Andrew Kaczynski reminds us of the promises, promises then-Senator Obama made in the ’08 town hall debate (video at the link):

On Budget: “I’m cutting more than I’m spending.”
On Budget: I want to go through the budget line by line, eliminate programs that don’t work, and make programs that do work cost less.
On Entitlements: I want to reform Medicare and Social Security by the end of my first term as president.
On Green Energy: “We can create 5 million new jobs.”