McConnell makes it official: Obama is Public Enemy No. 1
I’ve been hesitant to make too much of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s statement a few days ago that “the single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.” It seemed over the top, like something McConnell said off the cuff, in the heat of battle, and probably regretted.
Surely it was more important to McConnell as a public servant to get millions of Americans working again, or to restore the nation’s financial health, or to stop Iran from getting the bomb. Surely working toward those and other national goals took priority over trying to defeat Obama, especially in difficult times such as these.
Silly, silly me.
“Over the past week, some have said it was indelicate of me to suggest that our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny President Obama a second term in office,” the Senate Republican leader plans to tell the conservative Heritage Foundation, according to excerpts of his speech provided to POLITICO.
“But the fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill; to end the bailouts; cut spending; and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all these things is to put someone in the White House who won’t veto any of these things,” the Kentucky Republican will say. “We can hope the president will start listening to the electorate after Tuesday’s election. But we can’t plan on it.”
McConnell isn’t some talk-radio host trying to work his audience into a lather. He’s not a behind-the-scenes political operative or consultant plotting the next election. He’s the Senate minority leader, with an obligation to govern that ought to transcend partisan goals.
For that reason, it means something when a person in his position embraces partisan gain over all else, however he may try to justify it to himself and others. In fact, it’s hard to hear his statement as anything but a declaration of all-out partisan war, damn the consequences.
For example, given the choice of supporting something that was good for the country, but would also benefit Barack Obama politically, what would McConnell do? If you take him at his word — and I guess we have to, since he has chosen to repeat it for emphasis — you at least have to wonder.
I just can’t imagine such a bald assertion of partisan gain over policy at any other time from such a prominent source. Tom Daschle in 2002, saying “the single most important thing we want to achieve is beating George Bush?” Unthinkable, because then as now, the country had bigger things on its plate. Even Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich, at the height of political acrimony with Bill Clinton, didn’t publicly commit themselves to Clinton’s political destruction as their primary goal.
The good news is, at least we know where we stand.
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Roswellian
November 4th, 2010
9:50 am
“Surely it was more important to McConnell as a public servant to get millions of Americans working again, or to restore the nation’s financial health, or to stop Iran from getting the bomb.”
Getting rid of Obama will take of your three items. Apparently you’re too thick skulled to understand that.
Liberalism must not just be a mental disease, it must also lead to blindness.
JDW
November 4th, 2010
9:50 am
Ragnar Danneskjöld
November 4th, 2010
9:19 am
“Dear JDW @ 9:06, you err. You assume that the Dow is like all leftists, “cult oriented” and that it believes people cause economies to prosper or collapse. In truth the Dow is logical, and it believes economic policies cause economies to prosper or collapse.”
Actually Roger, after 8 years as an investment banker, raising more than $50 million in VC funds and investing for over 30 years I am quite sure the DOW is no where near logical….
In fact the ONLY reason it moves on way or another is demand vs. supply and quite often that demand is based on illogical thoughts by those doing the buying and selling or outright manipulation by those with the ability to move the needle.
BTW I am not a Leftist…just smart enough to know that the BS the Republicans have been feeding us for 30 years is just that BS. But in all fairness I must admit I did not catch on until the mid 90’s so there is hope other will notice.
DVC
November 4th, 2010
9:51 am
“By the way, it’s November 4.
WHERE ARE THE JOBS?”
Yes, where are they? It shouldn’t be taking this long. Republicans must still be sleeping off the election parties.
Del
November 4th, 2010
9:51 am
Such hypocrisy and grasping for straws. Of course McConnell wants Obama out of office and replaced with a Republican. He’s a Republican and its politics. “Supporting something that was good for the country, but would also benefit Obama politically.” The left can’t accept that the majority rejected Obama’s agenda and will continue to do so because the majority of Americans expect them to. “Elections have consequences”.
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
9:52 am
chuck
November 4th, 2010
9:50 am
Chuck, welcome to the world of liberal fair fighting. Wait until you get a load of AM Vet.
