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Was reading someone saying Obama was "worthless" and hasn't accomplished "anything." Which is untrue. So for those who wish to say he's "pathetic", here's 50 things he's done.
He's not the best. He's not perfect. But to say he's done "nothing." is just being obtuse for the sake of making arguments based on emotion, when it's pretty obvious he's accomplished some major things.
1. Passed Health Care Reform: After five presidents over a century failed to create universal health insurance, signed the Affordable Care Act (2010). It will cover 32 million uninsured Americans beginning in 2014 and mandates a suite of experimental measures to cut health care cost growth, the number one cause of America’s long-term fiscal problems. 2. Passed the Stimulus: Signed $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 to spur economic growth amid greatest recession since the Great Depression. Weeks after stimulus went into effect, unemployment claims began to subside. Twelve months later, the private sector began producing more jobs than it was losing, and it has continued to do so for twenty-three straight months, creating a total of nearly 3.7 million new private-sector jobs. 3. Passed Wall Street Reform: Signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) to re-regulate the financial sector after its practices caused the Great Recession. The new law tightens capital requirements on large banks and other financial institutions, requires derivatives to be sold on clearinghouses and exchanges, mandates that large banks provide “living wills” to avoid chaotic bankruptcies, limits their ability to trade with customers’ money for their own profit, and creates the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (now headed by Richard Cordray) to crack down on abusive lending products and companies. 4. Ended the War in Iraq: Ordered all U.S. military forces out of the country. Last troops left on December 18, 2011. 5. Began Drawdown of War in Afghanistan: From a peak of 101,000 troops in June 2011, U.S. forces are now down to 91,000, with 23,000 slated to leave by the end of summer 2012. According to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the combat mission there will be over by next year. 6. Eliminated Osama bin laden: In 2011, ordered special forces raid of secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in which the terrorist leader was killed and a trove of al-Qaeda documents was discovered.
I'm not going to read the nonsense in your link, but based on the ones you posted, he passed crap that nobody wants and ended the war on Bush's timeline.
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Originally Posted by Dale Cooper
I'm not going to read the nonsense in your link, but based on the ones you posted, he passed crap that nobody wants and ended the war on Bush's timeline.
What's to like?
Nothing.
You're arguing that people wanted to pay excessive banking fees? And did not want Wall Street reforms. I see. Yeah, actually, I think he wanted to stay in Iraq a bit longer, but they threw us out. I don't recall anything about a Bush/Afghanistan timeline. Perhaps you can elaborate on that.
President Obama did not eliminate Osama bin laden - the members of Seal Team Six did. Giving an order that is neccesary to give anyway is not a big accomplishment.
He signed the Dodd-Frank bill and you think that is something to be proud of? Barney FRank and Christopher Dodd helped cause the financial collapse in 2008 by refusing to allow common sense reforms of Fanny and Freddy despite the Bush administration's warnings of impending disaster. They both also supported the aggressive implementation of the CRA which fueled the housing bubble and subsequent collapse. Dodd-Frank just scapegoated Wall Street to deflect attention away from Dodd and Frank's actions. They are the posters boys for why September 2008 occurred and you think that signing a bill that smears whipping boys but sugar coats the perpetrators is an accomplishment? Whatever.
I'll admit that ending the war in Iraq was a good thing but the other things you listed was failure... healthcare reform... fail.... stimulus... fail... wall street reform... fail...
I'll admit that ending the war in Iraq was a good thing but the other things you listed was failure... healthcare reform... fail.... stimulus... fail... wall street reform... fail...
Well I will give you credit on at least admitting one thing. Whereas, some on CD would spit in his face even if he saved their mother from a burning building.
• First president to intentionally disable credit card security measures in order to allow over-the-limit donations, foreign contributions and other illegal fundraising measures.
Was reading someone saying Obama was "worthless" and hasn't accomplished "anything." Which is untrue. So for those who wish to say he's "pathetic", here's 50 things he's done.
He's not the best. He's not perfect. But to say he's done "nothing." is just being obtuse for the sake of making arguments based on emotion, when it's pretty obvious he's accomplished some major things.
1. Passed Health Care Reform: After five presidents over a century failed to create universal health insurance, signed the Affordable Care Act (2010). It will cover 32 million uninsured Americans beginning in 2014 and mandates a suite of experimental measures to cut health care cost growth, the number one cause of America’s long-term fiscal problems. 2. Passed the Stimulus: Signed $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 to spur economic growth amid greatest recession since the Great Depression. Weeks after stimulus went into effect, unemployment claims began to subside. Twelve months later, the private sector began producing more jobs than it was losing, and it has continued to do so for twenty-three straight months, creating a total of nearly 3.7 million new private-sector jobs. 3. Passed Wall Street Reform: Signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) to re-regulate the financial sector after its practices caused the Great Recession. The new law tightens capital requirements on large banks and other financial institutions, requires derivatives to be sold on clearinghouses and exchanges, mandates that large banks provide “living wills” to avoid chaotic bankruptcies, limits their ability to trade with customers’ money for their own profit, and creates the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (now headed by Richard Cordray) to crack down on abusive lending products and companies. 4. Ended the War in Iraq: Ordered all U.S. military forces out of the country. Last troops left on December 18, 2011. 5. Began Drawdown of War in Afghanistan: From a peak of 101,000 troops in June 2011, U.S. forces are now down to 91,000, with 23,000 slated to leave by the end of summer 2012. According to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the combat mission there will be over by next year. 6. Eliminated Osama bin laden: In 2011, ordered special forces raid of secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in which the terrorist leader was killed and a trove of al-Qaeda documents was discovered.
The problem is you say 1 and 2 like those are good things.
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