Posted on 01/25/2010 7:01:47 PM PST by DB9
We’ve now seen three landslide Republican victories in three states that President Obama carried in 2008. From the tea parties to the town halls to the Massachusetts Miracle, Americans have tried to make their opposition to Washington’s big government agenda loud and clear. But the President has decided that this current discontent isn’t his fault, it’s ours. He seems to think we just don’t understand what’s going on because he hasn’t had the chance – in his 411 speeches and 158 interviews last year – to adequately explain his policies to us.
Instead of sensibly telling the American people, “I’m listening,” the president is saying, “Listen up, people!” This approach is precisely the reason people are upset with Washington. Americans understand the president’s policies. We just don’t agree with them. But the president has refused to shift focus and come around to the center from the far left. Instead he and his old campaign advisers are regrouping to put a new spin on the same old agenda for 2010.
Americans aren’t looking for more political strategists. We’re looking for real leadership that listens and delivers results. The president’s former campaign adviser is now calling on supporters to “get on the same page,” but what’s on that page? He claims that the president is “resolved” to “keep fighting for” his agenda, but we’ve already seen what that government-growth agenda involves, and frankly the hype doesn’t give us much hope. Real health care reform requires a free market approach; real job creation involves incentivizing, not punishing, the job-creators; reining in the “big banks” means ending bailouts; and stopping “the undue influence of lobbyists” means not cutting deals with them behind closed doors.
Instead of real leadership, though, we’ve had broken promises and backroom deals. One of the worst: candidate Obama promised to go through the federal budget “with a scalpel,” but President Obama spent four times more than his predecessor. Want more? Candidate Obama promised that lobbyists “won’t find a job in my White House,” but President Obama gave at least a dozen former lobbyists top administration jobs. Candidate Obama promised us that we could view his health care deliberations openly and honestly on C-SPAN, but President Obama cut deals behind closed doors with industry lobbyists. Candidate Obama promised us that we would have at least five days to read all major legislation, but President Obama rushed through bills before members of Congress could even read them.
Candidate Obama promised us that his economic stimulus package would be targeted and pork-free, but President Obama signed a stimulus bill loaded with pork and goodies for corporate cronies. Candidate Obama railed against Wall Street greed, but President Obama cozied up to bankers as he extended and expanded their bailouts. Candidate Obama promised us that for “Every dollar that I’ve proposed [in spending], I’ve proposed an additional cut so that it matches.” We’re still waiting to see how President Obama will cut spending to match the trillion he’s spent.
More than anything, Americans were promised jobs, but the president’s stimulus package has failed to stem our rising unemployment rate. Maybe it was unfair to expect that an administration with so little private sector experience would understand something about job creation. How many Obama Administration officials have ever had to make a payroll or craft a business plan in the private sector? How many have had to worry about not having the resources to invest and expand? The president’s big government policies have made hiring a new employee a difficult commitment for employers to make. Ask yourself if the Obama Administration has done anything to make it easier for employers to hire. Have they given us any reassurance that the president will keep taxes low and not impose expensive new regulations?
Candidate Obama over-promised; President Obama has under-delivered. We understand you, Mr. President. We’ve listened to you again and again. We ask that you now listen to the American people.
- Sarah Palin
I beg to differ, he's a 1%er, and dumb as a rock it appears.
When you answer mine, I'll be glad to answer yours.
I've only been awaiting your response for about two hours now.
You're great at evading.....for a nut case.......
You are hiding something, what is it you don’t want freepers to know about you?
He’s an irrelevant nutjob........
Prove it.
Post :Endorsement of McCain alienates Palin supporters (has she fallen on her own sword for McCain?)
So much for Facebook fans.
Nice catch.
She is going to join the Libertarian Party now and attempt to break the All Time Libertarian record held by Ron (I despise Reagan) Paul, currently standing at almost 1 full percentage point.
I think he had a vewy bad childhood........maybe he needs a fwend.
Nope, she chose sides RINO McCain
I’m sorry.
Since you have outed yourself as a true Paulist, I need to inform you that I don’t respond to...
Wack a nut Paul apostles.
“In 1988 Ron Paul was nominated by the Libertarian Party for president and ran against the Reagan agenda, at one point telling the Dallas Morning News, Reagan was a “dramatic failure” as President. Paul also said, “I want to totally disassociate myself from the Reagan Administration”, Reagan was “a failure, yes, in, in many ways”.
...Transcript of Paul’s remarks on Meet the Press.
That big government TARP stuff went out with Bush.
Of course you can't respond. You have no defense for her. That's why the Paul act diversion (if it wasn't Paul you'd accuse me of Romney ). This the Palin-cult main act. She wont run because she knows your silliness won't sell except for a few crackpots like you.
Oh brother! If you think Sarah Palin put pen to paper...by herself...and came up with the published piece...
I have a bridge to sell.
But that said, Rush Limbaugh will be the first to tell you that he reads and cites articles...around the clock.
So, what’s wrong with Sarah reading/listening to Rush and putting her name to her take on it?
Listen nut case...
The attacks on you PaulTards are because we busted a Paul toon, coming on to FR after organizing a Palin attack strategy on the RonPaul Forum or Loony bin.
You’re not worthy of debate, your stupid.
So, I’ll repeat, nothing personal, I don’t debate Ron Paul wack a nut people who think 911 was our fault.
Palin-cult members that ping me are reading a script that tells them not to try to defend her. It says to.. (at)#306
We know what you are up to..
Is that ALL you got? Personal attacks?
Get lost.
*Wait*
*Wait
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Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.........
*Gasping for breath*
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.....
No you don’t defend her at all. You are running a diversionary conspiracy plan but it’s out now.
She's quite defensible, and I've done so many times with other posters, but as Rbmiller said, why bother going at it with nut jobs like you?
Hey, did you find my Sarah worship quotes yet?
And you are.......one......nut job......
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