on that tarmac. under president obama, the "don't ask, don't tell" ban was repealed in the military, as was the ban on transgender soldiers serving openly and all combat positions were open to women. president obama, arguably, saved medicare. he made medicare solvent for years to come because he slowed down the growth of health care costs, that is what was eating that program. president obama also inarguably saved the u.s. auto industry. he saved the u.s. auto industry, reorganized gm that paid back their bailout money and american automakers are now among the largest most profitable car companies in the world and millions of american jobs tell that tale. tens of billions of dollars that used to get paid to the banks for writing student loan programs go to pell grants to help people go to college who otherwise wouldn't afford it. oh, and you can't be denied