The Importance OF This "NO"vember. We Ain't Going "Back!!"

This "NO"vember, will be the most important election cycle in our recent history. Why, you ask? RepubliCANTS/teabaggers want badly to win the majority in both houses so they can "take America back". The question is....do we as a Nation, who have progressed so far, want to be "taken back?" I can remember watching the Chicago riots during the 1968 Democratic Convention. I remember seeing the Chicago "pigs' beating protesters with their "billy clubs" dressed in riot gear, shoving and dragging handcuffed Americans into "paddy-wagons". That night mirrored the civil rights struggle of the 6o's in that the protesters were bombarded by law enforcement, and not given much of a chance to be peaceful. Then the Democrats were the enemy because Mayor Richard J. Daley made them so.

In "NO"vember, if the RepubliCANTS/teabaggers win the majority of seats in either house of legislation, we Americans are going "back" to those days. Every piece of important major legislation passed and signed into law will be repealed if "they" are the majority. That means Health care Reform, Wall Street Reform, Student Loan Reform, all legislation that was passed and signed into law to help US Americans. Are we as a Nation even interested in going backwards? NO.

The RepubliCANTS/teabaggers have boasted of their plans to overturn every piece of major legislation of importance POTUS Obama has accomplished, they promise to take control of government and do things they way they want them done. How about the 69 million voters who gave POTUS Obama carte blanch to implement his agenda for changing this country from the mess George "Dubbya" Bush left America saddled with....into a vital, strong, proud America it should be??

Stand up in "NO"vember

Say "NO" to Wall Street spending OUR money.

Say "NO" to racist Governors/racist laws.

Say "NO" to repealing Health Care Reform FOR ALL AMERICANS

Say "NO" to big oil killing our land.

Say "NO" to racism and undercover white supremacists groups.

Say "NO" to unemployment benefits denied.

Say "NO" to rewriting history into "TheirStory".

Say "NO" to the RepubliCANTS/teabaggers.

Vote Democratic In "NO"vember.

Common Sense Says: Say "NO" In "NO"vember

Jueseppi B.

Obama's Trickle Down

Something I had posted to the FB wall of a group i started a few weeks ago from a lovely woman Named Ms. Carol Filby.....read and see if you have a similar story to tell....

Carol Filby:

Obama's plans made a huge impact on my life, yesterday, by implementing the HAMP program. Bush initiated it shortly before leaving office, knowing he would not have to deal with administrating it. It was not broad enough to trickle down to people like me, who make less than $9/hr. I was on the verge of losing my home. Obama refused to implement it until 2 or 3 changes were made, so the funds involved would help people who, through no fault of their own, were in danger of losing their homes. It was not meant to help those who had greedily bought a home way beyond their means, had 3 or 4 cars, credit debt in six figures, yet the banks didn't find "them" a "high risk". So, I applied for a forbearance 5/29/10. It was touch & go for awhile. Yesterday they called me to tell me I had been approved, based on my qualifying for Social Security this Dec. They gave me a 6-mo forbearance, to 1/1/11. All fees & interest will be stopped, no payment need be made until 1/2/11, and they will modify the previous late & interest by perhaps as much as 50%. The new mortgage will be written 1/2/11, at a modifed rate of 2-3.5%. God love him! If nothing else he does helps me so directly - I'll be forever grateful. He's got my support. He was "great" on the View. Glad I was able to be home and see it. He was talking right to me, and you, and all the "working" people who contribute a large percentage of their income (sometimes every cent of it - and none to spare, and still can't buy a new pair of shoes). People who know what it feels like to worry from month-to-month how they're going to pay the car insurance, to keep looking for a job that everyone thinks you're too "old" to do! He'll always have my vote! Sorry I can't say the same for NC's Dem. Governor. Can't vote for her again.

This is the one thing RepubliCANTS can not discredit....real people with real life stories that they live everyday. This POTUS is helping the everyday, average, "like you and the guy next door" American. Keep this story, and all your untold stories. in your mind in "NO"vember.

Remember In "NO"vember.....

Vote Democratic.

Common Sense Says: Erase Racism Now,

Jueseppi B.

Off Subject, The Diabetes War.

I have diabetes, I was diagnosed two years ago in July of 2008. After ten days in the University of Iowa Hospital I had the big toe, on my left foot, saved from amputation by having a pic line in my chest to administer antibiotics while at home. Now two years later, and after being hard headed and NOT following all the doctor's advice and instruction, I had the tip of my great toe, on my right foot, removed last month. Sometimes the best lessons in life are learned the hard way. But it does not have to be that way.

