President Obama
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President Obama has done a lot for this country over the past eight years. He started off by proving that we as a nation can elect black people to office — or at least, one black person, once — which was pretty big. Then he went on to avoid a depression, pass healthcare reform, make it OK for gay people to serve openly in the military, repeal Bush’s ban on using federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research, forge a nuclear deal with Iran, jam with China about climate change, make student loans less hellish, crack a few jokes, sing some Al Green, and grab coffee with Jerry Seinfeld.

But all the while, President Barack “Bin Laden’s Dead” Obama has also been leading a quiet revolution in your home. Since 2009, the Obama administration has put dozens of rules in place to make home appliances run more efficiently, ultimately saving Americans a lot of cash, and maybe giving humanity a bit more time on this planet. A recent measure to reduce the energy demands […]