- Oct 11, 1999
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You mean we the people that no longer have the stomach for war, can't display fiscal responsibility and even lack the discipline to not talk on the phone while driving get distracted by something shiny?
Ohhh, shiny...............
Originally posted by: blackangst1
You have improved at deflecting!
Hey its all Dems now. They have no excuse any more. Its their turn to show what a pile of shit they are
It will probably smell the same as the republican pile
Obama fearmongered the country into passing his "stimulus" bill which was pretty much pork for his (or Nancy Pelosi's) constituencies/special interest. Obama has not been honest and transparent as he promised he would during his campaign, which was expected but his followers are still drinking the Obamakoolaid. Pursuing policy goals is one thing, being honest is another. I thought he was supposed to be representing a different kind of politics?
In any case, Republicans obviously aren't really offering a lot of good solutions, but if anything flops it's Obama and the Democrat's fault. Stop blaming everything on Bush. They had no backbone to stop the Iraq war and no backbone to stand up to things that were supposedly bad, and we're just seeing the same (Dems + Repubs) party screwing us.
rudder
Lifer
- Nov 9, 2000
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You should take heed. The fuckness that Obama wants to reap on this country will last much much longer that the fuckness brought about by Dubya.
I mean hell... the deficit was going down under Bush after dealing with the hit from 9/11. Going down until the congress of 2006 had the democrats in charge of the budget. Now we have hit a deficit of 1.8T on top of having a shitty healthcare plan jammed down our throats with no means to even pay for it. And he wants to jam it down everyones throat within the next couple of months.
But hey your man won the election. All is good is la la land.
Obama only has himself to blame. He is the one who put his career in the hands of Nancy Pelosi. He let her write porkulus and now the health care reform. If Obama would just stand up to the far left of his party he would be much better off. I knew this would happen Obama would be a rubber stamp to Pelosi and the far left. Obama is a coward and will never put him self on the line. He let Pelosi write all these bills so he could defect any blame. I am glad the public is finally waking up.
25% believe the stimulus is doing anything. That is the die hard supporters. The rest of the country is off that bandwagon. And 53% dont approve of his current plan to overhaul healthcare.
Going to be tough to push through healthcare reform with an election coming up in ~15 months. Especially with the majority of the nation not supporting the current plan.
Going to be tough to push through healthcare reform with an election coming up in ~15 months. Especially with the majority of the nation not supporting the current plan.
StageLeft
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- Sep 29, 2000
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It's definitely an argument I've heard the right make when Bush's approval ratings were low.
His ratings are mainly low I suspect because a) the economy is getting worse for almost everybody, regardless of technical bottoming, b) there is very little excitement on his healthcare plan; Republicans hate it, and even among Democrat supporters the theme is "It's better than nothing". Obama cannot point to anything that most Americans care about and say "Look, I got that right". Calling the cop stupid and then apologizing was a very amateur mistake and put icing on the cake.
Personally, I'm not that hard on him. His numbers will probably go up in time.
thraashman
Lifer
- Apr 10, 2000
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I think I'm quite happy to do without a man who joyfully sings songs about bombing countries and a quitter as the top dogs in Washington.
If Obama is guilty of anything it's trying to do too much too fast and as a result not putting enough focus into any one thing. He needs to realize that there are some things that can get done far faster and easier, such as repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Perhaps we can lessen the scope of UHC to preventative care and prenatal care. That seems like a more feasible alternative that we can actually pay for.
Oh! Is that the "Jill took some office pencils home for her kids, now it's OK for me to clean out the cash drawer." excuse??
Yes, Obama is losing some popularity. But thats not because his stock has fallen with the right, they already hate his guts with the rodent fury of a thousand hamsters. His stock has fallen with the left, who are quick to sense betrayal in compromise. You could say that Obama hasn't been Obama enough for them. Does this mean all these dissapointed lefty voters will vote Republican now?. Does The party of "no idea's" look like a viable alternitive as we speak?. Lol!, Obama shouldn't worry.
staying home is a damn easy thing to do.
but did you actually read the link?
that would seem to me to indicate that his popularity is not dropping because the left is angry of compromising (and what's he actually compromised on anyways? he's major initiatives seem to have fallen into two categories: let congress take care of everything and I'll be a cheer leader, or let's not do anything and say we did). his approval rating among independents is down as well, perhaps because he's ceded so much power over to the congressional chairmen.
Jaskalas
Lifer
- Jun 23, 2004
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Americans cannot figure out why their favorite American Idol cannot single handedly dictate and enact change in their pockets. The focus of our entire media is on a single man, when our government is controlled by Congress and without them he is powerless.
So without Congress in lock step behind him, the President does not achieve much in terms of substance. This is contrary to campaign promises and the public?s expectations. This is the nature of incumbency.
Oh, and raising sin taxes and promising further taxation probably didn?t help much either. Some of these people changing their minds thought he was a new kind of Democrat. As if there can be new ways to operate big government without separating you from your money. Hurt people?s wallets and they?ll fight back.
Really? What did all 3rd parties get if you add them together? Reality is it was Obama/Biden, McCain/Palin, or someone who has ZERO chance of actually winning.
Obama deserves to lose in a popularity poll for running legislation through Congress instead of using the Royal Presidential fiat.
edit; high sarcasm!!
edit; high sarcasm!!
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