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Originally Posted by Hog1
I honestly am not working a set up on you.....but what do you view as the current administrations triumph's to date?
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Well seven months into this admin, I wouldn't label anything a triumph. I wouldn't do it a year from now either.
Things he's done well, in my opinion. I could start with his visit to Russia today. Significant progress in the area of nuclear warheads. Significant. Anytime we get Russia to agree to reduce their nukes, along with ours, by a third that's a big deal. There were a few other good things that resulted in his visit to Russia. He's made some good and long overdue moves regarding Cuba too. Ditto the tone he's struck overall internationally.
In terms of domestic spending, which is one of the biggest sticking points by those on the right and some on the left quite frankly, we'll see. One thing's for sure, had McCain taken office, he would have taken similiar action. It may not have had the word "stimulus", but he would have taken similiar action. Probably to the tune of around $500 billion, instead of Obama's Neimen Maurcus taste of $787 billion.
If healthcare gets passed this year, no matter what version, I would most definitely chalk that up as a triumph.