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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: President Obama has been a most consequential and transformational president... [View all]underpants
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President Obama has been a most consequential and transformational president... [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
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I was going to comment on the analysis but in the spirit of the New Year I'll just leave it alone.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#3
But Hillary Clinton is and I am counting on her to continue his legacy./nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#9
This is a thread to celebrate our president and to look forward to his legacy being carried on./nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#13
I remember here in the euphoria of the 2008 election- one poster asked how long before someone
NBachers
Dec 2015
#43
The Obama Presidency has been a time of economic stagnation for ordinary Americans.
Romulox
Dec 2015
#16
He saved the economy/auto industry from going over the cliff from the Bushco's debacle
brush
Jan 2016
#109
In my book saving the economy from Great Depression depths was indeed transformational
brush
Jan 2016
#112
No, the graphic demonstrates that the Obama Presidency was bad for regular people's incomes.
Romulox
Dec 2015
#23
I see you avoiding uncomfortable facts up and down this thread. Maybe post the Smuggler's Blues?
Romulox
Dec 2015
#40
Right, but your avoidance of uncomfortable facts makes you appear frightened to face them. nt
Romulox
Dec 2015
#42
If believing I am frightened makes you feel better then I am fine with it
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#45
Your failure to address a single poster substantively on this thread says it all. nt
Romulox
Dec 2015
#46
The naysayers are just catapulting my paean to Barack Obama to the top of the board.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#48
What a relief it will be to put you, finally and well-deserved, on ignore. You join a select group.
NBachers
Dec 2015
#54
I encourage you to use ignore as well, if what I post causes you such distress! nt
Romulox
Dec 2015
#63
They seem to believe the president is a autocrat who can rule by fiat.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2015
#50
The graph leaves out Bush's middle class great depression, it's been posted on winger boards
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#80
+1!! I'm starting to think most of the Obama haters expect his supporters to be LIVs
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#85
Anybody can put together a chart to show gloom and doom, even if there has been no gloom and doom.
George II
Dec 2015
#77
Winger meme with heaps of sophistry leaving out Bush's economic mess in statement is
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#79
The Obama Presidency has been a time of economic stagnation for ordinary Americans.
Romulox
Dec 2015
#20
Sophistry proffered by wingers, leaves out Bush's middle class depression. This is all the Obama...
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#84
Indefinite detention/assassination of US citizens w/out trial are SOP under Obama.
OnyxCollie
Dec 2015
#33
President Obama is a fine human being, an honorable person, and a great family man
tularetom
Dec 2015
#34
Sadly, Obama's admin put the interests of Wall Street and Corporations ahead of the middle class...
modestybl
Dec 2015
#73
Clinton would be a big step backwards from Obama. I hope we move forward instead with Sanders.
Vattel
Dec 2015
#39
The same person who thinks this correction can happen without a progressive congress?! I don't think
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#81
No, the "other option" isn't promising unicorns and is taking advantage of EOs as much as possible
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#88
Clinton isn't promising unicorns and being more realistic with what can be done. I'm not hearing
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#90
Unrealistic goals and ideals ARE unicorns. Anything progressive with the current congress is...
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#92
Stating real obstacles isn't being defeatist and not recognizing that there needs to be something
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#94
Elect him and THEN he'll tell us how he'll get past this gerrymandered congress!!?!? Really?!?!
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#96
Vermont has a lot of moderates and conservatives who duisagree with Bernien but vote for him
Armstead
Jan 2016
#97
I think he's been an absolutely amazing president and individual! And he's a very strong
RKP5637
Dec 2015
#56
You forgot to include his drone killing program that has the Republicons so happy.
rhett o rick
Dec 2015
#67
I am very proud I voted for this phenomenal man twice. I am sorry he can't serve again.
Laser102
Dec 2015
#71
+1, ~80% of his promises done with only 59 days of congressional majority and a congress
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#78
Moderate centrist reformer but not the transformational President many of us expected.
leveymg
Jan 2016
#102
The most consequential and transformative presidency in my lifetime was probably George W Bush's.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jan 2016
#106