i think the consensus among most liberals is that Obama is good because he's not Bush

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As "Obama" said in SNL's skit about his winning the Nobel Peace Prize "I won it for not being George W Bush. Which is surprising because I only have not been George W Bush for 9 month" :-D

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Gera, good luck with that...I've been asking this question forever...
most recentely i asked Line if she was pleased with Obama's actions and she replied that he was on the right track...SO it seems that he hasn't arrived anywhere, still in transit towards our brighter future

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***********.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/11/snl-takes-on-obamas-peace_n_316630.html

SNL's skit

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so, i asked one of my local democrats and his things of what Obama has done
1) ordered to stop torture
2) passed stimulus
3) changed US image in the world

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I got one more: he turned attention from an unnecessary war (Iraq) to a justifiable one (Afghanistan).

Alexey, yeah.. there so far he's just following Bushes blueprint... i mean he has not changed direction at all..

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4. reversed restrictions on stem cell research
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did anybody really expect him to fix the economy and reform health care in 9 months?

Oleg, yeah we had an argument on this.. i asked if not doing something qualifies as doing something... still debating..

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Mike, just to enhance your point:
6. Instituted "create or save millions of jobs" concept.

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