Doggone/GA
November 4th, 2010
9:52 am
“Some of the comments you have made about President Bush since he’s been OUT of office are dispicable”
Quotes please
Big D
November 4th, 2010
9:53 am
Bosch…
I’m not sorry about anything..I accomplished my mission today..made you and all the other Libs take a harder look at Bonny Prince Barry.
I will guaranty you and all that by the time ALL the factors are added up this trip will cost more than stated, because we are also footing the bill to India for ALL air and off shore surveillance.
I’m still looking into even more sources…not to include the WH figures..LOL…
Also this is not his last stop on the trip…meter keeps running. This will come back to take a large chunk out of his butt…
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
9:54 am
Today’s question from the Rhetorical Question of the Day file.
Why is mystery meat #217 so tormented by me?
“But the fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill; to end the bailouts; cut spending; and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all these things is to put someone in the White House who won’t veto any of these things,”
SHRINK the size and scope of government???
If not such an inveterate liar, the man would be comedic.
Mr. McConnell needs to make such proclamations of April 1st and April 1st only.
The cons have EXPLODED the size and scope of government every chance they’ve had – from Ronnie to George. A thirty year unbroken track record of doing so and lying about it.
They are as incompetent and deadly a lot as is imaginable.
And they cloak it in one of their many moronic slogans – fiscal conservatives.
But the Republirubes continue to swallow it hook, line and sinker.
So welcome to the new paradigm of MORE Republican socialism and MORE Republican government spending and MORE Republican fiscal irresponsibility…
Paul
November 4th, 2010
9:54 am
Madison
No problem. These sorts of things come up regularly – usually when one side wants to demonstrate how wasteful the other side’s person is. The costs that would have been incurred anyhow are tough to nail down, but the direct costs – lodging, entertainment, are easier.
Left wing management
November 4th, 2010
9:54 am
Ken 9:36: “’m calling out the AJC and YOU JAY BOOKMAN. Why is it so hard for the media to accept that most of this country does NOT lean left and embrace a humanistic and relativistic world view?”
Ken, why do you speak such nonsense? Don’t you realize that it is YOUR side that is “relativistic” and “humanistic” in a dangerous, heretical way?
But sadly, our friend Ken here has a point, in a way. The Democrat party is terrified to embrace a radical critique of humanism and relativism and to incorporate it into its philosophy, even though that would be a revitalizing element. Instead, it timidly tries to defend an approach of “good sense” while it gets trounced by an ideology that knows how to marshal the romanticism of the counter-intuitive shrewdly combined with a demagogic appeal to the seemingly intuitive appeal of ‘the market’ as a shibboleth. To this the Democrats have no answer that they can be proud of, hence their misery.
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
9:56 am
Classic, 34 war ships to India on Obama trip. Oh no, it won’t cost 200mm a day! In your face Bosch, deal with the facts! I know, see what Bill Maher says about it!
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/34-warships-sent-from-us-for-obama-visit-64459
FREE AMERICAN
November 4th, 2010
9:56 am
It is time to increase the population in mexico and return the border jumpers that are costing us millions daily.
Jimmy62
November 4th, 2010
9:56 am
It’s partisan gain if he’s saying he wants the GOP to win no matter what. But that’s not what he’s saying. Instead, he’s saying he wants conservative economic principles to win out, and Obama is directly in the way of that. So the guy is sticking to his principles. I think it says a lot about you and the left that you find it a horrible thing that he would rather stick to his principles than compromise them by agreeing to Obama’s principles (which the American people seem to disagree with, or did you not see the election results?).
The real question is will these guys truly stick with their principles, or will they fold when doing such might endanger their power and control?
larry
November 4th, 2010
9:56 am
A substantial portion of Crossroads GPS’ money came from a small circle of extremely wealthy Wall Street hedge fund and private equity moguls, according to GOP fundraising sources who spoke with NBC News on condition of anonymity. These donors have been bitterly opposed to a proposal by congressional Democrats — and endorsed by the Obama administration — to increase the tax rates on compensation that hedge funds pay their partners, the sources said.
I thought the so-called tea party was against these private equity moguls and hedge fund managers.
Bosch
November 4th, 2010
9:56 am
Big D.,
And I’ll expect the same hound dog investigative prowess for all other politicians when they make trips too — starting with Boehner.
