and will you be loyal to the person you love? days later, obama followed and became the first president to support gay marriage. it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able forg to get married. it would be three more years before the supreme court would make it a fundamental right. and that is something that donald trump seems to have no argument with. but a trump court could well reverse that right, as well as the now 43-year-old decision roe v wade. the high court s importance can t be overstated. merrick garland was chosen, but
law go away. and we re going to do everything we can to stop it. the fight against barack obama has gone on ever since, and there is no question that the program has real promises, from broken promises, to soaring premiums. obamacare premium ups will rise an average 22% next year. but millions have health care now. can it survive? i think that president obama should apologize for obamacare. but for now, the foundational idea that every american has the right to basic health care stands as barack obama s signature achievement. the big question is, at the end of somebody s presidency, do people feel that their lives were better. there is a certain sense in which having accomplished something presidents before you tried to get and is a fundamental right for americans, that is a big thing.
the most dramatic bet he made was health care. he spent the first few years of his presidency and all his political capital on passing it, and i would argue even if trump finds a way to repeal and replace it, remains a historic achievement. obama did what seven presidents failed to do. he made health care a fundamental right. it is the signature achievement of a consequential president. but presidential legacies also exist above and beyond laws and policies. we remember john f. kennedy for energy, vitality, elegance and intelligence he brought to the white house. and in that sense, obama has left an indelible mark. he and his family occupied the white house with dignity, grace, and good humor. he ran an administration that was largely scandal free and did it all the while under a
and i would argue that even if trump finds a way to repeal and replace it, it remains an historic achievement. obama did what seven presidents failed to do. he made health care a fundamental right. it is the signature achievement of a consequential president. but presidential legacies also exist above and beyond laws and policies. we remember john f. kennedy for the energy, vitality, elegance and intelligence that he brought to the white house. and in that sense, obama has left an indelible mark. he and his family occupied the white house with dignity, grace and good humor. he ran an administration that was largely scandal-free. and he did it all the while under a microscope because he looked different. in a sense, america made a big bet in electing barack obama as its first african-american president. and with respect to his personal character and intellect, most of the country believes it was a bet that paid off.
that change. and to an african-american president. in that interview about reagan, obama noted that reagan put us on a fundamentally different path because the country was ready for it. it remains unclear whether the country was ready for obama s vision. the most dramatic bet he made was health care. he spent the first few years of his presidency and all his political capital on passing it. and i would argue that even if trump finds a way to repeal and replace it, it remains an historic achievement. obama did what seven presidents failed to do. he made health care a fundamental right. it is the signature achievement of a consequential president. but presidential legacies also exist above and beyond laws and policies. we remember john f. kennedy for the energy, vitality, elegance and intelligence that he brought to the white house. and in that sense, obama has left an indelible mark. he and his family occupied the white house with dignity, grace