Is Obama a good president(pro) or not(con)

Rebuttals"I first want to point out that Forbes not only created an article titled "Economically, Could Obama Be America's Worst President?", but they also created an article titled "Economically, Could Obama Be America's Best President?"[1] That may loose the debate for you. You commented to the article that backed you up, while leaving out the article"I do not understand why one source being countered would cause me to lose the debate, or why my opponent felt a need to say that it would. I did not present the article simply because I was not aware of its existence."When I mentioned how Obama fixed the economy, I am speaking from truth. You see, the economy was so far down, it cannot fix itself in that steep of an incline. I am speaking from economical experience here. I just don't see that happening without the support of a president. That is why I believe it was the doing of Barack Obama. If you really want proof, look at what Forbes said about it[1]. Now, they also have some facts against it, but I do not feel that they are as strong as the other article.[2]"Given that my opponent is fourteen years old, I highly doubt that he is qualified to speak from experience on such matters as trends in the economy. I say that with all due respect.Outside of this vague assertion that he knows what he's talking about and therefore we should just trust him, Pro has presented no evidence that Obama's economic policy is responsible for bringing America out of recession. And since he has admitted that Obama is responsible for an unprecedented rise in the national debt, his argument is even weaker.Your personal feelings are irrelevant. Peter Ferrara is certainly as qualified Bob Dietrick and Lew Goldfarb to comment on the economy, and so I think we may agree that the sources cancel each other out."I want to now talk about the number of jobs President Obama has created during his terms. As of August of this year, he has created 2.5 million jobs, which 'is nearly two-and-a-half times the number added during George W. Bush"s entire eight years in office'. [3] That is a significant increase, which is one reason I enjoy having Obama as a president."First of all, not all or even most of those jobs were created by Obama. The statistic is simply the increase of jobs during his office.[1] Secondly, while saying that more jobs have become available under Obama than Bush sounds good, let me remind you that unemployment was only 5.3% under Bush and 5.2% under Clinton. Under Obama, employment has reached 7.3%[2].When these statistics are presented, it becomes clear that previous administrations were better for job-seekers, not worse as my opponent tried to prove by presenting only half of the data."As for Obamacare, I agree it could have been better, but was still a brilliant idea. It is a great reform because it requires people to have health care. The only problem is that is makes people switch health insurance. But besides that, I see nothing wrong with it."My opponent failed to explain how forcing the American people to sign up for anything, let alone health care, is beneficial. When did the taking away of a freedom become the hallmark of a good president? Also, since he did not explain how ObamaCare is superior to the old health care system as I challenged him to, how do we know that what we are forced to sign up for is good?ConclusionMy opponent has conceded and dropped quite a few points. These include: Obama sought continued involvement in Middle-Eastern affairs and wars Obama wanted to keep troops in Iraq beyond the Bush administration's set withdrawal date Obama passed up the opportunity to kill Osama bin Laden three times before authorizing his death The debt rate nearly doubled under Obama, which is unprecedented My challenge to him to prove that Obama's Wall Street reforms were beneficial and needed Obamacare "could have been better" On top of this, the only evidence my opponent was able to present for his points in R3 were bare assertions and skewed statistics. Also, the only reason Pro presented as to why ObamaCare is beneficial is that "it requires people to have health care." Thank you for debating me, Pro. Please vote Con. Sources1. http://www.factcheck.org...2. Ibid.