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...Obama??€™s first year has certainly not, despite the claims of many, been void of important successes. Economists overwhelmingly agree that stimulus measures helped to stem the hemorrhage of jobs, and now even Republican governors are speaking to its effectiveness in bolstering state economies and preventing mass layoffs. The president has been stunningly effective in reversing the decline of foreign opinion of the U.S. President Obama has drawn the American automobile industry back from the brink, protected equal pay for women, launched innovative education reforms, expanded health-care to four million children, begun the decommissioning of Guantanamo...
...sweeping attempt at health-care reform has struck upon rocky terrain, there is still a good chance of breaking through the gridlock and passing a bill that will help millions of Americans—he has come farther on the issue than any president in history. Obama??€™s recent health-care summit was promising enough to make even the oft-cynical Jon Stewart genuinely impressed. And, in the face of some of the strictest congressional partisanship in recent memory, 13 Republicans joined with the Democratic Caucus last week to pass the Senate’s jobs bill...
...look for failure, that is undoubtedly what we will find. Failure makes for a powerful media narrative, and this is especially true in the culture of instant gratification created by the 24-hour news cycle. We analyze every minute of Obama??€™s presidency, expecting constant action and consistent progress. American government has never worked at high speeds, and frankly, it was not necessarily meant to do so. Obama has had a busy first year moving the nation forward whether or not Americans take the time to notice. Perhaps the most poignant critique of the president, in fact...
...while it may have become fashionable to bemoan Obama??€™s perceived inaction or complain that things are not changing fast enough, the American people should have faith. President Obama understands the magnitude of the challenges facing the country, and he has been acting on them since day one. There still much work to be done, but there is also great progress to be built upon. I am as hopeful today as I was just over a year ago, freezing-cold on the Washington Mall...
Barely a week after Obama??€™s inauguration, Freeman had already pushed his environmental agenda forward, according to Freeman’s colleague, Georgetown Law School Professor Richard Lazarus. Six days after he was sworn in, the president issued three formal measures on energy and climate change...