Robert
November 4th, 2010
9:57 am
The home grown terroist group known as the “tea party” whose weapons of choice are hatred, fear and rage/mob mentality are an embarrassment to all Americans and are the #1 problem facing the American People. The whole world watched America take a giant step backwards. The whole world saw the hatred and bigotry for minorities, women, gay & lesbians, Muslims and Jews on display during this mid-term election period. The “tea party” will fade into nothing as a political party but the damage caused by these “terroist” will last a long time.
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
9:57 am
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
9:54 am
Try to limit your insults to 30 words or less. You are boring as hell at that number, your essays put the dead to sleep! Good God!
Left wing management
November 4th, 2010
9:57 am
Roswellian 9:50:
What’s this ‘liberalism’ you speak of?
Bet you 50 bucks you can’t provide me with a coherent definition.
Chris D.
November 4th, 2010
9:57 am
Hmm..Don;t know how to upload spreadsheets in blogs…Guess we could start by looking at the room rates The hotel he is staying at averages for “normal” rooms $275/night…x approx 800 rooms= $220,000/night x 3 = $660,000, food has got to AT least that…So we ‘re at $1,200,000. Cost to fly 3000 people at say $1000RT= $3,000,000, AND I have no clue what 34 warships, 40 cars, and all the advance team costs would be…So not even counting any of that…I have got a minimum cost of $4.2 million…ALL because Obama wants to go see India’s Festival of Lights Celebration. Heck of an expensive weekend trip when the country is so far in debt!
jm
November 4th, 2010
9:58 am
Um, Jay, this is kind of ridiculous. He’s right. They can’t pass their legislation as long as there’s a WH veto.
Of note, Jim Demint and Boehner have said it is not the top priority. But, if Obama is going to veto everything they pass, then what’s the point.
I suspect they will try to work on passing legislation together, but Obama is so liberal, there’s probably little overlap. So small ball for 2 years. Even though there are big things to be done. See El Erian’s column in WaPo the other day.
Madison
November 4th, 2010
9:58 am
Ken, Thanks! You are a true gentleman. I wasn’t, again my apology, it appears that I am the one that is asinine.
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
9:58 am
Robert
November 4th, 2010
9:57 am
OOOO, that was good Robert. Now those were really choice words that show your IQ is that of an idiot, or AM Vets, same difference.
chuck
November 4th, 2010
9:59 am
Doggone, you KNOW what you have said and so do all the regulars here. I am certainly not going to waste my time going back into the archives to prove a point.
Bosch
November 4th, 2010
9:59 am
Chris D.,
And did you call the hotel and verify those rates and that the people staying in those rooms are all on the US taxpayer tab?
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
9:59 am
Chris D.
November 4th, 2010
9:57 am
You forgot the 34 warships. Priceless!
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:00 am
Jay, time to take a breather. I know the loss was bad for Dems. But relax for a bit, let’s see what actually happens. Don’t worry about the rhetoric for a bit. Let’s discuss Deal. Or maybe start an over-under on how long before he’s indicted. Or watch how his appointments go, and maybe he’s going to be an ok gov after all. As crazy as that sounds….
Bosch
November 4th, 2010
10:00 am
“Doggone, you KNOW what you have said and so do all the regulars here. I am certainly not going to waste my time going back into the archives to prove a point.”
Translation: I made up that crap.
Chris D.
November 4th, 2010
10:00 am
TM…So its Nov 4th…You want to know “Where are the Jobs?” Need to ask your precious Dem Leaders that becasue the Repubs don’t take control until into January…Ask us after that will ya?
You Asked
November 4th, 2010
10:00 am
I’m sure you learned about straw men in J school. I just didn’t know they taught you to set them up.
McConnel was critical of the Presidents policy over the last couple of years – he did not call the President an enemy. The one who identified his political opponants as “enemies” was… oh yeah! President Obama.
JDW
November 4th, 2010
10:00 am
@JM
“but Obama is so liberal”
Lets have some fun, give me some specific examples of things he has done that are “so liberal”.
Darko
November 4th, 2010
10:00 am
Public enemy #1 is probably liberal rags masquerading as respectable newspapers.
MN
November 4th, 2010
10:01 am
Sit down, Turtle, you ain’t doing nothing to health care!
