I was touched by the wonderful comments about him on Huff Po yesterday. So just purely to bask in it I'm going to quote a few comments they made about Obama.
Here is Wayne Oliver:
"IN due time, Obama will be known as the best President that the American people elected."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/18/obama-action_n_6351514.html
I do think he's pretty great too. Now as far as 'the greatest ever'-there were a few other great ones-FDR, LBJ, Clinton. Of course, there's always Abe Lincoln. But I don't want to quibble as for years people on the Left have been scorning him as no FDR-conveniently leaving out that Obama's stimulus was actually bigger than anything FDR did. Look, I love FDR and have no interest in taking anything from him, but the reality is he was a deficit hawk.
Yet, I don't blame him totally-even though it was bad policy-for this because he of course was pre-Keynesian-Keynes' GT didn't come out till 1935 and wasn't so well understood by Americans until a few years later. You have to adjust some for the political times a President was in power as well. So yes, FDR opened up so many federal agencies-but it was a different time to now. I mean listen I agree rural electrification was a great thing but you can only do it once.
Obama did finally give us the last leg of FDR's four-legged table-unemployment insurance, old age insurance, disability insurance-and now finally health insurance. Of course, now the firebaggers want to whine-well it was just a giveaway to the health insurers. See, I italicized just as it was a boon for them admittedly, but it wasn't only that.
Here's Stephen Stafford:
"God Bless You, President Obama, for God has blessed us through you.
"Continue you to do all you can for the American People and citizens of the world community."
"Take the gloves off, let the chips fall where they may, and Act, Act, Act."
"Thank you for your courage and perseverance in the face of unyielding nitwittery from that rabid opposition"
Here is Wayne Oliver:
"IN due time, Obama will be known as the best President that the American people elected."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/18/obama-action_n_6351514.html
I do think he's pretty great too. Now as far as 'the greatest ever'-there were a few other great ones-FDR, LBJ, Clinton. Of course, there's always Abe Lincoln. But I don't want to quibble as for years people on the Left have been scorning him as no FDR-conveniently leaving out that Obama's stimulus was actually bigger than anything FDR did. Look, I love FDR and have no interest in taking anything from him, but the reality is he was a deficit hawk.
Yet, I don't blame him totally-even though it was bad policy-for this because he of course was pre-Keynesian-Keynes' GT didn't come out till 1935 and wasn't so well understood by Americans until a few years later. You have to adjust some for the political times a President was in power as well. So yes, FDR opened up so many federal agencies-but it was a different time to now. I mean listen I agree rural electrification was a great thing but you can only do it once.
Obama did finally give us the last leg of FDR's four-legged table-unemployment insurance, old age insurance, disability insurance-and now finally health insurance. Of course, now the firebaggers want to whine-well it was just a giveaway to the health insurers. See, I italicized just as it was a boon for them admittedly, but it wasn't only that.
Here's Stephen Stafford:
"God Bless You, President Obama, for God has blessed us through you.
"Continue you to do all you can for the American People and citizens of the world community."
"Take the gloves off, let the chips fall where they may, and Act, Act, Act."
"Thank you for your courage and perseverance in the face of unyielding nitwittery from that rabid opposition"
I should add that there has been a vocal opposition to everything he does from firebaggers on the Left over at places like Firedoglake as well who could never give him credit for anything. There has just been a level of mindless Obama bashing totally out of touch with reality. I'm sure there still not pleased at FDL. No, they think Putin is a better man!
http://news.firedoglake.com/2014/11/10/gorbachev-warns-of-us-triumphalism-and-new-cold-war-at-25th-anniversary-of-fall-of-soviet-union/
As for my jibe about 'Deporter in Chief' it's just that I still find that criticism absurd. All these people look at are numbers but they don't ever admit that Obama's deportation policy has been qualitatively different than that of previous Presidents. He made a point of focusing deportations on the border-whereas before policy focused on people already here. He also focused on the kinds of people that frankly we don't want in out country-drug dealers, people with a violent history or criminal record.
Why this distinction is so hard to understand I don't get. However, I'm glad to see him finally getting some appreciation.
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