Barack Obama: A Historic President

[rumpleforeskiin]

Where in that article did it say anything about Bush and War? Stick to the subject at hand and stop making excuses for Obama for once, can ya? Lol, sorry, i already know the answer. This is a direct slap in the face to the American People and other countries as well. Whats wrong with going over the river and through the woods to grandmas house for the holidays? that would not cost the tax payers a dime. I mean cmon, FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FOR A HOLIDAY VACATION, and what the heck, make the taxpayers foot the bill, it is only the worst economy ever seen by most or all of them. :crazy: what a joke ... 322 days to go. :thumb:

Let's see. The subject at hand: Barack Obama, A Historic President. You've turned it into Barack Obama, Wasting $4,000,000. As long as you want to make it about a President wasting money, let's talk about the $4,000,000,000,000 that George Bush wasted on his phony war based on a pack of lies.

And as far as Mr. Obama going over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house, not a bad idea. Mr. Obama's grandmother lived in Hawaii, so he's doing exactly as you suggest.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Ron Paul is a good man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUZIVYuluc

Ron Paul is an interesting case. On the one hand, he is the ONLY one of all the Presidential candidates, including the incumbent Mr. Obama, who seems to be aware that the Cold War is over. His plan to slash the military budget and to stop having the US defend the entire world is a good one. Unfortunately, he is also against any form of government regulation and we can see what lack of government oversight in the banking and insurance industries have brought us. For that reason, I can't support him. I don't hate the government, but I'd like to see it function a whole lot better.

 

[daydreamer41]

Let's compare the cost of President Obama's vacation with the cost of George Bush's war. "The most recent major report on these costs come from Brown University in the form of the Costs of War project, which said the total for wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan is at least $3.2-4 trillion."

And, of course, that doesn't begin to take into account the hundreds of thousands of deaths for which Messrs. Bush and Cheney are responsible. It would take a lot more than $4 million to wash the blood from their hands.

Meanwhile, while the Repubican congress fights with itself, President Obama's popularity is at a two year high. http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/2982

Obama's popularity is at a 2-year high? Where? The people's republic of Massachusetts and Vermont?

Obama and his family has been on vacation since taking office. He hasn't done a damn thing for this country. The employment situation is not much better than when he took office. The unemployment numbers have been going down because less people have been in the workforce and many longer term unemployed have given up looking for work.

Even Obama predicted he'd be a one term President if he did not turn things around in 3 years:


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/06/...amas-one-term-proposition-if-economy-falters/

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Obama and his family has been on vacation since taking office.

The problem with the things you post is simple: the internet. The internet is full of things called facts, which don't seem to interest you. Here are a few:
"Bush spent 1,020 days of his presidency on vacation. To put this into context, John F. Kennedy spent fewer days in office, 1000, than George W. Bush spent on vacation. Bush spent 487 days at Camp David, 490 days at his Crawford ranch, and 43 days in Kennebunkport. George W. Bush spent 69 days in Crawford during his first year in office. In contrast, according to FactCheck.org, Obama spent all, or part of, 26 days of his first year in office on vacation. This was less than all three previous Republican presidents, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush, but more than the two previous Democratic presidents, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton."

He hasn't done a damn thing for this country.

While I'm not thrilled with Obama's performance overall, he has done a few things, though in his defense it is tough to get stuff done when the only concern of the opposition party is and has been since he took office: to hell with the country, get rid of the black guy.

Here's a list:
1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6 Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible
10. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
16. New federal funding for science and research labs
17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
20. New funds for school construction
21 The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out
22. US Auto industry rescue plan
23. Housing rescue plan
24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan
25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
26. US financial and banking rescue plan
27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with theGeneva Convention standards
29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office
35. Successful release of US captain held bySomali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast
37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales
39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government
40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
41. Signed national service legislation; expandednational youth service program
42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones
43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
44. Expanding vaccination programs
45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters
46. Closed offshore tax safe havens
47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals
48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
49.. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices
50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
51. Lower drug costs for seniors
52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
54. Improved housing for military personnel
55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses
56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
57 Increasing student loans
58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program
59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
60. Established a new cyber security office
61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness
64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced
66. Improving benefits for veterans
67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration
68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud
69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco
70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons
73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive
74. Making more loans available to small businesses
75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare
76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans
78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan
81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production
84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters
85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket
86. Held first Seder in White House
87. Attempting to reform the nation’s healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves almost 50 million without health insurance and millions more under insured
88. Has put the ball in play for comprehensive immigration reform
89. Has announced his intention to push for energy reform
90. Has announced his intention to push for education reform

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Want more?

