Fail To The Chief

Is there anything this man has accomplished that he set out to do? Even the Left has turned against him (the center did some time ago).


I can think of two things he promised and actually accomplished:

- He got a dog for his daughters.
- He took his wife out for the promised date in NYC (which cost the taxpayers $200K+).

Don't forget that lovely Air Force 1 photo op.:lol:

Or running away in the middle of a recession to beg for the Olympics in his hometown.

Or failing to stop wire tapping, water boarding, his new TSA sanctioned molestation, ohhhhh the list!
 
And yet...there is more!

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6 Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible
10. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
16. New federal funding for science and research labs
17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
20. New funds for school construction
21 The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out
22. US Auto industry rescue plan
23. Housing rescue plan
24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan
25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
26. US financial and banking rescue plan
27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with theGeneva Convention standards
29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office
35. Successful release of US captain held bySomali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast
37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales
39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government
40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
41. Signed national service legislation; expandednational youth service program
42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones
43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
44. Expanding vaccination programs
45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters
46. Closed offshore tax safe havens
47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals
48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
49.. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices
50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
51. Lower drug costs for seniors
52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
54. Improved housing for military personnel
55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses
56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
57 Increasing student loans
58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program
59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
60. Established a new cyber security office
61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness
64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced
66. Improving benefits for veterans
67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration
68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud
69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco
70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons
73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive
74. Making more loans available to small businesses
75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare
76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans
78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan
81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production
84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters
85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket
86. Held first Seder in White House
87. Attempting to reform the nation’s healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves almost 50 million without health insurance and millions more under insured
88. Has put the ball in play for comprehensive immigration reform

this will be the third time I have asked this of you-

what is your benchmark for 'accomplishments"?

saying doing, effect, affect...do you have one? because it doesn't look like it.....

Everything on that list either was the accomplishment of other people (e.g. Congress) that he just signed off on, or involves spending other people's money.
Anyone see a pattern here?
 
Is there anything this man has accomplished that he set out to do? Even the Left has turned against him (the center did some time ago).


I can think of two things he promised and actually accomplished:

- He got a dog for his daughters.
- He took his wife out for the promised date in NYC (which cost the taxpayers $200K+).

Don't forget that lovely Air Force 1 photo op.:lol:

Or running away in the middle of a recession to beg for the Olympics in his hometown.

Or failing to stop wire tapping, water boarding, his new TSA sanctioned molestation, ohhhhh the list!

And he quit smoking.
Oh, wait a minute.
 
And yet...there is more!

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6 Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible
10. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
16. New federal funding for science and research labs
17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
20. New funds for school construction
21 The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out
22. US Auto industry rescue plan
23. Housing rescue plan
24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan
25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
26. US financial and banking rescue plan
27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with theGeneva Convention standards
29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office
35. Successful release of US captain held bySomali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast
37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales
39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government
40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
41. Signed national service legislation; expandednational youth service program
42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones
43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
44. Expanding vaccination programs
45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters
46. Closed offshore tax safe havens
47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals
48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
49.. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices
50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
51. Lower drug costs for seniors
52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
54. Improved housing for military personnel
55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses
56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
57 Increasing student loans
58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program
59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
60. Established a new cyber security office
61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness
64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced
66. Improving benefits for veterans
67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration
68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud
69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco
70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons
73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive
74. Making more loans available to small businesses
75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare
76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans
78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan
81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production
84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters
85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket
86. Held first Seder in White House
87. Attempting to reform the nation’s healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves almost 50 million without health insurance and millions more under insured
88. Has put the ball in play for comprehensive immigration reform

this will be the third time I have asked this of you-

what is your benchmark for 'accomplishments"?

saying doing, effect, affect...do you have one? because it doesn't look like it.....

Everything on that list either was the accomplishment of other people (e.g. Congress) that he just signed off on, or involves spending other people's money.
Anyone see a pattern here?

but he held a Seder in the WH!!!! you should be over joyed!!!. of course leaving Netanyahu at dinner well that aint shit...cause it actually means something...don't you get it? ;)...
 
Oh! And he reformulated The Mission of NASA to improve Muslim self-esteem!
 
We're forgetting he challenged the Cabinet to find $100M in savings.
They didn't actually do it, of course. But he challenged them. That has to rank as an achievement somewhere.

