Wayne Bomgaars compiled an impressive list of President Obama's accomplishments in his first four years. When looked at it is an unbelievable accomplishment considering a republican party who considers their most pressing need is to prevent a 2nd term for President Obama.
The current republican party is arguable the most obstructionist collection of no nothing corporate toadies in the history of the republic. Despite their obstruction the President has accomplish a laudable number of achievements.
Auto Industry saved
Got North Korea to stop enriching uranium
Iraq war ended
Bin Laden dead
Nuclear weapons reduced by 1/3 in US & Russia
U.S Gross Domestic product went from steady decline to increasing every ¼ of the Obama Presidency
continued on the other side of the Kosquiggle
Stock market more than doubles
Creamed Bush in turning around job loss
Ended Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Settled Libya problem in 60 days with no American casualties or ground troops
Got more Taliban leaders in 30 days than Bush/Cheney did in 6 years
Insurance companies must cover pre-existing conditions
Kids stay on their parent’s insurance until 26 under certain conditions
Requires health plans to disclose how much of premium goes to patient care
Prevents children from being denied health insurance coverage
Cut prescription drug cost for Medicare recipients by 50%
Requires large employers to contribute to a national healthcare plan
Spending growth under Obama lower than that of both Bushes, Nixon, Carter & Reagan
Temporally suspended taxes on Unemployment benefits
Jail population decline for first time in decades
Wind power growth up 39%
Instituted the toughest Wall Street reform since Great Depression
Passed health reform: Others tried & failed over the last 60 years
Insurance companies can no longer drop you when you get sick
Stimulus Plan which brought us out of the brink of financial collapse
Amped budgets at NASA & National Science Foundation
Expanded state run health insurance to cover additional four million kids
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act – Equal pay for equal work
Global initiative keeping nuclear material out of hands of terrorists
Hate crimes prevention act (Matthew Shepard Act)
FDA for first time allowed to regulate tobacco
Eliminated scandal plagued Mineral Management Services
Overhauled the astonishing stupidity of the student loan system
Cancelled bloated weapons program including useless F-22
Stopped Russia supplying $1 billion of high-tech missiles to Iran promised by Bush
$14 billion in federally funded loans to stimulate job creation
Taxes cut for 95% of working families
Passed 16 different tax cuts for American small business owners
Fought GOP for Health benefits for 9/11 responders – He didn’t forget
Consumer spending increase
Orders for durable goods increase
Ryan White AIDS Treatment Act
Appointed more openly gay officials than any other president
Expanded loan program for small businesses
Increased funding for National Parks and Forests
Led effort to phase out whaling
Funding for high speed broadband internet access to students K-12
$26 billion to states saving 160,000 teacher jobs among other things
Helped rebuild schools in New Orleans
Doubled research funds for cleaner fuel
$2 billion to solar power
Raised fuel economy standards
Cash for clunkers
Limited mercury emissions
Eliminated oil company liability caps for oil spills
Ordered BP to provide $20 billion liability fund for damages from spill
Mandated new safety rules for offshore drilling
World opinion of US improves significantly since Obama takes office
Return rights of Americans to visit and assist their families in Cuba
Renewed loan guarantees to Israel
Pressured Israel to end Gaza blockade
Nuclear arms agreement with India
Agreement with Switzerland to bolster tax information exchange
Cut salaries of senior White House officials
Prevented congress from receiving cost of living pay raise
Established a Patient’s Bill of Rights
Expanded vaccinations program
Same-sex partners assured visitation & healthcare decision rights
$8 billion to establish smart power grid
$13 billion for high-speed rail in 13 major US corridors
Major expansion of AmeriCorps
Committed US to almost 5 million charging station by 2015
Expanding broadband internet
Improved benefits for veterans
New and improved hiring policy for veterans
Ended media blackout on war casualties
Increased access to PTSD treatment for soldiers and veterans
Reconstruction of military to reflect modern-day threats & technology
Ended torture
Recommitted the U.S. to full compliance to the Geneva Conventions
Cut missile defense system by $1.4 billion
Increased pay benefits to military personnel
Began draw-down of war in Afghanistan
Ordered Seal operation to free of US captain held by pirates
Negotiated nuclear arms agreement with Australia, India, & Russia
Increased Navy patrol of Somali coast
Provided $210 Million for building and upgrading fire stations
Ordered extensive review of hurricane & natural disaster preparedness
Edward Kennedy Serve America Act: Expands national volunteer program
Removed restrictions and provided support of embryonic stem cell research
Worked with international allies on International Space Station
Used private sector to improve space flight
Used Space Station for fundamental biological and physical research
Established consumer tax credit for plug-in hybrid cars
$60 billion in spending & tax incentives for renewable & clean energy
For first time in 13 years America’s dependence on foreign oil below 50%
Tax breaks to promote public transit
Income floor for medical expense deductions for individuals 65 & older
Health insurance tax credits & subsidies for incomes to 4x poverty level
Tax increase for corporations with assets of at least $1 billion
Closed offshore tax safe havens, tax credit loopholes
Tax bills hit lowest level since 1950
Tax refunds up 10 percent due to stimulus
Imposed limits on lobbyists’ access to the White House
Limits White House aides working for lobbyists after tenure in office
Closed lobbyist loopholes with respect to the Recovery Act
Banned lobbyist gifts to executive employees
DOD will film all interrogations
Created more jobs in 2009 than Bush in his entire presidency
Gets 47 nations to agree to 4 years non-proliferation efforts
Forced airlines to disclose prices upfront
Helped clean out weapons-usable uranium from 6 countries.
Number of oil rigs in US oil fields has quadrupled in past three years
US now has more rigs at work than the rest of the world put together
First time since 1949 we now export more gas than we import
Rescued hostages held by Somalia Pirates with precision mission
Makes health insurance available to seasonal firefighters
No deportations for young illegals born in country
Not a bad list of accomplishments for a Black, Socialist, Kenyan Muslim that wasn't born in the USA......republicans really, really suck.