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malik flavors Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 11:09 AM
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It Only Took Obama A Month To Make Good On A Number Of Campaign Promises
Edited on Sat Feb-14-09 11:13 AM by malik flavors
Stimulus Bill:

Improving our schools
Middle class tax cuts
Green energy jobs
Lowering health care costs

Lilly Ledbetter Bill:

Equal pay for women

SCHIP:

4 million children insured

Executive Orders:

Close Guantanimo
No torture

Bipartisanship:

GOP in the cabinet
Meeting with GOP on the hill
Working across the aile (trying to atleast)

Reform:

No lobbyist running the white house (though a waiver hear and there, I suppose)
Transparency through Change.gov and other means



This Man Is Off To One Hell Of A Start!

Please add onto the list of promises he's kept, as I'm sure I missed some.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 11:10 AM
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1. And in 8 years, the only promise Shrubbie kept was to run the country like he ran his businesses
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rosesaylavee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 05:13 PM
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9. Well, Shrubbie also united us
against him of course.
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 11:16 AM
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2. And the Republicans bitching about these things being in the stimulus...
...was the best free advertising we could ask for! Now all of American knows that Obama got this stuff through!

:rofl:
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 11:17 AM
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3. I wish we could send hearts to President Obama
:loveya:
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 03:07 PM
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4. Oh, so that's what competence looks like.
:thumbsup:
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 04:45 PM
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5. He walked into a shit load of problems and he's still kicking
butt and not forgetting the american people. Great Job! This is why his poll ratings are so high!
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alsame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 04:50 PM
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6. But,
where's the puppy???

Seriously, he is doing so much so fast. It seems like something happens almost every day that makes me extremely grateful that we have him.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 04:57 PM
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7. K&(5th)R! Exactly!
:hi:
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 04:58 PM
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8. here's some stuff:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 05:47 PM
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11. It's too early for that!!
Edited on Sat Feb-14-09 05:47 PM by HughMoran
That looks premature and negative - why would you post that here?
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 05:52 PM
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12. its just a meter
it'll fill in. I have faith.
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Jazzgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-09 05:29 PM
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10. I have to admit he has been kicking butt.
I don't think I have ever seen any president in my lifetime get so much done in so little time. Go Obama!
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