You Asked
November 4th, 2010
10:01 am
jm why don’t you hold your breath until Deal is indicted? That should provide some entertainment for the rest of us and teach you a lesson about the American judicial system you should have learned years ago.
Chris D.
November 4th, 2010
10:01 am
Went online to the hotel website and looked at standard room rates of 12,325 Indian Rupees, then converted to US Dollars
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
10:02 am
“…he’s saying he wants conservative economic principles to win out, and Obama is directly in the way of that. So the guy is sticking to his principles.”
Jimmy62, given the irrefutable truth of my 9:52 – regarding that Republican track record of doing the very opposite – I have two questions.
How is it that you give them any credibility on this matter?
And specifically how are they going to now break that 30 year streak and demonstrate some fiscal conservatism?
You Asked
November 4th, 2010
10:02 am
Boy I can just smell all the progressive love and tolerance following this election!
Deep Throat
November 4th, 2010
10:02 am
To all you idiots, saying its Nov.4 th where are the jobs, your liberals are still in DC. The good guys don’t take control til next year.
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:03 am
JDW 10 – you’ll just have to go read my old posts. I’ve listed them ad nauseum. I don’t have the energy to do it all over again, every day. Otherwise it starts to feel like Groundhog Day around here.
Bosch
November 4th, 2010
10:03 am
Chris D.,
And you verified the guest list of 3000?
larry
November 4th, 2010
10:03 am
Let’s discuss Deal. Or maybe start an over-under on how long before he’s indicted.
Okay, i give him over 6 months, but less than a year.
Chris D.
November 4th, 2010
10:04 am
Bosch…Yes
Sea Worthy
November 4th, 2010
10:04 am
Obama is public enemy #1. He’s the worst of the ignorant, selfserving, egotistical politicians I’ve seen in my lifetime. And I’m 75.
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
Deep Throat
November 4th, 2010
10:02 am
Yeah, but we want hope & change now damn it! Liberals are funny.
Chris D.
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
Bosch you can try and delay all you want…In the end EVEN you must admit this is an expense we as a country don’t NEED to make right now?
JDW
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:03 am
“JDW 10 – you’ll just have to go read my old posts. I’ve listed them ad nauseum. I don’t have the energy to do it all over again, every day. Otherwise it starts to feel like Groundhog Day around here.”
Thats ok I understand you have a losing hand and don’t want to play.
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
larry – I don’t know. The Feds move pretty slow. Maybe he makes it until June 2012?
Big D
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
Bosch..
Absolutely…I don’t give good damn who it is …R or D it’s time to FESS up and live within our means and this starts with ALL these jokers …starting with the BIG SPENDERS and working down..
I’m in the process of building a new web site just for that reason…gotta catchy name and believe it or not IT’S bi partisan…I’ll keep you informed.
larry
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
Meanwhile, i think ill try to get a job at that mini-Bass Pro Shop that the state is going to buy after his swearing in.
You Asked
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
AMVet – I know you addressed your questions to Jimmy62 – but can I take a stab at it?
The Republicans do lack credibility on reigning in spending. That is why they got waxed in the last 4 election cycles until the Democrats proved they were the greater of two budget evils.
I hope the message sent by voters this time; “keep doubling down on dumb and we will fire you in a heartbeat” will keep them honest. If not they will find out that 2012 was not as good a year as 2010 has been for their campaigns.
Chris D.
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
Bosch you can try and delay all you want…In the end EVEN you must admit this is an expense we as a country don’t NEED to make right now?
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
Jay, I would never presume to be in the same league as you, but I do fully appreciate how you suffer the fools here gladly.
And with that said…
Tick, tick, tick…
SK
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
I’m wondering as well… WHERE ARE THE JOBS?
chuck
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
@Left wing management. Please give it up. If you don’t know what a freakin’ liberal is by now, go hang out on cynthia tucker’s blog where stupidity is the norm.
Doggone/GA
November 4th, 2010
10:06 am
“Try to limit your insults to 30 words or less”
Last time I looked, you were not Jay. HE makes those kinds of decisions, not you. If they bore you DON’T READ THEM.
