Obama report card

[elprincipe]

gurglesletch said:

elprincipe said:

Economy F
Environment D-
Energy D+
Foreign Relations C-
Defense C+
Education B
Finance F
Federal budget F-
Social issues D+
Judiciary D
Crime C
Transportation D
Trade C-

Ethics D

B in education? Not in my school.

It was generous, but there are two factors at work in my grade in education:  (1) he's picked a reformer rather than a teacher's union crony as Education secretary; and (2) he's said a lot of promising things.  Yes, I know he says a lot that turns out to be utter bullshit, much like most politicians.  And certainly I would prefer a much more revolutionary approach due to the fact that our education system, outside of certain rich areas, is completely broken.  But I think this could be an area of advance if the administration sticks to its guns.  To be honest, I think the Department of Education should be shut down and its responsibilities returned to their rightful place (states and localities), but Congress would have to do that, not Obama.