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isoLadyOwner -> RE: I guess he missed the reading of the Constitution (2/6/2011 10:47:07 AM)
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ORIGINAL: rulemylife
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ORIGINAL: isoLadyOwner
In light of Obama's expensive wars, lying about Guantanamo, renewing the Patriot Act, maintaining corporate/bank giveaways and bailouts, creating Obamacare, pushing new warrantless wiretaps, and insulting his supporters I don't want to see him get a second term.
..........Obama's actions in Office have convinced me he is not an astute or competent leader and I'd rather see a cactus or even Sarah Palin elected in his stead.
My guess is you never wanted to see him get a first term, but let's clarify some things.
They are not his expensive wars, they are our expensive wars inherited from Bush. We are withdrawing from Iraq, as promised.
He has stepped up actions in Afghanistan, again as promised.
He has made every attempt to close Guantanamo but met with opposition from Congress, mainly based on a "not in my backyard philosophy" when it came to where to house the prisoners and whether they should be tried in military or civilian courts.
As far as the "giveaways", they are being paid back with interest and the government has turned a profit on those that have been repaid so far.
Creating health care reform was one of the things he was elected on the basis of, so explain to me how that can be considered a failure?
The Patriot Act and the wiretaps I will give you, but then I never expected to be happy with every decision he made. And what are you referring to about insulting his supporters?
Rahm Emmanuel said Democratic voters were "fucking retarded" if they didn't give Obama the vote he was entitled to despite him not following through with ending war, closing Guantanamo, etc.
Robert Gibbs followed that gem up by stating that Obama's liberal base should be drug tested if they don't like his policy. This insulted Obama's leftist base. Forced urine samples are a bit intrusive, its not a good joke or barb.
Don't piss on someone's leg and claim its raining, it will cause you to lose credibility.
Emmanuel and Gibbs made those comments to win over the center, however, they are incredibly insulting and arrogant statements as they indicate these "great men" see voters as easily manipulated sheep. While voters may be sheep, this type of child Psychology is really counter productive.
I am in a small recession proof business, health insurance is a benefit. Our premiums have gone through the roof as health insurers have raised our premiums and cited Obamacare related expense as the reason.
Big business exports its jobs (and gets Obamacare exemptions), small business got saddled with new new higher expenses (higher insurance premiums).
Small business needs money to hire, creating new expense chills job creation.
As far as wanting to live in a country governed by extreme right and left politicians dream on.
We renamed the Iraq conflict and poured troops into Afghanistan. Orwellian renamings may fly with you but not me, its a war. Afghanistan conflicts have been quagmires for centuries, its unwinnable.
Obama had as much power as his predecessor if not more (until last election), when the Democrats tell you otherwise they are lying.
Making "every effort to close Guantanamo" is not about paying the closure lip service but taking action.
I don't believe Obama is powerless to effect change. His term has proven he has no intention of doing anything but maintaining a Bush light status quo coupled with Socialism, extreme invasion of privacy, entitlement, and arrogance.
I wanted good governance the Democrats and Obama won't provide it, neither will Republicans.
Denial will not win the Democrats the Moderate vote and neither will calling us "racists", or closet Republicans, or invoking the Palin boogieman. The Sarah Palin boogieman will not frighten me into voting for Obama.
I'm likely not going to argue with people who tell me I really wanted Obama to continue moving the US further toward a police state.
Obama had as much power as his predecessor. Obama has chosen his path to defeat and chooses to doggedly follow it.
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