I was having a discussion with someone who was unhappy with President Obama's performance as president. I thought I should have have some ammunition to defend the prez, considering I think he is about a million times better than the alternative--by whom I mean any of the current crowd running for the Republican nomination. I can't say that I'm 100 percent happy with the what President Obama has done, but he has done some good things. It should be noted that he does have accomplishments. He also has one other thing his opponents do not have--a brain.
I got this info from Buzz Feed blog and an article by Gavon Laesigg from several months ago. You can read the full list of 20 accomplishments here. More information about Obama's accomplishments can be found here from Jack and Jill Politics blog. Also, if you want to get involved in the re-election campaign, go here.
1. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, makes it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform equal work.
2. Saved the American auto industry and its hundreds of thousands of jobs from disappearing by preventing Chrysler and GM from going bankrupt.
3. Overturned Bush Administration restrictions on Federal funding for stem cell research.
4. The Matthew Shepard Act, expands hate crime definitions to include gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.
5. The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act, allows gay soldiers to serve openly in the United States military.
6. The Credit Card Bill of Rights, outlaws hidden fees and deceptive lending practices from credit card companies.
7. Student loan reform, significantly expands access to affordable government loans and Pell Grants for college.
8. The Affordable Care Act (Obama Care as Fox News would say) establishes universal health care, allowing, among other things, people with pre-existing health problems access to health insurance. And the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, provides health care to 11 million children who live in poverty.
9. New START Treaty, will reduce by half the nuclear missile stockpiles of Russia and the United States.
10. Oh yeah... Got Osama bin Laden.
