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Three members of my family are pretty much life-long Democrat voters. None are politically active, just voters, and one did vote for Reagan but has voted D ever since.
All three tell us they will be voting for Romney in November. Oh, and all three are women.
Obviously, one family is not statistically significant. Just a personal observation.
>> looking forward to the Debbie Wasserman/Pelosi three night comedy hour in august. yah, just keep boasting how Obama saved the country from another depression!
Democrats have pretty much have been perceived as crooks thanks to you know who. no wonder millions have switched from D's to R's, I's and C's.
>> looking forward to the Debbie Wasserman/Pelosi three night comedy hour in august. yah, just keep boasting how Obama saved the country from another depression!
It'll be a great narrative. Romney wants to take us back to the Bush policies, and maybe start a war with Russia.
Perhaps Democrats know something the rest of us don't about Barack Obama's political fortunes. What else explains the increasing numbers who are openly defying the president on two key election issues?
The notoriously thin-skinned Obama could not have been happy with the news last week that, as the Hill newspaper put it, "an increasing number of Democrats are taking potshots at President Obama's health care law."
North Carolina's Brad Miller, who voted for the law, now laments that "we would all have been better off" if Congress had dealt with more pressing issues "and then came back to health care."
Barney Frank complained that the Democrats "paid a terrible price for health care." And Virginia's outgoing Sen. Jim Webb said the law would be Obama's "biggest downside" in the election and had cost him "a lot of credibility as a leader."
Meanwhile, stalwart Massachusetts liberal Elizabeth Warren is now calling to repeal a piece of ObamaCare the 2.3% tax on medical devices because, she says, it "disproportionately impacts the small companies with the narrowest financial margins."
Warren, by the way, is running for the Senate seat occupied by Republican Scott Brown, whose victory in 2010 was a result of the public's intense opposition to ObamaCare.
Former Alabama Rep. Artur Davis went furthest. "I think the Affordable Care Act is the single least popular piece of major domestic legislation in the last 70 years," he said. "It was not popular when it passed; it's less popular now." Ouch.
These Democrats are no doubt familiar with polls that show surprisingly little support for ObamaCare within their ranks. Fewer than half of Democrats think the government should be able to force individuals to buy insurance the core element of ObamaCare according to the latest IBD/TIPP poll. Only a little more than a third say the Supreme Court should "uphold the entire law."
Read more here: Democrats Increasingly Abandon Obama on Health Care And Keystone - Investors.com
In short, the Rats are starting to abandon ship.
Money quote:
The fact that they're willing to trash-talk Obama's single biggest legislative achievement suggests they're worried about something more than how the Supreme Court will rule.
This fear is even more evident when you look at the growing opposition among Democrats to Obama's position on the Keystone XL pipeline.
And that doesn't even address how he is ALIENATING Catholics, Whites, Those who depend on oil for their jobs, Hispanics, dog lovers, etc, etc, etc.
In an election year Obama seems to be trying to alienate everyone, except radical leftists, and that isn't a big part of the voting public.
He makes Carter look like a solid candiate in comparison. Carter didn't do half this insanity and he lost in a landslide.
And you libs think Obama will win? Only the Good Lord knows for sure, but the Good Lord gave us judgement and my judgement says:
and who doesnt wanna go back to the days of bush? does anyone actually enjoy the times we are in now? no sign of any future, 15 Trillion in debt?
Democrats have pretty much have been perceived as crooks thanks to you know who. no wonder millions have switched from D's to R's, I's and C's.
As always, I invite you rw's to post a list of pub/bag accomplishments and no, I don't mean things like 'Joe Walsh is a worthless deadbeat dad' or 'he learned how to desert his kids from Noot Gingrich. Crap like, Boehner does nothing but drink, smoke and play gold all day on the taxpayer's dime.
What I'm saying is that what the right considers to be an "ACCOMPLISHMENT", the left calls a sin, lie, against the law, stuff like that.
Okay, list Republican accomplishments. Go ahead, I dare you.
And, if you want to read more of President Obama's accomplishments, just check the links in my sig.
Happy reading.
