What the hell is Barack Obama's presidency for?

[okaawhatever]

6. Oh give it a rest. Let's see health care reform, civil rights reform, Lily ledbetter act, climate

change, bailing out the auto industry and saving countless jobs. Turning around an economy that was like the Titanic. Increasing jobs, increasing exports, increasing minimum wage for federal workers and hopefully for the entire nation.

Taking the student loan program away from the banks and allowing the money to be reinvested in education. Pretty close to closing guantanimo. Massive increases in alternative energy by the military. Increased fuel efficiency standards as part of the automaker bailout. Increasing taxes on the upper incomes, increasing the tax on capital gains. Adding a medicare tax to capital gains and adding a medicare tax that doesn't have a cap to help pay for the ACA.

Killed DADT, removed most restrictions that held women back in the military. Ended the Iraq war and only peace keeping level forces in Afghanistan. Negotiated a removal of chemical weapons from Syria without military intervention.

The parts of his stimulus that included loans for alternative energy underwrote the Tesla car project. That car will likely be around for a while.

Improved the perception of the United States in the rest of the world. The few countries who now view us less favorably (Pakistan) never had us above 20% in favorability in the first place, and the increase in approval from the rest of the world is considerable.



I could go on......