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In reply to the discussion: Michael Moore Slams Obama: HIstory Will Only Remember You Were a Black President .. [View all]NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)I saw the reference to his BIG DEAL involvement for LGBT and ACA, but to be honest, IMO he lagged on the LGBT issues firmly comitting to being "On The Fence" for a good portion of his first term, and who can forget his good friend Rick Warren. Likewise, the ACA to me, while an improvement, fell far short of what could possibly have been had it included, at the very least, a public option. Touting a public option was a part of his campaign rhetoric, yet here we are with millions of Americans still without access to basic healthcare. I know some will likely proclaim 'he could never have gotten a public option past congress', and while that may be true, we'll never know for sure because he never tried the power of the bully pulpit in raising public support for it. It was just campaign rhetoric, nothing more.