Ummm the hunt and the bailouts were begun before Obama took office.
We've been doing that for over a decade now. In fact I'm pretty sure you are one of the people who was saying we shouldn't be doing so until Obummer decided to do so.
Well, either that or they'll be punished financially so severely they'll end up in a pit of never-ending debt. I'm sorry I can't afford to pay 600 bucks every 6 months for mediocre healthcare, the $760 or whatever the first punishment is is still cheaper.
First American vessel to ever be hijacked by Somali pirates. He responded as he should have.
Good for it? Not sure what your point is here.
You're right, a whole bunch of little ones, but no massive ones.
Gas prices are averaged out to within 5 cents under both Bush and Obama. But Bush had refineries destroyed (natural disaster) and a threatened embargo (which drove up prices severely but was avoided) under his watch. I will also point out that MPG requirements for cars are now nearly to the point of motorcycle efficiency, causing much higher prices due to lighter exotic materials and engines having to run leaner/hotter.
Federally it's still illegal. So therefore that has nothing to do with it.
And I'm arguing that tax rates are higher. They are for me at least. And trust me when I say I'm nowhere near even most of your tax brackets.