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Obama's Legacy
Obama's Legacy: What He Accomplished as President | Michael I. Days
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As President Obama's time in the White House draws to a close, this celebratory book documents his transformative accomplishments. Evidence indicates President Barack Obama has been tremendously successful and effective by objective measures. On economic indicators alone, he is credited with the longest streak of job growth in U.S. history, a two-thirds reduction in the federal budget deficit, and the rebounding of the stock market to record highs following the record lows of the recession under his predecessor. His victories have come against a backdrop of criticism and sometimes open defiance from conservatives, lack of cooperation in Congress, and racially tinged commentary in traditional and social media. Through it all, the President who campaigned on a slogan of 'Yes, We Can!' has persevered in his determination to make a difference and left an indelible mark on American politics and the world. LEGACY is a commemoration of his eight years in the White House.
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EvieBee
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Little does he know...

Louise 😂😂😂 8y
Cinfhen I hope you bought it 😍😍😍 8y
Buddys_Momma OMG!!! I want that!!! I miss him so very badly......😭 8y
Mimi28 I want that also!! I miss him too!! 🙁🙁 8y
EvieBee @Louise @Cinfhen @Buddys_Momma @Mimi28 It was a magnet too and I didn't feel right about having him pinned there 24-7. Hahaha! 8y
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MyNamesParadise
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Paul Ryan said it Littens: Obamacare is the law of the land!!

Suet624 Thank you to all those who went to the Town Hall meetings held by Republicans and gave them a piece of their mind. 8y
Laalaleighh 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 8y
Sace I don't have enough celebratory emojis. 8y
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Notafraidofwords Sigh of relief. 8y
Bookladylinda I cheered when I saw that alert! "The law of the land"!!!!! 8y
PandaPanda ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 8y
LeslieO But they won't do what needs to be done to make it better. Then they will blame the democrats. Or Hillary . 8y
LauraBeth 👏💕💕💕💕💕 8y
MyNamesParadise @LeslieO agreed! The democrats are aware there are issues with the law as it currently stands so when they take back Congress maybe they'll make the proper changes. 8y
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ChrisBohjalian
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My next book. My hope is that it will inspire me, and not leave me inconsolable with despair for what we have lost.

BookishMarginalia It has been 8 days and I feel inconsolable. I had hoped that we would not be #Germany1933 but in just 7 days the new President has validated all my fears. #HistoryWillJudgeUs #ourchildrenwilljudgeus 8y
BookishFeminist Looking forward to your thoughts on this one. It's been a rough week. I have this one queued up because I am also inconsolable: 8y
lynneamch 💔 8y
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sprainedbrain
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Today is going to be a hard day for me. Since I can't day drink and stay in bed, I'm going to add some more books to my tbr, courtesy of President Obama.

Reposting the link to his book recs as president... this needs to be a challenge!

https://www.google.com/amp/ew.com/books/2017/01/18/barack-obama-book-recommendat...

dariazeoli 2018- would love to do this as a challenge as well as Bowie's top 100 ☺️ 8y
sprainedbrain @dariazeoli Yes! Bowie's too. ❤️ 8y
LauraBeth Thanks for posting! I agree @dariazeoli these would be fun challenges ❤ 8y
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Born.A.Reader Agreed. I won't be able to watch the news today.. 8y
lynneamch No watching for me today either. Zumba this morning, then picking up roadside trash for my community service. Stronger together, Littens. So grateful for this Litsy community. 💕 8y
Bookladylinda Love this!!! 8y
Claireluana Will miss him, his eloquence and class... 8y
CocoReads I'm not watching either. Will be focusing on work and books today. And although I'm doing #24in48, I've also committed to my local sister march tomorrow. Stronger together! 8y
Nonaroo I will miss him. 8y
Joybishoptx Great link! 8y
Julsmarshall @CocoReads I'm doing exactly what you are, not watching, reading as much as I can and marching tomorrow. We are stronger together! 👍🏽 8y
katedensen 🙌🏻👍🏻💪🏻👏🏻 stay strong 8y
Smrloomis Going to miss him too! 😞 8y
Linda24 I'm doing the #24in48 this weekend. I will not turn on regular television. I'll hang out here, and I'm only going to update and check the readathon hashtags on Twitter and Instagram. I can't bear to watch the Obamas leave, and I won't participate in the "celebration" of what's to come. (edited) 8y
Buddys_Momma The Obamas are a classy act that will be missed in the WH for sure 😩 8y
LindsayReads Just seeing this post makes me weepy. 😢 8y
ReadingSusan Litsy is the only social media I am checking today and my heart is lifted up to see so many people who are feeling the same as me. 8y
seibelsays I didn't need more books for my #TBR pile. 😊 But alas, I can't resist adding pretty much all of these. Thanks for posting! 8y
allusory Love the idea of making this a challenge! Going to be adding a few of these to my tbr pile. Thanks for the link! 8y
Bette This man. I can't even think about it. 😢 A remarkable, remarkable human being. Today is such a blow. 8y
Dianna I've opted for day drinking...so going to miss him! 8y
melbeautyandbooks 😥😥😥 8y
Jinjer When he waved from the steps of the plane I waved at the tv and sadly said goodbye.😢 8y
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Coleen
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I am really going to miss this man. 😥

Julsmarshall Me too. 8y
stacybmartin Me too! 😥😥😥 8y
TheBookHippie Me too 😭 8y
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LauraJ
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This is killing me. 😭

Alfoster He's so gracious!😍 8y
NCNY Ugh. 😩 8y
DeeLew 😭 8y
kspenmoll Yes. 8y
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Soscha
Pickpick

If you're wondering just what our 1st black president has accomplished this book will lay it out for you in thorough & systematic fashion. This is its greatest strength & weakness for though comprehensive it sometimes gets a bit too formulaic & tedious.

To be clear this is a partisan account but Days keeps the facts on his side. He makes a good case that Obama has been a truly transformational figure in American politics.

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Soscha

My first NetGalley approval! Yay!