THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH

[Sportmotor]

The speech was more of a "dog and pony show" in my eyes.

I'd love to see him do what he says and be the miracle president, but I have battlefield patience so I will reserve final act.

[Sportmotor]

^^Maybe not, but he doubled down in Afghanistan.

Shipping troops from Iraq to Afghanistan

[heights unknown]

My opinion is that he is the worst kind of politician.  Everything he's done or promoted, TARP, Simulus, Healthcare, Cap and Trade has been designed primarily to centralize power in Washington, shovel money to public and private unions, and build permanent Democratic Party constituencies.

Um, the Bush Administration passed TARP, incidentally.

And it would be more correct to say that everything he has done so far has been to alleviate the public ass pumping delivered to the american people and economy by 14 years of republican rule.

"PUBLIC ASS PUMPING?" LOL, I'll have to remember that term...I like that.  Thanx Stephendare.  Reminds me of when I first heard the term "POMPOUS ASS."

"HU"

[heights unknown]

I'm so tired of hearing what he inherited from the 'last administration'
If it was too much then you shouldn't have run for office... just like begging for bipartisan support... then blame, scold and take shots at the party you want to unite with   

The reason why he reminds everyone of what he inherited Shwaz is because most oft it appears people are blaming him for the condition that the country is now in.  He is trying to do his best to improve the economic and financial condition of the country, and, he cannot wave a magic wand, it will take time; everyone (mostly Republicans) seem to iterate that he's doing very little to nothing and this is further than the truth; if that was the truth, we'd resemble a third world country economically and financially right now.  Give the man a chance.

"HU"

[urbanlibertarian]

Don't blame Obama.  Blame all Democrats and Republicans equally.

[heights unknown]

This Republic should never have been put into the position of ever having needed a savior.

THANK YOU STEPHENDARE!  I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY; So in essence, all of our politicians are to blame for the condition that we are in, from the past up to the present.  We should never put ourselves into these type positions and/or scenarios, with our pants down, and then we can't pull them back up!

"HU"

[heights unknown]

This Republic should never have been put into the position of ever having needed a savior.

Gotcha... so we can look back at the current administration and say it was just too much for them to handle.

That's not what Stephen is saying shwaz; read my previous post.  All of our politicians and administrations, past up to the future are to blame, and, Obama is having to clean up THEIR mess; he knew what he was getting into and I believe if he felt he was not up to the task, he would not have run for President.

"HU"

[Sportmotor]

Congress needs term limits.
That could help solve some messes.

[mtraininjax]

Congress needs term limits? They cannot even agree on campaign reform. What a joke?!

Change for the sake of Change is not enough, Massachusetts voters said so.

[Shwaz]

This Republic should never have been put into the position of ever having needed a savior.

Gotcha... so we can look back at the current administration and say it was just too much for them to handle.

That's not what Stephen is saying shwaz; read my previous post.  All of our politicians and administrations, past up to the future are to blame, and, Obama is having to clean up THEIR mess; he knew what he was getting into and I believe if he felt he was not up to the task, he would not have run for President.

"HU"

Now you're reminding me. hahaha

[samiam]

It is true that Obama inherited a mess but the current housing problems had its roots all the way back to prez Carter

[jandar]

Democrats and Republicans....

Same Crap, Different Pile.

[buckethead]

And now, instead of actually you know, trying to help the economy, Obama and the Dems decided they would just shovel billions of dollars to State Governments and teachers unions and hold on to the rest of the fund to buy off votes as needed.

because 10 million more foreclosed homes and 40 million people without a place to live would help the economy?

Hey JMac!  Maybe we should try some more of them thar tax cuts!

They gots what Prosperity craves!  They gots electrolytes!

YOU STOLE THAT!!!

[buckethead]

I'm thinking that a uniform tax on consumption coupled with repealing the 16Th and 17Th amendments would disallow Congress to pass tax favors which lend unfair advantage to major political contributors.

A Congressperson's job is to grant tax favors, to enact competition stifling regulations and granting governmet contracts/handouts.

A uniform consumption tax eliminates the biggest portion of the problem. It would also promote conservation of natural resources (go Green. baby!), personal savings and private investment. Term limits would solve much of the rest.

It is truly a shame that no one will ever consider such. If only we had something like a tax on consumption being sponsored in Congress...

[buckethead]

For the Tri-Fecta:

Biden? what a dunce

Pelosi?.......I'd hit it!