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Unforgivable
Unforgivably hot
Seriously, whether or not Obama was our best president is debatable (certainly the best recent president). But he was undoubtedly our sexiest president.
I have an Obama body pillow that I hump and sleep beside every night.
On a scale of "plush" to "potato chip," how crunchy is your Obama?
Depends where on the pillow you touch.
Biden was better. He quietly got a good amount of stuff done.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (2021): Enacted a historic $1.2 trillion investment to modernize the nation's roads, bridges, public transit systems, and power grids, while simultaneously expanding high-speed broadband access and clean drinking water infrastructure.
The Inflation Reduction Act (2022): Passed sweeping legislation that represented the largest federal investment in combating climate change in U.S. history, while also lowering prescription drug prices and capping insulin costs at $35 a month for Medicare recipients.
The CHIPS and Science Act (2022): Directed $280 billion to boost domestic research and the manufacturing of semiconductor chips, aiming to strengthen supply chains, enhance national security, and reduce reliance on foreign technology.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (2022): Signed the most significant federal gun safety legislation in nearly three decades, which enhanced background checks for buyers under 21, closed the "boyfriend loophole," and funded state-level red flag laws.
Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (2022): Successfully nominated and oversaw the confirmation of the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
The PACT Act for Veterans (2022): Expanded access to VA health care and benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits, Agent Orange, and other hazardous substances during their military service.
The Respect for Marriage Act (2022): Enshrined federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, officially repealing the previously established Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Strengthening NATO and Global Alliances: Reinvigorated frayed international partnerships and unified Western allies to support Ukraine following Russia's invasion, which included the historic expansion of NATO to include Finland and Sweden.
Rejoining the Paris Agreement and WHO: Took executive action on his very first day in office to formally rejoin the international Paris Climate Agreement and halt the United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
Historic Job Growth and Economic Recovery: Presided over a post-pandemic economic rebound that saw the creation of more than 15 million jobs during his term, bringing the national unemployment rate down to near 50-year lows.
Electoral Count Reform Act (2022): Signed bipartisan legislation to overhaul the 1887 Electoral Count Act, clarifying the vice president's strictly ceremonial role in certifying elections to help prevent future attempts at election subversion.
His foreign policies were decent. His domestic policies were incredible, especially in the first half of his term. Especially considering he had COVID and its recession to recover from at the same time. If he had been better at messaging to make sure everybody knew what he was getting done and how good it was for everybody, I'm not sure we'd be in this current series of messes at all right now, or ever again if the hamberders keep flowing.
Unfortunately, failing to appropriately punish Trump for gestures vaguely at everything and then preventing the Democrats from running a primary has easily negated all of the good his policies would have done in the long run.
And that's without mentioning his all-but-literal unquestioning support of Israel
The suit and mustard on his hotdog were his true crimes. /s
Mustard is the designated "normal" condiment for hot dogs, no?????? Mustard+relish, maybe some diced onion. What was he supposed to have used, ketchup??? 🤢
Or did he use some "fancy" stone ground dijon mustard so people were offended it wasn't just yellow mustard?
EDIT: I looked it up and it was spicy Dijon mustard on a hamburger, not a hot dog.
people were offended because they thought it's elitist to eat dijon
I'm poor and stupid but I eat dijon and I love it
the same people went on to vote for the most elitist president I've known by far
they simply wanted to hate the black man
if the only reason to hate him republicans could think of is that he ate mustard, that man is irreproachable
Dijon isn't even much more expensive than other mustards lol
Ketchup is typically on hotdogs.
The wikipedia image for hot dog has only mustard on it, and the vast majority of images when searching for "hot dog" have mustard, or both mustard and ketchup, but I don't see a single example of only ketchup. Only ketchup on a hotdog is usually what would be served to young children.
Gatekeeping condiments on other people’s food isn’t a great look.
Yep, the GOP looked pretty dumb for doing this
Not in Chicago.
We don't like ketchup on hot dogs.
Mustard, relish, onion, tomato, pickle, sport peppers, and celery salt are what we like.
...what sport do the peppers play?
Damn he looks good