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Obama’s Report Card

Last weekend ABC aired a “White House Christmas Special” with the Obamas and Oprah Winfrey. During the interview, Oprah asked Barack what grade he would give himself through his first 11 months as president. Instead of giving a generic answer avoiding any actual letter grade, Obama had the boldness to proclaim he thinks he has earned a “good, solid B+.” Really, Mr. President? A B+? I don’t think so.

· History- F: Barack Obama’s first 11 months have been filled with international speeches apologizing to the world for all our failures and mistakes. He refuses to acknowledge American exceptionalism and has even said “no one country should dominate another.” I would think that a man who received a law degree from Harvard University would know that throughout history there have always been nations and civilizations that dominate others.

· Science- D-: Barack Obama is still a staunch advocator for the theory of global warming. Despite the recent “Climategate” scandal, and data that show the average global temperature hasn’t risen in 10 years, Obama is determined to sign a treaty that promises to cut American carbon emissions even if it means crippling our economy- all based on false science.

· Mathematics- D: Obama can’t add. He still does not understand that when the federal government spends money uncontrollably, our debt will continue to grow. Our debt is at $12 trillion and counting, with more government spending on the horizon. Not only is spending like this irresponsible, but it harms our national security with countries like China, which underwrites the majority of our debt.

· Geography- D: According to Barack Obama, Israel is the biggest obstacle to peace in the Middle East. This even though its seven million citizens are surrounded by 250 million Muslims, many of whom seek Israel’s destruction. He obviously hasn’t looked at a map! Obama’s relationship with Israel has been tense to say the least. He is convinced that the Jewish people should not have the right to build homes in their country’s capital.

· Spelling- D-: His Vice President, Joe Biden, apparently never passed this class in grade school. During the campaign last year Biden famously said, “Look, John (McCain)’s last-minute economic plan does nothing to tackle the number one job facing the middle class, and it happens to be, as Barack says, a three letter word: J-O-B-S.”

Typically, with grades like these, there is opportunity for improvement. But with this administration, not even a tutor would help.

Gary Bauer

Campaign for Working Families