> Wait, what? He ran on fixing the economy (done)...
Not really. It's not at the point of collapse, but it sure wasn't a normal recovery. It's better than 2008, but it's still broken in some very real ways.
> ... ending the war in Iraq (done)...
Sort of. The battle for Mosul was in the news just last week, with US involvement.
> ... restoring our relationship with the rest of the world (done)...
Russia is fighting against our goals in Syria, and illegally occupied the eastern Ukraine. Iran has a nuclear deal with us, but immediately started thumbing its nose at us. China is trying to see how much influence they can gain at our expense in Asia. North Korea's nuclear and missile programs are, according to their rhetoric, aimed explicitly at us.
> ... universal health care (done)...
Seen the premium changes for 2017? The law was passed, but "bending the cost curve" sure didn't happen.
I'm amused by the Republican concern for rising premiums this year. My health insurance rates have gone up every year by 5-10% for the last 10 years after my work switched to high deductible plans. Between my employer and I the total cost of insurance is $14,400/year. That's more than the total income tax for a median income back in my country of birth. Just for insurance!
There are a lot of things wrong with the ACA/Obamacare but let's not pretend that the giant mess known as the American medical system is solely the responsibility of the Democrats. Every other OECD nation seems to have figured it out....
That's definitely a concern I have - Republicans want to repeal ACA and roll it back to the incredibly expensive system we had before that was bankrupting people. That's exactly what they intend to do.
That's what I mean about having some issues. I would have liked to see healthcare be more sweeping, better implemented.
But the 'normal' recovery? What does a 'normal' recovery look like when the global economy is on the brink of collapse, and the US has run up a deficit never seen before? The Great Depression needed a World War to finally pull the US back to recovery.
Not really. It's not at the point of collapse, but it sure wasn't a normal recovery. It's better than 2008, but it's still broken in some very real ways.
> ... ending the war in Iraq (done)...
Sort of. The battle for Mosul was in the news just last week, with US involvement.
> ... restoring our relationship with the rest of the world (done)...
Russia is fighting against our goals in Syria, and illegally occupied the eastern Ukraine. Iran has a nuclear deal with us, but immediately started thumbing its nose at us. China is trying to see how much influence they can gain at our expense in Asia. North Korea's nuclear and missile programs are, according to their rhetoric, aimed explicitly at us.
> ... universal health care (done)...
Seen the premium changes for 2017? The law was passed, but "bending the cost curve" sure didn't happen.