Stu Blog

From the Washington Post: 

“We’ve already set up a Web site, Recovery.com, which will show where and how the money is being spent,” the vice president told the leaders of the United States Conference of Mayors during a speech in the East Room of the White House. “The public can actually go on a Web site and see how we’re spending this money.”

But the stimulus site is not Recovery.com — it’s Recovery.gov. 

 

From CBS News asking about recovery.gov:

CBS: By the way, do you know the website?

Biden: You know, I’m embarrassed. Do you know the website number? (looking offstage) I should have it in front of me and I don’t. I’m actually embarrassed.

 

From Huffington Post, July 29, 2008:

It’s not so much that John McCain needs to personally blog or Twitter as president. In fact, I don’t want the next president blogging or sending text messages from the Oval Office … Instead, McCain’s ignorance of the operations of the Internet today, I believe, says more about the candidate’s intellectual curiosity than it does about his technical prowess.

From Salon:

John McCain, Internet Dunce

From Barack Obama’s campaign:

John McCain can’t send email

Although, at least Biden is consistent:

COURIC: “…you guys haven’t been completely guilt-free making fun of John McCain’s inability to use a computer.”

“I thought that was terrible by the way,” Biden said. 

“Why did you do it then?” Couric asked.

“I didn’t know we did it and if I had anything to do with it, we would have never done it,” Biden said. “And I don’t think Barack, you know.”

 

Sure Joe.  We know.

There were a lot of really good suggestions for adjustments to my personal approval rating of Barack Obama, which seems to be falling fast, as expected.  (Remember, it started at 100%…a clean slate.)  Many found a way to get Barack down to 0% already, which I can understand, but I’m trying to be as nice as possible (you know, hope and change).  Plus, I’m trying to drag this bit out a little.  So, here’s what I have:

Stimulus package:  As the kiddies say these days, epic fail.  Although I do love how the media is calling it a major victory.  No opposition support except for three senators that are essentially democrats anyway?  Plus, you lose 7 house members?  That’s a major victory?  Maximum deduction.  -10%  

Geithner–looking other way on tax problems:  -3

Geithner –job performance.  “We will have to try things we’ve never tried before. We will make mistakes. We will go through periods in which things get worse and progress is uneven or interrupted.”  Really Tim?  -4

Tom Dashele, and other tax problems -2 

Starting to close Gitmo  -6  He’ll lose the other 4 when he does it.

Delaying trial of USS Cole mastermind  -2  He loses 8 more if this guy somehow walks.

Moving the census–  -3 Rahm Emanuel getting control of the census?  I’m sure the dems would have loved Karl Rove running it.  Once we see the full scope of this, we could see more points down the toilet.

Pitching the stimulus in Elkhart Indiana.  An economic recovery there would mean lots more big gas guzzling RV’s on the road.  Isn’t a depression in Elkhart good for the earth?  Once we develop steam powered RV’s I’ll give him this point back.  -1

Keeping Gates on as defense secretary +7  He should add on an apology for being so completely wrong on the surge, but this is the best thing he’s done so far in his presidency.  Not too many comments gave him credit for this—he deserves it.  At least so far.

That’s it for now, although I know there is still plenty that I haven’t yet addressed.  Obama’s approval drops from 99% to 75%.  Rough first few weeks.  I’m sure Barack is devastated at my lack of approval.  

If you’re keeping your own personal Obama approval rating, keep posting them in the comments.  I enjoyed reading your updates. 

*UPDATE:  I have to throw in the 3rd time breaking his promise of posting legislation for 5 days, one month into the presidency.  -2

And how exactly are they not including his ‘no lobbyists’ pledge as a broken promise?  Barack gets -2 for that one too.  Now, we’re down to 71%.

Before Barack took office I implemented the Barack Obama approval rating system. He started at 100%, and would be downgraded/upgraded as his job performance was positive or negative (max 10 points per event.)  

There just aren’t enough hours in the day to keep up with it–the President has been doing a lot that I’m not too fond of lately (and a couple of things were aiiight.)  I guess what I’m saying is it’s time for a batch update.  As of today, officially he’s still at 99% approval, but I’m going to guess that’s not going to continue (there may be a minus 10 point stimulus bill that still hasn’t been factored in). 

So that I don’t miss anything, feel free to post in the comments section anything that Obama has done so far (good or bad) that you think should change his rating.  And if you are keeping your own personal approval rating like some who have emailed, feel free to post that.  And fine, you can post Carrie Underwood photos too, although that’s just a standing invitation.