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Hell Hath No Fury

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3. LGBT rights --

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 03:50 PM

Jul 2013

that will be his legacy.

As for Iraq -- fewer deaths? Fewer American deaths, but, if Iraqis are worth counting, more of the same:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/01/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE95004P20130601

More than 1,000 killed in Iraq violence in May

(Reuters) - More than 1,000 people were killed in violence in Iraq in May, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian slaughter of 2006-07, the United Nations said on Saturday, as fears mounted of a return to civil war.

Nearly 2,000 people have been killed in the last two months as al Qaeda and Sunni Islamist insurgents, invigorated by the Sunni-led revolt in Syria and by Sunni discontent at home, seek to revive the kind of all-out inter-communal conflict that killed tens of thousands five years ago.

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What is/are your favorite acomplishment(s) of the Obama administration? [View all] ZombieHorde Jul 2013 OP

Implementing the Iraq SOFA, end of torture, PPACA Recursion Jul 2013 #1

"End of torture"? Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2013 #10

Yep. Spider Jerusalem Jul 2013 #50

Iraq's SOFA was Bush's deal (as was getting in that mess) NoOneMan Jul 2013 #2

LGBT rights -- Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2013 #3

I agree. I disagree with many of Obama's corporatist policies, but he did well on LGBT rights. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #4

Other than helping the auto makers I'd say Populist_Prole Jul 2013 #5

Advancement of gbltiq rights. LWolf Jul 2013 #6

Healthcare, although any dem woulda done it. allin99 Jul 2013 #7

Justices Sotomayor and Kagan; Union Scribe Jul 2013 #8

Yeah, the Justice picks were pretty good. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #12

His Justice picks are good ones. BenzoDia Jul 2013 #52

K&r because negatives are so much easier to list and focus on. Thanks for the + thread. uppityperson Jul 2013 #9

I've been a bit negetive lately, so I thought adding something positive would be good. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #13

Advocating GBLT rights is his major accomplishment. Cleita Jul 2013 #11

Pissing off racists on the right NightWatcher Jul 2013 #14

That is pretty good, but that was mostly an acomplishment by the voters. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #15

The optics alone zipplewrath Jul 2013 #31

The Beer Summit Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #16

Sending Bush Cheney and Rumsfeld to The Hague for trial on war crimes. Yep, that was just awesome! Electric Monk Jul 2013 #17

His work on healthcare. You wouldn't know it from reading this site, but sibelian Jul 2013 #18

Healthcare for me as well. And thank you for your input and perspective. /nt think Jul 2013 #22

Not really zipplewrath Jul 2013 #33

The end result is of course going to be disappointing in comparison sibelian Jul 2013 #39

Actually, Lyndon Johnson was the first president Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #41

OK, fair point. sibelian Jul 2013 #45

I am living in a country where there is universal health care Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #47

it is coming...but the instant gratification crew was happy to accept nothing since LBJ. graham4anything Jul 2013 #58

How is it "coming"? zipplewrath Jul 2013 #66

It isn't particarly progressive zipplewrath Jul 2013 #65

Withdraw from Iraq, Ending Bush Torture Program, Killing Bin Laden arely staircase Jul 2013 #19

The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act and magellan Jul 2013 #20

Here are mine: ProSense Jul 2013 #21

Iraq and health care but there are several others nipping at their heels. n/t pampango Jul 2013 #23

Take note of � 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #24

The link doesn't work for me. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #25

Sorry ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #30

GBLT & auto industry Skittles Jul 2013 #26

Healthcare reform, got out of Iraq, got rid of Qaddafi, plain got OBL... Scurrilous Jul 2013 #27

Ending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest and getting Republicans to vote for it BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #28

Auto industry rescue zipplewrath Jul 2013 #29

Many. But I would say health care. Think of the number of people who will not die because applegrove Jul 2013 #32

Mine are, bluestate10 Jul 2013 #34

Contraceptives without co-pay. MH1 Jul 2013 #35

President Barack Obama Scholars Program. egduj Jul 2013 #36

Reducing the deficit and turning around a dying economy will be what people talk about in 100 years Number23 Jul 2013 #37

The country would have gone off the deep end without the stimulus mick063 Jul 2013 #38

One of my favorites is raising the expectation about pre-exisiting conditions Bonobo Jul 2013 #40

So many to pick from, I am at a loss to name just one.. Alamuti Lotus Jul 2013 #42

ACA, Student Debt Relief, Auto Bailout nt eissa Jul 2013 #43

student debt relief? burnodo Jul 2013 #55

Very quiet thread. I'm shocked. Really Number23 Jul 2013 #44

Skillful evasion of that evil poster's points! Alamuti Lotus Jul 2013 #46

Much as one may evade the both the questions and points of the OP LanternWaste Jul 2013 #67

+1 but all you did was give that poster the attention they obviously so desperately crave Number23 Jul 2013 #71

Not being a shoot from the hip macho jackass in the foreign policy area eridani Jul 2013 #48

Lilly Ledbetter TransitJohn Jul 2013 #49

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is pretty awesome. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #68

The real accomplishments are too numerous to name. Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #51

The Affordable Care Act. BenzoDia Jul 2013 #53

Obama, Pelosi, Reid permanent tax cuts for the rich!! RandiFan1290 Jul 2013 #54

No, there are NOT significantly fewer deaths in Iraq each month- there are significantly MORE cali Jul 2013 #56

Appears that I was wrong about this. Thank you for the info. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #69

Health care, His justices, Gay rights, showing kids everyone can be President,Auto Industry back... graham4anything Jul 2013 #57

Defeating Romney demwing Jul 2013 #59

Single Payer Healtcare and Killing the Keystone Pipeline. 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #60

Auto industry turnaround, stem cell research, end war & DADT. great white snark Jul 2013 #61

I would be more specific re: glbt rights MNBrewer Jul 2013 #62

End of /drawing down the wars treestar Jul 2013 #63

Defeating McCain & Romney. nt bemildred Jul 2013 #64

When he suggested gay people ought to be able to get married, that was pretty huge. limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #70