I happen to think he's doing awsome, even if one disagrees, this hatred cannot possibly be based in reality.

Because everyone who disagrees with you must not be involved in reality...

As for your list of "accomplishments" it was rather clever of you to use a link to another forums and by doing so hiding the fact that the list is from DailyKos.

I wish I could color code stuff, but bold will represent things that are nothing special or would have most likely been done by McCain and italics will represent something that should not be the government's job or something that is not even an accomplishment.

1. Taxes are the main gripe of all those fat pasty Tea Party weirdos. Yet this very year is the least taxes Americans have paid then at any time during the Bush administration. Where were these lard asses when there was a white guy in office?

Cutting taxes is something that just about any leader would do in a recession, its the future tax hikes to cancel out the huge deficits that people are pissed about.

2. Spending has actually been cut, and everyone conveniently ignored that Obama finally ended the f-22 program which Presidents have been trying to elimante but couldn't because they were not cool enough since Bush Sr. In fact Obama has passed 60% of cuts, much more than Bush Jr. - hence actually shrinking the size of government.

$82.69 billion dollar deficits this April, though it is nice to see the military industrial complex get a kick in the balls.

3. Every nation that has ever passed a Healthcare plan similar to the one Obama passed was happy for it and held that residing government in great esteem in subsequent generations. This will be no different. If nothing else he has already assured his spot in world history as a great American President for this alone despite knee-jerk "there's a monster in your closet" reaction from the perpetually scared right.

I'm sure the free-riders in this country will love it and those who realize that we have no way to pay for it will hate.

4. Due to the stimulus package, the economy is improving. Here is a jobs chart link And that is actually off, we actually gained 200,000 jobs in January the most recent numbers indicate.

Keynesian economics: Fix something in the short run only to see it fail even more in the long run.

5. We are leaving Iraq, and we are doing better in Afghanistan since Obama took office now that we are actually concentrating on the terrorists responsible for 911 instead of chasing Cheyene's oil interests.

I oppose the war, but I'll give him credit for recent success.

And here's a list of things Obama has done, some may not agree with everything, but at least he isn't at Camp David or reading to Kindergartners on the tax payer's dime:

1.Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending

Trying to make agencies more efficient is not a new concept.

1.Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices

See above.

1.Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women

I'll give him credit... though if women are to except maternity leave then they ought to expect lesser pay.

1.Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

Good.

1.Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB

McCain would have likely done something similar.

1.Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information

Seeing as every tv station not named Fox is in the tank for him this is not much of accomplishment.

1.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

Good.

1.The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act

Until what goes on behind closed doors with the Federal Reserve and Obama's negotiations with Unions and Democrats this is not much of an accomplishment.

1.Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible

Really? They are counting this as an accomplishment?

1.Limits on lobbyist's access to the White House

I like this one.

1.Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration

There are still loop holes but if this policy works I'll give him credit.

1.Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date

McCain might have done something like this, but I'll give Obama credit.

1.Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren't even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan

1.Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research

1.Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research

I don't mind stem-cell research, but tax payers should not pay for it.

1.New federal funding for science and research labs

Not their job to do so.

1.States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards

I would respect this if he had a consistent record as to what the states are allowed to.

1.Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect

1.Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools

Not government's job.

1.New funds for school construction

Not government's job, the schools still suck anyways.

1.The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out

This one is just fucking retarded and is nothing more then a PR move. If he wants to change the prison's policies then that is one thing, but closing down a prison only to send the prisoners elsewhere is just stupid.

1.US Auto industry rescue plan

Propping up failing companies is not an accomplishment.

1.Housing rescue plan

He still needs to fix Fannie and Freddie.

1.$789 billion economic stimulus plan

The tax cut parts were good, the rest not so much.

1.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

1.US financial and banking rescue plan

Not government's job.

1.The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed

Good.

1.Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards

Good

1.Better body armor is now being provided to our troops

McCain would have done the same.

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

Good.

1.Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols

New policy with new president, nothing special.

1.Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic

Protect it from what?

1.Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions

More bull shit regulations from self righteous environmentalists.

1.Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office

And now they like us more... so what?

1.Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job

Do you really think that a Republican would have hesitated to have the SEALS do their job?

1.US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast

Do you really think that a Republican would have hesitated to increased military presence?

1.Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles

Preferential treatment to his environmental followers is not an accomplishment.

1.Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales

Not the government's job, no way to pay for the program, Japan automakers love us now.

1.Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government

1.Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children

Not government's job.

1.Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program

Not government's job.

1.Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones

He could just lift the ban on Cuba altogether seeing as it hurts the Cuban people more then it hurts their government.

1.Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions

Not government's job.

1.Expanding vaccination programs

And wasting millions in the process on unused vaccines.

1.Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters

MSNBC was criticizing the government for not doing anything, enforcing something like this after you are chewed out is not an accomplishment.

1.Closed offshore tax safe havens

Good.

1.Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals

Good.

1.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

Good.

1.Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry's predatory practices

Good.

1.Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources

Not government's job.

1.Lower drug costs for seniors

Not government's job.

1.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

Good

1.Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel

McCain would have done something similar.

1.Improved housing for military personnel

McCain would have done something similar.

1.Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses

McCain would have done something similar.

1.Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals

McCain would have done something similar.

1.Increasing student loans

Not government's job, not only that but they have failed to address growing tuition costs which negates the benefits of increasing loans.

1.Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program

Ehhh, sure, I like this one.

1.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

Good

1.Established a new cyber security office

And now he wants the government to be able to take control of the internet in case of "emergency".

1.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.

New president, new policy.

1.Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts

Good

1.Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness

Sounds like something any president would do.

1.Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient

1.Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced

Not government's job, if they really gave a shit then they would have fixed the problem of the rising costs of college, but seeing as the left is in love with academia I doubt that will happen.

1.Improving benefits for veterans

McCain.

1.Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration

Narcissism is not an accomplishment.

1.Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud

Good.

1.The FDA is now regulating tobacco

Increasing the role of the nanny state is not an accomplishment.

1.Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules

Increasing the role of the nanny state is not an accomplishment.

1.Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports

Good.

1.Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons

The reporters were not worth the costs.

1.Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive

Not worth the costs.

1.Making more loans available to small businesses

1.Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare

Good.

1.Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court

I thought race did not matter to the left? Anyways, he appointed some bitch that he knew would agree with him on most issues, that is not an accomplishment that is politicizing the court, though that is nothing new.

1.Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans

McCain.

1.Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000

They should be making a lot less.

1.Renewed loan guarantees for Israel

Fuck Israel.

1.Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan

New president, new policy.

1.Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan

McCain.

1.New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans

New president, new policy, but since this a really good policy I'll give him credit.

1.Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production

1.Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and

private living quarters

PR move.

1.Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket

Really? Kos included this with accomplishments.

1.Held first Seder in White House

He threw a Jewish party? That's an accomplishment?

1.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

Already listed.

1.Has put the ball in play for comprehensive immigration reform

States are passing their own laws because they are tired of inaction at federal level.

1.Has announced his intention to push for energy reform

I wasn't aware that simply announcing a plan was an accomplishment. And since this is the Kos what they mean by "reform" is cap and trade that will cause electricity costs to sky rocket while at the same time allowing large companies to continue to pollute as long as they are willing to buy credits.

1.Has announced his intention to push for education reform

I wasn't aware that simply announcing a plan was an accomplishment.

Your infatuation with Obama is either blinding you completely or you are purposely distorting facts.

Tea Party weirdos

It is weird to believe in constitutional govt. If you think they're weird, give us reasons, or your argument is not credible and you look like a bigot (someone who makes decisions without facts).

this very year is the least taxes Americans have paid then at any time during the Bush administration.

OK, I don't know if this is a purposeful lie or you just don't see this. Tax rates have actually gone up for almost everyone paying taxes, but we are in a massive recession, so tax revenue is down. Your statement is true but is a huge manipulation of fact. Ironically, your point only proves why the Bush tax cuts should be extended: by lowering taxes for certain income brackets, the govt tax revenue actually goes up.

2. Spending has actually been cut

No. Sure he cut the f-22 program, but the stimulus bill, health care, and a myriad of other programs have skyrocketed federal spending. This is just not true. Sorry.

3. Every nation that has ever passed a Healthcare plan similar to the one Obama passed was happy for it

So if everyone else is doing it we should too? Most of these countries are having financial meltdowns because of massive deficit spending.

4. Due to the stimulus package, the economy is improving. Here is a jobs chart link And that is actually off, we actually gained 200,000 jobs in January the most recent numbers indicate.

Again, no. First of all, 200,000 jobs gained in January are census jobs mostly. Second, the stimulus package contained almost NO stimulus. It CANNOT stimulate the economy because it was almost entirely pork barrel spending and was "stimulus" in name only. That aside, we have clearly lost jobs, as unemployment has gone from 6% to 10%. Where did that 700 billion dollars go? And even if we did add jobs, 700 billion for 200k jobs? It would be cheaper to give $1 million dollars to every american.

Anyway, I'm gonna skim and end, because I think I've made my point.

1.Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending

Political double speak. While he drastically increases spending he attempts to make himself look good by ordering reviews.

1.Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices

see above.

1.Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible

while bills like the 1 trillion dollar health care bill are done completely behind closed doors.

1.Limits on lobbyist's access to the White House

He said. But we have seen the heaviest lobbying in White House history under his regime.

Anyway, point being almost everything this man touches turns to dust. The "budget neutral" health care bill has now been revealed by the CBO to be a 1 trillion dollar deficit. We are spending 150% of our GDP in deficit spending (Greece is collapsing at only 119%). He passed student loan reform and no one even knows what it means. You say this man will go down in history. This is undoubtedly true. He will go down as the man who in four years decimated the US economy.

