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The long list of unsolved problems Obama will leave behind
Karl Rove

By Karl RovePublished April 30, 2015The Wall Street Journal

At last Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama declared he was determined to “make the most of every moment” left in office, saying he had been working on a “bucket list” that included executive action on immigration and climate regulation. Aware that his critics believe he’s often acted lawlessly, Mr. Obama joked that the title for his list rhymes with “bucket.”

Regardless of what items Mr. Obama checks off, he will leave to his successor a staggering array of domestic problems, some he ignored and many he made worse.

After this president’s six years in the White House the country is adrift, thanks to leadership that has been mistaken, insufficient or absent.

Slow economic growth will be at the top of the list of problems. The pattern of American history has been that the more severe the recession, the stronger the recovery. Until now. In Mr. Obama’s recovery, average annual growth has been the slowest since the U.S. began compiling reliable economic statistics near the 20th century’s beginning—a feeble 2.9%. This year is off to an even slower start, with GDP growing 0.2% in the first three months.

The number of jobs also will be on that list. It took from June 2009 to April 2014—nearly five full years—to get back to having the same number of people working as when the recession began in December 2007. That’s a longer period of time to return to the starting point than in any recession in U.S. history. Meantime, roughly 14.7 million people came of age without a job available. The last time the job participation rate was this low was 1978. A third of Americans between 18 and 31 last year were living with their parents, the highest percentage in at least four decades.

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Karl Rove joined Fox News Channel (FNC) as a political contributor in February 2008. He also currently serves as a columnist for the Wall Street Journal.

chuckybrass

Yup, and Obamacare is just getting rolling at crushing the economy. Wait until you see the numbers next year this time!

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

The goal is, and always has been, a single payer plan. If you want to see how successful those are, look at Europe and the long waits or the VA here at home. Also ask yourself why other countries ask the CDC to solve the disease problems, because they do not have the research facilities or manpower, or money to do so.

bahmer

The trouble is that Karl Rove is also a big government middle of the road type guy who won't side with conservatives but is more progressive leaning republican or in other words a RHINO. The GOP needs to rid themselves of Karl and his crew so that the conservatives will have a chance.