218 Reasons to Vote Again For President Obama
Extended child tax credits and marriage-penalty fixes
Created an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes
Required economic justification for tax changes
Implemented Women Owned Business contracting program
Changed standards for determining broadband access
Established a credit card bill of rights
Expanded loan programs for small businesses
Extended the Bush tax cuts for lower incomes
Extended the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch
Closed the doughnut hole in Medicare prescription drug plan
Expanded the Senior Corps volunteer program
Required insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions
Gave tax credits to those who need help to pay health premiums
Required large employers to contribute to a national health plan
Required children to have health insurance coverage
Expanded eligibility for Medicaid
Expanded eligibility for State Childrens Health Insurance Fund (SCHIP)
Required health plans to disclose how much of the premium goes to patient care
Established an independent health institute to provide accurate and objective information
In non-competitive markets, forced insurers to pay out a reasonable share of their premiums for patient care
Eliminated the higher subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans
Expanded funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners
Increased funding to expand community based prevention programs
Reinstated executive order to hire an additional 100,000 federal employees with disabilities within five years.
Increased the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals
Expanded the Veterans Administrations number of centers of excellence in specialty care
Appointed a special adviser to the president on violence against women
Fully funded the Violence Against Women Act
Directed military leaders to end war in Iraq
Began removing combat brigades from Iraq
Created a military families advisory board
Ended the abuse of supplemental budgets for war
Made U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on anti-terror efforts
Opened America Houses in Islamic cities around the globe
Allocated Homeland Security funding according to risk
Created a real National Infrastructure Protection Plan
Increased funding for local emergency planning
Extended monitoring and verification provisions of the START I Treaty
Appointed a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security
Initiated a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime
Improved relations with Turkey, and its relations with Iraqi Kurds
Launched an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA)
Created a rapid response fund for emerging democracies
Granted Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send money to Cuba
Restored funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program
Established an Energy Partnership for the Americas
Expanded the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers
Required new hires to sign a form affirming their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions.
Provided affordable, high-quality child care
Recruited math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession
Reduced subsidies to private student lenders and protect student borrowers
Encouraged water-conservation efforts in the West
Increased funding for national parks and forests
Increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Encouraged farmers to use more renewable energy and be more energy efficient
Expanded Pell grants for low-income students
Pursued a wildfire management plan
Removed more brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires
Expanded access to places to hunt and fish
Pushed for enactment of Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation and other factors
Repealed Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy
Restored funding to the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Reformed mandatory minimum sentences
Created a White House Office on Urban Policy
Fully funded the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Established program to convert manufacturing centers into clean technology leaders
Established Promise Neighborhoods for areas of concentrated poverty
Worked toward deploying a global climate change research and monitoring system
Funded a major expansion of AmeriCorps
Created a Social Investment Fund Network
Bolstered the militarys ability to speak different languages
Appointed the nations first Chief Technology Officer
Provided grants to early-career researchers
Worked to overturn Ledbetter vs. Goodyear
Created a national declassification center
Appointed an American Indian policy adviser
Created new financial regulations
Increased funding for land-grant colleges
Banned lobbyist gifts to executive employees
Signed a universal health care bill
Created new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud
Required 10 percent renewable energy by 2012
Released oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Raised fuel economy standards
Invested in all types of alternative energy
Enacted tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars
Asked people and businesses to conserve electricity
Required more energy-efficient appliances
Created a Green Vet Initiative to promote environmental jobs for veterans
Created job training programs for clean technologies
Required states to provide incentives for utilities to reduce energy consumption
Supported high-speed rail
Supported airline service in small towns
Invested in public transportation
Equalized tax breaks for driving and public transit
Considered smart growth in transportation funding
Shared environmental technology with other countries
Doubled federal spending for research on clean fuels
Provided grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes
Increased funding for the Environmental Protection Agency
Raised the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009
Extended unemployment insurance benefits and
temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits
Supported network neutrality on the Internet
Reversed restrictions on stem cell research
Killed Osama bin Laden
Doubled funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program that encourages manufacturing efficiency
Included environmental and labor standards in trade agreements
Created an international tax haven watch list
Made permanent the Research & Development tax credit
Required automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans
Required automatic enrollment in IRA plans
Created a consumer-friendly credit card rating system
Created a $60 billion bank to fund roads and bridges
