bush/ obama

[markjfixit]

agree or not I found it to be interesting reading. If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

If George W. Bush had misspelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9/11?

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

If George W. Bush had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If George W Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 5 months -- so you'll have three years and seven months to come up with an answer.

[kingsnthahole]

what most people dont realize with politics is, it doesn't matter what party you throw in there, big business runs this country, and always will. It only matters about what little things happen outside of big spending...I honestly dont think Nat. Healthcare has a shot in hell in this country, there is too much money to be made in healthcare because of all the obese people in this country who have and WILL ALWAYS have health problems because of their un-healthy lifestyles...

[0maxpower0]

Good to see some people out there still give a crap about the world around them. Seems like everyones got something else on their mind, or nothing at all. Obama doesnt care about the american people, he cares about america; the preservation of the nation-state that is america. Every decision or stroke of the pen is done for reasons other than what is being portrayed in the media outlets of the United States. We're bailing out banks and auto-industry to save our economy?? No, were bailing out these companies becuase the largest source of capital for practically any american business can be found in the hundreds of millions, if not tens of billions, that is collected in taxes taken from the american workers. Why shop yourself around to investors, when there is a large lump sum of money to be had... and all that has to be done, is to get the presidency. From there, your appointments, your senate, your cabinet approvals, the laws u pass or dont pass, are all done to divert money to your constituents, and to make itmore difficult for your political and economical rivals to maintain themselves. The second the bush administration sent tens of thousands of our men to Iraq to capture Sadaam Hussein, drive up the price of oil, install a pseudo-democracy, and to hand out rebuilding contracts to their friends; and the american people did nothing, was the last day of the rest of all of our lives. When it becomes inconveinent for the powers in the world to keep up the ficade of freedom and priveledge and rights, they will take them away. Its happening, slowly and mroe gradually everyday. There was a saudi man who spoke about sex on a television show... in jail for five years, 1000 lashes. An english woman, was followed, and had her telephone conversatoins recorded for weeks because there was an issue with her home adress, and what school her children attended. It turned out that it was just a simple mixup of deadlines and adresses. And when she tried to bring the case to court, it was found that her rights were not intruded on because the surveilence was "covert"..... U hit a cop, youre in jail for 10 years, no matter what. Driving without a piece of paper that says who u are, hands behind ur back, ur in jail. Steal 40 in groceries to feed ur family after the detroit auto factory shut down, one a half years. You kill a guy because you were drunk driving, and youre a celebrity... 10 days. Its already happening. get your money go build a house somewhere in the woods, and get ready.

0max

[TerpZone]

nownow max, according to ringo, obama is the best president since mr lincoln

[woohoosue]

nownow max, according to ringo, obama is the best president since mr lincoln

and he still could be if we were a country of intelligent people ...but we are not...so yeah i too foresee ppl benefiting from readying for disaster but make no mistake ..it is not the Democrat mentality that u need to fear here.

[0maxpower0]

and he still could be if we were a country of intelligent people ...but we are not...so yeah i too foresee ppl benefiting from readying for disaster but make no mistake ..it is not the Democrat mentality that u need to fear here.

TRUE THAT! Its the indiiference of good people that has to be feared :-/

-0max

[TerpZone]

and he still could be if we were a country of intelligent people ...but we are not...so yeah i too foresee ppl benefiting from readying for disaster but make no mistake ..it is not the Democrat mentality that u need to fear here.

I have no clue what you are talking about, but I can see no way in which Obama could be a good president.

[0maxpower0]

nownow max, according to ringo, obama is the best president since mr lincoln

The comparison between lincoln and obama, with obama in a positive light; even as a joke, makes me puke in my mouth a little.

[PANAMHIEST]

I like some of obamas ideas are great, but he came along in the wrong times. What we need more than anything are jobs, a nice paycheck, A place that we can call home without the fear of losing it all, and I dont see it happening, in fact its gotten worse for the folks barely getting by.

If obama had of came along in say, the early 90s, when we still had a great national wealth, at least compared to now, then ya he would be a great iconic figure, that changed all things for the good.

I honestly dont know what can be done, and who can help, and that scares me the most, that we may never be the same again, and things like tent cities, thousands of decent homeless people, starvation, lack of jobs, and no hope in sight, are gonna become normal.