By Stephfon Guidry

Recent polls show a steady yet slight decline in the American public’s approval of President Barrack Obama. A Fox News ongoing poll asking “Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barrack Obama is doing as president?” currently presents 44% Approve, 51% Disapprove and 5% are Undecided. Negative press and minimal losses in the polls have not stopped the President from doing his job and attempting to keep his campaign promises. In his last State of the Union address Pres. Obama spoke of change, “[We] need to think bigger. In the coming months, my administration will develop a proposal to merge, consolidate, and reorganize the federal government in a way that best serves the goal of a more competitive America.” (npr.org)  Almost a year later President Obama moves forward, prepared with his proposal of restructuring the government to create immense economic gain for the nation and clarity for the government.

Historically, Pres. Obama noted that presidents could submit federal reorganization plans to Congress for a simple up-or-down vote—a power which expired in 1984. Obama’s plan to streamline the government would bring about tremendous economic change saving the government more than $3 Billion by cutting up 2,000 jobs within the government. In addition the adjustments in the government will elevate the Small Business Agency to a cabinet-level agency and weed out any reductive bureaucracy, saving money and time.

Obama commented the growing bureaucracy, “Congressional committees fought to protect their turf. Lobbyists fought to keep things unchanged because they’re the only ones who can navigate the bureaucracy. And because it’s always easier to add than to subtract in Washington, inertia prevented any real reform from happening.” (Cnn.com) Many Republicans in Congress rebut that the plan of reorganization is long overdue in and criticize president’s recent government additions during his time in office. Others are more than willing to jump on board work with Obama as a bipartisan government without the “red tape”.

Keating Holland, CNN poll director, spoke on the plans ability to aid the president with incumbency, “If he gets his way and can brag about reorganizing the government, that may help him in the fall” (Cnn.com) President Obama stays the course with his public politics which maintains that he is still working toward his goal to change the world with his audacity to hope in the American people.