Here is the updated list of what I judge to be Obama’s most significant accomplishments in the less than 2 years since he was elected as President of the United States: As you read through this list, I ask you to weigh the totality of these achievements listed below against those accomplishments of Obama’s presidential predecessors, Democrats and Republicans, and then, after considering this, make your determination of whether you think he has done a good job.

1. Appointing two Supreme Court Justices: When people consider their presidential voting decision, most don’t consider that amongst the most important and enduring presidential responsibilities is the president’s ability to appoint supreme court justices. This is arguably a president’s biggest opportunity to influence his country, because Supreme Court justices sit until they retire or pass away, so the impact of his decision generally will last many decades beyond his years as president. Obama has been fortunate enough to have two Supreme Court Justices retire in his first few years in office and he has managed to secure both of his nominations through wise selection and political skill. He has added two Democrats, replacing two moderate Democrats in the process. If a Republican has won the presidency instead, we would now be looking at an unbalanced Supreme Court with six conservatives and only three liberal judges – a balance that would have been in place for many many decades. In the appointment process, Obama also introduced needed diversity to the bench with two more women on the court, bringing the count to a record three women sitting, while also introducing the nation’s first Hispanic to the Supreme Court with his choice of Sotomayor.

2. Passing Universal Healthcare: Obama accomplished what no prior Democrat could in expanding coverage to 32 million more Americans while simultaneously reducing the deficit by an estimated $1.3 trillion over the next 20 years. It delivers on every provision of the Patient Bill of Rights that Bill Clinton unsuccessfully tried to get passed, including making it illegal to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and capping out of pocket expenses when people get sick (so people don’t go in to bankruptcy after getting ill). It helps shift our medical system’s focus to preventative care by covering the cost of early warning tests so our doctors find diseases before they are too advanced - avoiding larger medical expenses down the road and requires the largest and richest American companies to provides insurance for all their employees. It attempts to lower health care costs by forcing all Americans to have medical insurance and pay their fair share so the system is more efficient – similar to how all Americans need to have car insurance – while providing tax credits to help the poor and small businesses afford this coverage. It increases competition by creating marketplace exchanges to make it easier for small businesses and those without insurance to shop and compare plans. It funds co-ops who can offer competitive insurance plans and provide further competition for insurance companies. It allows insurance companies to offer plans across state borders further increasing the supply of competitive plans. It provides funding, infrastructure, and support to automate, digitize, and unify the country’s outdated medical information system reducing system-wide costs, improving care, and increasing productivity. Perhaps most importantly, it sets up an independent commission of doctors and medical experts to identify and root out medical system waste, fraud, and abuse and includes many pieces of reform that will reduce the most wasteful medical system practices.

3. Financial industry reform: The most sweeping financial industry reform legislation since the Great Depression, this legislation tries to correct those industry issues that helped create the current recession we are still digging outselves out of. It provides a system to allow the government to break apart large financial institutions that threaten the economy, creates a council of federal regulators to coordinate the detection of risks to the financial system, subjects a wider range of financial companies to government oversight, creates a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to help protect citizens from unscrupulous practices, and reins in banks’ ability to trade in risky financial instruments such as credit derivatives.

4. Preventing a 2nd Great Depression: While preventing a depression is not sexy and certainly is reactive, history may say that this is still one of his most important accomplishment to date. The vast majority of economists and experts say that the nation had a high chance of slipping in to a Depression had this stimulus not passed along with the innovative actions of the Fed. Obama has worked with Bernanke and the Fed, put a team of some of the best economic minds around him, helped save America’s 3 major car manufacturers from going out of business, passed the largest economic Stimulus Bill in the nation’s history, and executed other legislative changes to keep liquidity flowing in our economy, save jobs that would have otherwise been lost, and fund areas of our economy that are strategic and important for our long term economic competitiveness including health care, education, green energy, science, and infrastructure.

