We in California moved out primary elections up, so instead of being later (June) we voted in February 2008. As a good citizen, i went to the polls, and decided which candidate caused me the least amount of disgust, because i didn't like any of them. The one that I though was the most full of baloney, and was confident would not win the primary, is our current president.
In retrospect I have a theory how he was elected. Its a really simple thing, its called lying. Except in politics it isn't called lying, its called a campaign promise.
I recall that having voted absentee, we took a trip north, and were driving back to our cottage after spending the day in Seattle, and they were saying it was close, but it was still way too early. In the morning I got the paper from outside and was surprise to see the entire first page a photo of Obama...and then that sinking feeling hit my gut.
As i listened to him on the radio, prattling on about everything he wanted to see done, the calculator in my head was adding them up, based on things I already knew, or had read somewhere during the run up to the election. I never suspected what was coming.
Now here we are. We are the largest debtor nation in the world...trillions in debt, interest on the debt growing everyday.
Obama wants to have us pay for insurance in a way that does not sound warm and fuzzy to me, more like a jack boot on my throat, do it or go to jail...The current bill does not cover 100% of the uninsured, and is so packed with "extras" that it has been estimated it will raise costs for everyone. And the coverage does not start until AFTER Obama has been (not) re-elected, yet the taxes start January 1, 2011 when by happy coincidence the previously enacted revisions to our tax code end...
OK, so we know health care reform a load of hooey. Lets agree thought that I was right- the guy in office now is learning on the job, and isn't doing to well.
Apparently the country has the same doubts as me:
" When it comes to seven specific areas, Obama no longer commands majority support on any. On only two — energy policy and global warming — does he have a net positive rating. On the economy, health care, jobs and Afghanistan, a majority disapprove of how he's doing."
"...26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15%. "
Its a topsyturvy world right now...
Honey, it's a mystery to me too how he got in there. (sigh)
ReplyDeleteThe global warming hoax has been busted wide open (I believe it's called Climategate) yet Obama still continues to ride that horse.
(Quietly holding my "anybody but Obama 2012" sign)
when George Bush took office he was handed the largest surplus ever, and in 8 years he turned it into the largest deficit ever. I'm through listening to republican trickle down bullshit. And global warming is an established fact. Concidering where most of them get their information..ie FOX FANTASYLAND, I'm no longer surprised by their bizarre views.
ReplyDeleteI don't watch CNN, FOX or MSNBC. They all pander to the socialist agenda. Accuracy in Media is pretty unbiased. :D
ReplyDeletehttp://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-ignore-climate-science-scandal/
Ah...here's another one from the BBC:
ReplyDeletehttp://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100017799/bbc-wobble-on-climate-change-the-corporation-and-the-dead-tree-media-have-lost-the-war/
i am sick and tired of this"socialist agenda"
ReplyDeletebullshit. if it means that more than the cadilac.. mercedes croud get get healthcare..bring it.
Ok so why does he have a positive rating on energy policy? All they want to do is make energy more expensive for us.
ReplyDeleteI just picked up a copy of Obama Nation at the thrift store. The more current political stuff should be coming around now. I'm going to look through it and see how Corsi did in predicting what would happen if Obama is elected.
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