Did you know that President Obama was the first Democratic President to
successfully push through affordable health care legislation after 90 years of
trying, and did you know that in 2010, President
Obama pushed through the highest number
of bills passed into legislation in congressional Lame Duck Session history - end of DADT, health care for 9/11 responders, extension of tax cuts for middle class families, extension of unemployment benefits, payroll tax cuts, job creation tax incentives for small businesses, increase in Medicare coverage, pre-existng condition health care coverage, ban on lifetime insurance caps by health insurers, annual limit restrictions on health insurers, nuclear arms reduction?
As a public service, I think 47%(ers) should administer sanity-saving treatment for 'Say ' it isn't so!' victims by spreading the
word about Obama 101 – a made
for order crash course aimed at helping Say it isn't so! victims get a grip!
Before we begin, please note that the number of President Obama’s first term accomplishments are, actually, too numerous to mention in one post. So, I decided to divide the discussion into two parts: Part I will outline a list of President Obama’s ‘first time ever’ accomplishments, and Part II will provide you with the rest of President Obama’s accomplishments via links.
Obama 101- Part I
- First Democratic President to achieve the fight for “quality, affordable health care for all” in 90 years.
- First president to nominate 2 female justices to the Supreme Court.
- First president to nominate the first Hispanic female justice to the Supreme Court.
- First President to institute the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act regarding equal pay for women.
- First President to push forward the highest recorded number of legislative bills in a Lame Duck Congressional Session in 2010.
- First President to establish a Consumer Protection Financial Bureau designed to protect consumers from financial predators and excesses.
- First President to provide a voluntary disclosure of the White House Visitors Log in history.
- First President to create a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
- First President to create the Making Home Affordable home refinancing plan
- First President to publically support the legalization of same sex marriage.
- First President to create an Offshore Drilling Safety Review Board.
- First President to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
- First President to develop a comprehensive strategy with regard to Afghanistan and Pakistan designed to facilitate the defeat of al Qaeda and withdrawal of troops.
- First President to sign a Military Spouses Residency Relief Act which ensures that spouses of military personnel who are forced to move because their spouse is posted for military duty will be able to avoid state taxes in their temporary residence.
- First President to create a Green Vet Initiative, which provided special funding to the Labor Department to provide veterans with training in green jobs.
Obama 101 – Part II
The President's Done a Lot! Here
Are More Than 200 Obama First ...http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/what-has-obama-done-since-january-20-2009.html
Obama Administration’s Achievements (Thus Far) » Obama's
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Maddow reviews accomplishments of
Obama’s ‘historic presidency ...http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/05/maddow-reviews-accomplishments-of-obamas-historic-presidency
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