So, its been one year since, President Obama entered the White House. Has there been any tangible change seen in America or around the world?
Barack Obama promised so much in election campaign that one year after crossing the line, he has been found wanting for more. His approval ratings have dropped, marginally only though. The pillars of his election manifesto promised so much that sceptics questioned its practicality during his campaign days. But the world was too busy deifying Obama, that these voices were dismissed as naysayers. His promise of shutting down Gauntanamo Bay is proving to be hard to implement, however hard the President tries. His plans of winding up operations in Iraq are simply not feasible at this point. Healthcare is a major thorn in his domestic turf, though die-hard sceptics like Paul Krugman are giving it a mild thumbs up.
The last point may be the only reason why people are still not writing off Obama, but certainly his honeymoon period is over.
Ah, what about his international diplomacy, after all, that got the world outside America excited. Well, his Nobel Prize, or rather the reactions to it say it all. You may not be his fan, but Obama is hard to ignore. But how long will this last?
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