Do you think president Barack Obama will make it a 2nd term?

[nelisa20]

And student loans is a major contributor to most ppl's debt today;and when
Education is delayed most ppl don't or are no longer interested in pursuing
Education. An me and many other college students did not bust are tails in high
School to earn things such as scholarships and grants to be denied and
have them tooken away.

[amyrouse]

Having a college education doesn't guarantee anything, quite honestly.

I've got a bachelor's degree (paid for almost completely by scholarships with the exception of $100 a semester because I busted my behind in high school and was accepted into my school's honors program and received merit based scholarships based on my GPA and ACT/SAT scores) and I have completed a master's degree with the exception of turning in my write-up for my field study and doing my committee and defense.  Where am I now?  Completely broke, working at a call center trying to make ends meet after being a stay at home mom for two years since my husband had the higher paying job until he was fired.  At my current job, I'm kicking butt and taking names, yet I'm barely making $20,000 a year...which still sounds like a fortune to me.

So many people think a college education is almost a guarantee of a better paying job; it isn't.  Is college important and life changing?  Yes, definitely, and I'd recommend it to anyone who asked.  Just don't idealize it, because its not a magical cure to poverty or unhappiness.

[BusyBee913]

Ofcourse he will or at leas I think he will.

[Falconer02]

Edit: Listen to Amy, Nelisa. We're both real-life examples of what I'm trying to explain here.

And student loans is a major contributor to most ppl's debt today;and when
Education is delayed most ppl don't or are no longer interested in pursuing
Education.

Pertaining to school this can be both bad and good. An old friend of mine never went to college, and he's making more than twice as much as me as an IT guy at a hospital. On-the-job training. Germany does this-- after HS, people go into a field as sort of an intern and they see if they like it. It lasts a year. They may stay at that job and be trained, or go to school for something else or to just learn more about what they did for that year. Anyway, my point here is it's not a black-and-white issue. More of a gray area. People will always have the urge to learn new things. It's laziness that stops it. Money is a hurdle, but intellectual laziness is the wall.

An me and many other college students did not bust are tails in high
School to earn things such as scholarships and grants to be denied and
have them tooken away.

I'm really holding myself back from being a joking jerk with this quote. Reread this. Please!!! lolololol

[eccangel]

I hope that he doesn't get a second term.  He is doing more damage to this country than good.

[amyrouse]

One of my biggest beefs with college is that it has made me somewhat pretentious.  I'm a pretty smart cookie, and I've always been confident in that fact.  Attending college, though, has ruined me in that aspect.  I find myself "talking over people's heads" and making judgments on the way they spell things or if they use proper grammar.  Even though I know wholeheartedly that I am no better than anyone else, I still find myself acting in that manner, dumbing down my speech and etc because I have this thought constantly in the back of my mind that I'm smarter than the other person.  The thing is, though, does it really matter in the long run?  Especially when that other person with the high school diploma is making double or triple what I make in a year?  And that person is my boss or my trainer?

What matters in the long run is doing what makes you happy.  I study and read and learn everyday because I'm a perpetual geek and I love to learn.  I also love to play with my daughter and spend time with my husband.  I'm constantly on the lookout for coupons and deal savers and free things we can do as a family.  When we want to do something like go to the aquarium or the museum, we save up for it and make it a special occasion.  Many times we'll invite a large group of people to go with us and get a group discounted rate.

What I'm saying here is that going to college is not a guarantee of making a great deal of money, and making a great deal of money is not the ticket to happiness.  You make that yourself in how you respond to what you have, because nothing and everything is a gift.  Take it from someone who busted her  to get her college paid almost in full and is still broke but happy.

...plus, I'll never admit it, but I also get a small sick satisfaction from being able to complain about how broke I am...    Plus, when you're broke, there is a smaller expectation from everyone else on your behalf when it comes to going to expensive places.  Shhh... don't tell them I told you... I'll deny every word of it! 

[Finally360]

I believe President Obam will make it a second term.  He has accomplished so much in such a short time. 

[mrstina08]

I really must say that alot has changed since Obama been is office. All of it has not been bad or good. Whoever comes in behind him I wonder what they will do to stimulate the economy etc. Isnt thats what Obama  started  from the beginning. Clean up Bush mess. I still say he is doing would he could do. Sometimes when you say things and start to work on things you never know how bad it is until you are Open active in the job. Have you ever got hired for a job and week/months/years later. You hate your job. Just like a cancer. I was told it gets  worst when  you allow it  to be opened and exposed. I still say Obama is a good person and I believe  he have good intentions to have get our country get back on track but I know it will take more than just Obama to fix this.

[jaymz462]

I think he'll get a second term, but it'll be close.  I worked my butt off to get him elected.  He's done some good things in office, but he's severly disappointed me on other things: regulating Wall Street, closing Gitmo, continuing illegal Bush policies re: government spying, etc.

BUT, he's better than a Republican.

[healthfreedom]

I sincerely hope not. The prresident and his administration is leading this country into total bankruptcy.

[madeara]

I am not sure.  Whether or not President Obama is reelected depends on who the Republican party nominates to run for President in 2012.

[tuyetmai]

I don't think so.  But you never know what will happen.

[constance312003]

I hope he does not get elected again.  I have not supported him in the past and feel he is leading our counrty down the wrong road. 

[mx3madman]

There is a slight chance that he will... But I would not like to see him be re-elected.

[jaymz462]

To everyone hoping Obama isn't re-elected, whom would you rather see in his stead?  "Anyone but" doesn't qualify as an aswer, please be specific.