President Obama has been getting both criticism and praise in equal measure. He has done a couple of good things but some issues are pulling his ratings down. The aforementioned issues could have a great effect on his entire Presidency.
One of these issues is that the President has substantially abandoned the Democratic Party’s agenda of economic recovery. Secondly, Americans have accused the President of being distant from them. Finally, some pundits and political commentators have complained about his government’s spending. This paper seeks to advise the President on these three issues.
President Obama has indubitably worked hard to improve the economy. Some of the commendable things he has done are his success in persuading Congress to accept the economic stimulus bill and financial regulation. However, the President has been more preoccupied with other concerns like deficit reduction and healthcare reform than economic recovery.
He had embarked on deficit reduction after the mid-term elections during his first term, and healthcare reform was after his election into office. The President has arguably neglected the economic recovery agenda that was the priority of the Democratic Party during his first term in office. President Obama should employ a more nuanced approach towards the economic recovery agenda in order to ensure that the populace benefits maximally from his two terms in office.
Many Americans have accused the President of telling lies and being distant from the people. Unlike most of his predecessors, the President does not sufficiently show empathy towards suffering Americans. One of the incidences that contributed to this opinion is the bombing in Oklahoma.
Many of the victims felt that the President did not do enough to help them. Despite being an exemplary orator, the President has not been sufficiently talking to the American public. Americans struggling because of difficult economic times feel that the President does not sufficiently connect with them. The President should forge connections with the populace through speeches, which will improve his public rating.
One of the issues that have attracted considerable controversy about Obama’s Presidency is his spending. Pundits have argued that the President is spending too much and that he should focus on implementing austerity measures.
These are misguided arguments because austerity measures will indubitably hurt the economy and make the Democratic Party’s dream of economic recovery difficult to realize. President Obama should spend in areas that will rejuvenate the economy and decrease unemployment, a challenge facing many Americans. If the President has to implement austerity measures, they should target budget items that do not have substantial effect on the country’s economy.
As evidenced in the discussion above, there are a couple of things that the President can do to improve the performance of his administration. Firstly, he should refocus on the economic recovery agenda, which will lead to more businesses, better trading environment, more jobs and higher economic growth.
Secondly, he should use his great oratory skills to connect with the populace, who feel that he has been distant during his presidency. Connecting with the public will improve his approval ratings and have a positive effect on his Presidency. Lastly, the President should ignore political commentators on the issue of public spending because strict austerity measures will affect the economy. He should invest in economic recovery and ensure that austerity measures do not affect the country’s economy.