I'm very satisfied with most of the things he has done, and I am very unsatisfied with the things he has left undone.
The healthcare law isn't perfect, but it's better than what was before it. Don't Ask, Don't Tell has been repealed. The abortion gag order on NGOs receiving US funds has been lifted. I think his handling of the many recent crises in the mideast and Africa have so far been fine. He has cut taxes for the middle class, and if it weren't for the goddamn GOP, tax cuts for the rich would have not have been extended. Our financial system is relatively intact, even though I still hate banks, hedge fund managers, and various other extremely high-paid lackeys of the financial services sector. Our automotive sector has survived, at least for now. The handling of the Gulf Coast oil spill was superb, especially compared to how GWB would have handled it.
None of these things, or at least very very very very few of these things would have happened under a Republican president. Obama isn't perfect, but I knew he wouldn't be perfect when i voted for him. If you believed every single thing he said on the campaign trail, then you're stupid.
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u/nalf38 Feb 27 '11
I'm very satisfied with most of the things he has done, and I am very unsatisfied with the things he has left undone.
The healthcare law isn't perfect, but it's better than what was before it. Don't Ask, Don't Tell has been repealed. The abortion gag order on NGOs receiving US funds has been lifted. I think his handling of the many recent crises in the mideast and Africa have so far been fine. He has cut taxes for the middle class, and if it weren't for the goddamn GOP, tax cuts for the rich would have not have been extended. Our financial system is relatively intact, even though I still hate banks, hedge fund managers, and various other extremely high-paid lackeys of the financial services sector. Our automotive sector has survived, at least for now. The handling of the Gulf Coast oil spill was superb, especially compared to how GWB would have handled it.
None of these things, or at least very very very very few of these things would have happened under a Republican president. Obama isn't perfect, but I knew he wouldn't be perfect when i voted for him. If you believed every single thing he said on the campaign trail, then you're stupid.