Polls

Feb 05, 2009

Barack Obama admitted he "screwed up" his first few days in office. What is his biggest "screw up" so far?

Not bothering to check the backgrounds of many of nominees, hoping he could "set a record" for fastest Cabinet confirmations
11% (85 votes)
Slapping salary caps on executives for struggling banks, preventing them from hiring experienced managers to stay in business
6% (45 votes)
Backing a $1.2 billion package of wealth transfers and government expansion economists agree does little to create jobs
58% (450 votes)
Announcing lobbyists would not get jobs in his administration...then quietly hiring 21 registered lobbyists for top positions
20% (157 votes)
Other
6% (45 votes)
Total votes: 782