Originally posted by MrMartinHe's a bumbling clown. Let's see, so far he's bowed to an evil Saudi snake, hugged a bufoon (Hugo Chaves), plans to have tea with a person who wants to annihilate Israel (Amahdinijan), and he's handing Al-Qaeda our "play-book"...the Islamofascists are within 60 miles of Islamabad, and they perceive Obama as weak and will continue to advance until they have Pakistan's nukes; then, we had better be ready for the $hit to hit the fan!
How do you think President Obama is doing so far?
Originally posted by dystoniac🙄 Funny.
He's a bumbling clown. Let's see, so far he's bowed to an evil Saudi snake, hugged a bufoon (Hugo Chaves), plans to have tea with a person who wants to annihilate Israel (Amahdinijan), and he's handing Al-Qaeda our "play-book"...the Islamofascists are within 60 miles of Islamabad, and they perceive Obama as weak and will continue to advance until they have Pakistan's nukes; then, we had better be ready for the $hit to hit the fan!
His moves to distance his administration from Bush-Cheney on a range of things, and thus repair the U.S.'s relations with the world, along with its even-more-tranished-than-usual reputation, have been quite deft and assured. The new approach to Latin America is very welcome. The American Right is spitting chips and in utter disarray after the 2001-2008 debacle. Obama will be a two term president.
Originally posted by MrMartinHe is in large part a continuation of Bush and company. He will double or triple our debt, continue to ignore the unprotected border, continue to bail out failing corporations, continue to have an energy policy that keeps us dependent on foriegn oil, and don't put a stop to Congressional pork.
How do you think President Obama is doing so far?
I suppose the bigger differences is that he will pass cap and trade which will tax the poo out of us via energy costs, snuggle up to the leftists and Islamofascists, and forbid anyone in his adimistration from uses the word "terrorism". After all, how can there be terrorism when we are all one big happy family now? Of course, he will not use the word "terrorists" except when talking about right wingers and his own countrymen.
Originally posted by whodeyNo doubt more than half of America is as pleased as punch that you, and other people who think like this post of yours reveals you to think, lost the election. You belong here: http://www.freerepublic.com/
I suppose the bigger differences is that he will [...] snuggle up to the leftists and Islamofascists, and forbid anyone in his adimistration from uses the word "terrorism". After all, how can there be terrorism when we are all one big happy family now? Of course, he will not use the word "terrorists" except when talking about right wingers and his own countrymen.
The question was about the First 100 Days, it seems you can't just ask any American and hope to get a joined up answer. Snuggle up to Islamofascists?
Originally posted by FMFFMF, I hope you're right for peace safety's sakes....I don't wish Obama failure, for to do so would be anti-American. I don't know why he feels like he has to distance himself from Bush when that began the day he was sworn in. We need to forget the last 8 years, move forward and worry about the next 8 years. The U.S. needs to have good relations with everybody, but Obama doesn't have to "brown-nose" his way to that end.
His moves to distance his administration from Bush-Cheney on a range of things, and thus repair the U.S.'s relations with the world, along with its even-more-tranished-than-usual reputation, have been quite deft and assured. The new approach to Latin America is very welcome. The American Right is spitting chips and in utter disarray after the 2001-2008 debacle. Obama will be a two term president.
Originally posted by dystoniacI get where you're coming from on this. However I would say that there are things that need to be fixed after the last 8 years - which makes forgetting about it a bit of a non-option. And I don't see him brown-nosing; I see him lifting diplomacy to a better level. You may see democracy in Cuba within the next 8 years. Imagine that.
We need to forget the last 8 years, move forward and worry about the next 8 years. The U.S. needs to have good relations with everybody, but Obama doesn't have to "brown-nose" his way to that end.
Originally posted by FMFrats
I get where you're coming from on this. However I would say that there are things that need to be fixed after the last 8 years - which makes forgetting about it a bit of a non-option. And I don't see him brown-nosing; I see him lifting diplomacy to a better level. You may see democracy in Cuba within the next 8 years. Imagine that.
he's right
had lunch with a USA Today reporter who does national security issues and the environment.
we spoke about the current hoo hah over whether to prosecute Bushies over the torture memos and if so, who. That is his present assignment - to follow that one.
given the timing of how these things work, legally, it dawned on both of us at the same time that the whole thing may be a political move of some subtlety -- and about as nuanced as blunt force trauma.
think of this: the choice is whether to bark up the Cheney tree or the Rumsfeld tree, or both.
you start at the bottom of the ladder and work up -- small time officials to big time poo bahs -- as you climb, the prosecution gets help from the lower rung perps so they can build their case for the next rung up. What did people know and when did they know it -- who authorized water boarding, walling, etc.
by the time they get close to the top, it will be well into the next election cycle and whether or not you indict or convict Rumsfeld or Cheney is irrelevant to the spectacle presented by their two old, nasty faces plastered over the web and what's left of TV news, assuming there are any newspapers still in print next year.
The effect on the off-year election would be great for the Democrats -- they have a lot of incentive to bring all these negatives up and let them run, for they can only hurt Republicans in congressional races -- which may be the main thrust here.
The White House may have signaled they were disinclined to prosecute (Chief of staff said this last weekend) and then the President said this week he wouldn't rule it out -- making it look like he bent to pressure.
In fact, my friend and I speculated that perhaps because the Republican leadership won't fold the tent in Minnesota and give Franken the senate seat, and because they won't play ball with Obama, the White House is offering to stage a real show that cannot but hurt the Republicans big time right in the midst of what should otherwise, normally, be a comeback year for them.
So maybe it is a feint to give the Republicans a chance to play ball -- or, as we also speculated, because the Republicans are not just in disarray, but they are in fact freaking nutcakes and cannot distinguish first from third base, the White House has determined to go on with the Torture Trial Showcase and put the thumbscrews on the GOP during an election year.
Watch USA Today for coverage of this subject -- whatever he can find out, he'll write it up.
Originally posted by FMFYeah, I'd like to see another part of Cuba besides Guantanamo Bay, although Guantanamo Bay is actually beautiful...excellent snorkeling and very little rain...Nevil Chamberlain raised the level of diplomacy to new heights......😉
I get where you're coming from on this. However I would say that there are things that need to be fixed after the last 8 years - which makes forgetting about it a bit of a non-option. And I don't see him brown-nosing; I see him lifting diplomacy to a better level. You may see democracy in Cuba within the next 8 years. Imagine that.
Originally posted by dystoniacMmmm. I see. So you think Cuba is going to overrun Europe and North Africa because of the slack Obama is giving it? Or am I being silly? Is Cuba in fact going to overrun North and Central America.
Nevil Chamberlain raised the level of diplomacy to new heights.
While Nevil Chamberlain's diplomacy was unable to cope with perhaps the most mendacious militarized tyrannies the modern world has ever seen, we now know - thanks to declassified documents - that plenty of people in Washington D.C. thought quite highly of the Nazis and U.S. corporations were busy cashing in.
I've always liked the way Americans bring up Nevil Chamberlain and not the U.S. Govt., IBM and G.W.Bush's grandfather etc. etc.
And here you are doing it to try and do a partisan piss on your new president's parade when he may well be about to do what nine previous presidents could not do, and put right one of the most miserable failures of U.S. foreign policy in living memory.