Monday Matters #9

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0814-chapman-20110814,0,4936968.column

Recently, Obama's support and approval ratings have plummeted and he is being labeled as a weak president that is not capable of making the change that he promised during his 2008 campaign. However, according to Chicago Tribune's Steve Chapman, the biggest reason Obama is detested even more by those that had already detested him and is disliked by some that had supported him in the beginning is the struggling economy. Uncharacteristic of a 'weak' president, he made many firm decisions, such as 'scrapping' the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy against homosexuals in the military and the approval of the daring raid to kill bin Laden. Considering those actions as well as the aid he gave to the economy, there is ample reason to support Obama, but, as Chapman says, it is nearly impossible for a president to look strong in a weak economy, which has led to Obama being compared to Carter and being denounced for his lack of backbone in leading the country.