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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:11 PM
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Obama has had to deal with a lot as president.
Edited on Mon May-02-11 11:29 PM by Renew Deal
Most were challenges, but there were some successes too.

Financial collapse
Swine Flu
Iraq drawdown
Afghanistan Escalation
Haiti
Pirates
Health care reform
BP Oil spill
Congresswoman shot
Arab awakaning
Japanese natural and nuclear disaster
DADT repeal
2 Supreme Court Justices
START Treaty
Olympic and World Cup Bids
Libya intervention
3rd deadliest tornado in US history
Opportunity to kill/capture Bin Laden

And I know I'm forgetting a few.
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:14 PM
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1. He had swine flu?
When?
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:27 PM
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8. Swine Flu broke out April 2009
18,000 people died according to Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic
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Newest Reality Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:15 PM
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2. Well, some people deal with a heck of a lot
more and don't make as much money.

Don't you think that $400k a year, (plus medical care and a great retirement) is a enough?

Does he need a raise?
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:17 PM
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4. Who are those "some people" folks? Do they have 300 million people
Edited on Mon May-02-11 11:18 PM by FrenchieCat
making huge sometimes unreasonable demands, and carrying on like this man is their personal servant.
If you know them, please share names!
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:28 PM
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9. I don't think $400K is appropriate compensation for the job
It is the ultimate full time job. It requires skills that are tough to find in 1 peron. But there are a lot of perks and great pay when it's over.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:16 PM
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3. You forgot the Pirates!
the big health care sausage making,
and racism!
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:29 PM
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12. I did forget the pirates
I added it. I didn't forget health care.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:18 PM
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5. Having a lot to deal with is pretty common for a president.
It's how you deal with that counts.
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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:29 PM
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11. Not until more recently. See article on link below

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/02/obama.juggler/index.html
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:31 PM
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15. Thanks for the link (nt)
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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:23 PM
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6. He quit smoking, too.
All of us ex-smokers know that is a biggie.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:30 PM
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13. I don't smoke, but I agree
:smoke:
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Bonobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:25 PM
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7. "Presidentin' is hard work." nt
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:31 PM
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14. Ack!
But you're right.
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:28 PM
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10. and the birth certificate bullshit.
and teabags.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:31 PM
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16. I didn't want to give that any credence.
It's bullshit.
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