Of course, critics will say that the economy today is still sputtering, holds some risk of sliding back in to a recession, and that a real recovery will take many years. These are all true statements and Obama has not moved us from a possible Depression to a fast growing economy – but this is a completely unrealistic, almost childish, expectation given the severity of the financial crisis, our current debt, and other economic realities that we have to deal with. Could he have done more or done it differently? Certainly. I would have loved to see Obama do more, faster to invest in small businesses, help them get loans, and help them become more competitive with the large corporations that increasingly dominate our economy. But today we are not in a horrible depression and things are stable and this alone is a tremendous accomplishment.

5. Bringing the war in Iraq to an end: Obama has reduced troops from a peak of 170,000 down to 50,000, with the remaining troops focused on training and recruiting Iraqi forces, rather than participating in combat. With this news, Obama delivered on a campaign promise he made while bringing to an end a misguided, expensive, and costly war which served no clear purpose. He also ensured that, in the process of wrapping up efforts in the region, he did so responsibly. Iraq is not in utter chaos as it once was at the peak of the insurgency and it stands a chance of having a reasonable future and being a reasonably stable Democratic state in the Middle East.

6. Passed legislation to curb greenhouse gases and improve the environment: Obama implemented new regulations on power plants, factories, and oil refineries to limit greenhouse gas emissions and curb global warming, required energy producing plants to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources, allowed states to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards, increased, for the first time in more than a decade, the fuel economy standards for Model Year 2011 for cars and trucks, funded investment in clean energy technologies through a combination of spending and tax breaks, signed an omnibus public lands bill, which allows for 2 million more acres to be declared wilderness, and issued a Presidential Memorandum to the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances, like dishwashers and refrigerators, which, over the next three decades, will save twice the amount of energy produced by all the coal-fired power plants in America in any given year.

7. Nuclear non-proliferation agreement: Obama met with 47 presidents in a 3 day nuclear summit to lower the nuclear weapons count with a treaty signed between US and Russia, putting the world back on a path to reducing nuclear warheads.

8. Repairing Our Image Abroad: After 8 years of damage to our country’s image, Obama has helped repair badly damaged relationships with foreign powers across the world from Russia to Europe and reached out to the Arab world. This is necessary and critical in order for the most influential countries to work together to fight challenges such as Global Warming and Nuclear expansion. It also helps to fight terrorist recruiting by helping change America’s negative image. It is increasingly important for the US to engage with other countries as fast-growing nations like Brazil, China, and India join the traditional powerhouses and as America adjusts to a world with more diverse and influential players in the political equation.

9. Lifted Bush restrictions on embryonic stem cell research: Obama provided federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research, helping make it easier for scientists to find cures for our most dangerous diseases.

10. Reversed George W. Bush’s ban on federal funding to foreign organizations that allow abortions.

11. Implemented education reforms: Made higher college more accessible and affordable through significant increases in scholarships and funding, funded early learning programs, and, most importantly, through an innovative program called Race to the Top, spurred reforms in state and local district K-12 education by providing states with incentives to make positive changes to their education systems. Race to the Top prompted 48 states to adopt common standards for K-12. Some notable changes prompted by the program include Illinois lifting a cap on the number of charter schools it allows, Massachusetts making it easier for students in low-performing schools to switch to charters, and West Virginia proposing a merit pay system that includes student achievement in its compensation calculations.

12. Tobacco regulation. On June 22, 2009, Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which, for the first time, gave the U.S. Food & Drug Administration the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of tobacco.

