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The '''Obama Administration''' was the executive branch of the federal government under [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]  [[Presidents of the United States|President]] [[Barack Hussein Obama|Barack Obama]] and Vice President [[Joe Biden]]. It began on January 20, 2009 for a term of four years, and then for a second four-year term that ended on January 20, 2017.  [[File:Obama deficits 2009-2010.JPG|thumb|330px]]

The '''Obama Administration''' was the executive branch of the federal government under [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]  [[Presidents of the United States|President]] [[Barack Hussein Obama|Barack Obama]] and Vice President [[Joe Biden]]. It began on January 20, 2009 for a term of four years, and then for a second four-year term that ended on January 20, 2017.   

==2009-2013 First term==  

==2009-2013 First term==  

===Obama policies problematic, say economists and public===

===Obama policies problematic, say economists and public===

In the view of 51 mostly conservative economists polled by the ''Wall Street Journal'' in July 2009, the Obama administration's economic program is problematic. President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner both got an average grade of 70 out of 100 for their handling of the financial crisis, but those grades varied widely.<ref>Obama scored 59 in March 2009, Geithner 51, and Bernanke 71. See Phil Izzo, "Obama, Geithner Get Low Grades From Economists,"  [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123671107124286261.html  ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' March 11, 2009]</ref>  Former President Bush and ex-Treasury chief Paulson received average grades of 50 and 60, respectively, when economists were asked how they handled the crisis while in office. By contrast, Fed chairman Bernanke scored much better, with an average grade of 85.<ref>Phil Izzo, "Few Economists Favor More Stimulus," [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124708099206913393.html ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' July 10, 2009]</ref>

In the view of 51 mostly conservative economists polled by the ''Wall Street Journal'' in July 2009, the Obama administration's economic program is problematic. President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner both got an average grade of 70 out of 100 for their handling of the financial crisis, but those grades varied widely.<ref>Obama scored 59 in March 2009, Geithner 51, and Bernanke 71. See Phil Izzo, "Obama, Geithner Get Low Grades From Economists,"  [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123671107124286261.html  ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' March 11, 2009]</ref>  Former President Bush and ex-Treasury chief Paulson received average grades of 50 and 60, respectively, when economists were asked how they handled the crisis while in office. By contrast, Fed chairman Bernanke scored much better, with an average grade of 85.<ref>Phil Izzo, "Few Economists Favor More Stimulus," [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124708099206913393.html ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' July 10, 2009]</ref>

[[Image:Stim1.jpg|thumb|380px|Cartoonist Chuck Asay summarizes the debate]]  

[[Image:Stim1.jpg|thumb|380px|Cartoonist Chuck Asay summarizes the debate]]