In some cases he had to give up part of what he wanted. This is how politics works. Unless one is a Republican at which point they no longer understand what it means to get only part of what you want.
As I said, he may have needed to cut back his "wish list" a bit. Yes, you could say "compromise". No President gets everything he wants. We all understand this, but he seems to have reached a point where he no longer wishes to "play by the rules". He will resort to executive privilege to get what he wants. Others have used this method, but this President has made it an art form.
-sigh- So no matter what people mention it will never "count" because...OBAMA. I'm sorry I'm not up for a debate over how much Conservatives can equivocate. It's gotten quite boring.
Obama has compromised his positions in his presidency. Sometimes he got part of what he wanted, sometimes none at all.
I surely see where he has made 'concessions' in the past. Do you not see that GOP representatives compromised by voting for many of the proposals issued by the President, in spite of vocal opposition from many voters in the party? The President makes a proposal that someone in congress puts forth in a bill that many republicans find to be less than desirable. After some political wrangling, the President gives in a little on a part of the bill. The Republican congressman still doesn't like the bill, but will vote for it as a compromise to small changes made in the bill. They may be concessions that Mr. Obama made, but you must admit that they have been few.
How about the PUblic Option on Obamacare? The GOP fought that (because even more people would be helped and we can't have that!)
How about using congress to shove the program down everyone's throat in the middle of the night on Christmas eve. Now that was compromise. Everyone, including the Democrats, knew there were problems with the system. It didn't matter because they just wanted it, now.
You guys keep toeing the line as much as you like. Obama has done nothing like that. Under Obama we've never had a stronger CAPITALIST system (The DJIA is at RECORD highs), under Obama we've kept up many of the George W. Bush wars, under Obama we've kept Gitmo open.
The Dow has little to nothing to do with how strong the economy is. It is still weak and floundering. Obama kept the Afghanistan war, yes. He pulled out of Iraq too early and turned it into a mess with ISIS taking over everything in the vacuum. He doesn't want to make the same mistake twice. He tried to imply that Gitmo was breeding terrorism, when Gitmo was the result of terrorism. He made a promise to shut it down, but he sees the need for it. He will get it shut down, but he will wait until his term is nearly expired to do it.
The only thing he has done that has been "transformative" has been the enact the first major overhaul in healthcare accessibility in our life time.
He's not through yet. By the time he leaves office, he hopes to make about 12 to 20 million Illegal Immigrants, legal residents. This will transform this nation quicker than anything else he could have done. The GOP is to spineless to do anything about it. They are too willing to compromise.
And the sight of millions of Americans getting access to affordable healthcare GALLS the Republicans. They can't stand it! THAT is the kind of America the GOP wants.
How many lost coverage? How many are still unemployed because of the stagnant economy? Is healthcare better?
I would agree that the system needed some work. I would also agree that the GOP didn't fall over themselves to try and find some kind of alternative, or correct some of the problems with the new system. The GOP is guilty of being negligent in that regard. The sight of millions of Americans getting access to affordable healthcare does not "gall" anyone. Mainly because it is no more affordable than what we had before. For everyone who is now covered, there is an equal amount of those who lost coverage. Many more who have lesser policies because of the cost escalating for premiums. It costs many people more, while they get less. Because those who actually pay for their premiums, have to pay the subsidies for those who get it for free or at reduced cost. Healthcare is not more affordable for American citizens. It's all snake oil.
Give me a break. The Conservativ mantra is positively pathological and defies even rational common sense.
Uck.
The liberal mantra is to get the money from the richest 1%. Take the money we need from someone who is trying to produce more and make life better for everyone. All the while, putting this country so far into debt that we will never recover. How is spending tens of trillions of dollars we must borrow, "common sense"? I don't care what party you belong to, it's wrong and irresponsible.
