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WonderGrunion

(2,995 posts)
15. You forgot something
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 07:46 AM
Jan 2012

Well, many somethings:

January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-2
February 4, 2009: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (SCHIP), Pub.L. 111-3
February 17, 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub.L. 111-5
March 11, 2009: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Pub.L. 111-8
March 30, 2009: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-11
April 21, 2009: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Pub.L. 111-13
May 20, 2009: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-21
May 20, 2009: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-22
May 22, 2009: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-23
May 22, 2009: Credit CARD Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-24
June 22, 2009: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, as Division A of Pub.L. 111-31
June 24, 2009: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 including the Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers), Pub.L. 111-32
October 28, 2009: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Pub.L. 111-84
November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-92
December 16, 2009: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Pub.L. 111-117
February 12, 2010: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, as Title I of Pub.L. 111-139
March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act of 2009, as Section 9 of Pub.L. 111-145
March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Pub.L. 111-147
March 23, 2010: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.L. 111-148
March 30, 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Pub.L. 111-152
May 5, 2010: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-163
July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-195
July 21, 2010: Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. 111-203
August 3, 2010: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-220
August 10, 2010: SPEECH Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-223
September 27, 2010: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-240
December 8, 2010: Claims Resolution Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-291
December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-296
December 17, 2010: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-312, H.R. 4853
December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-321, H.R. 2965
January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-347, H.R. 847
January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, Pub.L. 111-348, H.R. 81
January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 111-353, H.R. 2751

And this isn't even the PolitiFact list

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Oversize pant load. T S Justly Jan 2012 #1
but you have "nearly universal health care"... except for the tens of millions who don't nt msongs Jan 2012 #2
It hasn't fully taken effect yet. No one knows how many will fall through the cracks then. pnwmom Jan 2012 #9
True, Mass. ranks #1 for healthcare in the country. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #35
The numbers are wonderful for the 85% majority who won't get expensively sick eridani Jan 2012 #64
And you're STILL ignoring that most of the reforms aren't in effect yet? TheWraith Jan 2012 #106
Wrong. In MA very similar reforms have been in effect for several years eridani Jan 2012 #110
we were up to nearly 50 million uninsured Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #25
It isn't a matter of not being able to cover everyone. bornskeptic Jan 2012 #38
X 2 AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #5
HUH? DiverDave Jan 2012 #20
Dupe from Good Reads eridani Jan 2012 #3
I responded to your elitist aplogia in Good Reads. joshcryer Jan 2012 #4
It's the snotty beltway people and their apologists who are the elitists eridani Jan 2012 #6
Fortunately for you, you live in a state that actually GOTV in 2010. joshcryer Jan 2012 #7
The cuts can be stopped IF DEMS MAKE IT AN EFFING ISSUE! eridani Jan 2012 #8
I remember reading that the percent of African American voters was smaller in 2010 when Obama pnwmom Jan 2012 #10
The vote count proves that they sat home. joshcryer Jan 2012 #75
In 2006 we had Howard Dean and the 50 state strategy eridani Jan 2012 #79
It was worse than 2002. It was worse than 1998. joshcryer Jan 2012 #83
Excuse me, but Democrats demoralized the base by not aggressively going after- eridani Jan 2012 #87
What do you mean "going after tehadist lies"? You already showed that you agreed with those lies. joshcryer Jan 2012 #95
The Catfood Commission was presented to the general public as tasked with reducing eridani Jan 2012 #97
the average voter never knew anything about it;still doesn't. IMHO arely staircase Jan 2012 #102
The people in my precinct had not a clue about who was on the commission-- eridani Jan 2012 #108
And who appointed the Catfood Commission? MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #14
Post-partisan Obama who said he'd look at deficits? joshcryer Jan 2012 #74
Wonderful. Let's keep campaign promises even if they contradict what voters want eridani Jan 2012 #80
You gotta respect him for that. I personally saw his deficit hawking and war hawking... joshcryer Jan 2012 #82
I respect him for many things, but not that eridani Jan 2012 #86
Social Security is forbidden by law to add to the deficit. MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #98
THANK YOU. woo me with science Jan 2012 #18
+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #28
Jeez, didn't know Obama was going eradicate world poverty in 3 yrs. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #45
Ending world poverty = eridani Jan 2012 #61
Wow! Wind Dancer Jan 2012 #112
Assimilating the language and accepting the conservative policy toolbox are not things to develop a TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #17
You nailed it. Republican talking points are now bipartisan talking points woo me with science Jan 2012 #19
Why not? Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #51
No, just some people posting in this thread n/t eridani Jan 2012 #62
Those "assimilating the language" are those who bought the Republican lies and... joshcryer Jan 2012 #73
Obama killed us in 2010 by appointing a deficit commission in the first place eridani Jan 2012 #81
Another campaign promise kept. What's interesting is that instead... joshcryer Jan 2012 #84
Why would the general public think that the commission didn't mean business? eridani Jan 2012 #88
Activists should've known better, a lot of them did, particularly in the cities. joshcryer Jan 2012 #90
GOTV does NOT work unless voters think that things will change in their lives eridani Jan 2012 #93
What in the world is it to appreciate about these commitees that Obama forces? TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #104
Phrased differently, Obama's major accomplishments are: 1) he paid Wall Street trillions so leveymg Jan 2012 #11
You forgot something WonderGrunion Jan 2012 #15
That's all you got? You've gotta be kidding. leveymg Jan 2012 #24
We are almost at war with Iran, and he started 5 more wars? snooper2 Jan 2012 #39
Sane people don't laugh about wars, assassinations, sabotage and embargoes. leveymg Jan 2012 #55
No, laughing at your over-the-top comments...so 5 wars...name them please snooper2 Jan 2012 #56
Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Libya . . . leveymg Jan 2012 #58
mkay snooper2 Jan 2012 #60
A perfect example of the Dems' serious messaging problem eridani Jan 2012 #63
their opponents have messaging problems too, case in point arely staircase Jan 2012 #103
My neighbors understood well enough when I canvassed them in 2010 n/t eridani Jan 2012 #109
then i draw the conclusion that your neighbors keep up with current events much more than the arely staircase Jan 2012 #111
They don't actually. But I've developed enough trust as a PCO eridani Jan 2012 #114
very well done fascisthunter Jan 2012 #26
Excellent article.. DCBob Jan 2012 #12
Real unemployment is 15% and steady MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #13
And Obama killed Social Security too!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #21
No. But he called for it to be slashed. MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #33
Obama never called for Social Security to be slashed. Why are you pretending? n/t pnwmom Jan 2012 #40
No? What do you think the "grand bargain" was all about? eridani Jan 2012 #65
Make NO mistakes, it WAS President Obama who offered cuts to Social Security. bvar22 Jan 2012 #67
Wait ... I know ... he's going to annouce his plan to gut SS at the State of the Union!!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #46
He suggested that it be cut at the SOTU MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #68
"suggested" ... that's your new position ...?????? JoePhilly Jan 2012 #70
Oh, he demanded cuts to Social Security, just not at the SOTU MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #89
and where is your repeated whine about the cat food commission? Sheepshank Jan 2012 #34
Pointing out an attack on Social Security is "whining"? MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #37
I see you don't get it eridani Jan 2012 #66
Yup, it isn't really attempted murder if you survive the attack, no matter how many attacks. TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #107
Steady? It was near 19 a year or so ago. dmallind Jan 2012 #41
I read 21% 2 yrs ago, seems like it's declining, which means not holding steady. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #44
Yep - the facts sure seem that way. nt dmallind Jan 2012 #78
Check the U6 number for details. nt MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #69
I did - unlike the person I responded to apparently. dmallind Jan 2012 #77
Let me state that Obama is in sad shape when he has to have a conservative like Sullivan MadHound Jan 2012 #16
How dare Obama let Sullivan publish a positive critique!!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #22
+1 paulk Jan 2012 #94
Hey there, long time no see MadHound Jan 2012 #96
well, despite paulk Jan 2012 #105
K&R... SidDithers Jan 2012 #23
Der sphincter. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #49
I have been using the phrase "he keeps his powder dry" Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #27
+100 JoePhilly Jan 2012 #47
"Show don't tell" doesn't really work for an administration EFerrari Jan 2012 #52
We're all aware that Andrew Sullivan is a Rightwinger/Neocon, yes? Romulox Jan 2012 #29
Sullivan says Obama's economic policies are "right of center" PA Democrat Jan 2012 #43
"A caveat: I write this as an unabashed supporter of Obama from early 2007 on. " quinnox Jan 2012 #30
Ah, the old "chessmaster" line is making a comeback just in time for the election. hughee99 Jan 2012 #31
K & R Scurrilous Jan 2012 #32
I like how this article exposes the left's anti-Obama crowd to things like logic, reasoning and fact FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #36
Most of them aren't worth reading though. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #48
It's pretty appalling when issues that are important to the daily life of working people EFerrari Jan 2012 #53
It's pretty appalling that so-called Progressives would be knocking the HUGE progress this President FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #57
Your response begs the question of "huge progress". Or that Obama is in any way progressive. EFerrari Jan 2012 #59
Your response begs the question who are you comparing his progressivism to? FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #76
Thank You for The Centrist Manifesto. bvar22 Jan 2012 #42
Centrism, the midpoint between the right wing and the other right wing. EFerrari Jan 2012 #54
+1 slay Jan 2012 #101
K to the R BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #50
How times have changed. bvar22 Jan 2012 #71
Excellent post slay Jan 2012 #99
K&R dammit Number23 Jan 2012 #72
He outsmarts his constituents... sendero Jan 2012 #85
I guess in the long view hfojvt Jan 2012 #91
yup Skittles Jan 2012 #92
You know it - that 57 dimensional chess he's playing is finally going to pay off slay Jan 2012 #100
thanks for the positive Obama post. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 #113
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