Obama's Successes & Failures

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Martin Hash
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Obama's Successes & Failures

Post by Martin Hash » Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:28 pm

Out of Iraq, Afghanistan.
Not in Syria, Yemen, ISIS, Ukraine, Asian Sea etc.
Killing OBL.
Drone warfare.
Normalized relations with Cuba.
Negotiation with Iran.
No draft.
Stock market highs
Housing market rebound
Convincing me that deficits don't matter
Closing Guantanamo (very slowwwwly)
Economic comeback
Legalized marijuana
Gay Marriage
Attempting ACA
Normalized relations with Cuba
No drama
Making things seem "as usual" when they're anything but

Obama failures:
TPP & other "Free" Trade deals
The actual ACA
Not stopping the Student Loan fiasco
Not breaking up the big banks
Not stopping Saudia Arabia from financing religious fundamentalism
Not breaking the power of Public Employee Unions
Not attacking Citizens United
Not attacking Hobby Lobby
Not stopping "Free" Trade
Not increasing taxes on the wealthy
Not capping liability awards

I'm concerned that TPP + ACA failure will overshadow all else.

Obama's doin' okay. Almost accidentally invaded Syria but luckily the Ruskies helped him out. Clawing & scratching against the Warbots must be tedious.
I'm really questioning why he's supporting TPP? What could he possibly get from that? How does he read the situation different from me?
Shamedia, Shamdemic, Shamucation, Shamlection, Shamconomy & Shamate Change