The Obama Administration

First of all, I will attempt to provide a rebuttal for some of what my opponent considers Obama's great accomplishments. 1. As stated before, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a controversial piece of legislation; though it has resulted in more people gaining insurance than those who have lost it, we should take into account the following facts: A. "Obamacare will reduce the earnings of its 300,000 members by up to $5 an hour by requiring them to buy health insurance, according to a report by Unite Here, a union which represents chiefly lower-wage workers in service industries." http://www.realclearpolitics.com... B. The ACA will dramatically increase healthcare costs for businesses, according to these sources: http://www.thenewamerican.com... http://www.forbes.com... http://freebeacon.com... C. To the credit of B, the ACA will cause many people to lose their jobs according to these sources: http://www.newsmax.com... http://www.washingtontimes.com... http://www.foxnews.com... D. Even if the ACA was a positive force for America, we must also consider that the ACA will also increase the US National Debt (though not by much compared to many other government endeavors such as foreign wars). http://www.weeklystandard.com... http://www.humanevents.com... http://www.cnsnews.com... 2. The Stimulus Bill cost us several trillion dollars. http://money.cnn.com... http://blog.heritage.org... 4. A probable course of action for any president, especially considering the financial costs of the war. Either way, there have been consequences to our withdrawal. http://www.foxnews.com... 5. As is the case in Iraq, that is a probable course of action for any president for many of the same reasons. However, I fear that as in Iraq, the local militants (The Taliban, Haqqani Network, etc.) will begin to consolidate more power over the region, as they did prior to late 2001. 6. Obama actually had little to do with the raid. In fact, Obama had canceled the attack on Osama three times, says the following sources: http://dailycaller.com... http://www.powerlineblog.com... In fact, reportedly Obama played cards during the raid. http://www.cbsnews.com... 9. Mubarak stepping down resulted in chaos throughout Egypt. http://www.cbsnews.com... http://mg.co.za... Also, will my opponent please specify how the Obama Administration was responsible for the fall of Mubarak's regime? 10. Enhanced Interrogation Techniques under President Bush include waterboarding, hypothermia, "Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions." That quote comes from this news article: http://abcnews.go.com... Even this anti-EIT article admitted that this method was successful in gaining confessions from terrorists, information which may be invaluable in the War on Terrorism. Lesser methods would not work as well. 11. As for equal pay for women, in many jobs this would be a good thing, but what if a woman works a job that requires heavy lifting? It is not my intention to be sexist, but women are not generally as strong as men. Thus, in these jobs, a female worker's usefulness in these jobs would be lesser to the usefulness of a male worker. Please note that there are exceptions, of course. 12. Read the following quote on the FDSA: "One of the more frustrating (side effects) was how the FSMA would hurt small farms' ability to sell their produce at farmers' markets, seeing as sometimes they have a little dirt on them. And now another wrinkle is that brewers/distillers may stop selling/giving their wet grain to farmers because of the new red tape hassle the FDA will now require." Here's the article behind the quote. http://www.kcet.org... Also: http://www.sfgate.com... I think it's fair to say that how beneficial this act was is rather obscure and debatable. 13. Green energy already is failing Denmark. http://wattsupwiththat.com... http://www.masterresource.org... http://toryaardvark.com... 14. As for the healthy school lunch efforts, that's not going so well. http://www.mikehuckabee.com... http://dailycaller.com... 15. Should go with my criticism of the ACA. 16. You breathe out carbon dioxide. By this logic you are a pollutant. 17. Stem Cell research is considered unethical by many people. This is like using a lowering of restrictions on abortion to portray a president in a favorable light. 18. Ah yes, South Sudan... http://en.wikipedia.org...(2013%E2%80%932014) http://www.theguardian.com... I didn't reply to everything on my opponent's list, but I hope that I've proven my point fairly well. In the next round, my opponent needs to both defend his contentions and oppose mine, as he has provided no attack on my contentions as of so far and I have attacked his. "Did you base your political choice on the political opinions of your parents, or did you make your own decision. Furthermore, how much do you know about Obama and the political world, and how much did you know before doing your research when beginning this debate?" It doesn't matter what my motives are in founding this debate or who I am; I could merely be playing devil's advocate or I could be a radical Republican. Either way, though this probably was not my opponent's intention, one might consider this a borderline personal attack, and I ask my opponent not to repeat it. Then, my opponent has made the fallacious claim that most or all Republicans hate Obama because he is African-American. I am a Republican and I can tell you firsthand that this is not why I oppose President Obama and his policies. I await my opponent's response(s).