least they won, so we'll excuse her. Girlfriend didn't dress up because the mono makes her feel yuck and Zacky was late because people didn't leave the store quickly. Also, Brian didn't come so there was only one strong conservative voice.
BUT, that doesn't mean that people didn't argue that Obama is a failure. People called him a failure because of his lack of leadership with the debt ceiling. People called him a failure for his hypocritical foreign policy stances (e.g. Libya). People called him a failure for not closing Guantanamo. People called him a failure for not living up to his election promises.
The argument that his term isn't over was important as well. Maybe history will view him as a successful president--who knows? How do you define failure? By approval rating? By action? Through cost-benefit analysis? Also, many people took into consideration the hostile environment he's faced with the 112th Congress. I'm inclined to pin some of the blame on Congress myself, but I guess it doesn't fully absolve him of responsibility either. I hope he wows us in his last year.
The Union did end up deciding that Barack Obama is NOT a failure of a president, but it was a pretty close vote. The meetings are getting pretty big and that's exciting! 30ish people there tonight!
Then we came home and I made (sort of) messed up rice for me and Zacky. Then we snacked on banana bread I made this afternoon, pumpkin squares from Senora Glinksi and apply pie! Tomorrow I'm making enchiladas! Don't you wish you lived in CART house?
Barack's happy with the Union's decision.
BUT, that doesn't mean that people didn't argue that Obama is a failure. People called him a failure because of his lack of leadership with the debt ceiling. People called him a failure for his hypocritical foreign policy stances (e.g. Libya). People called him a failure for not closing Guantanamo. People called him a failure for not living up to his election promises.
Barack wishes he'd been there to defend himself. But, not everyone gets invited to the Michigan Political Union
The argument that his term isn't over was important as well. Maybe history will view him as a successful president--who knows? How do you define failure? By approval rating? By action? Through cost-benefit analysis? Also, many people took into consideration the hostile environment he's faced with the 112th Congress. I'm inclined to pin some of the blame on Congress myself, but I guess it doesn't fully absolve him of responsibility either. I hope he wows us in his last year.
The Union did end up deciding that Barack Obama is NOT a failure of a president, but it was a pretty close vote. The meetings are getting pretty big and that's exciting! 30ish people there tonight!
Then we came home and I made (sort of) messed up rice for me and Zacky. Then we snacked on banana bread I made this afternoon, pumpkin squares from Senora Glinksi and apply pie! Tomorrow I'm making enchiladas! Don't you wish you lived in CART house?
Hopefully not his last year. Unless you are preemptively excited for his 2016 goals.
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