It’s nice to see you’re pro-2nd amendment stance, as well as your genuine love of this country, but it’s the same Liberal argument on Iraq vs Afghanistan I’ve heard many, many times over and it still holds no water
Iraq was the crossroads of terrorism; Sadaam was choking the very life out of the entire country. Hundreds of thousands were murdered in gas chambers, the Baath party crushed all dissenters, and many known and notable terrorists deemed just as dangerous as Bin Laden were being granted asylum and continued to plot our downfall, as well as that of our allies
Obama wants to bring the fight to Afghanistan at the cost of rushing of Iraq why exactly? You seem to see the bigger “picture” of international conflicts being vital, which for a Democrat is refreshing, and yet you can honestly stay objected to the war in Iraq? Intellectual dishonesty
Come on guys, this is a rather gracious Obama voter. Give him (her) credit.
I respect your candidness about your feelings after the elections, and your sincere empathy for the disappointment here.
I’m afraid your guy has set himself up to disappoint you even more than GW did to us, because you do have to admit he does have some pretty big promises to keep.
I’d like to hear your predictions and hopes for the Obama years.
You want to know what I feel? I feel like he is fullva manure & there are too many people who liked the smell of it IMHO. And I am scared for this country. I hope he & your dems don’t make a bigger mess of this country. I refuse to sugarcoat it for you....I am worried, very worried.
“He’s also not a socialist. And he’s not coming for your guns.”
“Universal Voluntary Service” is an Orwellian oxymoron. To those of us with a grasp of the English language it sounds very much like a proposal to bring back slavery. What’s your take on it Travis? You voted for the guy.
Thanks for posting. How does it feel to be one of the newly minted “rich”?
That was a rhetorical question. Here’s a real question. Your decision to answer or not will tell me a lot about your character:
In your point of view, what do you think the goverment can do better for you than you could do for yourself given the opportunity?
I do know that Obamas change does not include cleaning up government spending and today on his list of economic advisers is Granholm. She is the biggest failure as a governor in as many years as I can recall and he asks her for advice? Nuts.
This statement clearly indicates you have no idea who Obama is. You apparently have no knowledge of his membership in the New Party, what its platform is and what its goals are.
Are you pro-socialism or pro-capitalism?
The only war in which we were legitimately in was in Iraq, as the damn terms of the cease-fire required no hostilities from that point onward, or risk having another war. Hussein signed off on this. And every week, Iraq locked on another plane in the “No-Fly Zone” and that constituted an hostility, to which Clinton has the fighters take out the installation. Heck, Clinton sent just under 1,000 missiles into Iraq as the Monica thing was starting, and the world thought that was fine and acceptable.
But you agree with Afghanistan and, apparently, Croatia, both of which we had no legal agreement to bomb them to Hell if a term of an agreement was broken?
Shove it and get the hell out of here. You have no brain.
I think if Ronald Reagan was around on 11/5/08, he would have suggested that we be of good cheer- because America is greater than any one person (including some clown named Obama).
Respecting your opinion and putting it most politely, I believe that Barak will do more harm than good in his presidency.
“So that’s my two cents”
Thanks...don’t let the door hit ya in the behind on the way out.
You've just graduated from being a lifelong democrat and liberal to a full fledged Marxist. And the path you've chosen is the destruction of America. You and your like shall NEVER be forgiven.
Obama won because McCain is a short frumpy oldster who couldn't talk or debate his way out of a paper bag.
Not to be shallow, but most American voters want a dynamic, bold, articulate, half-decent looking person who is consistent in their beliefs.
McCain was NONE of those.
McCain blew his chance when he signed on to the govt. bailout and suspended his campaign from the debate, and changed his mind 24 hours later like a whipped puppy dog.
McCain was anything but a solid, strong conservative messenger....
McCain is the connsumate WashDC insider, which is EXACTLY what many want to reject. Yet McCain saw himself as someone whom we could not do without.... sort of like a liberal Democrat pretends to be.
McCain thought the independents and conservative Democrats would flock to him because he has been an anti-Republican the past 8 years (despite the 90% vote with Bush claims from Obama)
McCain Feingold, McCain Kennedy, immigration, taxes, gang of 14, calling faithful Christians names, opposing a secure border wall --- McCain has been a thorn in the eye of conservative Republicans for 12 years ---
And how do liberals pay him back?? They call him racist, and flock to Obama.
Lessons learned, folks.
Democrats view people like McCain as evil, even as they encourage him to betray every principal he claimed he ever had.
Maybe not a zot...I stand down. A taste of the Fairness Doctrine here at FR.
You have bought the lie.
Regardless of the zot posts etc., thanks for taking the time to share your perspective, and we are all Americans indeed.
As for the civilian corps, yes, some are a bit loopy taking that to Nazi-like terms.
I am sure all it is talking about it mandatory service, what he is describing on his website.
But, that is wrong.....it is flat wrong to force people to do something they do not want to do.
His economic policy is wrong. Bottom-up policies taxing the heck out of the businesses that employee Americans is not the way to keep the economy running.
Yes, perhaps some flexibility is due in terms of only having a top-down approach. It could be true that those on the bottom need a bit more help. The problem is, those in the middle are the ones screwed since Democrat polices pass them over.
But, something needs done. I am sure it won’t turn out to be as bad as we all think right now. But we are scared just like you were.
You guys have set the perfect example for US to follow. I have lived through 8 years of the ugliest raging hate of Bush by insane liberals. You alinsky followers do not even have a clue what you have signed onto, and if you have the mind and spine to stick around here long enough your blindness might get peeled away. Serve your self and do a bit of research as to who Alinsky was and how could it be that a political party would affix themselves to admirers of the devil himself.
You do not deserve to be ZOTted. Your comments are meant earnestly, and you are not trying to troll or deceive anyone.
I’m willing to consider the possibility that Obama might do some good things, or at least some not-bad things.
What I think worries people here (besides the left-wing policies) is
1) the messianic style of leadership. Imagine if a Republican had people composing songs about him, people fainting at his rallies, chanting political liturgies, and crafting quasi-religious imagery in support of him. The left would be terrified!
2) the Chicago-style political tactics. Sending the campaign-supporter swarm out against Obama critics like Stanley Kurtz. The (mis)use of the media. A relentless, ruthless attack posture against his opponents.
Go away. There is no kumbaya sentiments that are welcome at this time.
LQ
You are a supporter of a commie. Get lost.
You are actually execptional. Exceptionally stupid. Do you realy think turning or government over to a snake oil salesman for four years is going to help things? Astounding. How I would love to spend 4 or 5 hours going off on you. I truly hope you have invested heavily in a future that depends entirely on Zero actually turning our economy around. I doubt it, I iamgine that if you have any money you are busily trying to figure out how to protect it from the Democrats yourself. Here is a challenge for you. If you really belive in this guy, turn all your resources into stocks right now. Take everything you actually aren’t using every day to a pawn shop and buy GM. I dare you. See you don’t even believe Zero is good for the country. You won’t do it. I DARE you.