The article below reflects very much how I feel about President Obama's accomplishments since taking office. He may not have accomplished everything on everyone's to-do list, but he certainly has tried. And he has indeed done more than any president in memory in a very short time. Below is a list of actual accomplishments. It's pretty impressive!. . . June
Too much irrational thinking about President Obama
The Jackson Sun August 29, 2010
"What are the underlying motivations causing so many Americans — partisan politicos aside — to blame President Barack Obama for every problem short of indigestion? Has the guy done anything right? Has he done what he said he would do when he ran for office? Has he done anything?
Hmmm, let's see. Based on a number of media reports, I have compiled a short list:
- Passed health care reform, which millions of Americans agreed needed to be done and was a major plank in his campaign.
- Passed a $789 billion economic stimulus package that saved millions of jobs and has been regarded a success by many economists who generally know a lot more about the economy than you and I do.
- Bailed out the auto industry, which saved more than 1 million American manufacturing jobs and enabled General Motors to return to profitability.
- Supported a Wall Street bailout that, had it not been completed, would have led to an economic depression like the one in the 1930, according to former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
- Passed the Wall Street reform and Consumer Protection Act to bring some order and new safeguards to the nation's financial system and consumer protection rules.
- Ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq and withdrew combat troops as he promised he would do during the election.
- Won confirmation of two women, including the first Hispanic, to the U.S. Supreme Court with minimal political partisan bickering.
- Began phasing out the prison at Guantanamo Bay as he promised during the election.
- Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan that military leaders have been requesting for years.
- Removed many restrictions on embryonic stem cell research — currently stymied by a ruling from a conservative activist federal judge.
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