I have to admit, I had not the best advice or information given to me from the start of this war. I always considered myself very intelligent, but it seems in matters of health concerning diabetes, I was the dumbest patient on this planet. I ignored the diagnosis, ignored the advice of my family doctor, even though she was not as knowledgeable as I would have liked. She is not an expert in diabetes and it was not until this week, when i attended a Diabetes Education Class, that I finally got the full scope of what this disease is all about. It is a full out daily war to survive.

This Diabetes Education Class is a wonderful tool, and very necessary for winning this war. If you have diabetes and have NOT taken this class, please sign up immediately. What you find online is incomplete, and supported by advertisers pushing their medical products. The Diabetes Education Class is marketing nothing but good health. In closing, I offer advise that I chose to ignore.....

1). Test your blood sugar at least 3 times a day, or as often as needed.

2). Take all your medication as scheduled, never skip, never be too busy.

3). Eat correctly, count your carbs/starches. See a Diabetic Dietitian.

4(. Understand the disease, research it, learn it's effects on ALL your organs.

As with any war, you fight small battles to ultimately win the war. The small battles with diabetes is controlling your blood sugar everyday.

I hope this helped some of you who are as hard headed as I WAS. I know some are reading this right now saying..." It will go away on it's own",....or thinking...." if I ignore this, I can beat diabetes by just changing what I eat, or losing some weight, or exercising ."

You CAN NOT.

Treat the disease, educate yourself, and WIN this war.

Being On The Right Side.....

There is something so great about feeling you were correct all along, read the following....

PHOENIX — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown.

The overall law will still take effect Thursday, but without the provisions that angered opponents – including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.

The judge also put on hold parts of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places. In addition, the judge blocked officers from making warrantless arrests of suspected illegal immigrants.

"Requiring Arizona law enforcement officials and agencies to determine the immigration status of every person who is arrested burdens lawfully-present aliens because their liberty will be restricted while their status is checked," U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled.

She ruled that the controversial sections should be put on hold until the courts resolve the issues. Other provisions of the law, many of them procedural and slight revisions to existing Arizona immigration statute, will go into effect at 12:01 a.m.

The ruling came just as police were making last-minute preparations to begin enforcement of the law and protesters were planning large demonstrations to speak out against the measure. At least one group planned to block access to federal offices, daring officers to ask them about their immigration status.

The volume of the protests will likely be turned down a few notches because of the ruling by Bolton, a Clinton appointee who suddenly became a crucial figure in the immigration debate when she was assigned the seven lawsuits filed against the Arizona law.

Lawyers for the state contend the law was a constitutionally sound attempt by Arizona – the busiest illegal gateway into the country – to assist federal immigration agents and lessen border woes such as the heavy costs for educating, jailing and providing health care for illegal immigrants.

Opponents argued the law will lead to racial profiling, conflict with federal immigration law and distract local police from fighting more serious crimes. The U.S. Justice Department, civil rights groups and a Phoenix police officer had asked the judge for an injunction to prevent the law from being enforced.

Now ask yourself....don't it feel soooo good to be right and on the right side? Wonder what Governor Brewer will do now to be a racist?

More Filibustering

Today, July 27 2010, Republicans in the Senate filibustered and blocked legislation called "The Disclose Act". The DISCLOSE Act legislation would address seven major points:

1. Enhance Disclaimers; Make CEOs and other leaders take responsibility for their ads.

2. Enhance Disclosures; It is time to follow the money.
3. Prevent Foreign Influence; Foreign countries and entities should not be determining the outcome of our elections.

4. Shareholder/Member Disclosure; We should allow shareholders and members to know where money goes.

5. Prevent Government Contractors from Spending; Taxpayer money should not be spent on political ads.

6. Provide the Lowest Unit Rate for Candidates and Parties; Special interests should not drown out the voices of the people.

7. Tighten Coordination Rules; Corporations should not be able to “sponsor” a candidate.
(from http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5660/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1714&tag=disclose_www )


Basically it would hold corporations accountable for their political ads and make them reveal that they are the ones sponsoring the political ads, but the Republicans filibustered it and blocked it from passing. They want corporations to be able to spend limitlessly on elections without having to reveal themselves.