Whereas my last assessment, made 8 months ago, on what Obama had done in office was subdued (”has not blown anyone over by his administrative record to date. His most significant accomplishment, while a job well done, was primarily a reaction to the economic environment handed to him while his other accomplishments are relatively tactical.”), my conclusion today is completely different. The list of his accomplishments are staggering for any US president – particularly when you compare him against our more recent US presidents. Try to come up with a list of positive accomplishments by Clinton or both Bush presidents over their entire tenures and you won’t be able to count them on one hand. Meanwhile, in less than 2 years, Obama has done what most had said was politically impossible and absolutely essential for us to maintain a competitive economy in the future (Universal health care), tackled highly challenging and comprehensive economic reforms (Financial industry reform), and stabilized a very troubling economy.

Oh, and by the way, he whacked Osama bin Laden, something GW Bush spent $4 billion on and failed.

 

[lgna69xxx]

You can post all you want about your love affair with the great Barrack...... the majority see the real things he has done for the USA, nothing much. 322 days and counting.

I see you agree that spending $4mil on a "vacation" was wrong, just by your going on and on about everything you hated Bush for and posting positives for the great savior in Barrack. Thats all fine and dandy in your world, but the point was, a 4 million dollar vaca that is being paid by the tax payers is simply a slap in the face to the American ppl, and no matter how much you wanna hate on a former pres. or be the cheering squad for the current, does not change that, but A for effort rumps.

All i did was post a hot news topic of the day and you turn it into a hate thread. Was my post not about the "Historic Obama"? History comes in both forms, good and bad. Trust me, this 4 million dollar vacation will certainly be remembered as "historic" when all is said and done for the 1Termer. Have a nice day and try to stay on the topic at hand and not twist ways around it.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

All i did was post a hot news topic of the day and you turn it into a hate thread.

Oh, right. Your post about Obama's vacation was a love piece. Do you know what hypocrisy is?
Current poll:
Obama favorability: 49%
Democrats in congress: 27%
Republicans in congress: 20%
The teapartiers will be flushed out in 2012.

Obama beats all comers in current polls. The only one he beats by less than 10 points is Romney. The teapartiers will be flushed out in 2012.

 

[Jman47]

Ahhh...a spirited, political debate...what a great prelude to the holidays......eace:.

 

[daydreamer41]

Want more?

Here is the updated list of what I judge to be Obama’s most significant accomplishments in the less than 2 years since he was elected as President of the United States: As you read through this list, I ask you to weigh the totality of these achievements listed below against those accomplishments of Obama’s presidential predecessors, Democrats and Republicans, and then, after considering this, make your determination of whether you think he has done a good job.

1. Appointing two Supreme Court Justices: When people consider their presidential voting decision, most don’t consider that amongst the most important and enduring presidential responsibilities is the president’s ability to appoint supreme court justices. This is arguably a president’s biggest opportunity to influence his country, because Supreme Court justices sit until they retire or pass away, so the impact of his decision generally will last many decades beyond his years as president. Obama has been fortunate enough to have two Supreme Court Justices retire in his first few years in office and he has managed to secure both of his nominations through wise selection and political skill. He has added two Democrats, replacing two moderate Democrats in the process. If a Republican has won the presidency instead, we would now be looking at an unbalanced Supreme Court with six conservatives and only three liberal judges – a balance that would have been in place for many many decades. In the appointment process, Obama also introduced needed diversity to the bench with two more women on the court, bringing the count to a record three women sitting, while also introducing the nation’s first Hispanic to the Supreme Court with his choice of Sotomayor.

2. Passing Universal Healthcare: Obama accomplished what no prior Democrat could in expanding coverage to 32 million more Americans while simultaneously reducing the deficit by an estimated $1.3 trillion over the next 20 years. It delivers on every provision of the Patient Bill of Rights that Bill Clinton unsuccessfully tried to get passed, including making it illegal to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and capping out of pocket expenses when people get sick (so people don’t go in to bankruptcy after getting ill). It helps shift our medical system’s focus to preventative care by covering the cost of early warning tests so our doctors find diseases before they are too advanced - avoiding larger medical expenses down the road and requires the largest and richest American companies to provides insurance for all their employees. It attempts to lower health care costs by forcing all Americans to have medical insurance and pay their fair share so the system is more efficient – similar to how all Americans need to have car insurance – while providing tax credits to help the poor and small businesses afford this coverage. It increases competition by creating marketplace exchanges to make it easier for small businesses and those without insurance to shop and compare plans. It funds co-ops who can offer competitive insurance plans and provide further competition for insurance companies. It allows insurance companies to offer plans across state borders further increasing the supply of competitive plans. It provides funding, infrastructure, and support to automate, digitize, and unify the country’s outdated medical information system reducing system-wide costs, improving care, and increasing productivity. Perhaps most importantly, it sets up an independent commission of doctors and medical experts to identify and root out medical system waste, fraud, and abuse and includes many pieces of reform that will reduce the most wasteful medical system practices.

