Obama is building quite a legacy for himself and it's not good at all

[Cali_Democrat]

- Extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.
- Supporting the extension of the Patriot Act.
- Continuing to spend tens of billions of dollars a year to maintain resources in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Proposing the largest defense budget since WW2.
- Engaging in a new war against Libya and increasing drone attacks against countries like Pakistan and Yemen.
- Appointing a JP Morgan Chase bankster to be his Chief of Staff.
- Failing to investigate and prosecute Bush Administration war crimes.
- Signing an executive order creating a formal system of indefinite detention.
- Proposing trillions in spending cuts that will impact programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid even though these programs have been the bedrock of the Democratic Party for decades.


And people wonder why the left is angry with Obama. I can tell you this, if Obama agrees to massive spending cuts to programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, it will be the last straw for many people. People have had enough and they're tired of the bullshit from a person who was supposed to represent Democratic values.

Obama better not give in to the the Republicans on this debt ceiling debate because it will likely cost him the Presidency in 2012.

Contact the White House and tell them not to cave on the debt ceiling: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Obama needs to make a stand right here. No cuts whatsoever to programs like SS, Medicare and Medicaid. Don't balance the budget on the backs of the poor and the middle class at a time when the wealthy and corporations are doing phenomenally well. The American people have had enough and don't want these cuts. They also want taxes raised on the wealthy.

No cuts whatsoever.

[Scurrilous]

1. A list!

I thought we hated lists.

[JoePhilly]

4. Bwahhahahahahahaha!!!!!

[William769]

2. k&r.

[ProSense]

3. Obama is building quite a legacy:

How Obama is shoring up federal authority over Medicaid

N.L.R.B. Rules Would Streamline Unionizing

"first major federal antipoverty effort in decades"

A Progress Report on the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

Govt announces plan to reduce health disparities

ACLU: Justice Is Served (Fair Sentencing Act made retroactive)

Second Chance Act

Appointing Elizabeth Warren to establish the first-ever Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The CFPB is a Win for the Unbanked

JUST IN: Obama Recognizing Military Suicides w/ Condolence Letters, Reversing a Longstanding Policy

Federal Medical Leave Act extended by Department of Labor to include same-sex relationships.

How Obama is shoring up federal authority over Medicaid

Obama Names Openly Gay Veteran to West Point Advisory Board

New rules raising fuel standard requirements.

New rules to regulate coal air pollution, which may result in utilities shutting down smaller, dirtier plants.

New sulfur dioxide emissions limits, which is the first change in 40 years.

New rules to limit water pollution from mining

EPA Proposes First National Standard for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants / Mercury and air toxics standards represent one of strongest health protections from air pollution since passage of Clean Air Act

EPA mercury rules hailed as help for NY lakes (EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards: Cleaner Air AND Reliable Electricity)

Obama EPA Revokes Largest Mountaintop Removal Permit in US History

Consumer group backs White House's aggressive fuel economy plan

Pictures: Six New Natural Landmarks Named

Conservation Wins A Big One At The Grand Canyon

WH: Partnership for Sustainable Communities Marks Two Trailblazing Years

New Housing Program Is Aimed at the Unemployed

The package of major legislative accomplishments during the Obama Presidency's first two years:


January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-2


February 4, 2009: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (SCHIP), Pub.L. 111-3


February 17, 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub.L. 111-5


March 11, 2009: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Pub.L. 111-8


March 30, 2009: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-11


April 21, 2009: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Pub.L. 111-13


May 20, 2009: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-21


May 20, 2009: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-22


May 22, 2009: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-23


May 22, 2009: Credit CARD Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-24


June 22, 2009: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, as Division A of Pub.L. 111-31


June 24, 2009: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 including the Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers), Pub.L. 111-32


October 28, 2009: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Pub.L. 111-84


November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, Pub.L. 111-92


December 16, 2009: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Pub.L. 111-117


February 12, 2010: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, as Title I of Pub.L. 111-139


March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act of 2009, as Section 9 of Pub.L. 111-145


March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Pub.L. 111-147


March 23, 2010: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.L. 111-148


March 30, 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Pub.L. 111-152


May 5, 2010: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-163


July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-195


July 21, 2010: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. 111-203


August 3, 2010: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-220


Look Ma, no links!!!




August 10, 2010: SPEECH Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-223


September 27, 2010: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-240


December 8, 2010: Claims Resolution Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-291, H.R. 4783


December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-296, S. 3307


December 17, 2010: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-312, H.R. 4853


December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-321, H.R. 2965


January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-347, H.R. 847


January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, Pub.L. 111-348, H.R. 81


January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 111-353, H.R. 2751

[daa]

5. I'll just pick one of your silly list

January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 111-353, H.R. 2751

Where is the funding? Maybe you missed it but repugs are cutting food safety inspections.

[ProSense]

10. Hmmmm?

"January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 111-353, H.R. 2751

Where is the funding? Maybe you missed it but repugs are cutting food safety inspections."

So it's "silly" because you believe it will not be funded?

[Armstead]

15. It's potentially silly because things like this are likely to fall to the axe of the big budget cuts

[DFab420]

7. But.. but.. but.. he's EVIL

Damn you and your facts

We like hating him here.


...

:sarcasm: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[great white snark]

11. Wow, now wonder most liberals support President Obama.

Weighing the pros and cons puts things into a better perspective. I like lists!

[Wait Wut]

13. tl;dr

;-)

Heh...

[Armstead]

14. Sure his adminstration has done good things...

One would certainly hope so.

However, in the big picture it is a matter of the overall balance, and the impact of individual things.

I won't rehash the whole health care debate again, but sufficevit to say it did some good thing, but also ultimately made it more diffucult to get the more fundamental changes that will be necessary.

That goes for a whole host of issues.

[leveymg]

6. For what it's worth, I just sent him an e-mail

Like trying to contact the tooth fairy. But, what the hell.

[DFab420]

8. Yea of course. The President of the United Statses should reply

TO EVERY EMAIL YOU SEND.


....

[leveymg]

12. Why not? The tooth fairy always delivered money overnight.

You largely get what you expect out of Institutions. Don't you think so?

[Name removed]

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[BlueIris]

16. His legacy will be damaging the Party that elected him, hurting the poor and disenfranchised,

and a record of non-management of government rivaled only by the likes of Bush, Reagan and Andrew Johnson. I am embarrassed that I voted this into office.

[StarsInHerHair]

17. you left out Hoover