Originally Posted by kane

He said he would pull our troops our of Iraq and refocus out efforts in Afghanistan. That is what is happening. He has set dates for the drawdown in Iraq and just carried out a straegy shift with a troop increase in Afghanistan.

He said he would close Guantanamo Bay. While he has given the order for this, it has become a little more difficult than just closing up shop because now we are dealing with the people that are held there. To me this is change. We are deciding what to do with these people, how to put them on trial and where to put them. That is better than just letting them sit there and doing nothing. So it looks like Gitmo will eventually close down, once they figure out all the logistics of it.

He said he would create a large stimulus package to help revitalize the economy and has done just that. You can argue whether or not it is the best way to fix the problems, but he said he would do it and he did.

He said he would work hard to get a health care bill passed. While it has now stalled it was well on its way and even today he said maybe a more realistic approach here is to pass a smaller bill that will cover the core reforms that both parties can agree upon. So it isn't a done deal, but it moving in the right the direction.

He said he would bring back the good name of the US overseas and rebuild the alliances that have become strained since the invasion of Iraq and for the most part he has done this. Many countries around the world are starting to look favorably on us again. This may not mean much to some people, but I think it is a pretty big deal.

He has set standards for the auto industry to increase fuel economy.

He has secured billions of dollars for the development of green, renewable energy.

He changed some of the rules regarding federal money going to companies that carry out stem cell research.

He is working on financial reform to help put some oversight on wall street to help protect the markets from a few greedy people making money out of thin air and crashing the market.

He worked to get legislation passed that helped aid women who face discrimination in the workplace.

He extended and expanded veteran's health benefits.

He expanded the national serviced program.

Not all of these are 100% done and while I'm sure most people won't agree with everything he has done (I know I don't) you can't say he has done nothing.