but I find it disgusting how people like you just sit around and basically pretend that he can get anything done without Congress's help, as if we elected some king. Republicans have blocked him on virtually EVERYTHING, whether it's basic gun control legislation, the public option, the Jobs Bill, or higher tax revenue from top income earners. No president has ever experienced this type of obstruction from the opposing party, not even LBJ (who had Democratic majorities and liberal Republicans working with him). No president before him had the opposing party conspiring on the night of his inauguration to block whatever he wants.
Also it should be noted that despite all the criticism from so-called "progressives", he has accomplished a lot despite GOP obstruction and is a major improvement from his predecessor. Unemployment and the deficit have both lowered under his watch, he has drawn down both wars and kept us safe from any major attacks, he ended DADT and was the 1st-ever president to endorse marriage equality (which in itself has helped many gays out of the closet and spark the debate), he bailed out the auto industry, he signed the Fair Pay Act, he extended tax cuts for low-income Americans, and he delivered on his promise to hunt down and kill OBL. Meanwhile, our friends on the other side of the aisle have been busy not only blocking him, but making it more difficult for minorities and the poor to vote, intruding in the private lives of women and gays, denying people health care, cutting public education, and war-mongering once again with Syria.
To claim that Obama is not "doing something to show loyalty" and is just offering "cheap words" shows ignorance on your part about how government really works and what has happened in Washington since 2009.
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