Obama gives himself “solid B+” I give myself “Most Attractive Person EVER” See, I can make up shit too.

Well Folks, President Obama was at it again this past weekend with another one his signature sit down interviews.

America’ own Media Queen, Oprah sat down for a warm and fuzzy, one-on-one interview with President Obama for her Christmas at the White House special which aired Sunday night on ABC.  Oprah, who fawns over Obama so much she looks like the sad, middle-aged white women who fawn over Oprah, asked President Obama what grade he would give himself for his first year in office and boy what an answer he gave her.  “A good, solid B-plus” he responded in his sophisticated yet chocolaty smooth manner.

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Obama went on to explain how he figured he deserved this grade. “I think we have inherited the biggest set of challenges of any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. We stabilized the economy… We are on our way out of Iraq. I think we’ve got the best possible plan for Afghanistan. We have reset our image around the world.  And, I think that we’re going to pass the most significant piece of social legislation since social security, and that’s health insurance for every American.”

Before practically climbing into his lap, Oprah calmly asked the President, why only B-plus?

“B-plus because of the things that are undone. Health care is not yet signed.” The president smiled, “if I get health care passed we tip into A minus.”

Improperly patting one’s self on the back is something that as human beings we are all guilty of.  I do it every time I manage not to shake the shit out of a crying child in a department store but come on now, really?  I personally still believe Obama has good intentions but he is far too pragmatic in his approach to everything.  If he intends to truly fix things, then a serious evaluation of the nations current problems is in order.

Both the Democrats and Republicans have proved time after time that they don’t care about representing the good of the nation.

10 % of Americans are unemployed.

DOMA is still intact.

We’re in the middle of two wars with no definitive end in sight and we’re about to send in more troops.

We were almost economically destroyed by a corrupt Wall Street banking system that is STILL fleecing Americans.

People are forced to self diagnose or die rather than go to the doctor.  Insurance companies have gotten so out of control, they’re now allowed to drop overweight newborns.

Our Banks have basically said, “fuck the public, where are our bonuses?”

We have a deficit in the trillions and are stuck in a sick, love/hate relationship with China.

The LGBT community is still held in the same regard as organizations like PETA, politically.

Everyday the globe is practically hurtling closer to The Day After Tomorrow.

Everything single one of these issues President Obama promised to take strong action against and yet here we are.

I know he has only been in office just under a year and it would be ludicrous to expect miracles overnight but I expect something.  I expect the promises made during the campaign not to be altered or forgotten.  I expect this so called “change I can believe in” to start kicking in and all the press tours, Vanity Fair covers and Oprah hosted, love fests in the world aren’t going to make me forget about those promises.

Even if Obama’s watered down version of health care reform passes, it won’t be the flagship of accomplishments he and his administration were hoping for.  The reform as it stands now doesn’t even come close to the true health care reform that the nation wants or needs.  Honestly, how bloody hard would it have been to clearly define the whole Public Option fiasco?  This poorly constructed, “bi-partisan,” Frankenstein monster of a health care bill will only be a sad reminder to the rest of the world and future generations that this President, who promised to bring about “change you can believe in”, obviously didn’t understand Webster’s definition for the words “change” or “believe.”