What has Obama done well?

[Dirtbag59]

Health care lol. Oh done well, I thought you meant policies that were well done (hopefully). As far as done well I think he's done a good job of helping us recover from the image hit the country took when Bush was commander in cheif in regards to how people outside the country view us.

[dmek25]

does this sound familiar? he has kept us safe from attack

[saden1]

Nothing is ever black and white and with that in mind I find the following to be positives (concerns in parentheses).

• More troops to Afghanistan (what is the end game? when is it?).
• Getting out there to pimp universal health care (back room deals, possibility of no public option).
• Stimulus/Bailout (though it might not be enough).
• He attempt at bipartisanship (doesn't seem to work much though).
• His willingness to go out and talk to the American people.
• Support for education expenditures in the stimulus.
• Support for cap and trade (not enough capping and no trade to speak of but it's a start).
• Willingness to go out and cleanup the image of the U.S.
• Reauthorizing SCHIP.
• Supporting and signing the following legislation:
  • Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act
  • Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
  • Credit CARD Act of 2009
  • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

Nothing is ever black and white and with that in mind I find the following to be positives (concerns in parentheses).

• More troops to Afghanistan (what is the end game? when is it?).
• Getting out there to pimp universal health care (back room deals, possibility of no public option).
• Stimulus/Bailout (though it might not be enough).
• He attempt at bipartisanship (doesn't seem to work much though).
• His willingness to go out and talk to the American people.
• Support for education expenditures in the stimulus.
• Support for cap and trade (not enough capping and no trade to speak of but it's a start).
• Willingness to go out and cleanup the image of the U.S.
• Reauthorizing SCHIP.
• Supporting and signing the following legislation:
  • Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act
  • Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
  • Credit CARD Act of 2009
  • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

* There is no endgame in Crapistan as long as they have oil, natural gas, and opium. Didn't you know?
* Universal Health Care = Free lunch paid for by the taxpayer. That really doesn't matter since smart progressives like you know how to spend what I earn better than I do.
* Bailout = J.P Morgan would've been proud. Push out the little guys while the big boys get bigger.
* Attempt at bipartisanship? Are you high? What is this BS infatuation with bipartisanship? It wasn't designed to be fast. They're supposed to argue. When they all agree on something it usually means the people are getting screwed.
* His willingness to talk down to the American People is more like it.
* Support for education expenditures in the stimulus to pump out more brain dead progressives on the taxpayer's dime. Get Jay Leno to prove me wrong.
* Support for cap and trade. Now that is one of the best rackets ever. It's not alright to pollute the air and water, unless you pay. Again, push out the little guys while the big boys get bigger. I'm sure Dominion Power is happy. They're already a monopoly. You would've made a good robber barron Saden.
* Willingness to go out and cleanup the image of the U.S.? I've got news for you buddy. It's not the U.S that has a bad image, it's the U.S Government. That's because this progressive government sticks its nose in everyone's business and has been doing so for a long time. Mexicans aren't dying in the desert to get into Guatemala.
* Reauthorizing SCHIP. It's alright to take what I earn without my consent. It's for the children. That's mighty Christian of you Saden.
* Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act. I actually agree with this one. Why buy expensive weapons systems if you don't plan on using them? I'm mean it's not like this government wins wars anymore. That would be bad for business.
* Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Have you ever heard of the black market? In case you didn't know, that's how Hezbollah buys RPGs. It's still 20 bucks a carton in Richmond, without tax thank you. But as you've made it clear, you've no love for Israel. As long as I get my cheap smokes it's all good, right?
* Credit CARD Act of 2009. I agree with that one too but your giving Obama credit for Congress's work.
* Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Source Wikipedia: "The bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 stating that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit regarding pay discrimination resets with each new discriminatory paycheck." This sounds like a hustle to me but what do I know? I cling to my AR-10. You can keep the bible. I'm not my brother's keeper / overseer.

[RiggoRanger]

Absolutely nothing.

But what do you expect? He hasn't done anything substantive in his entire life. He got his political philosophy from a Marxist social agitator (Saul Alinsky), his racial philosophy from an anti-semite, America hating racist (Jeremy Wright) and learned how to "community organize" from a terrorist (Bill Ayers). Obama is a narcissistic liar. A tyrant. A thug.

Never before have we had a President who identified LESS with the American people he is supposed to represent. We've been "hoodwinked", "bamboozled", as he often says in his speeches (taken from Malcolm X). This man has a disdain for the everyday American, and it is on full display right now with his fake town halls and attempts to paint anyone who opposes his radical agenda as ignorant, "rabble-rousing nay-sayers."

This man is very dangerous. You can repeal certain things that Bush did, if you don't like them, such as the Patriot Act. But you cannot repeal a Health Care Bill that will ruin our entire healthcare system (one fifth of our economy). You should be very angry at the speed in which the Congress, and this President tried to rush this thing through--because they wanted to avoid debate. As an American, I feel very betrayed.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by RiggoRanger

Absolutely nothing.

