When the history of The Presidency of Barack Obama is written, I believe one of the main themes of that history will be how utterly ignorant nearly one half of the country was and continues to be to the stunning record of achievement he compiled over his eight years in office. From pulling the American Economy back from the precipice of yawning collapse; to putting into place a flawed, fragile and yet, after a century of failure, almost unbelievable by it’s mere existence, framework for an American National Healthcare System; ending, or at least beginning to end discrimination and lack of opportunity for gay and female members of the military; signing hate crime and equal pay legislation; and promoting clean energy, Obama has indeed, as was his intent, been a transformational leader. Naysayers (there will always be those...) will point out that had it not been for dogged opposition by the not so honorable opposition in the Senate (including a handful from his own party) he would have done more. To which I say...duh…
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