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
10:06 am
Jay, I would never presume to be in the same league as you, but I do fully appreciate how you suffer the fools here gladly. Or not.
And with that said…
Tick, tick, tick…
Del
November 4th, 2010
10:07 am
McConnell indicated that a top priority will be to remove the ObamaCare albatross from the public and business community. It should be interesting to see how many Democrats in the Senate will be willing to put their heads on the political chopping block this time for his Highness. Obama Care is now in a terminal condition.
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
10:07 am
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
10:05 am
Tick, tick, tick
Quiet everyone, I think vets head is about to explode! Good thing it is empty.
PL
November 4th, 2010
10:07 am
Tick, tick, tick…shouldn’t be long now.
Bosch
November 4th, 2010
10:07 am
Big D.,
Thanks! I look forward to seeing your site.
Chris D.,
Good lord, if I had a dollar for every time a wingnut went all crazy about a Drudge story here that turned out to be nonsense, I’d be going to India myself to see the Celebration of LIghts.
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:08 am
Boy. I thought Nov 2 was going to be bad. Maybe Nov 3. But the volume on this blog seems to be going up. Grady’s probably very busy attending to liberal heart attack victims…. although I hope not.
JDW
November 4th, 2010
10:08 am
@You Asked:
“The Republicans do lack credibility on reigning in spending. That is why they got waxed in the last 4 election cycles until the Democrats proved they were the greater of two budget evils.”
Actually that is one of the great untruths, while the Dems have not be agressive enough, in each case including the current adminstration they have improved over the prior Republican effort.
Big D
November 4th, 2010
10:09 am
Bosch..
I did verify that the Taj AND several other hotels are booked in a wide area around Mumbai.
This includes the Oberoi and Grand Hyatt.. A total of over 800 rooms.
larry
November 4th, 2010
10:10 am
I dont know if Deal will last that long. The federal grand jury has been investigating this for the last six months i think.
AmVet's Mystery Meat
November 4th, 2010
10:10 am
The thing I’m p!$$ed off about is the start of the 2 year campaign for Presidency… it never ends!
Deep Throat
November 4th, 2010
10:10 am
America got fed up with Oblamers retoric, saying the Rep. drove us into a ditch, how he had the keys and how we had to ride in back of the bus.
Scout
November 4th, 2010
10:10 am
Neither Bush nor Clinton were out to destroy this Republic as it was founded. This is not about policy ….. this is about saving our culture and our country from a radical.
The battle lines are drawn.
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
10:11 am
Obama is public enemy #1. He’s the worst of the ignorant, selfserving, egotistical politicians I’ve seen in my lifetime. And I’m 75.
Did you reprise the role of Rip van Winkle from 2000 – 2008?
BHO is pretty much a disaster. Exactly as I predicted before his election.
And yet he is still miles away from reaching the depths of the W administration…
Bosch
November 4th, 2010
10:11 am
Good work Big D, good work.
Big D
November 4th, 2010
10:12 am
Amvet ..your not very bright and a butt kisser to boot..we’re the ones keeping him in a job and he knows it…if only you Libs were here he would be the equivalent of Air America…GONE.
AmVet's Mystery Meat
November 4th, 2010
10:12 am
Doggone/GA
November 4th, 2010
10:06 am
Ankle biting at it’s finest… *golf clap*.
You Asked
November 4th, 2010
10:12 am
JDW – I disagree. I think the Obama administration and the Democratically controlled legislature has done terrible damage to the value of the dollar and our national debt. I wasn’t happy with Republican controlled spending levels but the Dems have quadrupled them since taking over the purse strings in 2002.
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
10:12 am
PL, I’m setting the over/under at two days…
Doggone/GA
November 4th, 2010
10:12 am
“Doggone, you KNOW what you have said and so do all the regulars here. I am certainly not going to waste my time going back into the archives to prove a point’
Yes, I certainly do. And that fact that you don’t have any quotes gives the lie to your assessment.
RGB
November 4th, 2010
10:12 am
“General Motors Co. will drive away from its U.S.-government-financed restructuring with a final gift in its trunk: a tax break that could be worth as much as $45 billion.” (WSJ)
I thought hard left, radical, statist, progressive-types were against corporate welfare. And war.