We The People NEED this Disclosure Act....so why are RepubliCANTS blocking it and obstructing a working government? Why??? The usual reason a RepubliCANT does anything....money.

Common Sense Says....

Common Sense Says......

How on earth can U hate a man who accomplishes things for U that benefit U?

Have U ever applied for health insurance only to be told to list all "pre-existing

conditions" and then have those "pre-existing conditions" disallowed?

Or are UNemployed and have no health care at all?

Or work everyday but can't afford health care to be deducted from your already

small paycheck? Then the Health Care Reform Law is helping U.

Common Sense Says.......

Have U or someone in your family or friends taken out

student loans to pay for college? The average dollar amount for 4 years college

expense is right at $100K. That is a lot to have hanging over your head as you

start your life post college. Then The Student Loan Reform Act is helping U.

Common Sense Says.......

Think The Wall Street Reform Law is not your concern..

here is a link to convince U that U are so very wrong,....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-john-b-larson/10-ways-new-wall-street-r_b_654474.html

Unless U are a Wall Street Banker or own a Wall Street Investment House, U will

benefit from Wall Street Reform.

Common Sense Says.......

Every last one of the "Reform" Legislation introduced and signed into law

by this POTUS is going to help those who need help the most.....common, everyday

hard working, average Americans like U. And Me. Funny thing is, or confusing thing

those exact folks who need the reform laws, who these reforms will help the most, are

the ones fighting them, and the man responsible for them.

"Disagree Intelligently"

Jueseppi Baker

Dubbya's Accomplishments

George W. Bush:

Accomplishments As POTUS

* Attacked and took over two countries.

* Spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury.

* Shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history.

* Set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12 month period.

* Set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.

* First president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.

* First president in US history to enter office with a criminal record.

* First year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history.

* After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided over the worst security failure in US history.

* Set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips than any other president in US history.

* In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their job.

*Cut unemployment benefits for more out of work Americans than any president in US history.

* Set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12 month period.

* Appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in US history.

* Set the record for the least amount of press conferences than any president since the advent of television.

* Signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any president in US history.

* Presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed.

* Presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have.

* Cut healthcare benefits for war veterans.

* Set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.

* Dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.

* My presidency is the most secretive and un-accountable of any in US history.

* Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in US history. (the 'poorest' multi-millionaire, Condoleeza Rice has an Exxon oil tanker named after her).

* First president in US history to have all 50 states of the Union simultaneously go bankrupt.

* Presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud of any market in any country in the history of the world.

* First president in US history to order a US attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation.

* Created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States.

* Set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any president in US history.

* First president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the human rights commission.

* First president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the elections monitoring board.

* Removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.

* Rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.

* Withdrew from the World Court of Law.

* Refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.

* First president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 US elections).

* All-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations.

* My biggest life-time campaign contributor presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation).

* Spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in US history.

* First president in US history to unilaterally attack a sovereign nation against the will of the United Nations and the world community.

* First president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and then lied saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)

* First US president to establish a secret shadow government.

* Took the biggest world sympathy for the US after 911, and in less than a year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).

* With a policy of 'dis-engagement' created the most hostile Israeli-Palestine relations in at least 30 years.

* First US president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability.

* First US president in history to have the people of South Korea more threatened by the US than their immediate neighbor, North Korea.

* Changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.

* Set all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated US law by not selling huge investments in corporations bidding for government contracts.

* Failed to fulfill my pledge to get Osama Bin Laden 'dead or alive'.

* Failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders of our country at the United States Capital building. After 18 months I have no leads and zero suspects.

* In the 18 months following the 911 attacks I have successfully prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in the history of the United States.

* Removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other president in US history.

* In a little over two years created the most divided country in decades, possibly the most divided the US has ever been since the civil war.

* Entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.

From The Desk Of The President Of The United States

President Barack Obama,

When you and I set out on this journey three years ago, we knew that ours would be a lengthy struggle to build a new foundation for this country -- one that would require squaring off against the special interests who had spent decades stacking the deck in their favor.

Today, it is clear that you have shifted the odds.

This morning, I signed into law a bill that represents the most sweeping reforms of Wall Street since the Great Depression, and the toughest consumer financial protections this nation has ever seen. I know that I am able to do so only because the tens of thousands of volunteers who make up the backbone of this movement overcame the most potent attack ads and the most powerful lobbying the special interests could put forward.