Required full disclosure of company pension investments to employees
Provided easy-to-understand comparisons of the Medicare prescription drug plans
Invested in electronic health information systems
Phased in requirements for health information technology
Required that health plans utilize disease management programs
Required providers to report measures of health care costs and quality
Held hospitals and health plans accountable for disparities in care
Implemented and funded proven health intervention programs
Prevented drug companies from blocking generic drugs
Allowed Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices
Worked with schools to create more healthful environments for children
Improved recruitment of public health workers
Mandated insurance coverage of autism treatment
Fully funded the Combating Autism Act and Federal Autism Research Initiatives
Doubled federal funding for cancer research
Increased participation in cancer-related clinical trials
Fully funded the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Set a national goal to provide re-screening for all 2-year-olds for developmental disorders
Commissioned a study on students with disabilities and their transition to jobs or higher education
Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
Created a best practices list for private businesses in accommodating workers with disabilities
Launched educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities
Reduced the threshold for the Family and Medical Leave Act from companies with 50 employees to companies with 25 employees
Provided a $1.5 billion fund to help states launch programs for paid family and medical leave
Required employers to provide seven paid sick days per year
Streamlined the Social Security disability approval process
Expanded Veterans Centers in rural areas
Established standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment
Made the Veterans Administration a national leader in health reform
Reduced the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog
Instituted electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration
Expanded housing vouchers program for homeless veterans
Launched a supportive services-housing program for veterans to prevent homelessness
Expanded the Family Medical Leave Act to include leave for domestic violence or sexual assault
Fully funded debt cancellation for heavily indebted poor countries
Created a fund for international small and medium enterprises (SME)
Launched robust diplomatic effort with Iraq and its neighbors
Provided $30 billion over 10 years to Israel
Limited Guard and Reserve deployments to one year for every six years
Ended the Stop-Loss program of forcing troops to stay in service beyond their expected commitments
Fully and properly equipped troops
Created a Civilian Assistance Corps that would organize private sector professionals to help in times of need
Included humanitarian international missions in long-term budgeting
Reviewed weapons programs
Modernized ships and invested more in small vessels
Set standards for when the government should hire defense contractors
Restored the governments ability to manage contracts by rebuilding our contract officer corps
Created a system of incentives and penalties for defense contracts
Establish a Global Education Fund
Strengthened the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) aimed at stopping spread of weapons of mass destruction
Organized successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010
Expanded federal bioforensics program for tracking biological weapons
Developed a comprehensive cyber security and response strategy
Mandated standards for securing personal data
Required companies to disclose personal information data breaches
Worked to persuade the European Union to end credit guarantees to Iran
Seek to negotiate a political agreement on Cyprus
Restructured and streamlined USAID
Increased the size of the foreign service
Urged China to stop manipulation of its currency value
Pressed China to end its support for regimes in Sudan, Burma, Iran and Zimbabwe
Created a public Contracts and Influence database
Required Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings
Conducted regulatory agency business in public
Promoted more pre-school education
Expanded Early Head Start and Head Start
Reformed No Child Left Behind
Doubled funding for Federal Charter School Program and require more accountability
Addressed the dropout crisis by giving schools incentives for more dropout prevention
Created Teacher Residency Programs that will send teachers to high-need schools
Expanded teacher mentoring programs and provide incentives for more planning time
Promoted innovative ways to reward good teachers
Simplified the application process for financial aid
Increased the number of high school students taking college-level courses
Created incentives for tree planting and promote carbon sequestration
Improved water quality
Regulated pollution from major livestock operations
Strengthened federal environmental justice programs
Increased funding for organic and sustainable agriculture
Partnered with landowners to conserve private lands
Created a community college partnership program
Increased funding for programs that conserve lands and habitat for select species such as the Osceola turkey
Supported wetlands protection
Promoted economic development in Mexico
Supported repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
Vigorously pursued hate crimes and civil rights abuses
Signed the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act into law
Supported regional innovation clusters
Helped low-income areas get phone and Internet service
Created a Homeowner Obligation Made Explicit (HOME) score for mortgage comparisons
Increased the supply of affordable housing throughout metropolitan regions
Invested in transitional jobs and career pathway programs
Fully funded the COPS program
Improved emergency response plans
Capped interest rates on payday loans and improve disclosure
Expanded public/private partnerships between schools and arts organizations
Improved climate change data records
Supported improved weather prediction program
Offered prizes for advances in consumer technology
Encouraged contests and programs to interest students in science
Increased research opportunities for college students
Strengthened the levees in New Orleans
Directed revenues from offshore oil and gas drilling to increased coastal hurricane protection
Shook loose federal money for rebuilding the Gulf Coast
One reason to NOT vote for Papa Obama
Obama Isn't Working
Democrats have pretty much have been perceived as crooks thanks to you know who. no wonder millions have switched from D's to R's, I's and C's.
