Our One-Term President

The American Spectator ^ | August 17, 2010 | Tom Bethell

[Scanian]

It's a good bet right now that Barack Obama will be a one-term president. The enthusiasm that once shielded this hyphenated American has dissipated. His supporters, although still numerous, have discovered that he lacks Bill Clinton's centrist instincts, and even his charm. The anti-Bush mania that swept the country from 2006-09 finally burned itself out.

It's always possible that the Republicans will nominate a dud. That has happened so often that it should even be considered likely. Not since 1980 has there been an outstanding GOP candidate. But at this stage it's too difficult to predict the 2012 nominee, so I'll drop that subject.

Most important from Obama's point of view is the economy. It is still in poor shape and is likely to stay that way. The unemployment picture has not brightened. In California it is 12.6 percent, while in Michigan it is 14.9 percent. In Europe, meanwhile, the economic picture ranges from uncertain to grave and I'll have more to say on that.

[crosshairs]

Hillary is licking her chops.

[backwoods-engineer]

Daisy, I’ll be there with ya when the ‘Cuda is sworn in, with Trig in arms and Todd by her side. It will be a great day.

[MrB]

And we need to stay in “butt kickin’ mode” even if we get majorities in both houses of Congress.

We allow government to grow when “our guys” are in power because we get out of this “butt kickin’ mode”. We have to hold them as accountable at the town halls as we’ve held the ‘rats.

[Logic n' Reason]

And we need to stay in “butt kickin’ mode” even if we get majorities in both houses of Congress.
We allow government to grow when “our guys” are in power because we get out of this “butt kickin’ mode”. We have to hold them as accountable at the town halls as we’ve held the ‘rats.

IMHO....you are stone cold correct. This is the rino's last chance....they screw with us this time, and they're finished. A third party will then emerge.

[no dems]

I still say that Hillary will challenge Zero for the 2012 Dem nomination and, she will very likely be victorious.

Is it realistic to think that there could, just possibly, be a two-woman race for the Presidency? Palin vs. Clinton?

[no dems]

This is the rino's last chance....they screw with us this time, and they're finished. A third party will then emerge.
"The Conservative Party of America".

[Vigilanteman]

I think it is telling that since Reagan, one one Republican has won a presidential election decisively, that being Daddy Bush, on Reagan's coattails and one has won two terms narrowly, George Jr., on Daddy's coattails.

The heir apparent with the Ivy League New England pedigree, is only going to get nominated with the cooperation of the jester-Judas goat who gave us John McCain and has ties to the same populist redneck base who gave us Bill Clinton.

[Vigilanteman]

If Sarah runs, she’s in. The only way to derail her will be cooperation by the Judas-goat Clinton wannabe and the nice hair/speaker Bush wannabe to unite the RINOs under one banner. See my post #27.

[Logic n' Reason]

"The Conservative Party of America".

Could be.....or how about:
"The American Conservative Party"
"The Conservative Party"
"The Conservative Democrat Party" (just to piss 'em off)
"The New Republican Party" (just to piss Them off)
etc....???

[Logic n' Reason]

The heir apparent with the Ivy League New England pedigree, is only going to get nominated with the cooperation of the jester-Judas goat who gave us John McCain and has ties to the same populist redneck base who gave us Bill Clinton.

Who is the "jester-Judas goat"?? And didn't mcloser beat all the other rino candidates in the primaries (which gives you a very frightening idea of how talentless and brain-dead the rinos really were, and still are)?

If the dems can find a winning candidate in a communist, socialist, empty suited, muslim, islamic community organizer from the chicago crime syndicate....well then, the rinos surely must have the ability to find a truly conservative candidate somewhere in this great country. To date, they've not found one.

[Vigilanteman]

The problem is not the lack of good conservative candidates, the problem is that the RINOs who control Wall Street are committed to knee capping any conservative, or even any RINO with too conservative leanings, who emerges. George W. Bush was a case in point-- RINO with a superb Ivy League pedigree and the right sympathies with the open borders crowd, but too much west Texas upbringing where he developed some conservative sensiblities did him in.

The Jester-Judas Goat (Huckabee) assured John McCain's nomination by focusing his entire energies on the runner-up good hair guy. It was a combination of Clintonesque Arkansas charm, economic populism, social conservatism and a base play to religious bigotry.

I think my second choice guy (Fred Thompson) might actually have gotten some traction if Romney had become the front runner and knocked McCain out. At worst, Romney would have been knocked out in the general election and would not be the heir apparent for 2012.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

I called this over a year ago. I called this when Obama was elected. “It’s the economy, stupid.” And the economy will be worse in Noveber 2011 than it was in November 2008. This is patently obvious, IMHO. An executive can’t get re-elected in a bad economy. Legislators can try to dodge blame for a bad economy, but an executive is like an NFL Quarterback — they both get too much credit for winning and too much blame for losing.

At least in this case, Obama deserves half the blame for his massive increase in deficit spending.

[Candor7]

Do you think Obama will last even one whole term?If he does, it is merely because we let him.

Never has such illegal and treasonous conduct been exhibited by any president. There are numerous grounds for impeachment should Republicans regain the majority in both houses, a distinct possibility.

Obama is a fascist.Few understand that or can face it.He also has engaged in many illegal acts, such as attacking Sarah Palin with his team to file bogus ethics violations in Alaska.Patent illegality.He has refused to enforce the immigration laws of our nation against illegal aliens by claiming a false federal occupied field theory in our courts.

He has refused to defend the nation on its Southern borders so that it is now unsafe for Customs Agents to even be present on certain sections of the border in
Arizona and New Mexico.That refusal is documented and public
He wants to hook up with the Mexican Drug Lords so he can have access to a ready cadre of Brown Shirts.The man has got to go.His goal is to destabilize every aspect of America that he can, and cause violence.

See who Obama really is by reading here.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html

[b4its2late]

We gotta roll back a whole lotta things.