Our special-interest opponents and their Republican allies have now set their sights on the elections in November as their best chance to overturn the historic progress we've made together.

Organizing for America counts entirely on supporters like you to fight back -- no special interests, no corporate PACs. To keep making change and to defend the change we have already won, we need you -- and at least 2 other people in Monument -- to contribute so we have the resources necessary going into the election.

Please donate $5 today and help Organizing for America lay the groundwork for the fights ahead.

Because of Wall Street reform, we will ensure that Americans applying for a credit card, a mortgage, or a student loan will never again be asked to sign their name under pages of confusing fine print. We will crack down on abusive lending practices and make sure that lenders don't cheat the system -- and create a new watchdog to enforce these consumer protections.

And we will put an end to taxpayer-funded bailouts, giving us the ability to wind down any large financial institution if it should ever fail.

The passage of Wall Street reform is at the forefront of the change we seek, and it will provide a foundation for a stronger and safer economy.

It is a foundation built upon the progress of the Recovery Act, which has turned 22 months of job losses into six consecutive months of private-sector job growth. And it is a foundation reinforced by the historic health reform we passed this spring, which is already giving new benefits to more than 100 million Americans, ushering another 1 million Americans into coverage by next year.

But today's victory is not where our fight ends.

Organizing for America and I will move forward in the months ahead on the tough fights we have yet to finish -- even if cynics say we should wait until after the fall elections. This movement has never catered to the conventional wisdom of Washington. And we have fought to ensure that our progress is never held hostage by our politics.

You and I did not build this movement to win one election. We did not come together to pass one single piece of legislation. We are fighting for nothing less than a new foundation for our country -- and that work is not complete. As we face the challenges ahead, I am relying on you to stand with me.

President Barack Obama

I'm Confused

I am really confused by the number of Americans who do not want a reformed health care system in America, one that does not disallow a pre-existing condition, when you need health care FOR that very pre-existing condition in the first place. Or those who want Wall Street Reform which allows Wall Street to take our savings, without any repercussions or legal ramifications. Or the number Of Americans who don't Student Loan Reform, or care about student loans costing our college students their entire lives to repay, making them start out a life and future in a financial hole. Or the RepubliCANTS/teabaggers who love to point at this POTUS and name call, disrespect or down right slander with lies and misinformation.

During 8 years of Dubbya/Cheney being liars to the American people, stealing horrific amounts of ca$h for themselves and funneling even more to friends/colleagues/cronies, was there ever a time Americans who didn't want Dubbya in the White House because he stole the election ....did we ever resort to the tactics we see used by the RepubliCANTS/teabaggers today?

I am waiting ,patiently, for one RepubliCANT/teabagger to intelligently explain their reasoning why health care for ALL Americans, not just those who can afford to be sick or in the hospital, BUT ALL AMERICANS,...is a bad thing?

Just one of "them" please tell me why they want a student just finishing college has to start out his/her life thousands of dollars in the hole? Pressured to pay back that huge student loan right now? U want that situation for your children?

Why do "they" want a big, wealthy, elitist, Wall Street banker to squander our hard earned money on a gamble, and walk away with a bonus from his firm?

Why do "they" want text books to be re-written to exclude our history? Make it "Theirstory" and not a real true "History".

Explain to me why people of color are being discriminated against in Arizona because of their skin color, profiled as illegal immigrants and asked to "show papers" when the just expelled Russian spies, and the 9/11 terrorists suicide bombers didn't enter this country from the south but the North/East? Why not have immigration legislation that targets ALL illegal immigrants, of ALL colors/races?

Racism is the answer to all these questions. One word.....Racism.

Accomplishments of POTUS Obama.

Promises kept by POTUS Obama.....

The 79 promises kept, as fact-checked and reported by PolitiFact.com, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking service of the St. Petersburg Times, are as

follows:

No. 6: Create an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes

No. 15: Create a foreclosure prevention fund for homeowners

No. 16: Increase minority access to capital

No. 33: Establish a credit card bill of rights

No. 36: Expand loan programs for small businesses

No. 40: Extend and index the 2007 Alternative Minimum Tax patch

No. 50: Expand the Senior Corps volunteer program

No. 58: Expand eligibility for State Children's Health Insurance Fund (SCHIP)

No. 76: Expand funding to train primary care providers and public health practitioners

