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ProSense

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Sat Apr 7, 2012, 04:15 PM Apr 2012

Barack Obama [Has] Had a Pretty Damn Good Presidency [View all]

From Mother Jones, March:

1. Passed Health Care Reform
2. Passed the Stimulus
3. Passed Wall Street Reform
4. Ended the War in Iraq
6. Eliminated Osama bin Laden
7. Turned Around US Auto Industry
9. Repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
12. Reversed Bush Torture Policies
14. Kicked Banks Out of Federal Student Loan Program
16. Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards
18. Passed Mini Stimuli (July 22, 2010; December 17, 2010; December 23, 2011)
22. Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants
27. Achieved New START Treaty

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/03/barack-obamas-had-pretty-damn-good-presidency

Enacted, as part of the health care law, the largest expansion of Medicaid since the 1960s
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002496395

"Barack Obama's Had a Pretty Damn Good Presidency"

Yes. He. Has.

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re: Iraq OKDem08 Apr 2012 #1
Nonsense. Daniel537 Apr 2012 #29
Those numbers don't add up to the number of line items on your list. OccupyTheIRS Apr 2012 #2
There was no 2 year Democratic Supermajority. JoePhilly Apr 2012 #4
Franken wasn't sworn in until July 2009, and Kennedy died August 25, 2009 Tx4obama Apr 2012 #6
Point taken, I will edit my post. OccupyTheIRS Apr 2012 #10
All I know is ... Tx4obama Apr 2012 #11
If we managed to get the watered-down GOP bill passed, why couldn't we have passed single payer? n/t OccupyTheIRS Apr 2012 #13
Because Lieberman and Ben Nelson One of the 99 Apr 2012 #19
They're just as bad as the Republicans n/t OccupyTheIRS Apr 2012 #23
Why not just list them all? Rex Apr 2012 #3
Better. n/t ProSense Apr 2012 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #9
^^this^^ K&R! nt DippyDem Apr 2012 #17
You gotta love the man madokie Apr 2012 #18
That list is impressive -let us list the 8 years of GWB; Rex Apr 2012 #25
K & R Scurrilous Apr 2012 #7
K&R to counter all the FUD being posted...nt SidDithers Apr 2012 #8
No many people buying into this propaganda just1voice Apr 2012 #12
k&r... spanone Apr 2012 #14
I think it's fair to say that his Presidency has been better than McCain/Palin's would have been. Nye Bevan Apr 2012 #15
Kick! n/t ProSense Apr 2012 #16
he has, but we haven't bart95 Apr 2012 #20
You do ProSense Apr 2012 #22
yup, any time someone says obama inherited problems, and that mccain would have been worse bart95 Apr 2012 #24
Actually ProSense Apr 2012 #26
i think it's more 'working person fed-up-ish' than 'right-wingish' bart95 Apr 2012 #27
I doubt it. n/t ProSense Apr 2012 #28
On the gas prices / economy point ... try this ... JoePhilly Apr 2012 #31
i'm just trying to view it objectivly bart95 Apr 2012 #32
The ProSense Apr 2012 #33
K&R! One of the 99 Apr 2012 #21
And yet to some, its still not enough. Daniel537 Apr 2012 #30
Given the season ... frazzled Apr 2012 #34
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