Thursday, December 23, 2010

Thank You Mr. President

ALOHA to Our Visitors;

To The Obama Family & to YOU :)




"Your idol is shattered in the dust
 to prove that God's dust
 is greater than your idol."

Rabindranath Tagore


















"Strange violin, are you following me? 
In how many far cities
 has your solitary night
 spoken already to mine?"

  Rilke









"Turn your face to the sun 
and the shadows fall behind you. "

 Maori Proverb
















Did you know that here in the US: middle class taxes are down, the economy is improving, and the bailouts of Wall Street, AIG, and General Motors, are on track to turn a profit potentially in the billions for us taxpayers?


President Obama and the Democrats have accomplished much of value in the face unrelenting partisanship.




According to BLOOMBERG:   
No Congress Since 1960s Has Impact on Public as 111th


  • For the first time since President Theodore Roosevelt began the quest for a national health-care system more than 100 years ago, the Democrat-led House and Senate took the biggest step toward achieving that goal by giving 32 million Americans access to insurance.

  • Congress rewrote the rules for Wall Street in the most comprehensive way since the Great Depression.

  • It spent more than $1.67 trillion to revive an economy on the verge of a depression, including tax cuts for most Americans, jobs for more than 3 million, construction of roads and bridges and investment in alternative energy;

  •  
  • ended an almost two-decade ban against openly gay men and women serving in the military,
  • ratified a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.

  • approved legislation to help rescuers and clean-up crews suffering from illnesses linked to the wreckage caused by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

  • The S&P 500 Index has gained 38.9 percent since Congress convened in January 2009, thebiggest increase for a two-year congressional session since 1997-1998, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

  •  in Ohio, for instance, the legislation created 122,000 jobs for teachers, police officers and construction workers.





“This is probably the most productive session of Congress since at least the ‘60s,”  “It’s all the more impressive given how polarized the Congress has been.”

 Alan Brinkley, 
 Historian, Columbia University.




Welcome home to Honolulu, Mr. President.
Here you are loved.




          And thank YOU for visiting :) cloudia

42 comments:

Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. said...

Bravo to your President who has not given up in spite of the unrelenting pessimism around him.

Bravo to you Cloudia for your wisdom and inspiration ... so happy to have found you in 2010 and looking forward to all you share in 2011!

David Macaulay said...

This is a good point. You feel history will be kinder to Obama than the current commentators.

Rosaria Williams said...

Yes! Well done, Cloudia, reminding us of all the positive accomplishments Obama has collected in just two years, amidst great problems and pending doom and gloom.

Joop Zand said...

Great pictures Cloudia...i like them

Have a nice Christmas time .

greetings, Joop

Joop Zand said...

Great pictures Cloudia...i like them

Have a nice Christmas time .

greetings, Joop

Hattie said...

It has been unexpectedly good lately.
Happy holidays to you and yours, Cloudia. I hope we can meet some day.

Couture Carrie said...

Super post, darling!
Happy Holidays!

xoxox,
CC

Fireblossom said...

Just think if he wasn't a socialist Muslim foreigner!

*rolleyes*

Anonymous said...

Great stuff, Cloudia! Yes, I intend to vote for Obama again!

bichonpawz said...

Happy Holidays to you Cloudia!!! Enjoy that gorgeous weather!!

DeniseinVA said...

Well done Mr. President and well done Cloudia for bringing this to our attention. Wonderful post, photos, quotes and commentary. Merry Christmas and a Very Happy Holiday Season and to everyone, A Very Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New year.

Windsmoke. said...

Well done to Mr Obama for not giving up on the American people. We in Australia are still waiting for a visit from Mr Obama, soon we hope.

Magia da Inês said...

♥♫ Querida amiga,

"Que o Natal não seja apenas uma data... mas um estado de espírito a orientar nossa vida... e que o amor se renove a cada ano da nossa convivência."

♫♫♫ Feliz Natal!!!


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Bj♥s

Out on the prairie said...

I can't believe he didn't send a card or stop by.I got one from Carter one year.LOL

Full-On-Forward said...

Good stuff!

That one pic looks like the Hotel California Album Cover!

Merry Christmas my Friend,

TTYS,

John

Anonymous said...

It is indeed a joy to learn what goes on around the world from you. May time and life continue to treat you all kind.

Mele Kalikimaka!



daily athens

wenn said...

Merry Xmas!

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Merry Christmas to you !

Maude Lynn said...

I wish the Democrats would do a better job of selling their own accomplishments!

roughterrain crane said...

Merry Christmas !

Daliana Pacuraru said...

I wish you a Happy, Peaceful Christmas!
Daliana from Romania!

Snaggle Tooth said...

Amazing sky pics! I especially like the Purple sky over the beach! The color s amazing!

When you put all that article info together this way, it sure seems possitive!
Now we just need less foreclosure n alot more jobs (In the NorthEast USA)!
I'd like to not have to work holidays anymore n get to visit the grandkids.

A very Happy Holiday Season on that warm Island!

Aloha Cloudia n the Obamas too!

Betty Manousos said...

Mele Kali' Ki Maka!

hugs!

B xx

the walking man said...

Sista you have well presented the "feel good" side of the coin. No need to flip it over. Enjoy your holidays.

Commander Zaius said...

Here is to hoping President Obama continues to PO the old farts next year.

Muza-chan said...

Merry Christmas, Claudia! (^_^)

Freda said...

Thanks for the interesting list of things accomplished. Christmas Greetings - have a lovely time.

foongpc said...

Nice pictures! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! : )

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

Merry Christmas,
Thanks for the visits to my blog along the year...
blessings.

SandyCarlson said...

Our President is a beautiful person who has done well by these united states. May we see this and be grateful. And may we be humble enough to respect what he has done.

And may all the dirty little jerks who have sought to throw him off his game for no good purpose say a hearty amen for the goodness his leadership has visited on all of us.

Trotter said...

Hi Cloudia! Hope you had a great Christmas weekend! If Europeans would vote in American elections, Obama would surely win...

Blogtrotter Two waits for you at the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Enjoy and have a great week ahead!

Anonymous said...

Vous passez un bon fétes de fin d'année.

Myrna R. said...

Yay! I'm so happy for the president. Just wish all would appreciate his success and his efforts.

Hope you're enjoying the holidays.

Hold my hand: a social worker's blog said...

Great post!!!

Doris

claude said...

I love him too. I should like he is my president. He is mine in my heart a little bit.

claude said...

Ups ! ALOHA , Cloudia !

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Saw him over our local TV spending his off days in Hawaii..Aloha

Cloudia said...

I love you guys! Thanks SO much for these gifts here today!

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Hello, Cloudia ...
Aloha..
Really thanks for a wonderful year of stories which you take time to plan on each post, always enjoy them.
(I know I have posted to this posting earlier)..

Thankyou.
Happy New Year,
Wong

Dr. Russell Norman Murray said...

'"Strange violin, are you following me?
In how many far cities
has your solitary night
spoken already to mine?"

Rilke'

The photo: Water like glass. I like it.:)

Cloudia said...

Thank YOU :)

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