No. 77: Increase funding to expand community based prevention programs

No. 88: Sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

No. 110: Assure that the Veterans Administration budget is prepared as 'must-pass' legislation

No. 119: Appoint a special adviser to the president on violence against women

No. 125: Direct military leaders to end war in Iraq

No. 132: No permanent bases in Iraq

No. 134: Send two additional brigades to Afghanistan

No. 154: Strengthen and expand military exchange programs with other countries

No. 167: Make U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on anti-terror efforts

No. 174: Give a speech at a major Islamic forum in the first 100 days of his administration

No. 182: Allocate Homeland Security funding according to risk

No. 184: Create a real National Infrastructure Protection Plan

No. 200: Appoint a White House Coordinator for Nuclear Security

No. 208: Improve relations with Turkey, and its relations with Iraqi Kurds

No. 212: Launch an international Add Value to Agriculture Initiative (AVTA)

No. 215: Create a rapid response fund for emerging democracies

No. 222: Grant Americans unrestricted rights to visit family and send money to Cuba

No. 224: Restore funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program

No. 225: Establish an Energy Partnership for the Americas

No. 239: Release presidential records

No. 241: Require new hires to sign a form affirming their hiring was not due to political affiliation or contributions.

No. 247: Recruit math and science degree graduates to the teaching profession

No. 266: Encourage water-conservation efforts in the West

No. 269: Increase funding for national parks and forests

No. 270: Increase funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund

No. 272: Encourage farmers to use more renewable energy and be more energy efficient

No. 277: Pursue a wildfire prevention and management plan

No. 278: Remove more brush, small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires

No. 284: Expand access to places to hunt and fish

No. 290: Push for enactment of Matthew Shepard Act, which expands hate crime law to include sexual orientation and other factors

No. 300: Reform mandatory minimum sentences

No. 307: Create a White House Office on Urban Policy

No. 325: Create an artist corps for schools

No. 326: Champion the importance of arts education

No. 327: Support increased funding for the NEA

No. 332: Add another Space Shuttle flight

No. 334: Use the private sector to improve spaceflight

No. 336: Partner to enhance the potential of the International Space Station

No. 337: Use the International Space Station for fundamental biological and physical research

No. 338: Explore whether International Space Station can operate after 2016

No. 342: Work toward deploying a global climate change research and monitoring system

No. 345: Enhance earth mapping

No. 346: Appoint an assistant to the president for science and technology policy

No. 356: Establish special crime programs for the New Orleans area

No. 359: Rebuild schools in New Orleans

No. 371: Fund a major expansion of AmeriCorps

No. 380: Bolster the military's ability to speak different languages

No. 391: Appoint the nation's first Chief Technology Officer

No. 394: Provide grants to early-career researchers

No. 411: Work to overturn Ledbetter vs. Goodyear

No. 420: Create a national declassification center

No. 421: Appoint an American Indian policy adviser

No. 427: Ban lobbyist gifts to executive employees

No. 435: Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud

No. 452: Weatherize 1 million homes per year

No. 458: Invest in all types of alternative energy

No. 459: Enact tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars

No. 460: Ask people and businesses to conserve electricity

No. 475: Require states to provide incentives for utilities to reduce energy consumption

No. 480: Unprecedented expansion of funding for regional high-speed rail

No. 483: Invest in public transportation

No. 484: Equalize tax breaks for driving and public transit

No. 494: Share enviromental technology with other countries

No. 498: Provide grants to encourage energy-efficient building codes

No. 500: Increase funding for the Environmental Protection Agency

No. 502: Get his daughters a puppy

No. 503: Appoint at least one Republican to the cabinet

No. 506: Raise the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009

No. 507: Extend unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits

No. 513: Reverse restrictions on stem cell research

The things accomplished by POTUS Obama.....ALL THIS IN 19 MONTHS!!

Since coming into office on January 21, 2009, President Barack Obama has:

1. Signed an Executive Order on government contracting to fight waste and abuse.

2. Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers.

3. Renewed dialogue with NATO and other allies and partners on strategic issues.

4. Announced a plan to responsibly end the war in Iraq.

5. Provided funding to families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB.

6. Ended media blackout on war casualties and the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB.

7. Signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which has created 2.1 million jobs (as of 12/31/09).

8. Launched Recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, an unprecedented step to provide transparency and accountability through technology.

