Reply #85: Oh for fucks sake! Here comes the list... [View All]

http://obamaachievements.org/list

Definite Liberal Achievements include:
# Increased funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to the highest level since 1992.
# Created an artist corps for public schools.
# Championed the importance of arts education.
# Promoted cultural diplomacy.
# Established the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
# Established President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability to assist in financial education for all Americans.
# Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.
# Dodd-Frank (DF) Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the biggest financial reform law since the Great Depression.
# Pension relief Act of 2010.
# Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act.
# Reformed deferral rules to curb tax advantages for investing overseas.
# Established new offshore investment policy that promotes in-sourcing.
# Cut salaries for 65 bailout executives (Pay Czar).
# Banks have repaid 75% of TARP funds, bringing the cost down to $89B as of June 2010.
# Closed offshore tax safe havens, tax credit loopholes.
# Limited trading activities of banks (Volcker Rule) beginning 2 yrs after passage (DF).
# Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (DF).
# Higher standards for sytemically important ($50 billion assets+) institutions, including annual stress tests and restrictions on bank acquisitions (DF).
# Executive compensation must be determined by an independent committee (DF).
# Issued compensation guidelines for bank executive salary and bonuses.
# Financial agencies must establish Offices of Women and Minorities to promote more diverse hiring (DF).
# Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act.
# Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009.
# Established a credit card bill of rights.
# Reformed credit card swipe fees.
# Provided $12.2 billion in new funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Act though the American Recovery and investment Act.
# Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Instituted equal pay for women.
# Presidential Memorandum extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.
# Presidential Memorandum protecting gay and lesbian partners’ visitation/healthcare decision-making rights (4/15/2010).
# Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act to include gender, sexual orientation and disability.
# Supported the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT).
# Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act.
# Established White House Council on Women and Girls (Executive Order 13506 ).
# Financial agencies must establish Offices of Women and Minorities to promote more diverse hiring.
# Increased minority access to capital.
# Pushing through settlement in the black farmers lawsuit against USDA.
# Signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
# Increased Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities (Exec Order)(celebrating 20th anniversary of the ADA).

And that's only going as far as "Civil Rights"

And this was easy to Google and find. I guess we now know which Dawgs don't hunt around here.