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zipplewrath

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29. Auto industry rescue

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 09:33 PM

Jul 2013

It can't be understated how close to an unmitigated disaster that could have been. DADT and DOMA, despite the fact that he tended to handle them badly, still ended up in a very favorable place. His continued work on nuclear disarmament shouldn't be forgotten either. And the student loan modifications, especially if he can ultimately get it modified to permanently be in the 1 - 3% range, is probably the other biggest thing.

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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