| Tracking Obama's Promises:
Has Obama Kept His Campaign Pledges?
Friedl, Kevin
National Journal, January 8, 2010
"Soon after, the stimulus package included funding for electronic health records, and Vice President Biden announced the identity of the first White House adviser on violence against women, checking another pledge off the list. The stimulus bill partly fulfilled his pledges to help displaced workers and to boost small-business development, while the passage of the Credit Card Act and the progress of financial reform legislation begin to meet his promise to protect consumers and guard against the abuses that led to the crisis. But following through on his promises to break with Bush administration policy hasn't proved easy."
Kevin Friedl is a staff writer for National Journal.
Obama Finds Reality is Messy
Englund, Will
National Journal, January 8, 2010
"A good number of Americans are now thrusting their worries and fears onto President Obama, rather than their hopes and dreams, but what everyone is doing is waiting to see how this turns out. The health care bill headed his way -- pummeled and shaken up and overhauled and practically waterboarded in Congress -- will be trumpeted as a signature achievement of the new administration. But does it inspire hope? Does the final product of such a gruesome sausage-making process hold the promise of more and better change to come?"
Will Englund joined National Journal as White House correspondent in March 2008.
The Impotence of Hope
Kirk, Victor
National Journal, January 8, 2010
"Put a different way, as Obama's poll numbers have slid to around 50 percent, as unemployment continues to hover at 10 percent, as the deficit soars, as the results of the troop buildup in Afghanistan and the drawdown in Iraq remain uncertain, as Republicans raise security alarms after a near-miss terrorist airplane incident, it's hard to identify an area where Obama can pursue action that would change the political dynamics. After a big celebration at the White House whenever Democrats pass massive health care legislation -- a step that eluded seven other presidents -- there is little else on the horizon to give reason for cheer."
Kirk Victor covers the White House for National Journal.
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