Obama promised bipartisan health care reform. He lied.There were a lot of issues to fix after 8 years of Bush and Dick Cheney.
Republican Senator Olympia Snow voted to put the ACA bill on the floor of the senate for an up/ down vote, which must happen before a bill can become law. Even the republicans like the fact that people with pre-existing conditions can not be denied the chance to purchase health insurance in the individual market.
Obama promised to end the wars. He lied
Obama did the surge in AG, but ended the War in Iraq. The stay behind force of 5, 000 troops are on the border of Syeria. The only thing the USA is doing over in Iraq is advising the coalition troops. The coalition troops have recovered over 45% of the land that was controlled by ISIS since January 2016. Fact Jack.
Obama promised to close Gitmo in one year. It's still open. He lied.
Impossible to work with Sen. Mitch McConnell who once said he would do everything possible to make sure Obama was a one term president.
Obama called the national debt under Bush outrageous and unpatriotic. He was right, but he has continued to increase the national debt every year. He lied.
The deficit is the lowest it has been since 2008. Obama inherited the steepest recession since the great depression from Bush43.
Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy