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PostPosted: 12/23/10 6:52 am • # 1 
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I've been intending for a while to come up with a list of what Obama/Ds have been able to accomplish in the past 23 months, especially with near-perfect obstruction factored in ~ I stumbled across the Jack and Jill Politics blog [ http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com ], which bills itself as "A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics" ~ over the course of a week in late October, they published a list of Obama/Ds 244 accomplishments ~ the list was compiled by Robert P. Watson, Ph. D., who is a presidential historian and Professor of American Studies at Lynn University ~ I'm not sure how complete the list is, but it certainly is VERY impressive ~ and should [but likely won't] kill the 'do nothing' tag the Rs have worked so diligently to lay on the Ds ~ I will post each part as a separate post ~ keep in mind this series was posted in late October, so it doesn't reflect the huge accomplishments of the lame-duck session ~

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The 244 ACCOMPLISHMENTS of PRESIDENT OBAMA - PART 1

ETHICS

• Ordered the White House and all federal agencies to respect the Freedom of Information Act and overturned Bush-era limits on accessibility of federal documents (2009)

• Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible (2009)

• Placed limits on lobbyists' access to the White House (2009)

• Placed limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration (2009)

• Signed a measure strengthening registration and reporting requirements for lobbyists (2009)

• Ordered that lobbyists must be removed from and are no longer permitted to serve on federal and White House advisory panels and boards (2009) * Note: After saying he would not hire lobbyists, a few have been hired in the Administration

• Companies and individuals who are delinquent on their taxes or owe back taxes are no longer allowed to bid for federal contracts (2009)

• Initiated the “e-Rulemaking Initiativeâ€



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PostPosted: 12/23/10 7:00 am • # 3 
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The 244 ACCOMPLISHMENTS of PRESIDENT OBAMA - PART 2

GOVERNANCE

• The White House website now provides information on all economic stimulus projects and spending, along with an unprecedented amount of information on our government (2009)

• Ended the Bush-era practice of circumventing established FDA rules for political reasons (2009)

• Ended the Bush-era practice of having White House staff rewrite the findings of scientific and environmental regulations and reports when they disagreed with the results (2009)

• Limited the salaries of senior White House aides (salaries cut to $100,000) (2009)

• Has urged Congress to adopt “Pay-Goâ€



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PostPosted: 12/23/10 7:03 am • # 4 
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The 244 ACCOMPLISHMENTS of PRESIDENT OBAMA - PART 3

NATIONAL SECURITY

• Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane (which wasn't even used in Iraq/Afghanistan) and other outdated weapons systems (2009)

• Announced his intention to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay (2009) * Note: The closure has been delayed due to massive opposition but it remains on the agenda.

• Stated his interest in housing terrorists at a new federal “super maxâ€



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PostPosted: 12/23/10 7:11 am • # 5 
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The 244 ACCOMPLISHMENTS of PRESIDENT OBAMA - PART 4

MILITARY & VETERANS

• Ordered the Pentagon to cover expenses of families of fallen soldiers if they wish to be on site when the body arrives back in the US (2009)

• Ended the Bush-era “blackoutâ€



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PostPosted: 12/23/10 7:17 am • # 6 
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The 244 ACCOMPLISHMENTS of PRESIDENT OBAMA - PART 5

FOREIGN POLICY

• Closed the Bush-era “secret detentionâ€



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PostPosted: 12/23/10 8:13 am • # 7 
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PostPosted: 12/23/10 8:23 am • # 8 
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John59 wrote:
That's all? Image

yeah.   what a slacker, right?


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PostPosted: 12/23/10 9:38 am • # 9 
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That can't be right, Sooz.
Fox Noise et al say that he didn't do anything, broke all his promises, and has no experience other than as a community organizer.
Oh, and according to the drive-by government media he only achieved less than a handful items.


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