While acknowledging this profound failure of the founders' imagination, Rakove invites a renewed appreciation for the undeniable accomplishments of the first of America's "greatest generations".
Even the German company's staggeringly expensive new übercar, the SLR McLaren, will be hard-pressed to equal the accomplishments of the first SL.
While disheartened by what they saw as the slim accomplishments of the first four years, many Christian conservatives, rather than hold Reagan personally responsible, blamed moderates in the White House, like James Baker, then chief of staff, for blocking their agenda.
Democrats exuded excitement at the accomplishments of the first three months of Mr. Obama's presidency, even though some supporters said they were bothered by how he had filled his cabinet, specifically by the trouble with nominees and their taxes.
The accomplishments of the first term have given Obama an already exalted status among his base.
Speaker Pelosi presented the accomplishments of the first 100-Days of the Obama presidency and what the House of Representatives has achieved working with the new Democratic Administration.
After one hundred years NAACP looked back over its storied achievements (results!) which also happen to be some of the greatest American accomplishments of the twentieth century.
This would include giving special attention to events like Black history month, the election of the "first African American" president, or the accomplishments of the "first Asian American born" basketball star.
"While some celebrated the accomplishments of the first African-American president, others devolved into deep-seated anger about how his presidency altered the course of the US, globally and at home.
The drama does such a fine job of creating charged atmospheres and rendering these characters' mental states in textured and palpable ways that I can't wait to see how "True Detective" Season 2 (one of Twitter's greatest hashtags) will attempt to match the accomplishments of the first season (this "Top of the Lake" duo was my sincere suggestion).
