Many good reasons to keep Obama (don't hear that too often)

Oroville Mercury-Register ^ | September 3, 2011 | Robert Woods, Chico Letter to Editor

[Cincinatus' Wife]

As we look toward 2012, Republican challengers for the U.S. presidency are on prominent display. Two formidable female candidates, Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, vie with Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and others in attempting to make Barack Obama a one-term president. Certain left-wing elements are ready to help bring Obama down by insidious communications regarding Obama's record as president.

What these folks ignore is the outstanding ability and steady hand of our president in his first term of office. His accomplishments have largely gone unsung, but they are apparent to those who pay attention. Among them:

1) winding down the misbegotten war in Iraq;

2) prosecuting the Afghan war toward its conclusion;

3) supporting gay rights;

4) restoring America's image around the world;

5) banning torture of war prisoners;

6) stopping the freefall of the American economy;

7) putting America back in the multilateral international community;

8) supporting education reform;

9) moving terrorist trials back into the American judicial system of checks and balances;

10) starting the process of health care reform;

11) stopping the freefall of job losses;

12) making tough military decisions and defending them brilliantly;

13) winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

This is a partial record of the man we elected three years ago, who has returned the U.S. to world respectability. He has kept his promises and his positive attitude. Let's work together to keep this astute leader and his exemplary family in the White House for a second term.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Just in case you were wondering.

Obama's 2012 campaign blueprint: (campaign strategy he's used since entering the WH):

Republicans - now led by the "evil, racist" Tea Party that would rather see this country fail than see me have a 2nd term - are keeping my administration from reversing our economic death spiral.

[pbmaltzman]

Just my opinion, but I think this needed a barf alert. LOL!

[Yorlik803]

Who ever wrote this should get their head out of the glue bag.
This is like saying” Well,cancer isnt all bad because you will lose weight and chemo is a boom to the hairpiece makers.

[AlexW]

Oroville must be in an alternate universe, or just one big
loony farm.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Robert Woods is a career teacher, one-time candidate for state Assembly, naturalist and interpreter at Lake Almanor, lifelong Democrat

[csense]

The only thing the article is missing is a laugh track...

[hsalaw]

naturalist and interpreter at Lake Almanor

I wonder what he "interprets" at Lake Almanor. Fish-speak?

[keat]

How funny that he didn’t actually accomplish any of those things. Except for the peace prize, LOL.

The power of perception I guess.

[hsalaw]

All of those “accomplishments” are a big FAIL. Close Gitmo, indeed. Restore America’s image - right. What a load.

[tdscpa]

If we don't re-elect him, he will bite the end of his tongue off, and we will be accused of lynching a president or we will be called racists!

Oh, the humanity!

[hsalaw]

If we don't re-elect him, . . . we will be called racists!

I can live with that just to get rid of this jerk.

[vortec94]

Now you’ve done it.

[Artie]

With proper editing and efficient insertion of pictures or video, this makes a wildly successful GOP election ad.

[tdscpa]

There is some bad spelling going on here. It is really Lake All-Manure.

[noblejones]

Wow. That is the lamest thing I’ve ever read.

[trebb]

Don’t know whether to laugh at how stupid and mixed up the author is or cry because he and folks who think like him get to vote...

[DoughtyOne]

Many good reasons to keep Obama

What these folks ignore is the outstanding ability and steady hand of our president in his first term of office.
His accomplishments have largely gone unsung, but they are apparent to those who pay attention. Among them:

11. He draws fire off me in the mornings when my spouse is cranky.  All I have to do is turn on the news.  Simple as that...

10. He's creating jobs. My spouse and I have his picture near the wall in our bathroom, on each square of our toilet paper.

09. It's history in the making.  This is the first 'Play Through' presidency.

08. I don't have to worry about paying too little for gasoline

07. I no longer have to worry about the cost of an Ivy League education because there's community organizer college.

06. I can contact the president directly, by flagging down a local leftist busy-body.

05. After 2013, I won't have to worry about wether I'll live or die when I get sick.

04. I don't have to worry about planning those silly vacations we used to take.

03. Whenever I'm feeling particularly suicidal, Obama is willing to go on the televison and read to me.

02. He keeps George Soros busy..., or is it the other way around.

01. His face looks so nice on the bottom of our bird cage.

[tdscpa]

His face looks so nice on the bottom of our bird cage.

You mean it looks better partially covered with bird droppings?

[DoughtyOne]

I’m here to tell ya... LOL

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Brilliant!