I think Obama has been doing well with what he has to work with. He inherited a huge national debt with out of control government spending, an unpopular war in the middle east, the worst economical situation since the great depression, and a lot of republicans in the senate that are trying to make him look bad. All in all, he's made his mistakes, but the thing is he often times recognizes them, and then will do what he needs to. I very much believe he has the nations best interests in mind, and that he does in fact have a connection with the middle class of the U.S. I also think he understands the difficulties of struggling families and that "government handouts" aren't always abused like everyone thinks they are. I normally watch the government sponsored programs when the actually run congressional meetings and senate meetings on T.V. and it's pretty crazy to see how childish politicians are. All parties are guilty of being extremely petty and childish, but with Obama as president it seems to be more amplified. I will never blame the president for the nations problems. It's impossible for one person to solve matters on the scale of what people want done instantly. I blame congress and the senate for the nations problems. It doesn't matter what party they belong to, they all act like toddlers fighting over a stupid toy. They bicker, they name call, and they fear monger to get what they want and to complete tasks that are on their own personal agendas. There are a few good senators and congressmen/women, but it's absurd to how crazy those people can be. TL;DR Obama does fine, congress and senate suck monkey nutz.