The President's first year has been a pretty trying time. He started his year dealing with the Great Recession and ended it with an al-Qaeda-trained Nigerian man attempting to bomb a commercial jet plane. As Obama enters his second year in the Oval Office, The Grio has compiled a list of New Year's resolutions for the President--like establishing an employment program at home and giving up on his idea of bipartisan utopia--that might ensure a happier new year.

Take a look at these resolutions here.