blazorthon
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[citation][nom]acadia11[/nom]Oh please this admin has done a ton of things right, objectively, speaking this president is actually very good.1) Saved American Auto Industry, GM went from bankrupt to the #1 car manufacturer in the world again a place it hasn't held since the 1990's.2) Got Osama, Ghaddafi, and Al Wahari at a fraction of the cost3) Dow went from 5000 on January 21, 2009 when Obama took office to more than 13,000 today4) passed a healthcare bill that if people actually bothered to read would be quite good for the average citizen5) Ended the recession 6 months after taking office, the US economy has grown every quarter since June 20096) Added over 5 million jobs over the last 3 years, US economy has added jobs 26 of the last 30 months7) Corporations can complain but they've all seen record profits, Intel, Apple, GM, Ford, GE, Exxon, Goldman ... and so on ...8) Gave the largest tax cut in US history, and for a change it was one finally geared for small businesses and the middle class9) Cut interest rates on student loans, added more funding for student loans, removed the banks from being middle men in the student loan process especially when the money was coming from the government not the banks to begin with10) .... I could keep going, but the reality, of who Obama is does not at all jive with this mythical person most conservatives and some people see who is out to destroy America.Greatest qoute of the day from Obama Iowa speech , in reference, to him admonishing the house of representatives even considering not extending the interest cut on student loans ... one republican respresentative said that the Obama policy on this is "like stage 3 socialist cancer ... and that he was using the issue to distract the American people from the economy" .... Obama in his speech, today at University of Iowa, stated really "stage 3 socialist cancer", what does that even mean, what is he even talking about ... and that these guys are so out of touch that giving access to education for America's future work force is exactly about the economy. He doesn't know economy the Republicans are talking about, but you students are and will be the future economy. What economy are the republicans refering too.[/citation]
The economy is worse than it was before. The Dow and such are artificially inflated. Like many other bubbles before them, they could burst at any time.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you get fined for not having heal insurance by that very health care bill?
The recession is not over... It's getting worse. Have you noticed how unemployment is STILL climbing? Also, don't forget that the unemployment rates don't include all of the unemployed, often only the recently unemployed or at least those who are on employment plans.
Many companies have gone out of business. Most of the companies seeing profits are international companies and that is why they survived. Many other companies (such as GM) are also only alive because the government put them on life support and keeps bailing them out.
Really, Obama is just another president. Sure, there are some perks like with any other president (for Obama, his apparently adamant stance against bills such as CISPA, SOPA, and the others is one good and recent example), but the negatives have and seem to always outweigh the positives. It's as if the positives are only there so that we can forget about the negatives, or just not even notice them. He's a politician, enough said.
Even going back to Bush, both Bush presidents did good things too. For example, they improved our foreign relations, something that Obama certainly hasn't helped nearly as much and in many cases, has actually hindered.
The economy is worse than it was before. The Dow and such are artificially inflated. Like many other bubbles before them, they could burst at any time.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you get fined for not having heal insurance by that very health care bill?
The recession is not over... It's getting worse. Have you noticed how unemployment is STILL climbing? Also, don't forget that the unemployment rates don't include all of the unemployed, often only the recently unemployed or at least those who are on employment plans.
Many companies have gone out of business. Most of the companies seeing profits are international companies and that is why they survived. Many other companies (such as GM) are also only alive because the government put them on life support and keeps bailing them out.
Really, Obama is just another president. Sure, there are some perks like with any other president (for Obama, his apparently adamant stance against bills such as CISPA, SOPA, and the others is one good and recent example), but the negatives have and seem to always outweigh the positives. It's as if the positives are only there so that we can forget about the negatives, or just not even notice them. He's a politician, enough said.
Even going back to Bush, both Bush presidents did good things too. For example, they improved our foreign relations, something that Obama certainly hasn't helped nearly as much and in many cases, has actually hindered.