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Default Hope-y--Change-y

Half-term governor palin recently asked, "how's that hopey-changey thing
working out for ya?"


Pretty damn well actually, in just one year President Obama...

Passed Healthcare Reform (ending preexisting conditions, giving small
business subsidies for providing insurance, closing the medicare donut
hole in drug coverage, ensuring coverage for all kids uptill the age of
26, covering 32 million americans, expanding medicaid to cover the rest,
all while cutting the national debt by a 100 billion dollars) - Check.

Signed into law Tax Cuts for all middle income families, and 95% of all
Americans - Check

Signed an Arms control agreement with Russia to dismantle nuclear
weapons - Check

Reauthorized SCHIP to cover all Children - Check

Saved the entire stock market from collapsing (from a low point of a dow
of 6000 within a month of Obama taking office, to close to 11,000 just
an year later, basically preventing millions of retirement accounts from
getting wiped out) - Check

Ended the ban on travel for people with HIV - Check

Ended the automatic dismissal of any homosexual individuals serving in
the military by the State Dept - Check

Ended the federal crackdown on Medicinal Marijuana centers in CA - Check

Passed into law Mortgage Fraud Protections - Check

Ended the ban on Stem Cell Research - Check

Passed Student Loan Reform, and Used The Savings to Significantly
Increase Financial Aid Loans and Grants - Check

Engaged in diplomatic dialogue with Middle Eastern countries, instead of
using language like "Axis of Evil" that achieves nothing other than to
**** them off some more. - Check

Passed Credit Card Reform (Minimizing Predatory Lending, Making the
terms of credit cards clear, eliminating arbitrary rate increases) - Check

Since the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
have had the new job loss numbers from their peak right as Obama took
office, go down steadily month after month, every single month like
clockwork to the point that finally, this month is going to have job
growth in the six figures (a trend expected to accelerate this whole
year) - Check

Reversed the ban on sending foreign aid to countries with legal
abortions (The Mexico City Policy) - Check

Signed the Expanded Hate Crimes Bill - Check

Helped stem down employment discrimination by passing the Lilly
Ledbetter Act - Check

Extended Unemployment Benefit, helping millions of Americans stave off
bankrupcy until the economy recovers - Check

Drew down troops in Iraq for a 2011 withdrawl date - Check

Drew down Gitmo detainees and making prepartations to close it by 2011 -
Check

Increased the forces in Afganistan and brought to justice 500+ major Al
Queda senior leaders in the past year (more than the Bush Administration
brought in all eight years combined) - Check

Saved the entire US Auto Industry (GM and Chrysler) from going bankrupt
thus preventing dozens of major factories and hundreds of dealerships
from closing their doors - Check

Saved banks from going bankrupt to the point that they're profitable
again and have now paid back all of government loans and bailout funds
in full and with interest - Check

Signed into law, new mileage and emissions standard for cars and suvs -
Check

Working on Education Reform and Financial Regulatory Reform so banks
can't pull this crap again - The very next thing on his list

It's been a hell of a productive first year for him. He made good on
more than 90% of what he promised while running for election. I can't
think of many presidents who accomplish that much in eight years
(especially on issues as big as healthcare reform). And that's just what
I can remember. Do you guys have anything to add?

If you don't think that list is impressive, here's a few dozen more
accomplishments in his first year that I haven't even had the chance to
read all the way thru...

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me.../promise-kept/

P.S: When exactly did posters of America's first Black President painted
in Whiteface become socially acceptable?


From KOS

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Conservatives - just pretend Obama's health care legislation is another
unnecessary war and you'll feel better about it.
 
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