It's almost a year nowsince he became President on a promise if "It's Time for Change".

Has anyone noticed any ?

Yes.

But probably only because I'm willing to see them.

Health Insurance will itself be enough for me if he pulls it off.

Emma Bee wrote:
Yes.

But probably only because I'm willing to see them.

care to elucidate by providing some actual information ?

JK2006 wrote:
Health Insurance will itself be enough for me if he pulls it off.

Yes - long overdue.

I was however thinking more of foreign policy rather than domestic issues

yes..the biggest achievment is that he's a black man elected to the top job. I reckon that is the most monumental shift in US in a 100 years and cannot be underetimated. (but if I see bloody Oprah Winfrey touring the White House once more I'll scream..I think she's going to ask for her own room there).

If he gets his health care system even partly up that will be an amazing achievement. Still 3 years to go,,an awful lot can happen in that time.

So,apart from Health care (which is stillin talking stages) - no REAL change at all?

About right...changing the US is like turning around a giant ocean liner and there's every chance it could hit an iceberg.

Having several friends and contacts in the Middle East, I can say that Obama has achieved quite a major change in attitude towards the USA following his tour of that region. There was enormous mistrust and hostility towards the USA under the Bush regime. Now the vibes are entirely different. I would give Obama a major thumbs up for that. It's the underlying tensions which he has managed to soothe. Not all change is visible to the naked eye. He's laying some very good foundations. You need to look beyond the superficial.

again..a good post. Some of his speeches in the ME have been excellent and again I say-do not underetimate the effect of the US electing a black president especially around the world and in the Middle East.

It shows something we always knew...the majority of Americans are decent people..sometimes they lose their way.

Francis D wrote:
Having several friends and contacts in the Middle East, I can say that Obama has achieved quite a major change in attitude towards the USA following his tour of that region. There was enormous mistrust and hostility towards the USA under the Bush regime. Now the vibes are entirely different. I would give Obama a major thumbs up for that. It's the underlying tensions which he has managed to soothe. Not all change is visible to the naked eye. He's laying some very good foundations. You need to look beyond the superficial.

This is good news ... but it is all talk,given the ongoing rhetoric against Iran (and now Yemen) ?

veritas wrote:

It shows something we always knew...the majority of Americans are decent people..sometimes they lose their way.

I've never yet met an American that I didn't like and get on with ... its just when they become a collective the beast takes over !