As always, I invite you rw's to post a list of pub/bag accomplishments and no, I don't mean things like 'Joe Walsh is a worthless deadbeat dad' or 'he learned how to desert his kids from Noot Gingrich. Crap like, Boehner does nothing but drink, smoke and play gold all day on the taxpayer's dime.
What I'm saying is that what the right considers to be an "ACCOMPLISHMENT", the left calls a sin, lie, against the law, stuff like that.
Okay, list Republican accomplishments. Go ahead, I dare you.
And, if you want to read more of President Obama's accomplishments, just check the links in my sig.
Happy reading.
218 Reasons to Vote Again For President Obama
Extended child tax credits and marriage-penalty fixes
Created an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes
Required economic justification for tax changes
Implemented Women Owned Business contracting program
Changed standards for determining broadband access
Established a credit card bill of rights
Expanded loan programs for small businesses
Extended the Bush tax cuts for lower incomes
Extended the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch
Closed the doughnut hole in Medicare prescription drug plan
Expanded the Senior Corps volunteer program
Required insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions
Gave tax credits to those who need help to pay health premiums
Required large employers to contribute to a national health plan
Required children to have health insurance coverage
Expanded eligibility for Medicaid
Expanded eligibility for State Childrens Health Insurance Fund (SCHIP)
Required health plans to disclose how much of the premium goes to patient care
Established an independent health institute to provide accurate and objective information
In non-competitive markets, forced insurers to pay out a reasonable share of their premiums for patient care
Eliminated the higher subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans
Expanded funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners
Increased funding to expand community based prevention programs
Reinstated executive order to hire an additional 100,000 federal employees with disabilities within five years.
Increased the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals
Expanded the Veterans Administrations number of centers of excellence in specialty care
Appointed a special adviser to the president on violence against women
Fully funded the Violence Against Women Act
Directed military leaders to end war in Iraq
Began removing combat brigades from Iraq
Created a military families advisory board
Ended the abuse of supplemental budgets for war
Made U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on anti-terror efforts
Opened America Houses in Islamic cities around the globe
Allocated Homeland Security funding according to risk
Created a real National Infrastructure Protection Plan
Increased funding for local emergency planning
Extended monitoring and verification provisions of the START I Treaty
Appointed a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security
Initiated a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime
Improved relations with Turkey, and its relations with Iraqi Kurds
Launched an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA)
Created a rapid response fund for emerging democracies
Granted Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send money to Cuba
Restored funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program
Established an Energy Partnership for the Americas
Expanded the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers
Required new hires to sign a form affirming their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions.