3. Financial industry reform: The most sweeping financial industry reform legislation since the Great Depression, this legislation tries to correct those industry issues that helped create the current recession we are still digging outselves out of. It provides a system to allow the government to break apart large financial institutions that threaten the economy, creates a council of federal regulators to coordinate the detection of risks to the financial system, subjects a wider range of financial companies to government oversight, creates a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to help protect citizens from unscrupulous practices, and reins in banks’ ability to trade in risky financial instruments such as credit derivatives.

4. Preventing a 2nd Great Depression: While preventing a depression is not sexy and certainly is reactive, history may say that this is still one of his most important accomplishment to date. The vast majority of economists and experts say that the nation had a high chance of slipping in to a Depression had this stimulus not passed along with the innovative actions of the Fed. Obama has worked with Bernanke and the Fed, put a team of some of the best economic minds around him, helped save America’s 3 major car manufacturers from going out of business, passed the largest economic Stimulus Bill in the nation’s history, and executed other legislative changes to keep liquidity flowing in our economy, save jobs that would have otherwise been lost, and fund areas of our economy that are strategic and important for our long term economic competitiveness including health care, education, green energy, science, and infrastructure.

Of course, critics will say that the economy today is still sputtering, holds some risk of sliding back in to a recession, and that a real recovery will take many years. These are all true statements and Obama has not moved us from a possible Depression to a fast growing economy – but this is a completely unrealistic, almost childish, expectation given the severity of the financial crisis, our current debt, and other economic realities that we have to deal with. Could he have done more or done it differently? Certainly. I would have loved to see Obama do more, faster to invest in small businesses, help them get loans, and help them become more competitive with the large corporations that increasingly dominate our economy. But today we are not in a horrible depression and things are stable and this alone is a tremendous accomplishment.

5. Bringing the war in Iraq to an end: Obama has reduced troops from a peak of 170,000 down to 50,000, with the remaining troops focused on training and recruiting Iraqi forces, rather than participating in combat. With this news, Obama delivered on a campaign promise he made while bringing to an end a misguided, expensive, and costly war which served no clear purpose. He also ensured that, in the process of wrapping up efforts in the region, he did so responsibly. Iraq is not in utter chaos as it once was at the peak of the insurgency and it stands a chance of having a reasonable future and being a reasonably stable Democratic state in the Middle East.

6. Passed legislation to curb greenhouse gases and improve the environment: Obama implemented new regulations on power plants, factories, and oil refineries to limit greenhouse gas emissions and curb global warming, required energy producing plants to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources, allowed states to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards, increased, for the first time in more than a decade, the fuel economy standards for Model Year 2011 for cars and trucks, funded investment in clean energy technologies through a combination of spending and tax breaks, signed an omnibus public lands bill, which allows for 2 million more acres to be declared wilderness, and issued a Presidential Memorandum to the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances, like dishwashers and refrigerators, which, over the next three decades, will save twice the amount of energy produced by all the coal-fired power plants in America in any given year.

7. Nuclear non-proliferation agreement: Obama met with 47 presidents in a 3 day nuclear summit to lower the nuclear weapons count with a treaty signed between US and Russia, putting the world back on a path to reducing nuclear warheads.

8. Repairing Our Image Abroad: After 8 years of damage to our country’s image, Obama has helped repair badly damaged relationships with foreign powers across the world from Russia to Europe and reached out to the Arab world. This is necessary and critical in order for the most influential countries to work together to fight challenges such as Global Warming and Nuclear expansion. It also helps to fight terrorist recruiting by helping change America’s negative image. It is increasingly important for the US to engage with other countries as fast-growing nations like Brazil, China, and India join the traditional powerhouses and as America adjusts to a world with more diverse and influential players in the political equation.

