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Still not seeing much. If you give Obama credit for that tepid recovery, I wonder what you think of how the economy is NOW?
And as far as the Recession being caused by the GOP, that's just simple minded thinking. How about Clinton and Barney Frank's everyone needs to own a home contribution or the repeal of Glass Steagall? Maybe some simple minded people still buy the nonsense that it was all on the GOP, but anyone who can think critically knows there was more to it than that.
I will even give you that he did ACA (even though HE didn't do any of the actual work on on it). And he was there when Osama was killed. But other than THAT, what did he actually do? Other than hobknob with Hollywood elites?
Steered our country out of a Republican led Great Depression.
He acted like he had some damn sense and NEVER once brought disgrace upon the presidency. He was able to walk out of the job with his head held high.
And that’s for starters, which is a lot better than what this present occupant of the WH will be able to do when he’s done.
He broke down a wall, real or perceived that a black person could only dream of being POTUS but never actually do it. President Obama sent that wall crashing to the ground. Love him or hate him, he did what no other black person before him had ever done. The first time is always the hardest....
Some may say big deal. I can tell you how my son reacted, but I don't need to, because nearly every black person in the country reacted the same way. If nothing else he inspired a generation. He showed them that they could be more. I disagreed with Obama's politics, but I always respected him.
Some will say BS. Blacks knew that it was possible. Yeah just like it was possible to fly. Many knew it was possible, but until the Wright brothers did it, most doubted it. Look at how fast aviation took off after that.
Obama spoke with a vocabulary North of second grade. Was he petty and vindictive? Oh you don't hold that job and not feel the power to swat that annoying fly. That said at least he was discreet.
He only rescued our economy from the Republican orchestrated disaster. And every step of the way, legions of right-wingers were screaming at him to implement austerity, while Obama wisely ignored their foolishness and went the direction of Keynesian.
Imagine what US would be like today if we had listened to the fools, er conservatives, and implement..... austerity (!!!!!!!). We'd be exactly where Europe is now with huge unemployment and repeated recession.
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Nice story but in reality Bush signed the legislation that led us out of the recession not Obama. TARP, auto bailout and tax cuts.
Nice story but in reality Bush signed the legislation that led us out of the recession not Obama. TARP, auto bailout and tax cuts.
Bush signed the legislation with practically the entire Republican party kicking and screaming. He did this only AFTER he allowing the big banks to fail triggered the biggest financial meltdown in our lifetime. It was the ultimate "Ooops" moment for Bush and he learned from it. Albeit, Bush's rescue was nowhere near enough to save the economy.
Obama passed his own bailout and other Keynesian policies that rescued the economy. All while the Republicans were screaming for murder that what we really needed was austerity. Remember "Austerity" was the Republicans' favorite word during Obama's first term and then suddenly they stopped talking about it after Keynesian actually worked???
Not to mention, the Republicans' obstruction of Obama's spending bill and subsequent reduction of spending had stalled the recovery and we are only seeing Obama policy's full effect after Trump pumped more money into the economy.
I will even give you that he did ACA (even though HE didn't do any of the actual work on on it). And he was there when Osama was killed. But other than THAT, what did he actually do? Other than hobknob with Hollywood elites?
He made a total mess of this country with his failed forced health care.
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