I challenge Nutwinger to find his ass with both hands.
Now my achievements rival Nutwinger's.
 
And he froze pay increases for federal employees, although many of them are still getting step increases which are higher than inflation adjustments anyway.
 
and who can forget no. 30?

The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010

yea baby, the Russians told us to, and we did.....what an accomplishment!!!! I am truly, in awe.
 
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And he froze pay increases for federal employees, although many of them are still getting step increases which are higher than inflation adjustments anyway.

actually he didn't ,well that is he did for salaried fed employees....those in a union? they got their's...trust me;)
 
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and now $3.00/gallon gas. Was $1.81 when Obama took office.

Now.......when gas prices went to way over $3.00/gallon in the summer of 2008, the k00ks were screaming it was on GWB.

Whats good for the goose s0ns.............
 
EDUCATION

• Authorized construction funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access in K-12 public schools (2009)

• Increased funding for school construction (2009)

• Increased funding available for student loans (2009)

• Expanded the national youth service program (2009)

• Streamlined the federal student loan process to save $87 billion over the next 10 years (2009)

• Changed the rule to allow students struggling to make college loan payments to refinance their loans (2009)

• Beginning discussions with Congress for education reform (2009) * Note: Much of Obama’s education reform has been sidelined by opposition in Congress

• Initiated a “Race to the Top” competitive federal grant program for states who develop innovative policies (2009)

• Instituted a “judgment review” allowing families with student loans to petition to have their current financial status determine the loan rather than the previous year’s finances (2009)

• Launched “Educate to Innovate,” a public/private partnership making $236 million available for science, mathematics, and technology education programs (2009)

• Proposed capping the maximum amount students must pay on student loans (as percentage of their income) (2010)

• Proposed reducing student loan obligations for individuals going to work in community and public service jobs (2010)

• The federal government will offer direct student loans, cutting out the cost of private banks (“middle man”) who increase the costs in order to make a profit (2010)

• Increased investment in technologies for schools/education (2010)
 
EDUCATION

• Authorized construction funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access in K-12 public schools (2009)

• Increased funding for school construction (2009)

• Increased funding available for student loans (2009)

• Expanded the national youth service program (2009)

• Streamlined the federal student loan process to save $87 billion over the next 10 years (2009)

• Changed the rule to allow students struggling to make college loan payments to refinance their loans (2009)

• Beginning discussions with Congress for education reform (2009) * Note: Much of Obama’s education reform has been sidelined by opposition in Congress

• Initiated a “Race to the Top” competitive federal grant program for states who develop innovative policies (2009)

• Instituted a “judgment review” allowing families with student loans to petition to have their current financial status determine the loan rather than the previous year’s finances (2009)

• Launched “Educate to Innovate,” a public/private partnership making $236 million available for science, mathematics, and technology education programs (2009)

• Proposed capping the maximum amount students must pay on student loans (as percentage of their income) (2010)

• Proposed reducing student loan obligations for individuals going to work in community and public service jobs (2010)

• The federal government will offer direct student loans, cutting out the cost of private banks (“middle man”) who increase the costs in order to make a profit (2010)

• Increased investment in technologies for schools/education (2010)

Authorized construction funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access in K-12 public schools

And this is something to brag about? it's just another form of baby sitting.

Increased funding for school construction
Increased funding available for student loans

giving money for new construction and loans for education does not equate a good educational model

Expanded the national youth service program
The government has created programs for children for years and still it has not worked. Why are so many children joining gangs?

And the rest of your post deals with money. Money does not equate a better educational system
 
Here's the list of Republican Failures:

GOP Failure

The Republican Party, personified by Bush and Cheney, is the impetus behind a number of disasters:

1. They implemented the No Child Left Behind debacle and then failed to provide funding to support even its good features.

2. They pushed through tax cuts that benefit mainly the wealthy and do not help those who need it most.

3. Their overspending has nearly doubled our national debt in only seven years to nearly $10 trillion.

4. They have reversed gains made in environmental progress and they have, until recently, denied the reality of global warming.

5. They have supported big oil while providing little support for alternative fuels, at the expense of the consumer.

6. Their laissez-faire approach to the economy has enabled the collapse of major mortgage and investment houses and precipitated the current recession.

7. They have supported the insurance industry and medical establishment over patients. (We are currently 45th in life expectancy.)

