Devang Doshi

October 08, 2015

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BACKGROUND

AUTHOR1

HEALTHCARE4

THE ENVIRONMENT

2FINANCIAL REFORM

6SOCIAL CHANGE

3THE ECONOMY

5NATIONAL SECURITY

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BackgroundIn Defense of Obama BY PAUL KRUGMAN Issue 1220 >> October 23, 2014

Rolling Stone is a biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture. Founded in San Francisco in 1967, first known for its musical coverage and for political reporting. Later shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. [Source: Wikipedia]

Online: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/in-defense-of-obama-20141008

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About Author

Paul Robin Krugman

PAUL KRUGMAN An American economist Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate

Center of the City University of New York An op-ed columnist for The New York Times In 2008, awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic

Sciences for his contributions to New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography

Ranked among the most influential economic thinkers in the US

Written over 20 books, published over 200 scholarly articles, and contributed more than 750 columns on economic and political issues to The New York Times, Fortune and Slate

[Source: Wikipedia]

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Initial Opinion“When it comes to Barack Obama,

I've always been out of sync”

“when many liberals were wildly enthusiastic about his candidacy

and his press was strongly favorable, I was skeptical.”

“I worried that he was naive.”

And I wasn't wrong. Obama was indeed naive.”

- Paul Krugman(Extracts from the article)

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Healthcare“ The enactment and implementation of the

Affordable Care Act has been a perils-of-Pauline experience

“ Then it survived a Supreme Court challenge

“ Then technical difficulties with the HealthCare.gov website seemed to threaten disaster

“ It's true that the Affordable Care Act will still leave millions of people in America uninsured

1. Healthcare

Obamacare means a huge

improvement in the quality of life

for tens of millions of Americans.

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Healthcare“Health reform is looking like a major policy

success story

“ It's worth pointing out that some criticisms of Obamacare from the left are also looking foolish

“ This big improvement in American society is almost surely here to stay.

“Health reform has made America a different, better place

1. Healthcarecontd...

Achievement(s):• Passed Health Care

Reform after 60 years of Democratic efforts

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Financial Reform2.

Financial R…

“ Let's be clear: The financial crisis should have been followed by a drastic crackdown on Wall Street abuses, and it wasn't

“Obama bears a considerable part of the blame for this disappointing response

“ It may not prevent the next financial crisis, but there's a good chance that it will at least make future crises less severe and easier to deal with

Achievement(s):• Passed the Stimulus

and prevented the U.S. from falling into a second Great Depression

•Passed Wall Street Reform, and Dodd-Frank for Consumer and Bank Financial Protection

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Financial Reform2.

Financial R…

“ This may not be the full overhaul of finance we should have had, and it's not as major as health reform. But it's a lot better than nothing

contd...

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The Economy3. The

Economy

An overwhelming consensus among economists says

that Obama’s stimulus plan

helped revive the economy

“ It's very disappointing that six years into his presidency, the U.S. economy is still a long way from being fully recovered.

“ The bottom line on Obama's economic policy should be that what he did helped the economy

“ The United States coped with the financial crisis better than most countries facing comparable crises have managed

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The Economy3. The

Economy

“When conservatives accuse Obama of redistributing income, they're not completely wrong – and liberals should give him credit.

Achievement(s):• Saved and turned

Around US Auto Industry

• Kicked Banks Out of Federal Student Loan Program

contd...

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The Environment4.

Environment

“ There has been much more progress on the use of renewable energy than most people realize

“ The share of U.S. energy provided by wind and solar has grown dramatically since Obama took office

“Nor is it just about renewables; Obama has also taken big steps on energy conservation, especially via fuel-efficiency standards

Achievement(s):• Boosted Fuel

Efficiency Standards

• Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants

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The Environment4.

Environment

“ The administration announced the first-ever fuel-efficiency standards for medium and heavy vehicles

contd...

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National Security5.

National Security

“ Let's face it – many of his original enthusiasts favored him so strongly over Hillary Clinton because she supported the Iraq War and he didn't

“He has defended the prerogatives of the NSA and the surveillance state in general

“ It's hard to get excited about a policy of not going to war gratuitously, but it's a big deal compared with the alternative

Achievement(s):• Ended the War in

Iraq

• Eliminated Osama bin Laden

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Social Change6.

Social Change

“Democrats have turned these social issues – especially women's rights – against Republicans; gay marriage has been widely legalized with approval or at least indifference from the wider public

“Barack Obama has been more a follower than a leader on these issues

“At least he has been willing to follow the country's new open-mindedness

Achievement(s):• Won new-found

worldwide respect for America's reputation

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Social Change6.

Social Change

“ In each case, Obama delivered less than his supporters wanted, less than the country arguably deserved, but more than his current detractors acknowledge

contd...

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Obama’s Leadership Traits

INTEGRITY RESPECT FAIRNESSCARING CONFIDENCEMINDFUL DECISION MAKINGCOLLABORATION DECISIVENESSTHINKER HONESTY LISTENINGCOMPASSION FEARLESSVISIONARY PERSEVERANCEENERGY SELF AWARENESS

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Final Impact

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