But that’s just when Republicans are in the White House.
Paul
November 4th, 2010
10:13 am
Number of posts questioning “why India” or implying the trip’s a boondoggle.
Okay, then –
Remember that hotel in India jihadists attacked and tortured and killed the guests? Pres Obama’s staying there. Talk about a cojone statement.
But now for question time:
Which countries in the region have nukes?
Of those, which countries have gone to war in the last few decades?
Of those, which countries have gone to war several times?
Which of those came close to launching their nukes at the other country?
Answer: India and Pakistan
And, if the nightmare scenario of a jihadist Taliban taking over Pakistan actually happened, would we maybe want another nuke country in the region as an ally? And if Pakistan and India did go to war again, and if it escalated, whose victory would serve our national interests?
Sorry if this sounds condescending, @@, but dang – you’d think the critics would be cheering his trip. Given those considerations, $200 million a day is a bargain.
JB
November 4th, 2010
10:13 am
According to the WSJ 45% of Americans receive government benefits, including social security, Medicare and other programs. That means that at least some people making comments here are probably on the dole. Republicans will not have enough political pull to repeal healthcare during this term. By 2012, many of you will be receiving benefits from the healthcare bill. I’m betting that by then you will be as eager to give up those benefits as people are to give up Medicare and social security now.
I receive no gov’t benefits and am in the highest tax bracket. I believe in many of Obama’s policies, including healthcare despite the fact it may cost me more. Unfortunately, while Repubs have been great about cutting taxes, they increased spending as much as the Dems. But instead of spending money fixing real problems like healthcare and education, they blew it on imaginary problems like the War in Iraq and programs that get votes like the prescription drug plan. So now will still have the same real problems but are in debt.
Have the decency to respect Obama for taking the unpopular road to fix real problems rather than kowtowing to capricious voters in order to keep his job. Face the facts. Our taxes will need to increase; we will need to cut programs until we balance the books. Unfortunately that takes long-term discipline, which few voters seem to have.
Big D
November 4th, 2010
10:14 am
Bosch..the average room rate at the hotels right now is $374.00 a night.
$300,000.00 a day without TIPS…
Bosch
November 4th, 2010
10:14 am
“I wasn’t happy with Republican controlled spending levels but the Dems have quadrupled them since taking over the purse strings in 2002.”
And I’m sure you have graphs to show us who learn better with visual aids. Thanks!
Deep Throat
November 4th, 2010
10:15 am
We all know how doggone lies.
CN
November 4th, 2010
10:15 am
You Republican voters have been duped again.
Your excuse for voting for these Anti- & Un-Democratic Republicans, was JOBS.
Here are their priorities.
1. Repeal the Health Care Reform legislation.
2. Make the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest permanent, remember that includes no inheritance tax so I hope you enjoy the kind of aristocracy that the colonists rebelled against. That is to be born with money or do without.
3. Kill finally and forever the Social Security/Medicare programs. Boehner already said those funds should be used to pay the Bush war debts.
Do you see anything in that plan for jobs?
Enjoy.
Deep Throat
November 4th, 2010
10:16 am
Borsch wants a graph he has to go sit on the throne
zeke
November 4th, 2010
10:16 am
What is good for the country is to be rid of Obama, Pelosi, Reid and all liberal socialist morons in elected office! Socialism does not, has never worked anywhere! Ask Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, all the Euro Socialists, even China! In China it only gives the false look of success because they have begun to ingrain capitalism and private success into the system! CAPITALISM WORKS!
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
10:16 am
Amvet ..your not very bright…
Perhaps, but at least I have some mastery of standard, written English.
Not that I’m really curious, but I wonder what I wrote that got you to get your panties in a wad and caused you to lose all self-discipline and lash out with an unprovoked personal insult.
Stay classy, d…
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:16 am
Um Jay – whatever moderation rules are in place, they don’t like the words “nail”, “butt”, “a–”. I’m at a loss and stuck in moderation…. huh. Fiddle
Larry – who to believe, Deal’s Atty or the AJC news? I can’t apparently post the links and other stuff.
godless heathen
November 4th, 2010
10:16 am
Is Obama visiting Asia or invading?
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
10:17 am
Here you go little liberals and this is from CNN. You are so screwed.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/04/poll.2012.candidates/
AmVet
November 4th, 2010
10:18 am
“We all know how doggone lies.”
WE?
Who else, by name, do you speak for here?
Just so I know for future reference…
Del
November 4th, 2010
10:19 am
Hopefully, Obama has figured out how to level the playing field with India in order to stem the tide of American jobs being exported there and the Indian workers being imported here. If he isn’t prepared to address those issues his trip will be just a boondoggle that we can ill afford.
barking frog
November 4th, 2010
10:20 am
It is amazing the shock and awe that is generated by a
partisan politician practicing party politics….
You Asked
November 4th, 2010
10:20 am
Bosch –
Here are graphs and tables… http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/100xx/doc10014/Chapter1.5.1.shtml
We’re looking at the largest percent of GDP as debt since World War Two thanks the recent fiscal policy under the Dems. (And no I’m not happy with the direction the GOP was headed with spending either).
P.S. Do your own homework next time.
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:20 am
Sid – 2012 is an eternity in politics. Who knows how things will shape up by then….. but there’s a decent chance Obama will lose. But not against Palin, and probably not against Huckabee.
I think he could lose against Romney or Mitch Daniels. Maybe Pawlenty too.
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:21 am
Del – I’d rather export jobs to India than China. At least India is our friend and a Democracy. As opposed to fed up China.
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
10:22 am
Del
November 4th, 2010
10:19 am
With 3000 people with him and 34 warships he should be able to bring all the jobs he demands back here. All he has to say is, “this is a stick up. Give me your jobs or 34 warships will fire”. Libs will love him.
Deep Throat
November 4th, 2010
10:22 am
Amvet we all know you have nothing between your ears, if I told you you would forget or get it all twisted around. Perhaps you can use your masterie to remember the truth.
Paul
November 4th, 2010
10:23 am
Ambassador Sherman on Diane Rehm show just stated that a similar trip of Pres Clinton’s cost $50 mil for the entire trip.
Big D
November 4th, 2010
10:24 am
Amvet…Just for the record I have two computers going and I am doing business as I have fun with you Left wingnuts ( I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings). As for the lack of “proper” use of the English language ..just think of it as a text..you got the idea din’tcha….
Your total lack of objectivity is what makes me sick especially for a “VET” …I’m a vet to and I’m on record here and every where else calling out Repubs too… wrong is wrong.
Sid Farcas
November 4th, 2010
10:24 am
jm
November 4th, 2010
10:20 am
Totally agree JM. I do not want Palin and Huckabee is to far right christian and would not get the independent vote. I like the others and keep an eye on Rubio. This poll does show that he has problems. The polls before had him beating anyone and everyone.
Left wing management
November 4th, 2010
10:24 am
You Asked 10:02: “Boy I can just smell all the progressive love and tolerance following this election!”
Since when does wanting to smash the Tea Party’s dreams to bits have anything to do with “love and tolerance” ?
What if it comes from a militant fondness for the sword? Would you warm to it then?
You Asked
November 4th, 2010
10:25 am
Paul, The dollar has been devalued 25% since the Fed cranked up the printing presses to cover the bailouts. It costs more in American $ to do anything internationally today. (I only wish it was all sarcasm)
Nofreecheese
November 4th, 2010
10:25 am
Unfortunately, politicians will sell their soul to obtain &/or retain power. Very few of them consider the long-term health of our nation. Whether you’re on the right, left, or middle, I hope that all of us w/ a brain can agree that very few members of our political class possess integrity. Look at Crist in Florida; as soon as his power was endangered, he jumped out of the Republican primary, changed his tune, an ran as an independent–a de facto Democrat. Look at Arlen Specter–started off as a Democrat–when the political winds shifted he became a Republican, and when the winds shifted again–walla! He’s a Democrat.
The reality is politicians w/ integrity are unelectable statewide or national elections b/c the electorate is short-sighted and stupid. These snake oil salesmen who tell people what they want to hear (which is not the truth) always trounce those who speak the truth.
Our only remedy for this is term limits. Is there any person out there who disagrees my comment?