So that victory speech ended ten years ago today. Ten years. And he, of course, was sworn into office in the midst of the collapse of the u. S. Financial sector, in the most rapid contraction of the u. S. Economy since the great depression, and he and his brandnew administration did what they could to try to stop the unfolding, the thenunfolding worst Economic Disaster in a century. They weighed in directly to save the American Auto industry. And then, with big democratic majorities in the house and the senate that had been elected alongside president obama, they started a long, long, long, laborious process about trying to bring about the first reform of the American Health care system since medicare and medicaid were created generations ago. From almost the outset, they took off the table the most progressive options for doing that, because they were trying as hard as they could to make it a bipartisan bill. They spent probably a year, more than they otherwise needed to, trying to ac
And you havent done anything yet do, something. Do. Something. Thanks, my friend. Much appreciated. And thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Barack obama was elected president ten years ago last night. His victory speech at grant park in chicago in front of a quarter Million People actually spanned the midnight hour. So that victory speech ended ten years ago today. Ten years. And he, of course, was sworn into office in the midst of the collapse of the u. S. Financial sector, in the most rapid contraction of the u. S. Economy since the great depression, and he and his brandnew administration did what they could to try to stop the unfolding, the then unfolding worst Economic Disaster in a century. They weighed in directly to save the American Auto industry. And then with big democratic majorities in the house and the senate that had been elected alongside president obama, they started a long, long, long laborious process about trying to bring about the first reform of the Ame