He get things DONE! and if he does it squeezing his own party to get it done so be it! It is that simple!
This is how he confronts them, davidsirota. Take NOTE:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
College Tuition Inflation Bill increasing the amount of federal Pell Grant awards and stripping banks privileges as intermediaries for student loan servicing
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Health Care Reform
SCHIP health-care program
Public Lands bill
Credit card industry reform
Jobs bill
Government Transparency especially on lobbyist’s access to the White House
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
Instructed HHS to allow hospital visitation rights to LGBT couples
Banning of job discrimination based on gender identity
Giving benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Foreign Service Employees
Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
No permanent bases in Iraq
Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
No torture policy
Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB
Housing rescue plan
US Auto industry rescue plan
Federal support for stem-cell research
Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars stimulating auto sales
Making more loans available to small businesses
Increased funding for the Violence Against Women Act
Expand the Nurse-Family Partnership to all low-income, first-time mothers
Increase minority access to capital
Establish a credit card bill of rights
Close the "doughnut hole" in Medicare prescription drug plan
Require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions
Expand eligibility for Medicaid
Increase funding to expand community based prevention programs
Signed the nuclear reduction Treaty with Moscow to reducing warheads by 30%.
Securing $20,000,000,000 from BP to help those that have been affected by the oil spill and to clean up the mess around the gulf.
The most profound restructuring of financial regulation since the Great Depression (Financial Reform Bill)
$90.9 billion Education Investment
$82.5 billion Aid to low income workers, unemployed and retirees
$80.9 billion in Infrastructure Investment
$61.3 billion investment in Energy Smart Grid, Energy Effiecieny, and environmental clean-up
NOW TELL ME THESE ARE NOT MUCH OF AN ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
That is how Obama confronts the Right. He makes them go crazy without throwing much of a jab. That is indeed a powerful trait we in this community lack especially those of you who are purer than a whole lot of us. If Obama squeezes some Democrats in the left, it is not like it is the first time to try to get your own party in line with its policy priorities. So, if you are offended for the accomplishments to date, suck it up...there will be more.
We are changing the country step-by-step, block-by-block, fundamentally to shape the future of America. Grab your mop and start mopping!
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