Let’s be honest here. Recently, we’ve read, heard and seen constant jabs, from Democrats and Republicans alike, about how the Obama administration has had enough time to straighten things out. As of July 2010, the President has sat in the Oval Office for 18 (that’s eighteen!) months, and still, national unemployment claims hover right around the nine or ten percent mark. Union workers who long thought they were safe from economic turmoil have found themselves in the unemployment office (we’re looking at you, teachers and nurses) – and outlook doesn’t seem to be brightening for anyone. State and local governments across America have tried to be patient, but are beginning to express frustration and aggravation with our current administration’s lack of progress to get Americans back to work – and to get our economy back on track.

One look at the Gallup’s most recent poll of America’s Frustration Index finds feelings of anti-incumbency at an all-time high. Dissatisfaction with government and what they’ve been able to accomplish – or more clearly, what they have not been able to accomplish – in the past year and a half is reaching fever pitch, and some might say rightfully so. But a second, closer look at what the Obama administration has dealt with, and those feelings of dissatisfaction may subside.

The President and his team have been thrown curveball after curveball in the form of massive Wall Street corruption, followed by historic economic fallout, accompanied by a behemoth heap of American joblessness right on top. Sure, Americans aren’t seeing immediate relief, more citizens are filing for unemployment benefits everyday, and it’s only natural human reaction that society automatically and instantly points fingers at President Obama. But are we being too hard on our administration? Are we, as a country, demanding the impossible? Do we all just need to step back and give the bailouts and recovery bills time to trickle down? Maybe. And hopefully – for our future’s sake, they will eventually take effect.