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I get tired of hearing the Republican base blaming Obama for everything and refusing to credit him for the good he has accomplished. By base I mean the racist, women hating, poor are lazy, god fearing, gun nuts, and the psychotic crowd. The right wants Americans to think they are the righteous strength of the United States, but in fact they are spineless. Everything I’ve listed above they are afraid of. In fact, they are not the strength of this country, they are scared shitless. It’s how the Republicans win elections. They make their base of unenlightened voters into fearful Republican zombies so they’ll buy the same ideological crap every election. Nothing has changed in the Republican party in 50 years. Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
So enter this intelligent thoughtful politician who challenges the status quot of Republican dogma and the fireworks begin. Throw in the fact that he is an African-American and all common sense is left at the train station without a ticket to sanity town. It’s not just enough for Republicans to make voters afraid of the policies of the left, now they have to make you afraid of the president or the boogeyman in chief.
The left feels as if they have to defend the president from these attacks, but often don’t. Defend him from what? The truth? Because the truth is Obama has been a damn good president which seems to get lost in all of this prick fighting.
Here’s what Nobel prize winner Paul Krugman said about Obama, a president he has had criticisms of.
… Obama faces trash talk left, right and center – literally – and doesn’t deserve it. Despite bitter opposition, despite having come close to self-inflicted disaster, Obama has emerged as one of the most consequential and, yes, successful presidents in American history. […]
First he saved the economy. He was left with a disaster after Bush’s two wars and tax cuts for the rich. The Obama administration saved the US automotive industry, rescuing an unimaginable number of jobs. In the early days when congress was somewhat sane, Obama was able to pass a stimulus package that delivered the nation from economic collapse. Almost anything he has tried since has met with disdain by congress and has seriously hampered efforts to improve the economy more. The U.S. economy has been slightly above the national average for post recession recovery.
Second. Despite all of the posturing by the Republicans, Obama was able to pass a health care plan so that millions of Americans will have a safety net for health issues. The Republicans were against it. So much so that they voted around 50 times to repeal it. They say as Mitch McConnell did that Obamacare “is the worst piece of legislation in the last half-century.” In fact, Republicans hate the Affordable Healthcare Act so bad they have said they will force another government shutdown because of it. A shutdown that will most certainly be blamed on the Republicans.
But that’s not the amazing part. Tell me why the Republicans hate the ACA so bad? You can’t. Know why? Because they can’t. I can’t find one Republican legislator who has succinctly listed the reasons why Obamacare is so bad. Could it be that’s it’s really not that bad for America. Or, is it because it subsidizes the middle class and the poor which Republicans have an aversion to.
wait they have described why they hate it because "it's the worse plan ever, it will kill jobs, it will kill women and children, it will raise premiums people will go broke, employers will gout of business, it's a train wreck and my favorite it's an abomination to offer America citizens affordable health care". those jobs they referred to were they insurance comp. jobs because with the new infusion of insured's they need more workers, haven't heard of any deaths do to it but sure thousands of lives have been saved because of it, premiums not sky high quality of care much better than they wanted you to keep. and they are still running that keep you doctor thing well if that doctor was supplying you with good treatment you would have been able to keep them but if not it's because they were sub par in what insurance limited them to.
so I'm still waiting for them to come up with any President that has accomplished as much here's the kicker virtually by himself republican congress has dumped Americans for the greedy big business world, but Pres. has been your knight in shining armor throughout and what sdo we do give him a 41% approval open your eyes and ears,
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-753680
and you are still waiting for those republican jobs promised in 2010, swooooooosh the sound of you being sucked in.
