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Obama's first 50 days show promise
Maggie Riegel
Issue date: 3/19/09 Section: Opinion
• Protecting families' financial health
• Investing in prevention and wellness
• Providing portability of coverage
• Aiming for universality
• Improving patient safety and quality care
• Maintaining long-term fiscal sustainability"
One of the most recent developments of Obama's policies from the past week has been increasing federal funding for stem cell research.
In addition, a White House Council on Women and Girls has been established that will "provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families" (Washington Post).
Despite his plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by 2011, one minor disappointment of Obama's policy is to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan.
Also, although Obama once supported Palestinian solidarity and criticized the Israeli attack on Palestine, in the recent crisis in the Gaza Strip, he remained fairly apathetic to the disaster while failing to hold Israel accountable for any transgressions.
One should always be critical of their government's actions and constantly question authority. Yet based on the last eight years of gradual economic and social decay in this country, it is difficult not to feel the warmth from even the slightest glimmer of hope that Obama has promised.
It is important to keep in mind the economic severity in which he inherited the country as well as realistic expectations that cannot be held to an instantly gratifying fix.
If Obama's progress keeps exponentially increasing as it has since Jan. 20, we can only be optimistic to what awaits us at the end of Obama's first 100 days in office.
• Investing in prevention and wellness
• Providing portability of coverage
• Aiming for universality
• Improving patient safety and quality care
• Maintaining long-term fiscal sustainability"
One of the most recent developments of Obama's policies from the past week has been increasing federal funding for stem cell research.
In addition, a White House Council on Women and Girls has been established that will "provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families" (Washington Post).
Despite his plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by 2011, one minor disappointment of Obama's policy is to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan.
Also, although Obama once supported Palestinian solidarity and criticized the Israeli attack on Palestine, in the recent crisis in the Gaza Strip, he remained fairly apathetic to the disaster while failing to hold Israel accountable for any transgressions.
One should always be critical of their government's actions and constantly question authority. Yet based on the last eight years of gradual economic and social decay in this country, it is difficult not to feel the warmth from even the slightest glimmer of hope that Obama has promised.
It is important to keep in mind the economic severity in which he inherited the country as well as realistic expectations that cannot be held to an instantly gratifying fix.
If Obama's progress keeps exponentially increasing as it has since Jan. 20, we can only be optimistic to what awaits us at the end of Obama's first 100 days in office.
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kede
posted 4/06/10 @ 10:51 AM EST
Indeed an informative article.
Jennifer
posted 7/27/10 @ 10:59 PM EST
Actually, I suppose that that's not the end of all his so-called plans for reigning. Still thanks for unfolding quite detailed information.
Kathryn
posted 7/28/10 @ 5:51 PM EST
All of so expectant Obama's plans are extremely overrated and must be cautiously assessed.
Anyta
posted 8/05/10 @ 3:37 PM EST
100 days - too many or too little? Obama's plans are the answer for this question!
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