peterfeld: Oy. Start from the top. Health Care Reform: watered down, public option abandoned, took a year and half to pass while the economic crisis and urgent need for more stimulus were ignored, and after all that will probably be thrown out. Stimulus: watered down fatally, in a dumb attempt to achieve “bipartisan compromise”; causing recession to linger until now and resulting in loss of control of the House in 2010. Wall Street Reform: watered down, Elizabeth Warren abandoned as nominee. War in Iraq: Should have pulled out on 1/20/09. “How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?” I don’t see Afghanistan on this list. Why are we still there? Will you promise not to attack Iraq? Also not on this list: the massive increase in deportations compared to Bush, a crackdown on medical marijuana (I don’t remember voting for that), a crackdown on journalists including Espionage Act prosecution. Overruling the FDA on access to Plan B for teen girls. Yes, Barack, we’re for you. But not with any joy. barackobama: MoveOn’s list of top POTUS achievements. What’s your vote for #1?

peterfeld:

Oy. Start from the top.

Health Care Reform: watered down, public option abandoned, took a year and half to pass while the economic crisis and urgent need for more stimulus were ignored, and after all that will probably be thrown out.

Stimulus: watered down fatally, in a dumb attempt to achieve “bipartisan compromise”; causing recession to linger until now and resulting in loss of control of the House in 2010.

Wall Street Reform: watered down, Elizabeth Warren abandoned as nominee.

War in Iraq: Should have pulled out on 1/20/09. “How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?”

I don’t see Afghanistan on this list. Why are we still there? Will you promise not to attack Iraq?

Also not on this list: the massive increase in deportations compared to Bush, a crackdown on medical marijuana (I don’t remember voting for that), a crackdown on journalists including Espionage Act prosecution. Overruling the FDA on access to Plan B for teen girls.

Yes, Barack, we’re for you. But not with any joy.

barackobama:

MoveOn’s list of top POTUS achievements. What’s your vote for #1?

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