But what do you expect? He hasn't done anything substantive in his entire life. He got his political philosophy from a Marxist social agitator (Saul Alinsky), his racial philosophy from an anti-semite, America hating racist (Jeremy Wright) and learned how to "community organize" from a terrorist (Bill Ayers). Obama is a narcissistic liar. A tyrant. A thug.

Never before have we had a President who identified LESS with the American people he is supposed to represent. We've been "hoodwinked", "bamboozled", as he often says in his speeches (taken from Malcolm X). This man has a disdain for the everyday American, and it is on full display right now with his fake town halls and attempts to paint anyone who opposes his radical agenda as ignorant, "rabble-rousing nay-sayers."

This man is very dangerous. You can repeal certain things that Bush did, if you don't like them, such as the Patriot Act. But you cannot repeal a Health Care Bill that will ruin our entire healthcare system (one fifth of our economy). You should be very angry at the speed in which the Congress, and this President tried to rush this thing through--because they wanted to avoid debate. As an American, I feel very betrayed.

I really can't believe people actually think in this kinda way. It is sad how many people are just uneducated about the issues.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by hooskins

I really can't believe people actually think in this kinda way. It is sad how many people are just uneducated about the issues.

As SBF used to say

~shakes head and walks away

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by hooskins

I really can't believe people actually think in this kinda way. It is sad how many people are just uneducated about the issues.

When someone disagrees with you it doesn't mean he's uneducated. Perhaps you're not educated enough to debate his point of view? To imply that someone isn't informed / educated about his own beliefs just makes you sound like a pompous ass.

You cannot be a true American if you bow before a King. How about that?

[RiggoRanger]

Trample the Elderly:

I appreciate the kind words.

That video still kills me--I can't believe the president of any sovereign nation--much less the United States of America--would bow before a king. What a disgrace.

Thank you, too, wolfeskins.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

When someone disagrees with you it doesn't mean he's uneducated. Perhaps you're not educated enough to debate his point of view? To imply that someone isn't informed / educated about his own beliefs just makes you sound like a pompous ass.

You cannot be a true American if you bow before a King. How about that?

Pssst, The Founders bowed as they begged European monarchs for money and weapons. Obama's bow signifies nothing beyond a bow out of respect.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

Pssst, The Founders bowed as they begged European monarchs for money and weapons. Obama's bow signifies nothing beyond a bow out of respect.

So you admit that he bowed? Will that's a start. Leave it to you to denigrate Benjamin Franklin. Those same Founders you speak of were only a Declaration away from being under a Monarch. Most of them, if not all of them were born under a King. If you condone Obama doing it, that means you would do the same. What's your excuse?

I would like to give you the benefit of doubt in that you've probably never been trained to deal with foreign dignitaries, but that is suspect.

I think that the truth is that you're a self-loathing liberal. Your solution is to inflate your own ego and to dismiss or slander those who question your superior benevolence. Anything less than that would be an admission of your own insecurity.

Make no mistake about it. People around the world and inside this country hate your guts. The reason is this. Progressives and liberals in general, think they are smart enough and have the right to be third parties in the affairs of others. Whether it's health care, bombing Serbs, or telling Arabs and Jews how to run their countries, liberals stick their noses in other people's shit.

No one minds the guy who goes to work, pays his bills, obeys the law, and minds his own business. These are the same folks who have to pay the price for progressive eff ups in blood and in money. I'll give Obama a pass since he's used to kissing his consigliere's ring. You on the other hand . . . .

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by RiggoRanger

Absolutely nothing.

But what do you expect? He hasn't done anything substantive in his entire life. He got his political philosophy from a Marxist social agitator (Saul Alinsky), his racial philosophy from an anti-semite, America hating racist (Jeremy Wright) and learned how to "community organize" from a terrorist (Bill Ayers). Obama is a narcissistic liar. A tyrant. A thug.

Never before have we had a President who identified LESS with the American people he is supposed to represent. We've been "hoodwinked", "bamboozled", as he often says in his speeches (taken from Malcolm X). This man has a disdain for the everyday American, and it is on full display right now with his fake town halls and attempts to paint anyone who opposes his radical agenda as ignorant, "rabble-rousing nay-sayers."

This man is very dangerous. You can repeal certain things that Bush did, if you don't like them, such as the Patriot Act. But you cannot repeal a Health Care Bill that will ruin our entire healthcare system (one fifth of our economy). You should be very angry at the speed in which the Congress, and this President tried to rush this thing through--because they wanted to avoid debate. As an American, I feel very betrayed.

nice post, i agree with you 100%.

[MTK]

some good points here

Barack Obama So Far : Rolling Stone

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

some good points here

Barack Obama So Far : Rolling Stone

Huh. Rolling Stone has a roundtable on Obama with the likes of Michael Moore, and he doesn't grade out any lower than a B- on the issues discussed. Shocking.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Huh. Rolling Stone has a roundtable on Obama with the likes of Michael Moore, and he doesn't grade out any lower than a B- on the issues discussed. Shocking.

So Moore being involved invalidates the article? What about Krugman and Gergen?