Provided affordable, high-quality child care
Recruited math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession
Reduced subsidies to private student lenders and protect student borrowers
Encouraged water-conservation efforts in the West
Increased funding for national parks and forests
Increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Encouraged farmers to use more renewable energy and be more energy efficient
Expanded Pell grants for low-income students
Pursued a wildfire management plan
Removed more brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires
Expanded access to places to hunt and fish
Pushed for enactment of Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation and other factors
Repealed Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy
Restored funding to the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Reformed mandatory minimum sentences
Created a White House Office on Urban Policy
Fully funded the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Established program to convert manufacturing centers into clean technology leaders
Established Promise Neighborhoods for areas of concentrated poverty
Worked toward deploying a global climate change research and monitoring system
Funded a major expansion of AmeriCorps
Created a Social Investment Fund Network
Bolstered the militarys ability to speak different languages
Appointed the nations first Chief Technology Officer
Provided grants to early-career researchers
Worked to overturn Ledbetter vs. Goodyear
Created a national declassification center
Appointed an American Indian policy adviser
Created new financial regulations
Increased funding for land-grant colleges
Banned lobbyist gifts to executive employees
Signed a universal health care bill
Created new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud
Required 10 percent renewable energy by 2012
Released oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Raised fuel economy standards
Invested in all types of alternative energy
Enacted tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars
Asked people and businesses to conserve electricity
Required more energy-efficient appliances
Created a Green Vet Initiative to promote environmental jobs for veterans
Created job training programs for clean technologies
Required states to provide incentives for utilities to reduce energy consumption
Supported high-speed rail
Supported airline service in small towns
Invested in public transportation
Equalized tax breaks for driving and public transit
Considered smart growth in transportation funding
Shared environmental technology with other countries
Doubled federal spending for research on clean fuels
Provided grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes
Increased funding for the Environmental Protection Agency
Raised the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009
Extended unemployment insurance benefits and
temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits
Supported network neutrality on the Internet
Reversed restrictions on stem cell research
Killed Osama bin Laden
Doubled funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program that encourages manufacturing efficiency
Included environmental and labor standards in trade agreements
Created an international tax haven watch list
Made permanent the Research & Development tax credit
Required automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans
Required automatic enrollment in IRA plans
Created a consumer-friendly credit card rating system
Created a $60 billion bank to fund roads and bridges
Required full disclosure of company pension investments to employees
Provided easy-to-understand comparisons of the Medicare prescription drug plans
Invested in electronic health information systems
Phased in requirements for health information technology
Required that health plans utilize disease management programs
Required providers to report measures of health care costs and quality
Held hospitals and health plans accountable for disparities in care
Implemented and funded proven health intervention programs
Prevented drug companies from blocking generic drugs
Allowed Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices
Worked with schools to create more healthful environments for children
Improved recruitment of public health workers
Mandated insurance coverage of autism treatment
Fully funded the Combating Autism Act and Federal Autism Research Initiatives
Doubled federal funding for cancer research
Increased participation in cancer-related clinical trials
Fully funded the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Set a national goal to provide re-screening for all 2-year-olds for developmental disorders
Commissioned a study on students with disabilities and their transition to jobs or higher education
Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
Created a best practices list for private businesses in accommodating workers with disabilities
Launched educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities
Reduced the threshold for the Family and Medical Leave Act from companies with 50 employees to companies with 25 employees
Provided a $1.5 billion fund to help states launch programs for paid family and medical leave
Required employers to provide seven paid sick days per year
Streamlined the Social Security disability approval process
Expanded Veterans Centers in rural areas
Established standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment
Made the Veterans Administration a national leader in health reform
Reduced the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog
Instituted electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration
Expanded housing vouchers program for homeless veterans
Launched a supportive services-housing program for veterans to prevent homelessness
Expanded the Family Medical Leave Act to include leave for domestic violence or sexual assault
Fully funded debt cancellation for heavily indebted poor countries
Created a fund for international small and medium enterprises (SME)
Launched robust diplomatic effort with Iraq and its neighbors
Provided $30 billion over 10 years to Israel
Limited Guard and Reserve deployments to one year for every six years
