It's November 7th, 2012. What landmarks do you want to see in our President's second term?

[mahina]

I don't know about you but I get pretty wrapped up in the moment sometimes. Let's look out past the inshore waves and take a longer look.


For me? The new Obama Supreme Court overturns Citizen's United.

Dare I hope for universal single payer health care?

And you?

[Skittles]

1. I just want him to trash repukes in general

the way he is trashing Romney right now

[Narraback]

2. Presure House to move Jobs Bills, hit hard and fast on Judicial appointsments on all levels..

especially - get three Great appointees ready - for SC. May not need them but I want 3 in next 4 years! Very important... but so is a structural change in the lower levels of the Federal system. Fill all empty seats with you brilliant, liberal, fitness fanatics!

[Tx4obama]

5. Getting Obama's Federal Appeals/District Judicial nominees confirmed

is the job of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Obama and Reid are currently in agreement that the judicial confirmations need to speed up.
Reid is doing everything he can within his power (at this time) to get them confirmed - it is the Republicans that are obstructing.

We need to elect more Democratic Senators and then this would no longer be a problem

[Panasonic]

21. A true Democratic Senate sweep

will guarantee a filibusterproof Senate.

But they've got the machines to fuck it up.

Second best: Remove filibusters on all general issues EXCEPT nominations, and it will be clotured by only a simple majority.

And any filibusters has to be an actual filibuster on the floor 24/7 until the speaker is exhausted - and it has to be the filibusterer, not some junior senator trying to fill up time, not some "pretext to filibuster" or "threaten to filibuster" crap.

Bring it on, Republicans, because we know you're at the last legs of your stupidity, and it'll be broken up to three sets of parties. The Tea Party, the Liberterians and the Religious Right - and all of them will be permanently assigned into less than 5% minority.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. Close Gitmo

It's a national embarrassment.

[Tx4obama]

6. President Obama has done everything he can do - it is the Congress that is blocking the closure.

Obama issued an Executive Order to close GITMO and then Congress screwed everything up after that.

See the GITMO updates on the link below:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/177/close-the-guantanamo-bay-detention-center/

p.s. On that link start at the bottom of the page and work your way upward.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. I know why it's not closed.

I'm just saying I'd like to see it done.

Of course, I'd like to see a major WPA started too.

Ain't gonna happen with this Congress either, but I'm assuming it'll flip back over in November.

[Tx4obama]

4. I am looking forward to (hoping for) ...

I am looking forward to Obama to have the opportunity to appoint at least two more Supreme Court Justices in his second term.
I think a new Court would will strike down DOMA and overturn Citizens United.


According to this the article on this link: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/06/18/120618fa_fact_lizza?printable=true
Obama might tackle 'Climate Change' and 'Immigration Reform' - and continue his efforts to contain nuclear proliferation.

In His Second Term, Obama Will Pivot to the Drug War
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/02/obama-drug-war-second-term_n_1642767.html
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/blogs/death-race/2012/07/exclusive-in-his-second-term-obama-will-pivot-to-the-drug-war.html

[Panasonic]

22. Remove cannibis from the drug schedule

and into mainstream America.

18+ only, with certain exception through your primary physician, and it's covered by Medicare for All.

[Chan790]

7. A return to a viable taxation rate.

Fuck Bush, well beyond Clinton, I want to see the Reagan tax-cuts killed.

[Panasonic]

23. At least to the 1950's - Eisenhower era marginal rate.

about 80% or so. Even FDR's rate is perfect to punish the 1%'ERS.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Immediate and complete withdrawal from all of our wars and massive cuts in "defense" spending.

[Panasonic]

25. In other words, shut down Department of Defense.

If there's a misnomer, it's Department of Defense.

America is not in the business of being the world police.

We needs to go back to taking care of our own, and butting out of other people's business.

End all foreign oil dependency, and invest on our own infrastructure and alternate energy and transportation issues.

That's a WPA just waiting to happen.

Oh and destroy ALL FICO scores and amnesty all Americans from debt.

We start clean.

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. End Citizens United, Reinstate Glass-Steagall, complete foreclosure moratorium,

destroy the DHS, TSA, NDAA, NDRP, HR347, eliminate drones completely here and abroad, jail all responsible banksters, Goldman Sachs, etc., jail all mayors who ordered crack-downs upon Occupy and jail all police who arrested Occupiers and/or beat them/bloodied them; end deportations and crack-downs on whistle-blowers; TAKE BACK THE TRILLIONS STOLEN AND USE IT TO QUADRUPLE ALL TEACHER'S PAY; stop all "austerity" smash-and-grab disaster capitalism; eliminate private, for-profit prisons with 90% capacity promises to investors; jail Bloomberg and eliminate "stop and frisk"; stop terrorizing the Muslim community; put money into poor communities and homeless services/long-term housing, mental health care, women's homes; eliminate "government" and establish horizontal, participatory democracy at local, city, state, and national levels; smash capitalism back to the stone age and encourage/reward the growing of our own food at home and in co-ops/community gardens; eliminate the military-industrial complex and the permanent war budget; LEAVE IRAN ALONE; not much, just revolution against the BULLSHIT standing in the way of a better world.