8. They have opposed stem cell research.

9. They have supported or ignored more corruption than even the Nixon administration.

10. They have valued political “orthodoxy” over constitutional duty (eg: Alberto Gonzalez and others.)

11. They have displayed the highest levels of incompetence and ineptitude, as in the Katrina disaster and the prosecution of the war in Iraq.

12. Despite promises to unite, they have divided the parties and the country more than at any time since the Civil War.

13. They have claimed – without merit – the moral high ground on “family values” while fomenting war, destroying the environment, and ignoring the needy.

14. They have allowed religious wedge issues like biblical literalism, abortion and gay rights to hold precedence over urgent national priorities like education, environmental stability and fiscal sanity.

15. They have undermined our freedom by unwarranted and unconstitutional invasion of privacy.

16. They have used a bogus definition of patriotism in the attempt to define critics of the war as somehow “un-American.”

17. They have used fear and lies rather than appeals to reason in the attempt to unite our people behind the war.

18. Most importantly, they started the Iraq war under false pretenses for faulty – and constantly changing – reasons.

19. Once starting the war, they have been criminally culpable for undersupplying and undersupporting the troops.

20. They have caused the international good will of post-9/11 to turn into resentment with their heavy-handed and unresponsive treatment of our allies.

21. They have allowed the focus on Iraq to undermine the righteous war in Afghanistan; bin Laden is still at large and the Taliban is on the rebound.

22. They have showed an inability to listen to reason and to tolerate loyal opposition from top generals (Shinseki, Fallon, etc) by removing them from positions of authority.

23. They have betrayed the essence of American values by encouraging, tolerating and even ordering the use of torture on presumed enemies.

Republican Failures | Republicans for Obama
 
Here's the list of Republican Failures:

blahblahblah

Republican Failures | Republicans for Obama

Read the article. You want to start a thread about GOP failures, go right ahead. This one is about the utter failure by an incompetent, unqualified president who rode into the office supported by the media with nothing more substantial than "hope n' change". He has since made a mess out of everything he has touched, with not one successful program to his credit, despite 2 years of filibuster-proof majorities in both houses of Congress.
 
Read the article. You want to start a thread about GOP failures, go right ahead. This one is about the utter failure by an incompetent, unqualified president who rode into the office supported by the media with nothing more substantial than "hope n' change". He has since made a mess out of everything he has touched, with not one successful program to his credit, despite 2 years of filibuster-proof majorities in both houses of Congress.

you seem to be fine bashing the president. So i will just bash your messiahs aka GW Bush & Cheney.

Who's Counting Bush's Mistakes? | | AlterNet




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The Retard Still Can't refute anything posted here.
 
Read the article. You want to start a thread about GOP failures, go right ahead. This one is about the utter failure by an incompetent, unqualified president who rode into the office supported by the media with nothing more substantial than "hope n' change". He has since made a mess out of everything he has touched, with not one successful program to his credit, despite 2 years of filibuster-proof majorities in both houses of Congress.

you seem to be fine bashing the president. So i will just bash your messiahs aka GW Bush & Cheney.

Who's Counting Bush's Mistakes? | | AlterNet

Bush is no longer the president.
Grow up and read the posts.
 
Read the article. You want to start a thread about GOP failures, go right ahead. This one is about the utter failure by an incompetent, unqualified president who rode into the office supported by the media with nothing more substantial than "hope n' change". He has since made a mess out of everything he has touched, with not one successful program to his credit, despite 2 years of filibuster-proof majorities in both houses of Congress.

you seem to be fine bashing the president. So i will just bash your messiahs aka GW Bush & Cheney.

Who's Counting Bush's Mistakes? | | AlterNet

Bush is no longer the president.
Grow up and read the posts.

this coming from the guy who likes to call me colonscent? what are you feelings hurt now that i called you the retarded rabbi? read my posts jackass.
 
you seem to be fine bashing the president. So i will just bash your messiahs aka GW Bush & Cheney.

Who's Counting Bush's Mistakes? | | AlterNet

Bush is no longer the president.
Grow up and read the posts.

this coming from the guy who likes to call me colonscent? what are you feelings hurt now that i called you the retarded rabbi? read my posts jackass.

You realize individual threads are posted so tehre can be a discussion ON THAT TOPIC, rather than just whatever free association of words comes to mind, right?
This topic is about the utter failure of America's most incompetent president. You want to start a thread about Bush or the GOP or colonoscopies, go right ahead. Elsewhere.
 

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