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Coolest Ranger

(2,034 posts)
5. Look at what you wrote
Mon Mar 4, 2013, 07:24 PM
Mar 2013

it's what he Proposes. he can't dictate and make something happen. He has to grow through congress to get the ideas he wants.

Something tells me that many of the folks are going to complain no matter what he does and hide behind the guise of being critical.

Let me remind you all of what we have gotten done despite a do nothing CONGRESS.

Obama has overhauled the food safety system
Advanced women's rights in the work place
Ended Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) in our military
Stopped defending DOMA in court.
Passed the Hate Crimes bill.
Appointed two pro-choice women to the Supreme Court.
Expanded access to medical care and provided subsidies for people who can't afford it.
Expanded the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Fixed the preexisting conditions travesty [and rescissions] in health insurance.
Invested in clean energy.
Overhauled the credit card industry, making it much more consumer-friendly.
While Dodd-Frank bill was weak in many respects, it was still an extremely worthwhile start at re-regulating the financial sector.
He created a Elizabeth Warren's dream agency: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
He's done a lot for veterans
He got help for people whose health was injured during the clean-up after the 9/11 attacks

In addition to that he's also



He's killed Osama Bin Laden
Eliminated several other Al-Qaeda leaders
Ended the War in Iraq
Begun the drawdown of forces from Afghanistan
End-run Republican obstructionism by recess-appointing Richard Cordray to run the Consumer Financial Protection Board.



So again, you going to still complain about what he couldn't have gotten done with this do nothing CONGRESS

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About as good as he can... onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #1
no sacred cows.... dtom67 Mar 2013 #2
^^^this^^^ malokvale77 Mar 2013 #3
Look at what you wrote Coolest Ranger Mar 2013 #5
to be pefectly frank... dtom67 Mar 2013 #10
So how many of you are going to stay home in 2014 Coolest Ranger Mar 2013 #4
I cannot stay home... dtom67 Mar 2013 #6
I don't think John2 Mar 2013 #7
Pertinent details are ... GeorgeGist Mar 2013 #8
I am not focusing on race Coolest Ranger Mar 2013 #9
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