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| Trump May Be Unable To Eradicate Obama's Accomplishments | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 7 2017, 08:55 PM (190 Views) | |
| La Pasionaria | Feb 7 2017, 08:55 PM Post #1 |
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The alt-Right is currently feeling pumped up but Trump's momentum is already meeting lot's of resistance both in the slow going in getting appointees approved on Capitol Hill, Trump's Constitutional challenges and court challenges to his executive orders. Now Jonathan Chait's new book argues that Trump will find it difficult to tear down Obama's accomplishments: AUDACITY How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/books/review/audacity-barack-obama-jonathan-chait.html “It could well be that Trump unintentionally helps his predecessor’s case for history as a point of contrast — that whatever Obama’s leadership flaws, his calm, no-drama performance will look better in hindsight to many Americans....Obama has not done the job perfectly,” he echoes Michael Grunwald in “The New New Deal” by making the case that his programs will have long-lasting if often overlooked impact. Obama’s fiscal stimulus package, for instance, was “a gigantic success,” not only by helping stanch job losses but also by investing in the future in the form of renewable energy, transportation infrastructure and scientific research. Likewise, Obama’s health care program covered 20 million more Americans while also producing an “economic miracle,” Chait says, in slowing the rise of medical costs even though premiums for some continued to rise sharply. Obama’s green energy revolution, he adds, has already brought down climate change emissions and “changed the economic calculus irreversibly.” While Obama’s foreign policy may not have transformed the world, Chait concludes, he made incremental progress and avoided catastrophic mistakes. |
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| Robert Stout | Feb 8 2017, 02:32 AM Post #2 |
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By the time Trump is finished with Obama's agenda, Obama's only legacy will be if he had a son, he would look like Trayvon....History books will only mention that Obama was a black guy..............
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| Drudge X | Feb 8 2017, 10:01 AM Post #3 |
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I can think of many disasters caused by Obama. Accomplishments? Tell me it's a trick question. |
| Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind. | |
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| La Pasionaria | Feb 8 2017, 04:52 PM Post #4 |
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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, February 8th http://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/wednesday-february-8th-trump-climate-change http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Tom-Toro-Daily-Cartoon-for-Feb-8-1000.jpg |
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| La Pasionaria | Feb 8 2017, 10:49 PM Post #5 |
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Try using Google. BTW you most likely won't be able to say this about old Trumpy!
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