9. Lifted Bush restrictions on embryonic stem cell research: Obama provided federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research, helping make it easier for scientists to find cures for our most dangerous diseases.

10. Reversed George W. Bush’s ban on federal funding to foreign organizations that allow abortions.

11. Implemented education reforms: Made higher college more accessible and affordable through significant increases in scholarships and funding, funded early learning programs, and, most importantly, through an innovative program called Race to the Top, spurred reforms in state and local district K-12 education by providing states with incentives to make positive changes to their education systems. Race to the Top prompted 48 states to adopt common standards for K-12. Some notable changes prompted by the program include Illinois lifting a cap on the number of charter schools it allows, Massachusetts making it easier for students in low-performing schools to switch to charters, and West Virginia proposing a merit pay system that includes student achievement in its compensation calculations.

12. Tobacco regulation. On June 22, 2009, Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which, for the first time, gave the U.S. Food & Drug Administration the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of tobacco.

Whereas my last assessment, made 8 months ago, on what Obama had done in office was subdued (”has not blown anyone over by his administrative record to date. His most significant accomplishment, while a job well done, was primarily a reaction to the economic environment handed to him while his other accomplishments are relatively tactical.”), my conclusion today is completely different. The list of his accomplishments are staggering for any US president – particularly when you compare him against our more recent US presidents. Try to come up with a list of positive accomplishments by Clinton or both Bush presidents over their entire tenures and you won’t be able to count them on one hand. Meanwhile, in less than 2 years, Obama has done what most had said was politically impossible and absolutely essential for us to maintain a competitive economy in the future (Universal health care), tackled highly challenging and comprehensive economic reforms (Financial industry reform), and stabilized a very troubling economy.

Oh, and by the way, he whacked Osama bin Laden, something GW Bush spent $4 billion on and failed.

Did you cut and paste the Lib Talking points from the DNC website? You make fun of someone in the baseball thread for doing that.

Everything you listed was nonsense, unless you are a lib. Every point you made is fantasy land, Rumps. Obama did not prevent anything. The economy hasn't improved. It is being kept from being improved because of the incompentence of Obama. He's added 5 billion $ to our debt. Try finding a job if you are unemployed. It is extremely difficult. Ask those who stopped looking.

And I got news for you, Obama was no where near bin Laden. The Special forces and Intelligence whacked Bin Laden, not Obama. All, Obama did was say yes, go ahead and whack him.

Obama is increasing energy costs. Global warming is crap. There's no science behind it.

 

[daydreamer41]

Oh, right. Your post about Obama's vacation was a love piece. Do you know what hypocrisy is?
Current poll:
Obama favorability: 49%
Democrats in congress: 27%
Republicans in congress: 20%
The teapartiers will be flushed out in 2012.

Obama beats all comers in current polls. The only one he beats by less than 10 points is Romney. The teapartiers will be flushed out in 2012.

You live in fantasy land, Rumps. 49 percent is from the rich libs like you. Obama is a 1 termer for sure. Everyone I speak to hates his guts.

 

[TonySoprano00]

honestly, come on, i came here to talk about broads, not stupid Barack "Hussein" obama.

 

[Lovemaker]

You live in fantasy land, Rumps. 49 percent is from the rich libs like you. Obama is a 1 termer for sure. Everyone I speak to hates his guts.

So who do you suggest instead of Obama?

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

So who do you suggest instead of Obama?

"Rich libs." I like that. "Rich libs." Actually, I'm part of the 99% and I assume Daydreamer is too.

Bernie Sanders has said many time over that the miracle of the Republican party is that they manage to get millions of people to consistently vote against their own best interests. Daydreamer and iggy are prime examples.

 

[lgna69xxx]

Not really, we just see your savior for who or what he really is. I will say this, Jon Huntsman has some mighty fine daughters, especially Abby! She has my vote :thumb:


http://www.gq.com/images/news-and-politics/2012/01/huntsmans-daughters/hunsmans-daughters-628.jpg

"Rich libs." I like that. "Rich libs." Actually, I'm part of the 99% and I assume Daydreamer is too.

