Losing Faith in the Commander in Chief

Commentary Magazine ^ | 10.02.2009 | Jennifer Rubin

[karnage]

The stronger kool-aid is in the form of $800 billion in porkulus cash that will hit the economy next year and be reported as the greatest economic boom since the Roaring 20s - or the glorious Clinton Era.

[Windflier]

The stronger kool-aid is in the form of $800 billion in porkulus cash that will hit the economy next year and be reported as the greatest economic boom since the Roaring 20s - or the glorious Clinton Era.

We shall see. Their Cash for Clunkers program didn't do squat for the automobile industry except to artificially boost their stats for about a month.

After the congress falls to the Republicans next year, we can expect to see a whole lot of monkey wrenches thrown into the Porkulus machine.

[dennisw]

Music to my ears plus minorities tend to make an emotional vote....Thus their turnout for 0bongo was very high. Hope n change...first black president etc etc

I saw it first hand where I live because we had 10 days of pre-voting. The town library had them lined up every day making sure they got their vote in. I had the feeling that many had never voted, hadn’t voted for years and wanted to be sure to get any voter regisration problems fixed before actual election day

Obama had them very excited. You’ll never see such high turnout again by blacks for another black candidate

Hispanic turnout has always been anemic but they turned out for 0bama too obviously

[Windflier]

...minorities tend to make an emotional vote....Thus their turnout for 0bongo was very high. Hope n change...first black president etc etc

Tell me about it. Of my (immediate and extended) family, I am the only conservative, and took unrelenting flak from them for supporting the "evil Republicans" during the election.

Relations between us haven't thawed since then, even though I've extended olive branches all around. I'm still a "traitor" in their eyes.

They were all deranged by degrees throughout the Bush years. When Zero showed up, and became their nominee, they were right over the moon. As in bats. Didn't matter how much damning info I sent them about Bozo, they "believed", and could not be dissuaded by anything I said.

It was truly something to behold. My whole family, drunk as a skunk on Hopenchange™ Kool-Aid.

[The Comedian]

while only 20 percent say the president.

1/5th of this country is, literally, too stupid to live.

We need to unplug the life support system that bleeds us dry to keep these protein piles alive and breeding.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[dennisw]

My family situation is better but I have dropped a few friends who somehow are not so interesting to me any more with their Obama voting and trust in huge governments, Federal and state

One thing about your family——
They might be very good in other respects
You have to realize that though you and I give great thought to society and politics for most Americans it is an afterthought. They have other things of interest or are overburdened with work. They might be lazy as far as proper citizenship.... But might have a lot going on for them otherwise

[dennisw]

I must add that plenty of whites make uninformed emotional votes. With women being the most guilty. And unmarried women being the most wacked out leftist.....married women used to vote same as their husbands. But are still conservative compared to the unmarried

[karnage]

“After the congress falls to the Republicans next year, we can expect to see a whole lot of monkey wrenches thrown into the Porkulus machine.”

I hope your crystal ball is in working order!!

[kalee]

bttt

[nascarnation]

So you think Bark O has a better chance of re-election than Jimmy Cartridge ?...I wouldn’t bet the family car on it...

I'm concerned about how many immigrants (legal and illegal) we've had since the 80s. They're almost all Baraqqis. Also things like motor voter have upped vote fraud immensely (IMHO) and that's 99% liberal votes.

Union members went for Reagan pretty strongly, but these days they're voting much more as a block for liberals. Some unions used to be anti-communist but socially liberal. Now the anti-communist thing is completely gone.

Also there are many more government employees now than back then. They won't bite the hand that feeds them.

I just think the task will be challenging and we need to be on the top of our game in 2010 and 2012.