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In reply to the discussion: Matt Damon Blasts Obama: “One-Term President With Balls” Would Be Better [View all]Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)I think a better way of looking at Obama is thinking about how the Republican(corporate) establishment really don't like him. That's true everywhere from our current Congress(who opposed the payroll tax OBAMA CREATED), the Supreme Court which will likely eliminate elements of the healthcare bill that will help the middle class even more, and Wall Street who are throwing as much fucking money at him as possible(despite his rhetoric) in order to mitigate the loss of control they will have if Obama's policies get through. Obama saved the car industry, passed the first major financial reform law we've seen since the great depression, ended a war in Iraq and is actually growing jobs(remember the millions we lost under W)? Please remember how bad the guy before us was, will you? The right wing is fighting really hard to reverse laws that have not completely taken place in order to benefit only the top 1%. If we let a psycho take the presidency, and don't work our damndest to keep it and Congress, all hope is lost.
Keep in mind Obama's policies have been actively helping people, and people are starting to see it. His health care law is saving lives:
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/06/opinion/la-oe-ward-in-praise-of-obamacare-20111206