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Barack Obama
Related: About this forumRev. King would be proud Mr. President

Class, Accomplishment, Results.
The First 4 years:
Dow Jones up 5585.8 points or +70%
GDP up 8.4%
Consuner Confidence up 27.7%
% who believe the country is headed in the right direction up 15%
Federal Budget Deficit down 21%
Federal spending as a percentage of GDP down .9%
Median sales price of new homes up 15%
Number of U.S. troops in Iraq down more than 99.9%
Then: 139,500 (Jan. 2009) Now: 200 (Jan. 2013)
source: http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/17/16548026-obamas-first-four-years-in-office-then-vs-now?lite
http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com/2013/01/accomplishment-class-results.html
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Rev. King would be proud Mr. President (Original Post)
mikekohr
Jan 2014
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(307,291 posts)1. Thank you, Mike!
treestar
(82,383 posts)2. Cool graphic
I like the one about the troops in Iraq especially!
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)3. Yes indeed, he would - as is every one today with half a brain and even a shred of heart.
Those of us even slightly more endowed are nothing short of ecstatic. On alternate days a few of my own brain neurons fire correctly, but indifference and worse yet hate of President Obama is beyond the understanding of our wisest. Well, even if you know why, it still makes no sense. At least some of his more prominent enemies must know better, and that makes it even worse.