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Does Obama have any lasting contributions or successes whatsoever?
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:16 pm
The farther we get from the end of his presidency, the more it looks like most, if not all, of his signature achievements were nothing but smoke and mirrors meant to boost his image during his presidency, but that do not stand up in the long term.
Let's take his signature achievement: Obamacare. In less than eight years, it is in danger of crumbling under its own weight and even Democrats are openly talking about "fixing" healthcare AGAIN. His plan is not economically feasible and, one way or another, will have to be overhauled completely if not ditched entirely.
The Iran Nuclear Deal. This was supposed to be a monumental step toward stabilizing relations with Iran by essentially paying them to not develop nukes. Before the ink was dry on the deal, Iran was already developing operational nuclear technology, no doubt burnished by the funds paid by the US. In the near future, Iran will be a nuclear-powered Islamic state that will be combative with the US and will ally with Russia.
North Korea. Today Susan Rice echoed the position that Obama maintained for his entire administration: that of appeasement of North Korea and ignoring their ever-increasing hostility. The country is now at the point where it is openly conducting nuclear testing aimed at US interests. Within six months, the Trump administration was able to coordinate UN sanctions backed by both Russia AND China against North Korea, something that had not been done in eight years.
Libya. What hasn't been said about this clusterfrick? Obama already admitted it was the worst mistake of his presidency and his chair has barely cooled. The involvement in the overthrow of Qaddafi not only gave ISIS a stronghold, but set off a massive tipping point for the migrant crisis that infested Western Europe.
Syria. The Red Line. LOL. Obama watched while Assad attacked rebels with sarin gas and got walked all over in diplomatic terms. And just as with Libya, ISIS found fertile ground in Syria and grew exponentially, only recently being fought back.
Stimulus. I don't know how to define this other than one massive, public payout by Obama to his supporters and donors. Shovel Ready Jobs. Solyndra. Billions of dollars, all with nothing to show for it.
Please let me know if I am missing anything. I would legitimately like for someone to point me to something, just one thing, whether domestic or international policy, that was enacted by President Obama that in the long run will be deemed a success.
Let's take his signature achievement: Obamacare. In less than eight years, it is in danger of crumbling under its own weight and even Democrats are openly talking about "fixing" healthcare AGAIN. His plan is not economically feasible and, one way or another, will have to be overhauled completely if not ditched entirely.
The Iran Nuclear Deal. This was supposed to be a monumental step toward stabilizing relations with Iran by essentially paying them to not develop nukes. Before the ink was dry on the deal, Iran was already developing operational nuclear technology, no doubt burnished by the funds paid by the US. In the near future, Iran will be a nuclear-powered Islamic state that will be combative with the US and will ally with Russia.
North Korea. Today Susan Rice echoed the position that Obama maintained for his entire administration: that of appeasement of North Korea and ignoring their ever-increasing hostility. The country is now at the point where it is openly conducting nuclear testing aimed at US interests. Within six months, the Trump administration was able to coordinate UN sanctions backed by both Russia AND China against North Korea, something that had not been done in eight years.
Libya. What hasn't been said about this clusterfrick? Obama already admitted it was the worst mistake of his presidency and his chair has barely cooled. The involvement in the overthrow of Qaddafi not only gave ISIS a stronghold, but set off a massive tipping point for the migrant crisis that infested Western Europe.
Syria. The Red Line. LOL. Obama watched while Assad attacked rebels with sarin gas and got walked all over in diplomatic terms. And just as with Libya, ISIS found fertile ground in Syria and grew exponentially, only recently being fought back.
Stimulus. I don't know how to define this other than one massive, public payout by Obama to his supporters and donors. Shovel Ready Jobs. Solyndra. Billions of dollars, all with nothing to show for it.
Please let me know if I am missing anything. I would legitimately like for someone to point me to something, just one thing, whether domestic or international policy, that was enacted by President Obama that in the long run will be deemed a success.
This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:19 pm to Damone
Obama did what he set out to do: wealth redistribution.
Every one of his policies was intended to achieve this purpose. The only thing that stopped him was the presidential term limit and checks & balances.
But he did manage to put some difficult-to-repeal policies into place...ACA being one of them.
Every one of his policies was intended to achieve this purpose. The only thing that stopped him was the presidential term limit and checks & balances.
But he did manage to put some difficult-to-repeal policies into place...ACA being one of them.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:19 pm to Damone
If he only had one it would be twice as many as Trump
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:19 pm to Damone
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Does Obama have any lasting contributions or successes whatsoever?
ignoring things he flipped flopped on (civil asset forfeiture, gay marriage, medical MJ)....Cuba
normalizing relations with Cuba was an objectively great policy
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:19 pm to 20MuleTeam
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If he only had one it would be twice as many as Trump
8 months v. 8 years
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:20 pm to Damone
He won a Nobel Peace Prize for not being George W. Bush.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:22 pm to Damone
Cuba and wealth redistribution.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:23 pm to SlowFlowPro
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normalizing relations with Cuba was an objectively great policy
Care to elaborate?
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:24 pm to SlowFlowPro
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re: Does Obama have any lasting contributions or successes whatsoever?
He single handedly destroyed the liberal left and the useful idiot democrats by showing the country what they actually stand for...which is nothing but bitter clinging to brainwashed 70's street catechisms and "Hey! Hey!..Ho! Ho!" chants.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:25 pm to 225bred
Obama still in your dome I see.
ACA remains the law of the land.
Oh and he got Bin Laden...something the previous regime couldn't manage to do what with their invasion of Iraq distracting them.
ACA remains the law of the land.
Oh and he got Bin Laden...something the previous regime couldn't manage to do what with their invasion of Iraq distracting them.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:25 pm to Damone
Got got a few SCOTUS justices that gave homosexuals validation.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:25 pm to Damone
The funny part is that a lot of his SJW activism and "achievements" like Cuba, gay rights, trans rights, etc. directly help elect Trump, who is directly rolling back most of his achievements.
Like Clinton/Gore with Elian Gonzales, Obama/Clinton had the Cuba thing the summer before the election which likely helped Trump gin up his Cuban voter numbers. Probably wasn't decisive in Trump's victory, but it may have been enough to help him avoid a recount in FL.
Like Clinton/Gore with Elian Gonzales, Obama/Clinton had the Cuba thing the summer before the election which likely helped Trump gin up his Cuban voter numbers. Probably wasn't decisive in Trump's victory, but it may have been enough to help him avoid a recount in FL.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:26 pm to Damone
I'll give him credit for going into Pakistan and picking off Osama Bin Laden
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:26 pm to asurob1
Why is President Reagan your avatar?
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:27 pm to 20MuleTeam
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f he only had one it would be twice as many as Trump
So Trump has had one half of a lasting contribution?
Surely a supporter of the "party of science" knows that there is nothing you can multiply zero by to get anything other than zero. You should have used "infinitely more" rather than "twice"
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:27 pm to asurob1
Bin Laden was dead years before "Obama got him."
ETA: It's not a coincidence that this happened a little over a year before the election.
ETA: It's not a coincidence that this happened a little over a year before the election.
This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:28 pm to asurob1
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ACA remains the law of the land.
Such a well functioning policy...
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:29 pm to Damone
Trump is turning Obama into a rockstar.
And he doesn't even realize it
And he doesn't even realize it
Posted on 8/10/17 at 12:30 pm to DaphneTigah
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I'll give him credit for going into Pakistan and picking off Osama Bin Laden
Absolutely, took some courage to authorize a mission into a country that claims to be our ally.
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