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In reply to the discussion: What is/are your favorite acomplishment(s) of the Obama administration? [View all]Alamuti Lotus
(3,093 posts)Actively shielding Bush-era war criminals from justice was a remarkable achievement right out of the gates. The later act of retaining and promoting many of them to office was a bold gesture that did not go unnoticed or unappreciated. Raising drone warfare from an act of boilerplate murder and acts of undeclared warfare to the pinnacle of fine art that it is now...always renders me speechless. Keeping the cells of Guantanamo filled with the individuals kidnapped by the invading army--despite pledging its closure--was truly a daft and suave gesture. The overt and covert support given to al-Qai'dah and its fellow travelers in Syria is an act of brilliance unparalleled in the course of history; may the kidnappings, carbombs, and organ-eating continue unabated until freedumb(R) and democrazy(TM) rule with an iron fist, as God and Wall Street hath demanded. The principled demonstration of hope, change, and transparency throughout the unfolding Snowden Affair brings a tear to my eye.
Some strides were legitimately taken in certain directions for identity politics (all snark aside, giving credit where it is due), but these pale in comparison to the more astounding developments in economics and foreign policy (which your humble narrator heralds as enormous steps backward, in case my rancorous wit lends itself too much towards my occult subtlety), which are more pressing matters in the bigger picture.