Ended the Stop-Loss program of forcing troops to stay in service beyond their expected commitments
Fully and properly equipped troops
Created a Civilian Assistance Corps that would organize private sector professionals to help in times of need
Included humanitarian international missions in long-term budgeting
Reviewed weapons programs
Modernized ships and invested more in small vessels
Set standards for when the government should hire defense contractors
Restored the governments ability to manage contracts by rebuilding our contract officer corps
Created a system of incentives and penalties for defense contracts
Establish a Global Education Fund
Strengthened the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) aimed at stopping spread of weapons of mass destruction
Organized successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010
Expanded federal bioforensics program for tracking biological weapons
Developed a comprehensive cyber security and response strategy
Mandated standards for securing personal data
Required companies to disclose personal information data breaches
Worked to persuade the European Union to end credit guarantees to Iran
Seek to negotiate a political agreement on Cyprus
Restructured and streamlined USAID
Increased the size of the foreign service
Urged China to stop manipulation of its currency value
Pressed China to end its support for regimes in Sudan, Burma, Iran and Zimbabwe
Created a public Contracts and Influence database
Required Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings
Conducted regulatory agency business in public
Promoted more pre-school education
Expanded Early Head Start and Head Start
Reformed No Child Left Behind
Doubled funding for Federal Charter School Program and require more accountability
Addressed the dropout crisis by giving schools incentives for more dropout prevention
Created Teacher Residency Programs that will send teachers to high-need schools
Expanded teacher mentoring programs and provide incentives for more planning time
Promoted innovative ways to reward good teachers
Simplified the application process for financial aid
Increased the number of high school students taking college-level courses
Created incentives for tree planting and promote carbon sequestration
Improved water quality
Regulated pollution from major livestock operations
Strengthened federal environmental justice programs
Increased funding for organic and sustainable agriculture
Partnered with landowners to conserve private lands
Created a community college partnership program
Increased funding for programs that conserve lands and habitat for select species such as the Osceola turkey
Supported wetlands protection
Promoted economic development in Mexico
Supported repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
Vigorously pursued hate crimes and civil rights abuses
Signed the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act into law
Supported regional innovation clusters
Helped low-income areas get phone and Internet service
Created a Homeowner Obligation Made Explicit (HOME) score for mortgage comparisons
Increased the supply of affordable housing throughout metropolitan regions
Invested in transitional jobs and career pathway programs
Fully funded the COPS program
Improved emergency response plans
Capped interest rates on payday loans and improve disclosure
Expanded public/private partnerships between schools and arts organizations
Improved climate change data records
Supported improved weather prediction program
Offered prizes for advances in consumer technology
Encouraged contests and programs to interest students in science
Increased research opportunities for college students
Strengthened the levees in New Orleans
Directed revenues from offshore oil and gas drilling to increased coastal hurricane protection
Shook loose federal money for rebuilding the Gulf Coast
Talk about a padded resume. I think you need to convince the Dems that Obama is worth supporting since they are the ones hightailing away from him.
As always, I invite you rw's to post a list of pub/bag accomplishments and no, I don't mean things like 'Joe Walsh is a worthless deadbeat dad' or 'he learned how to desert his kids from Noot Gingrich. Crap like, Boehner does nothing but drink, smoke and play gold all day on the taxpayer's dime.
What I'm saying is that what the right considers to be an "ACCOMPLISHMENT", the left calls a sin, lie, against the law, stuff like that.
Okay, list Republican accomplishments. Go ahead, I dare you.
And, if you want to read more of President Obama's accomplishments, just check the links in my sig.
Happy reading.
218 Reasons to Vote Again For President Obama
Extended child tax credits and marriage-penalty fixes
Created an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes
Required economic justification for tax changes
Implemented Women Owned Business contracting program
Changed standards for determining broadband access
Established a credit card bill of rights
Expanded loan programs for small businesses
Extended the Bush tax cuts for lower incomes
Extended the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch
Closed the doughnut hole in Medicare prescription drug plan
Expanded the Senior Corps volunteer program
Required insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions
Gave tax credits to those who need help to pay health premiums
Required large employers to contribute to a national health plan
Required children to have health insurance coverage
Expanded eligibility for Medicaid
Expanded eligibility for State Childrens Health Insurance Fund (SCHIP)
Required health plans to disclose how much of the premium goes to patient care
Established an independent health institute to provide accurate and objective information
In non-competitive markets, forced insurers to pay out a reasonable share of their premiums for patient care
Eliminated the higher subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans
Expanded funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners
Increased funding to expand community based prevention programs
Reinstated executive order to hire an additional 100,000 federal employees with disabilities within five years.
