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14. BHO, an extremely effective POTUS
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 10:52 PM
Nov 2014

The big picture, Obama reality the obstructionist GOP won't admit is quite simply ,
the American people are profoundly better off today than they were before President Obama took office:

The economy has recovered from the Bush/GOP disastrous incompetence
Obama has been at least as good as Reagan for the economy. In fact, U.S. has now had 63 straight months of job expansion, including 54 consecutive weeks of private sector growth.
Obama’s administration has created more jobs in five years than Bush managed in all eight.
The current period has also been notable for the huge cutbacks in public-sector jobs, which the White House argues makes the private-sector job performance more impressive. (New jobs in the public sector, and the resulting paychecks, obviously help generate additional private-sector jobs.) So the White House argues that the continued private-sector growth, in the face of massive public-sector cutbacks, is especially significant.

The ebullient stock market reflects BO/Dem leadership.
The Federal Budget Deficit has Shrunk by 2/3 since 2009
The price of gas is dropping. Foreign oil imports are down by about 25 percent since President Obama took office.
The Obama administration is the most honest, scandal free in history.
The controversial government program that funded failed solar company Solyndra, and became a lighting rod in the 2012 presidential election, is officially in the black.
The dollar is KING and there has been no appreciable inflation.
The U.S. under BO is the envy of the world.

Obamacare is working. Approximately 10 million Americans who didn’t have health insurance before have it now. Rates haven’t gone up across the board as predicted by GOP critics mainly because healthcare costs are now rising slower than they have at any point since 1960 and in many cases going down. The success of Obamacare has extended the projected solvency of Medicare out to 2030. Seniors have saved $Billions on prescriptions and millions of Americans have received refunds from their health insurance companies thanks to provisions of ACA.

*Blogger jeff61b , "14 Facts About The Obama Presidency That Most People Don’t Know" at
hub pages , compiled, meticulously documented and published many of these stats which I'm passing along and suggest you pass along too.

His intelligence was a breath of fresh air in 2007. Those who can't see the gift, it's their loss. freshwest Nov 2014 #1
It was then~ sheshe2 Nov 2014 #2
that's what I thought too. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #7
Wow. sheshe2 Nov 2014 #28
Who cares anymore about pundits? babylonsister Nov 2014 #3
I don't care what they say... sheshe2 Nov 2014 #5
:( BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #8
Hey you~ sheshe2 Nov 2014 #10
hey YOU! i know you!! You're..... BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #12
Love you Blanche! sheshe2 Nov 2014 #18
glad to be of service :D BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #31
'No wonder we lose elections.' Yes, it is. People want a plan, they want something that actually IS freshwest Nov 2014 #41
Pundits of all stripes will never acknowledge shite about President Obama.. they're too busy Cha Nov 2014 #4
Hey you! sheshe2 Nov 2014 #21
Poor things.. give them a break.. they can't tell the difference Cha Nov 2014 #22
Sad that~ sheshe2 Nov 2014 #26
A. When he stops being black Orrex Nov 2014 #6
It is sad, but a lot of people are never going to put "intelligent" brer cat Nov 2014 #9
I love your comment. babylonsister Nov 2014 #13
Yes, it is sad, brer cat sheshe2 Nov 2014 #15
Good comment treestar Nov 2014 #46
Pundits? Old Nick Nov 2014 #11
+1 Jamaal510 Nov 2014 #36
BHO, an extremely effective POTUS Pantagruelsmember Nov 2014 #14
I am thinking that you are my next best friend. sheshe2 Nov 2014 #25
Thank you so much for that list. freshwest Nov 2014 #42
No. n/t jaysunb Nov 2014 #16
ditto noiretextatique Nov 2014 #17
Actually, they know, but that's another story. jaysunb Nov 2014 #29
yes indeed noiretextatique Nov 2014 #33
They attack him on his strengths bhikkhu Nov 2014 #19
I have a feeling the next two years will blow their socks off. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2014 #20
Intelligence is just what we needed after 8 years of Bush, Inc. Kath1 Nov 2014 #23
Just giving a little kick for a good OP and a good thread Hekate Nov 2014 #24
Hekate! sheshe2 Nov 2014 #27
they are just doing their jobs. noiretextatique Nov 2014 #34
big kick & rec ! nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #30
Morning nudge for a great article. lamp_shade Nov 2014 #32
A day after pigs fly ladym55 Nov 2014 #35
Outside of MSNBC and a few progressive radio talkers, Jamaal510 Nov 2014 #37
Lol~ sheshe2 Nov 2014 #38
Posted to for later. 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #39
Thank you 1 Strong~ sheshe2 Nov 2014 #40
Add this ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #43
That was a good read in the LA times, thanks 1SBM. sheshe2 Nov 2014 #44
Yes, even as those on the right AND the left, sleep on his ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #45
Not any sooner than they will admit their own stupidity treestar Nov 2014 #47
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