9. Announced the "Making Home Affordable" home refinancing plan.

10. Launched a $15 billion plan to boost lending to small businesses.

11. Invested heavily in education both as a way to provide jobs now and lay the foundation for long-term prosperity.

12. Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America’s Veterans.

13. Signed an Executive Order establishing the White House Office of Urban Affairs.

14. Limited lobbyist's access to the White House.

15. Issued an Presidential Memorandum to restore scientific integrity in government decision-making.

16. Answered questions at the first online town hall from the White House that were submitted and voted on transparently by the public at WhiteHouse.gov.

17. Established a central portal for Americans to find service opportunities.

18. Launched Business.gov – enabling conversation and online collaboration between small business owners, government representatives and industry experts in

discussion forums relevant to starting and managing a business.

19. Appointed the first ever Federal Chief Information Officer to provide management and oversight over federal IT spending.

20. Signed the Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act on February 4, 2009, which provides quality health care to 11 million kids – 4 million who

were previously uninsured.

21. Issued an Executive Order repealing the Bush-Era restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.

22. Signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with

paralysis.

23. Announced creation of a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record for members of the U.S. Armed Forces to improve quality of medical care.

24. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date.

25. Committed to phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdates weapons systems, which weren't even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan.

26. Provided federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research.

27. Provided new federal funding for science and research labs.

28. Played a lead role in G-20 Summit that produced a $1.1 trillion deal to combat the global financial crisis.

29. Signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act to stop fraud and wasteful spending in the defense procurement and contracting system.

30. Ordered the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay and a review of our detention and interrogation policy, and prohibited the use of torture.

31. Appointed Special Envoys for Climate Change, Southwest Asia, the Middle

East, Sudan, and a Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

32. Empowered states to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards.

33. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect.

34. Increased minority access to capital.

35. Developed a comprehensive new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan that will help defeat Al Qaeda and authorized the deployment of more than 21,000

troops to Afghanistan.

36. Signed the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act which gives the federal government more tools to investigate and prosecute fraud, from lending to the

financial system, and creates a bipartisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission to investigate the financial practices that brought us to this point.

37. Signed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act.

38. Increased, for the first time in more than a decade, the fuel economy standards for Model Year 2011 for cars and trucks so they will get better mileage.

39. Issued a Presidential Memorandum to the Department of Energy to implement more aggressive efficiency standards for common household appliances.

40. Unveiled a program on Earth Day 2009 to develop the renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity

from wind, wave, and ocean currents. These regulations will enable, for the first time ever, the nation to tap into our ocean’s vast sustainable resources to

generate clean energy in an environmentally sound and safe manner.

41. Announced a new U.S.-Mexico border initiative.

42. Concluded cyberspace policy review.

43. Announced a strategy to address the international nuclear threat.

44. Established a new "U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue".

45. Announced new policy steps towards Cuba.

46. Provided funding for advanced manufacturing technologies.

47. Issued a Presidential Memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act instructing the Attorney General to issue new guidelines to the government

implementing those same principles of openness and transparency in the processing of FOIA requests.

48. Funded the design of a new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History scheduled to open on the National Mall in 2015.

49. The Executive Order on Presidential Records brings those principles to presidential records by giving the American people greater access to these

historic documents, severely curtailing the ability to use executive privilege to shield those documents.

50. Signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, a hallmark piece of legislation.

51. Signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act to protect Americans from unfair and deceptive credit card practices.

52. Signed an Executive Order establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls to provide a coordinated Federal response to the challenges

confronted by women and girls and to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and

families.

53. Launched a U.S. financial and banking rescue plan.

54. Ordered secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere to be closed.

55. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards.

56. Launched U.S. Auto industry rescue plan.

57. Provided better body armor to our troops.

58. Authorized cutting the missile defense program by $1.4 billion in 2010.

59. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols.

60. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic.

61. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions, and addressed the U.N. Climate Change Conference.

62. Supported the first steps of a legally-binding treaty to reduce mercury emissions worldwide.

63. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office.

64. Managed several natural disasters successfully, including severe winter ice storms and flooding in several states.

65. Provided new car tax credit.

66. Provided attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles.

67. Purchased fuel efficient American-made fleet of vehicles for the federal government.

68. Endorsed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 that would close offshore tax havens.

69. Nominated Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. She's confirmed and becomes the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.

70. Helped reverse a downward spiral of the stock market. On January 19, 2009, the last day of President Bush's presidency, the Dow closed at 8,218.22.

