Literally heard this story 100 times. Remember Obama and how he was going to change the world? The way it turned out, he basically changed nothing. Couldn't even get a proper health care bill passed.
Yes because the entire Republican establishment changed their policy and objectives to essentially focusing on opposing anything and everything he tried to do - no matter how reasonable or how much compromise Obama made. And they admitted that was their only strategy. Stop governing and just oppose. To try to stop his reelection.
Brenden, you have a terrible understanding of the powers of the President. The President can propose and cajole, but it is both houses of Congress that must pass the laws and only then can the President sign them.
Secondly, there are plenty of things to criticize both parties about, but if you think they are indistinguishable, then you aren't looking very hard.
You can go through the voting records an various bills and see how they voted, it's all public data. I challenge you to do it one day, and you can see the difference between what they say in their speeches and what they actually do policy wise.
You can also cross that data with polling from the respective senators or representatives on individual policies and see how they line up. You can see quickly that they do not represent their constituents if you take the time to do it (I've done it myself).
> Remember Obama and how he was going to change the world?
You do understand that big, lasting change needs to come from all three branches of the government right? It's pretty clear Obama was pushing for much greater reform than what actually came about and Trump has done everything he can to dismantle what he created.
I have issues with a lot of Democrats and I don't love Biden, but Obama was one of the most straight shooters in politics.
>Couldn't even get a proper health care bill passed.
Perfect? No. Hell of a good start? Yes.
Ever heard of pre-existing conditions? Well not anymore. That fucking ALONE is worth all the mess that everything took.
You realize that before obamacare.. let's say you lived abroad for 1 year, developed some type of health condition, then moved back to the US.. you would be denied coverage or have health coverage but everything related to your pre-existing condition not be covered.
That basically means that you were fucked. I mean literally, if you developed cancer living abroad.. and tried to move back to the US- you basically could not without a financial death sentence.
Also every health plan has to provide maturity coverage, large companies are required to provide coverage.. etc the list goes on and on with regards to healthcare.
So please, don't parrot this garbage that obamacare basically did nothing.
Instead of apologizing, I think people need to understand the system doesn't work. It is fundamentally broken, just like the police.
Why don't cops go to jail for breaking the law? Because they are the ones who investigate themselves for their crimes. It's the same with politicians: they make the rules and write the laws for themselves. They go on TV and say things they think people want to hear, but when it comes to action they don't follow through.
Politicians are glorified TV personalities and aren't actually held accountable to their supposed policies. They wage a war of disinformation against citizens to get votes, and then engage in gerrymandering to make sure they stay elected.
Sorry but that isn't true. Obama had a Democrat House and a Democrat Senate for the first two years of his presidency[1]. It wasn't until January of 2011 that the House turned Republican.
BoiledCabbage|5 years ago
That's when this country went off the rails.
floren|5 years ago
Boy I'm glad nothing like that happened after 2016
unknown|5 years ago
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BatFastard|5 years ago
AtHeartEngineer|5 years ago
tasty_freeze|5 years ago
Secondly, there are plenty of things to criticize both parties about, but if you think they are indistinguishable, then you aren't looking very hard.
brenden2|5 years ago
You can also cross that data with polling from the respective senators or representatives on individual policies and see how they line up. You can see quickly that they do not represent their constituents if you take the time to do it (I've done it myself).
philjohn|5 years ago
blix|5 years ago
The arenas in which Obama tried to ~actually use~ soft power, such as Syria and Ukraine, seem more like failures than successes.
ogre_codes|5 years ago
You do understand that big, lasting change needs to come from all three branches of the government right? It's pretty clear Obama was pushing for much greater reform than what actually came about and Trump has done everything he can to dismantle what he created.
I have issues with a lot of Democrats and I don't love Biden, but Obama was one of the most straight shooters in politics.
mrlala|5 years ago
Perfect? No. Hell of a good start? Yes.
Ever heard of pre-existing conditions? Well not anymore. That fucking ALONE is worth all the mess that everything took.
You realize that before obamacare.. let's say you lived abroad for 1 year, developed some type of health condition, then moved back to the US.. you would be denied coverage or have health coverage but everything related to your pre-existing condition not be covered.
That basically means that you were fucked. I mean literally, if you developed cancer living abroad.. and tried to move back to the US- you basically could not without a financial death sentence.
Also every health plan has to provide maturity coverage, large companies are required to provide coverage.. etc the list goes on and on with regards to healthcare.
So please, don't parrot this garbage that obamacare basically did nothing.
brenden2|5 years ago
vinylkey|5 years ago
brenden2|5 years ago
Why don't cops go to jail for breaking the law? Because they are the ones who investigate themselves for their crimes. It's the same with politicians: they make the rules and write the laws for themselves. They go on TV and say things they think people want to hear, but when it comes to action they don't follow through.
Politicians are glorified TV personalities and aren't actually held accountable to their supposed policies. They wage a war of disinformation against citizens to get votes, and then engage in gerrymandering to make sure they stay elected.
freedomben|5 years ago
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress