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LWolf

(46,179 posts)
6. Advancement of gbltiq rights.
Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:00 PM
Jul 2013

The war on terror is still going on.

The only other accomplishment is not something that Obama or his administration did; American voters did it. They elected a person of color to the WH.

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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
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