The president promised a lot. A check on how’s he’s delivered so far.

Presidents and promises have been comrades since the birth of our nation. Sometimes, the vows have been bold: Lyndon B. Johnson pledged to eliminate poverty in his 1964 State of the Union Address. Obviously, that didn't happen. Other times, the promises have been mostly fulfilled, as when Roosevelt announced his iconic New Deal. Throughout the recent presidential campaign, President Obama made more than 500 promises to our nation, according to PolitiFact, a service from the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times that assesses the truth behind politicians' statements. After Obama's first 100 days in office, we check in with PolitiFact to see how the new president is doing.

 
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  • Posted By: ok4u @ 11/08/2009 5:41:13 PM

    Someone has said promises are like piecrusts, easily broken. But it was fun to be naive for awhile, wasn't it? Hope and change indeed.

  • Posted By: access @ 11/08/2009 4:33:11 PM

    If I had known then what I know now about the real Obama, I would not have voted for him. He is a big disappointment. Nothing meaningful has changed. The whole Democratic party with a few exceptions, are a bunch of disappointments.

    I will remain an independent and vote third party or not vote. I refuse to be apart of a charade.

  • Posted By: lan_5w-net. @ 11/06/2009 2:03:36 PM

    THE CODE OF 2009
    This is the best thing to do not only for the US President of 2009, but also for the American Nation - CODE OF 2009 - :
    "OH, YOU SAY THANKS."
    ** Can you decode it? Let go !
    ** We will decode it on next week.
    Hwytu, S&FR,...

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