Today, the Dow closed at 10,309.24 (February 2010).

71. Earned an unprecedented success rate of 96.7% on winning congressional votes on issues where he took a position. He did even better than legendary

arm-twister Lyndon Johnson who had a 93% success rate in 1965.

72. Provided affordable, high-quality child care to working families.

73. Restored America's reputation as a global leader that will do the "right thing" in world affairs.

74. Issued an executive order to create the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

75. Increased funding for student loans and pell grants for 2010 students.

76. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals.

77. Provided tax credit to workers thus cutting taxes for 95% of America's working families.

78. Cracked down on companies that deny sick pay, vacation and health insurance to workers by abusing the employee classification of independent

contractor. Such companies also avoid paying Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance taxes for those workers.

79. Signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that made it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her

sexual orientation or gender identity.

80. Appointed the first Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy.

81. Signed the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act authorizing advance appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs by

providing two-fiscal year budget authority thus enabling better medical care for veterans. Endorsed by the American Legion, American Veterans, Blinded

Veterans Association, Disabled American Veterans, Jewish War Veterans, Military Officers Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed

Veterans of America and Vietnam Veterans of America.

82. Held impromptu press conference to urge Congress to investigate Anthem Blue Cross and other corporate health insurance companies that raise premiums

in high amounts without explanation. Rep. Henry Waxman launches probe. In this case, Anthem Blue Cross wanted to raise premiums 39%. They have now

put the increase on hold for two months (as of February 2010). Legislation preventing such increases pending.

83. Designated $1.5 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to fund programs at local housing finance agencies in the states hardest hit by the

housing crisis: California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona and Michigan. The MBA forecasts that foreclosures will peak in the last quarter of 2010.

84. Protected 300,000 education jobs, such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors through the Recovery Act that would have otherwise been lost.

85. Extended discounted COBRA health coverage for the nation's unemployed from 9 months to 15 months. Workers laid off between September 1, 2008 and

February 28, 2010 qualify.

86. Extended unemployment benefits for 2,000,000 unemployed Americans by 20 weeks. At the time the bill was signed 7,000 unemployed Americans were

losing their unemployment benefits each day.

87. Eliminated federal funding for abstinence-only education which was significantly increased during the Bush Administration to $176 million annually.

88. Rescinded the Global Gag Rule.

89. Appointed the most diverse Cabinet in history including more women appointees than any other incoming president.

90. Committed to no permanent military bases in Iraq through the Defense Authorization Act. For your reference.

91. Provided tax credits to first-time home buyers through the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 to revitalize the U.S. housing

market.

92. Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs the largest spending increase in 30 years to improve medical facilities and national cemeteries, and to

assist states in acquiring or constructing state nursing homes and extended care facilities.

93. Strengthened the Endangered Species Act.

94. Empowered states that legalized medical marijuana to regulate themselves. Fourteen states have allowed some use of marijuana for medical purposes:

Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Maryland, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

95. Enhanced earth mapping.

96. Increased funding for national parks and forests in 2010, and plans to do it again for FY 2011.

97. Changed failing war strategy in Afghanistan.

98. Allocated special funding to the Labor Department to provide green job training to veterans.

99. Allocated funding to states and the Department of Homeland Security to save thousands of police or firefighter jobs from being cut during the recession.

100. Created and sustained 2.1 million jobs and stimulated the economy 3.5% [as of December 31, 2009] through the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act.

101. Signed on to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

102. Responded with compassion and leadership to the earthquake in Haiti.

103. Signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009. The Act extends the Ryan White programs through 2013.

104. Ordered a review by the Sentencing Commission of mandatory minimum sentences.

105. Signed the Travel Promotion Act of 2010 to increase travel to the United States.

106. Expanded the Rural Energy for America Program and USDA energy grants to empower farmers that want to use renewable energy.

107. Increased funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

108. Launched and extended the "Cash for Clunkers" program.

109. Donated his $1.4 million Nobel Prize to nonprofits.

110. Revitalized and empowered the EPA, OSHA and the SEC to protect workers and consumers by regulating business practices.

111. Signed the HIRE Act.

112. Signed the Wall Street refoem Bill.

113. Signed the Health Care Reform Bill.

114 Signed the Unemployment Benefits Extention.

115. Signed the College Loan Restructing Bill.

Now....does anyone think this POTUS is NOT good for America?