Bernie Sanders has said many time over that the miracle of the Republican party is that they manage to get millions of people to consistently vote against their own best interests. Daydreamer and iggy are prime examples.

 

[Lovemaker]

Bernie Sanders has said many time over that the miracle of the Republican party is that they manage to get millions of people to consistently vote against their own best interests. Daydreamer and iggy are prime examples.

That's one of the worst leaderships in human history. They destroyed America. However, the republican party is not to blame, the american people are. How the fuck does any nation manage to re-elect an idiot like George Bush a second time around, mind-boggling. Bernie Sanders is right, it's a fucking miracle.

Anyways, this isn't a good look for Obama : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaeZoufcFW8&feature=related

Very fucked up especially around the 1.50 mark.

Joe Rogan is one blunt motherfucker, i respect that.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Anyways, this isn't a good look for Obama : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaeZoufcFW8&feature=related

Very fucked up especially around the 1.50 mark.

Joe Rogan is one blunt motherfucker, i respect that.

Thanks for the link. Rogan is right-on.

What this helps prove is that anyone who would call Barack Obama a "far left socialist" is, frankly, a fucking moron. Obama is in many ways a centrist and in many other a conservative. The National Defense Authorization Act is a horrible bill and Obama should be ashamed that he signed it; some of the provisions could have been written by the famous war criminal, Dick Cheney.

 

[Lovemaker]

The National Defense Authorization Act is a horrible bill and Obama should be ashamed that he signed it; some of the provisions could have been written by the famous war criminal, Dick Cheney.

Very well said Rumple. I agree with you 100 percent. At least you are objective, nothing more worse than blindly following one political party at any cost, this is what got Bush elected and then re-elected. A blind following is to blame for the fall of many empires before.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Not really, we just see your savior for who or what he really is. I will say this, Jon Huntsman has some mighty fine daughters, especially Abby! She has my vote :thumb:

http://www.gq.com/images/news-and-politics/2012/01/huntsmans-daughters/hunsmans-daughters-628.jpg

Mister 69, if you're referring to the one in the blue dress, i agree.....she's definitely a hottie!

p.s. John Hunsman is one of the few GOP candidates that i'd vote for if ever he had a chance to be the GOP nominee. He's a good, intelligent, level-headed, decent man. With a couple of gorgeous daughters too!

 

[Doc Holliday]

Thanks for the link. Rogan is right-on.

What this helps prove is that anyone who would call Barack Obama a "far left socialist" is, frankly, a fucking moron. Obama is in many ways a centrist and in many other a conservative. The National Defense Authorization Act is a horrible bill and Obama should be ashamed that he signed it; some of the provisions could have been written by the famous war criminal, Dick Cheney.

I totally agree with you. Obama is even more a conservative than Bush Sr. & Dubya ever were. A case could also be made that he's to the right of Reagan. The biggest joke of all has been that today's GOP pundits have been trying to sell to the public the idea that Obama was a liberal. A liberal he definitely ain't. He's also one motherf#&# bad ass President who's killed one terrorist leader after another, something his predecesors had been unable to do.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Obama is even more a conservative than Bush Sr. & Dubya ever were. A case could also be made that he's to the right of Reagan.

The biggest difference between Reagan and the tea baggers is that Reagan loved his country while the tea baggers hate it. You have people running for President who want to dismantle the government.

There are a couple of ironies at work here:
First, those who most claim to being patriots, wave the flag around, and sing the loudest when God Bless America is played are those who most object to paying taxes. It's been said that the true test of a civilized society is the extent to which a hand is held out to the neediest among us. The attitude of the tea baggers to those in need is: fuck you. A bunch of tea baggers applauded when Ron Paul suggested that a person who didn't have health care could just die for all he cared.

Second, these people who object to any tax increase or letting the Bush tax cuts expire aren't getting any benefit. Iggy and Daydreamer, unless they're making over $1,000,000, aren't benefitting from them. I write payroll every week for my employees all of whom earn between $29,000 and $80,000. When the Bush tax cuts went into effect, it was worth between $1 and $3 every week.