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In reply to the discussion: The Incomplete Greatness of Barack Obama [View all]Vincardog
(20,234 posts)government refused to extend immunity to our troops.
His great health INSURANCE plan was the GOP's response to Hillary CARE.
The great advances made here have been Republican proposals BO has managed to "compromise" his way to.
To the people who think it is just messaging, they are correct. Dim Son had a press conference taking credit for ending the Iraq
misadventure (that he lied us in to). BO was forced to leave because the pentagon did not want the liability.
Afganistan should have been over as soon as OBL was taken out. That was the ostentatious reason for that "conflict" wasn't it?
But we are still there.
The great victory of cutting the payroll tax and replacing it with general revenue TAKES AWAY our best argument that
SOCIAL SECURITY HAS NEVER ADDED A CENT TO THE DEBT. How exactly is that an example of three dimensional chess?
I believe that the administrations's actions (prosecuting MM, prosecuting whistle blowers, enacting policies to protect the .01%)
as well as their lack of actions (prosecuting war criminals, allowing the drum beat for war with Iran, not taking firm action to end the orgy of financial fraud and market manipulation)
are the real reasons for the perception of "inactivity".
Maybe I just have not appreciated the great advances made to date. I am sure some of the benefits will come in the future.
In my opinion the primary reason for any misconception about the President's accomplishments is due to his inability to Clearly and unequivocally take a stand and say "HERE IS THE LINE, THIS FAR AND NO FURTHER".