Increased the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals
Expanded the Veterans Administrations number of centers of excellence in specialty care
Appointed a special adviser to the president on violence against women
Fully funded the Violence Against Women Act
Directed military leaders to end war in Iraq
Began removing combat brigades from Iraq
Created a military families advisory board
Ended the abuse of supplemental budgets for war
Made U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on anti-terror efforts
Opened America Houses in Islamic cities around the globe
Allocated Homeland Security funding according to risk
Created a real National Infrastructure Protection Plan
Increased funding for local emergency planning
Extended monitoring and verification provisions of the START I Treaty
Appointed a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security
Initiated a grant and training program for law enforcement to deter cyber crime
Improved relations with Turkey, and its relations with Iraqi Kurds
Launched an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA)
Created a rapid response fund for emerging democracies
Granted Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send money to Cuba
Restored funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program
Established an Energy Partnership for the Americas
Expanded the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers
Required new hires to sign a form affirming their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions.
Provided affordable, high-quality child care
Recruited math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession
Reduced subsidies to private student lenders and protect student borrowers
Encouraged water-conservation efforts in the West
Increased funding for national parks and forests
Increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Encouraged farmers to use more renewable energy and be more energy efficient
Expanded Pell grants for low-income students
Pursued a wildfire management plan
Removed more brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires
Expanded access to places to hunt and fish
Pushed for enactment of Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation and other factors
Repealed Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy
Restored funding to the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Reformed mandatory minimum sentences
Created a White House Office on Urban Policy
Fully funded the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Established program to convert manufacturing centers into clean technology leaders
Established Promise Neighborhoods for areas of concentrated poverty
Worked toward deploying a global climate change research and monitoring system
Funded a major expansion of AmeriCorps
Created a Social Investment Fund Network
Bolstered the militarys ability to speak different languages
Appointed the nations first Chief Technology Officer
Provided grants to early-career researchers
Worked to overturn Ledbetter vs. Goodyear
Created a national declassification center
Appointed an American Indian policy adviser
Created new financial regulations
Increased funding for land-grant colleges
Banned lobbyist gifts to executive employees
Signed a universal health care bill
Created new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud
Required 10 percent renewable energy by 2012
Released oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Raised fuel economy standards
Invested in all types of alternative energy
Enacted tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars
Asked people and businesses to conserve electricity
Required more energy-efficient appliances
Created a Green Vet Initiative to promote environmental jobs for veterans
Created job training programs for clean technologies
Required states to provide incentives for utilities to reduce energy consumption
Supported high-speed rail
Supported airline service in small towns
Invested in public transportation
Equalized tax breaks for driving and public transit
Considered smart growth in transportation funding
Shared environmental technology with other countries
Doubled federal spending for research on clean fuels
Provided grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes
Increased funding for the Environmental Protection Agency
Raised the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009
Extended unemployment insurance benefits and
temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits
Supported network neutrality on the Internet
Reversed restrictions on stem cell research
Killed Osama bin Laden
Doubled funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program that encourages manufacturing efficiency
Included environmental and labor standards in trade agreements
Created an international tax haven watch list
Made permanent the Research & Development tax credit
Required automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans
Required automatic enrollment in IRA plans
Created a consumer-friendly credit card rating system
Created a $60 billion bank to fund roads and bridges
Required full disclosure of company pension investments to employees
Provided easy-to-understand comparisons of the Medicare prescription drug plans
Invested in electronic health information systems
Phased in requirements for health information technology
Required that health plans utilize disease management programs
Required providers to report measures of health care costs and quality
Held hospitals and health plans accountable for disparities in care
Implemented and funded proven health intervention programs
Prevented drug companies from blocking generic drugs
Allowed Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices
Worked with schools to create more healthful environments for children
Improved recruitment of public health workers
Mandated insurance coverage of autism treatment
Fully funded the Combating Autism Act and Federal Autism Research Initiatives
Doubled federal funding for cancer research
Increased participation in cancer-related clinical trials
Fully funded the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Set a national goal to provide re-screening for all 2-year-olds for developmental disorders
