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Too bad, someone did not ask Obama about his qualifications before he was elected, besides being the first black President, he had ZERO executive experience, served on the law review for Harvard, ( kind of an in and out job) spent a couple of years in the Illinois state legislature,spent some time as a community organizor, and all of 150 DAYS in the U.S senate before becoming POTUS. Whoooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaa, but boy, you libs were sure impressed with the way he could READ a teleprompter. That's what got your vote.
Thank you for proving my point scumbag. Obama was in the Illinois senate for 8 years and wrote or co-sponsored over 800 pieces of legislation.
As a US senator, he was one of the hardest working and most prolific in history writing or co-sponsoring 129 pieces of legislation with both Democrats and Republicans, many of which became law. I provided links in an earlier post.
You guys lie and that makes you scumbags for purposely lying about the President. You are NOT patriots. You are dirty.
It's one thing to have "honest" differences, another to be a lying sack of.......
What has he done as President so far, that was actually good for America.... His apology tour doesn't count.
You mean besides rescuing the economy and what he's done in Afghanistan?
1. Health Care - he hasn't given up on this.
2. Communications: one example is a "swine flu" conference that people were able to watch on line. He has used communication technology in ways that has never been used before. Of course, Republicans will deny that since they refuse to see anything positive, right?
3. Transportation: Department of Transportation has approved 2,500 highway projects.
4. Education: A $2,500 tax credit to help offset the cost of tuition (among other expenses) for those seeking a college education. Nearly five million families are expected to save $9 billion, according to Treasury officials.
5. Cars: Allocate $2 billion in stimulus cash for advanced batteries systems. If the U.S. could dominate this market it would reclaim its perch as the world's premier car manufacturer.
6. Pakistan: Working with Pakistan to take down more than half of Taliban leadership.
7. Cities: The Recovery Act, DOJ secured $2 billion for Byrne Grants, which funds anti-gang and anti-gun task forces. The money, cut during the Bush years, is expected to have massive ramifications on inner-city crime and violence.
8. Engaging the Muslim World: "American is not at war with Islam", decreased tensions within the Muslim world towards the US. No one has thrown a shoe at him.
9. Forests: The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.
10. Meetings with Republicans on camera for a give and take. When has that ever happened?
11.Signing laws to expand children's health insurance financed by a 61-cent per pack increase in the federal cigarette tax
12. Enlisting European allies in a new multi-layered strategy in Afghanistan and in Pakistan along with 30,000 more troops.
13. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
14. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
15. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover A.F.B.
16. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
17. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
18. New federal funding for science and research labs
19. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
20. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
21. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
22. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
23. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
24. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast
I think I'll stop there, but there are so many more the so called "liberal media" will never report on.
Anyone could go look at his achievements if they really wanted to.
Obama is having the best first year of any president since Franklin Roosevelt. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/business/economy/18view.html
WikiAnswers - What are Barack Obama's accomplishments as president
The Accomplishments of President Obama/It's More than You Would Think | Care2 Share
Obama Timeline - John H. Richardson's Timeline of Obama's First Year - Esquire