Gettin' It Done - 30

One of the things that's working against Obama is that he's fallen from favor with some of the Big Industry players because he's been willing to take 'em on a bit (his reputation among the Lefties for always caving on everything notwithstanding).

Regulation is a very touchy subject in case you hadn't noticed, so if you can do anything that helps get some of the more toxic WIld Rangers of the Totally Unfettered Market to be a little more human-friendly, then you should get a coupla points for it.

30. Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco: Signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (2009). Nine years in the making and long resisted by the tobacco industry, the law mandates that tobacco manufacturers disclose all ingredients, obtain FDA approval for new tobacco products, and expand the size and prominence of cigarette warning labels, and bans the sale of misleadingly labeled “light” cigarette brands and tobacco sponsorship of entertainment events.