“We used to arrest people for selling snake oil. Now we elect them.”
We not only elected a snake oil seller, we elected a snake.
That's the problem.
The country is as divided and demoralized as ever, and the big economic and national security problems are getting the shaft while he plays Ahab, chasing his white whale.Well said.
"Greater ventures than our poor effort have foundered on the bast of yon white leviathan."
His sleeves are rolled up—he’s serious and we should now listen because he’s working hard for us. Sheesh. I’ll bet he also said “let me be clear” and/or “make no mistake”.
The stimulus actions were pretty revealing, but the health care push has really shown them for what they are. Now, with the Massa thing they have taken to eating their own.
The longer this thing drags on, the more unmasked they are going to be. They are approaching the level of feeding frenzy, and the voters are finally seeing them for the pitiful bunch of self-centered bastards they are.
Absolutely every dirty political trick you can imagine has been used from outright bribery in Louisiana Purchase and the Cornhusker Kickback, to one of their all-time favorites of the politics of personal destruction. To top it off, they are considering moves that are unconstitutional and just plain wrong-headed.
Watch and learn, America! As bad as you thought the Bush years were, you're seeing now, first-hand and up close, just how low these bastards will go.
Talk about the perfect storm! This November's election gives the voters a chance to kick out BOTH the Speaker and the Senate leader! Only happens once every six years, and isn't it great it comes along right now, just as they are giving daily demonstrations of how totally inept and dishonest they are!
He can continue to plant his angry face on TV every day of the week, and give teleprompter diatribes on "healthcare" (read DEATHCARE/C O N T R O L)that no one will watch, because frankly, the American people are sick and tired of seeing this angry, LITTLE, black man-child who has never run or accomplished ANYTHING in his entire life belittle, berate and blame EVERYONE from George Bush to the "evil" doctors and insurance companies, BUT HIMSELF, for his own failures for the remainder of his so-called "presidency".
Obama can do ALL of the above ad infinitem while being lauded by the state run media and IT WILL MAKE NO DIFFERENCE, because the overwhelming majority of Americans want nothing to do with Obama and the democRATS deathcare bill; WE ARE AMERICANS, WE DO NOT WANT OR BELIEVE IN COMMUNISM, we DO NOT WANT OR BELEIVE IN SOCIALISM, we DO NOT WANT OR BELIEVE IN MARXISM, and that is exactly what Obamas so-called "healthcare" (read DEATHCARE/C O N T R O L)" bill really is.
The more Obama, Pelosi and Reed rant and rave and threaten, the more we are opposed to this monstrosity. The more the democRAT socialist/ "progressive" communists try and shove this down our collective throats, the STONGER WE WILL RESIST THEM.
America and the world see you for what you are: Mr. Obama, YOU are a failure, YOUR "progressive" communist/socialist/Marxist "health care" bill is a colossal FAILURE; it is evil, it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL and Americans will never support it no matter who you BRIBE, who you threaten, who you manipulate into supporting it.
This would of been called racist a year ago.
He was too modest, leaving out the part about his excellent talent for playing on people's desires. The combination is key to every good con, and it was key to his election -- he said what much of the country wanted to hear about optimism and restoring a national unity of purpose.
Interesting, his special skill is manipulation. This is from an interview when he was at Harvard
From link, 1990 interview
...he responds warily to the assumption that he himself will run for office. “If I go into politics it should grow out of work I’ve done on the local level, not because I’m some media creation.” Though, as media creations go, he’d be a pretty good one. --vanity fair 1990