Okay love you bye bye

[Panasonic]

26. May I stand up and applaud at you, FWWM?

Please?

[Fire Walk With Me]

28. We can stand beside each other and make these things happen.

[jberryhill]

11. Cuba

[Betsy Ross]

12. halt attacks on marijuana n/t

[PADemD]

13. Banksters sent to prison.

[B Calm]

14. Corporations that offshore American jobs be

taxed at a higher rate.

[Bolo Boffin]

15. A peaceful transition of Iran into a democracy more accountable to its people.

And, yes, at the very least a public option in the federal exchanges being operated for states that refuse to build their own exchanges.

[Fumesucker]

16. Moar bipartisanship..

After this bruising election season Obama will need to draw together and heal with the Republican party in order to get things accomplished for the American people.

Hey, 90% of the time I get exactly the opposite of what I want out of the politicians, maybe reverse psychology will work for once.

[scubadude]

17. I want him to successfully appoint a Supreme Court Justice...

That alone is reason to elect him.

Scuba

[Tx4obama]

18. Here's what Obama said today about his second term

Obama Second Term Agenda: Immigration Reform and Mideast Peace
July 15, 2012

In an interview with WJLA the ABC Washington affiliate:

“I have not been able to move the peace process forward in the Middle East the way I wanted,” he said in an interview with WJLA, the ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C. “It’s something we focused on very early. But the truth of the matter is, that the parties, they’ve got to want it as well.”

Obama also pointed to strengthening the economy and passing comprehensive immigration reform as goals for a second term. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, especially in rebuilding our middle class here in this country but ultimately it’s going to require people coming together and Congress working with the executive branch.”

http://www.alan.com/2012/07/15/obama-second-term-agenda-immigration-reform-and-mideast-peace/

[femmocrat]

19. A new Secretary of Education.

And the end of Race to the Top.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. LEGALIZE the hell out of marijuana. NOT decriminalize. n/t

[Honeycombe8]

24. That's tough. You listed the two main ones. Citizens United first? Because....

it goes to the basic electoral system we have. While Citizens United is in place, it allows GOP big money to buy elections, making it harder for non-GOP to win fair and square.

THEN the tweaking of the ACA begins, stepping it closer to single payer. But recognizing that it won't happen, really, in the next few years. But I can see all the ugly posts now about how Obama's not pushing on single payer, etc., and hating on him for that.

I'm of the belief that it has to be done in steps. But FIRST AND FOREMOST, we need to elect Democrats to Congress. So we need Citizens United overturned.

[TlalocW]

27. I'd like to visit Yellowstone National Park

Also, see Mount Rushmore. And since that's in South Dakota, I'd like to see the Corn Palace, which is in Mitchell, South Dakota, just for the fun schlock value...

What? What do you mean, "Not those kind of landmarks?"

TlalocW

[xmas74]

29. I've never been to the Corn Palace

but I've been to the world's largest pecan. It's less than an hour's drive from me.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2138

I've also been to the Museum of Hair.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11479

I like quirky roadside attractions, more than major landmarks.

[mahina]

30. Any dream will do,

like the song goes.

Everybody loves a wiseass

[lovemydog]

31. My wish list

Bring our troops home safely.

Cut the 'defense' budget as much as possible (I'd like to see it cut 50% - hey, it's a wish list!)

A new New Deal

Massive investment in solar, wind & other energy, especially investment that provides good paying jobs

Two or three liberal added to Supreme Court

End the costly drug war

Reduce the deficit significantly - even balance the budget, again, it's a wish list! - so even boneheads will have to admit democrats are more fiscally responsible

The rise of a Green Party that pressures democrats to behave like liberals, and that then throws it's support behind democratic candidates if they don't win in the primaries

Close to 100% voter turnout among democrats.

Permanent restructuring of tax system. Make under $50,000 per year, you don't even have to file. 50-60% tax rates on the top 5%. Double the large corporate tax rate and close all the loopholes. That alone would practically eliminate the budget deficit in a few years!

Too many more to mention here. One last one. Free ice cream!