Obama brought unemployment to a 9 year low, got marriage equality legal, saved a suffering economy, passed healthcare reforms that insured millions and saved lives, killed Osama Bin Laden, brewed beer in the White House, and didn't start a nuclear war. All the while being blocked continuously by republicans in congress which all took oaths to obstruct everything he would do. That's why we will miss him.
Something happening while Obama is in office does not automatically mean it is his achievement. And half of these things aren’t great Presidential achievements anyway.
Obama brought unemployment to a 9 year low. Saved a suffering economy.
First off, Obama did not save a suffering economy. He came into office when the U.S. was in what is commonly known as “the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression”. Considering that he came in when the economy was low, his success was low. At that time, any improvement at all, no matter how small, would seem much larger. Under Obama, the economy grew at a rate of 1.6%, which really isn’t that much. It’s pretty average. It’s even less than the economy grew when Bush first took office and he came in at an economic high.
And despite the low unemployment rate, poverty rate have remained the same or gotten higher, especially for black americans and the quality of life has decreased and millions more people are on welfare instead of working. That is not what I call a good economy.
Got marriage equality legal
Um, no he didn’t. The Supreme Court did which Obama had nothing to do with.
Passed healthcare reforms that insured millions and saved lives
Yeah, Obamacare sucks which is another thing I mentioned in the response I wrote which I assume is what you’re responding to and I’m now starting to doubt you even read it all the way through. People have lost their healthcare because of Obamacare, were not able to keep their doctors because of Obamacare, it increased the cost of healthcare and it only insured millions because it basically punished people who didn’t have healthcare, it took money out of medicaid and took away people’s option to purchase whatever healthcare they wanted. Obamacare was disaster and should be repealed.
I already addressed this point in the post I’m now sure you didn’t bother to read. Obama did not kill Osama Bin Laden. It was not his achievement. The Navy Seals killed Bin Laden in a mission that was started by Bush and the most Obama can be credited for with that is not ending it. Just because they completed their mission when Obama was in office does not mean it was Obama’s achievement. As I said before, if 9/11 had happened under Obama, we would have been screwed.
Brewed beer in the White House
Didn’t start a nuclear war
There are lots of Presidents who didn’t start a nuclear war. But if you want to talk about things Obama didn’t do, I’ve got a lot to add that list. Most of them are things he should have done.
All the while being blocked continuously by republicans in congress which all took oaths to obstruct everything he would do. That’s why we will miss him.
Of course. It wouldn’t be a true attempt at defending Obama if you didn’t blame Republicans somewhere. I’m glad there were Republicans making sure he didn’t screw up the country. It must be easy to pretend your President was amazing if you can just blame all his non-achievements and the fact he barely did anything on Republicans.
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