WestVirginiaRebel Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 McClatchy: WASHINGTON Fist fights at campaign rallies. A major presidential candidate called a bigot and bully by members of his own party. Gridlock in Washington. And Americans downright pessimistic. This is America’s politics today, seven years after Barack Obama was elected president with a promise to change it all. The political change he predicted never appeared. Instead, partisanship and dysfunction have grown worse. His legacy on policies is more mixed. He did accomplish things, notably the Affordable Care Act. But his legacy on politics is another story. Republicans and Democrats refuse to compromise, sometimes even talk. Congress has become more unproductive with lawmakers failing to pass budgets or even consider presidential appointments. And most Americans have little to no confidence in the federal government to tackle the problems facing the nation in 2016, according to a poll released in January. Just Thursday, about 20 people were arrested after hundreds of protesters blocked an intersection and vandalized a police car outside a rally for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump at the Orange County Fairgrounds in California. Several fights broke out. “It’s fair to say that President Obama entered office as chief executive of a divided country, and he’s done nothing noticeable to heal those divisions in his seven years,” said William Galston, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton and now a senior fellow at the center-left Brookings Institution. ________ The Divider In Chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The Andrew Klavan Show Episode 192: Obama’s Legacy: Black Lives Shattered September 21, 2016 3 COMMENTS Eight years of Barack Obama’s policies have left us with a divided country full of rage and racial violence. Now he wants to extend those policies to the rest of the world. As Obama would say, “Thanks, Obama!” All that on today’s podcast… plus the World Famous Mailbag, woo-hoo! https://ricochet.com/podcast/obamas-legacy-black-lives-shattered/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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