Let's put aside President Obama's obvious penchant for big government programs, politically-correct warfighting, and aversion to a free-market economy. Instead, allow me to describe three things Obama did wrong to American families within the first year of his administration:

1. Within three days after taking his oath of office, President Barack Obama quietly signed an executive order to provide US taxpayers' money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the procedure outside of the U.S.

While the news media all but ignored his action, it came as no surprise to conservatives and liberals alike. You see, Obama had promised to reverse the ban during his presidential campaign, as did his Democratic opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton.

President George W. Bush refused to allow American taxpayer fund to be used for so-called family planning programs in other countries. Under his father, President George H. W. Bush, federal funds were also banned from going to such groups that even talked about abortion in the case of an unplanned pregnancy.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan first banned the use of federal funds for family planning groups that perform or promote abortions outside the U.S.

Obama signed the executive order without coverage by the elite media and without the usual sycophant fanfare on a late Friday afternoon.

2. Appearing on "The Tonight Show" on March 19 2009, the president told host Jay Leno in front of millions of viewers that he'd been practicing at the White House's bowling alley, but he scored poorly bowling a mere 129. Then came the punchline -- he said, "It was like the Special Olympics or something."

On his way back to Washington, Obama called the chairman of the Special Olympics Tim Shriver to say he was sorry, hoping to ward off the justified outrage before the taped program aired. Continued...