Commissioned a study on students with disabilities and their transition to jobs or higher education
Set goals and timetables for implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
Created a best practices list for private businesses in accommodating workers with disabilities
Launched educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities
Reduced the threshold for the Family and Medical Leave Act from companies with 50 employees to companies with 25 employees
Provided a $1.5 billion fund to help states launch programs for paid family and medical leave
Required employers to provide seven paid sick days per year
Streamlined the Social Security disability approval process
Expanded Veterans Centers in rural areas
Established standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment
Made the Veterans Administration a national leader in health reform
Reduced the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog
Instituted electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration
Expanded housing vouchers program for homeless veterans
Launched a supportive services-housing program for veterans to prevent homelessness
Expanded the Family Medical Leave Act to include leave for domestic violence or sexual assault
Fully funded debt cancellation for heavily indebted poor countries
Created a fund for international small and medium enterprises (SME)
Launched robust diplomatic effort with Iraq and its neighbors
Provided $30 billion over 10 years to Israel
Limited Guard and Reserve deployments to one year for every six years
Ended the Stop-Loss program of forcing troops to stay in service beyond their expected commitments
Fully and properly equipped troops
Created a Civilian Assistance Corps that would organize private sector professionals to help in times of need
Included humanitarian international missions in long-term budgeting
Reviewed weapons programs
Modernized ships and invested more in small vessels
Set standards for when the government should hire defense contractors
Restored the governments ability to manage contracts by rebuilding our contract officer corps
Created a system of incentives and penalties for defense contracts
Establish a Global Education Fund
Strengthened the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) aimed at stopping spread of weapons of mass destruction
Organized successful Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010
Expanded federal bioforensics program for tracking biological weapons
Developed a comprehensive cyber security and response strategy
Mandated standards for securing personal data
Required companies to disclose personal information data breaches
Worked to persuade the European Union to end credit guarantees to Iran
Seek to negotiate a political agreement on Cyprus
Restructured and streamlined USAID
Increased the size of the foreign service
Urged China to stop manipulation of its currency value
Pressed China to end its support for regimes in Sudan, Burma, Iran and Zimbabwe
Created a public Contracts and Influence database
Required Cabinet officials to host Internet town hall meetings
Conducted regulatory agency business in public
Promoted more pre-school education
Expanded Early Head Start and Head Start
Reformed No Child Left Behind
Doubled funding for Federal Charter School Program and require more accountability
Addressed the dropout crisis by giving schools incentives for more dropout prevention
Created Teacher Residency Programs that will send teachers to high-need schools
Expanded teacher mentoring programs and provide incentives for more planning time
Promoted innovative ways to reward good teachers
Simplified the application process for financial aid
Increased the number of high school students taking college-level courses
Created incentives for tree planting and promote carbon sequestration
Improved water quality
Regulated pollution from major livestock operations
Strengthened federal environmental justice programs
Increased funding for organic and sustainable agriculture
Partnered with landowners to conserve private lands
Created a community college partnership program
Increased funding for programs that conserve lands and habitat for select species such as the Osceola turkey
Supported wetlands protection
Promoted economic development in Mexico
Supported repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
Vigorously pursued hate crimes and civil rights abuses
Signed the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act into law
Supported regional innovation clusters
Helped low-income areas get phone and Internet service
Created a Homeowner Obligation Made Explicit (HOME) score for mortgage comparisons
Increased the supply of affordable housing throughout metropolitan regions
Invested in transitional jobs and career pathway programs
Fully funded the COPS program
Improved emergency response plans
Capped interest rates on payday loans and improve disclosure
Expanded public/private partnerships between schools and arts organizations
Improved climate change data records
Supported improved weather prediction program
Offered prizes for advances in consumer technology
Encouraged contests and programs to interest students in science
Increased research opportunities for college students
Strengthened the levees in New Orleans
Directed revenues from offshore oil and gas drilling to increased coastal hurricane protection
Shook loose federal money for rebuilding the Gulf Coast
Talk about a padded resume. I think you need to convince the Dems that Obama is worth supporting since they are the ones hightailing away from him.
Like I said, feel free to post a list of pub accomplishments.
LOL
Or, you rw's can just go on with your lamebrain criticisms because, as we all know, there are NO Republican accomplishments! for you to post.
Democrats have pretty much have been perceived as crooks thanks to you know who. no wonder millions have switched from D's to R's, I's and C's.
Looks like the paid, er I mean liberal "faithful" on this board don't want to address the possibility their messiah is tanking himself.
Excellent avatar.
Honest! 