Your #4: "Due to the stimulus package, the economy is improving. Here is a jobs chart link And that is actually off, we actually gained 200,000 jobs in January the most recent numbers indicate."

If you aren't aware, the unemployment rate is still a whopping 9.5%. Here's a breakdown state by state, and if you actually read the data, it's gone up from about 5% (an acceptable rate) to nearly 10% since Obama took office.

Also, if you haven't learned about proportions in the 12 grades of school you've probably gone through, I'll teach you now.

Yes we may have created 200,000 jobs in January, but if people begin LOOKING for work, or others quit their jobs, then those 200,000 just come and fill in the gap left by those others. So the proportion of unemployed/employed stays the same, as the does the jobless percentage.

Spending has actually been cut

Your a moron haven't you heard of his trip to India? What was it 200million dollars a day (with taxe payers money) and how long is he staying there with over 5000 invited guests?

Every nation that has ever passed a Healthcare plan similar to the one Obama passed was happy for it

Don't make me laugh! Greece did the same healthcare plan and their poverty rate bounced up to 30%! When they were under 10% beforehand!

Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information

Yes so we can hate our military more...the one he countrols.

This man is an idiot!

You hear about his answer to when Russia invaded Poland? He said he would take charge of it and consult the UN and have them vote on wheather to action or not. Russia on the UN board and it takes one veto for the UN not to do something. He doesn't even understand the things he supports! He is a hack and a fraud.

I have one question for people who support obama: Do you like freedom? Obama is a fucking socialist and his stimulus failed he is campaigning while republicans are working. One guy said we gained 200,000 jobs in january. If i recall correctly january is 1/12 of a year and it is just reducing the number of jobs that obama has killed. I wish in my english class i could write a persuasive essay about democrats in general being stupid and ruining the ideals of this country including capitalism.

War in the Middle East.

so your mad that he's pulling troops out a country that did not attack us (9/11 hijackers weren't from Iraq) and sending more troops to the countries were al-qaeda (you know the one's that attacked us) are based?

Patriot Act

I totally agree with you.

Turning his back to those accused of being terrorists

Last time I checked that guy that tried to bomb Times Square was read his Miranda Rights, so that argue is pointless.

Jumping through obstacles and use of bullying to get unpopular legislation passed

I totally agree with you.

Allowing Wall Street to do whatever the fuck they want.

He has a huge majority but 59 votes isn't enough to pass legislation, you need 60 votes to have a true "majority," and true, the Republicans aren't being very helpful, in fact, their no help at all.

Allowing the Federal Reserve to do whatever they want.

I my personal opinion the Federal Reserve Board should all be shot.

Allowing big banks to do whatever the fuck they want.

They also should be shot. (Again just my personal opinion.)

Allowing giant corporations deemed "too big to fail" to do whatever the fuck they want.

They should have let GM collapsed and that way the auto worker union would have be broken up and jerk off would be getting paid $40+ an hour for putting a damn blot on a car.

Watch as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fail.

Should also have their board members shot. (my personal opinion.)

Bailout failing entities.

I don't want to sound fucked up but we shouldn't have sent a crap load of money to Haiti when we got our own financial problems to worry about.

Backroom deals hidden from the public.

Has always happened and always will.

Criticize the public for the same mistakes that he commits.

What do you except when the "Teabaggers" are waving signs with him depicted as Hilter on them. He was elected, he did not steal the election. (Unlike Bush, but thats a whole different discussion.)

Holding a party while states are experiencing extreme natural disasters.

Because Bush didn't do the exact same thing with Katrina right?

Offshore drilling.

I totally agree.

Go against gay marriage.

Again, totally agree.

Have no sense of fiscal responsibilty.

Atleast he's trying to fix the economy, all Bush did was sit around and let it collapse.

Continue War on Drug.

Agreed.

Pretend to be for safe border but at the same time doing nothing to protect them.

What is the point of trying to do something about this, the only thing Republicans would support is deporting everyone so there is no point of him trying to debate the immigration topic.

Promoting environmental while at the same time failing to get some real legislation done.

Kind of hard when no Republican is willing to open talks with the Democrats.

In Conclusion, Obama may have his flaws, but he is doing, in my opinion, a way better job then that wacko McCain would have done.

This is really well written. The problem with Obama is that he's also a bad liberal. Even the health care bill accomplished almost nothing the democratic party wanted and mostly played into the pocketbooks of the Insurance company, who will now get more business and have an excuse to charge what they want. To be fair, the republicans in Congress have dug in their heels and refuse to do almost anything, but they're only getting away with it because of Obama and the dems in Congress inability to either work together and use their super majority or approach the republicans in a way to make things work.

This was the dems opportunity for a golden age of several years of dem control. Instead, they will probably lose everything in the next two elections.

Obama is the first African-American president

How is this an accomplishment?

also the youngest president to be elected into office

Theodore Roosevelt? Kennedy? Clinton? Grant?