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It’s Not That He’s Liberal, And It’s Certainly Not That He’s Black. It’s That Obama Just Really...
michaelgraham.com ^ | 08/04/2013 | Michael Graham

Posted on 08/05/2013 8:37:35 PM PDT by neverdem

It’s Not That He’s Liberal, And It’s Certainly Not That He’s Black. It’s That Obama Just Really Sucks At Being President

I was talking to a very smart, very liberal business guy over the weekend, and he went to great lengths to let me know that the only thing wrong with American politics was the evil of George W. Bush. Until Bush, he claimed, he was a moderate–even a borderline Republican.

But Bush was so awful he simply couldn’t consider even thinking of being a Republican ever again, period, end of story. And that’s why, he said, he’s an Obama supporter.

Uh, OK, I replied. But what about Obama’s actual record as president? What has he done that you can support.

Silence. An embarrassing silence followed by claims that Republicans just won’t let him lead and in part it’s because they’re racist and it’s not Obama’s fault and what else could Obama do and, you’re right, I’m disappointed in Obama, too, and now that you mention it he’s not perfect but, but, but….BUSH LIED PEOPLE DIED!

I thought of this clearly intelligent but politically deranged Massachusetts liberal when I read the opening lines of Andrew Malcolm’s latest column for Investor’s Business Daily:

Impressive!

President Obama’s policy reset with Russia is working out as well as his economic stimulus, Guantanamo closing, spending cutbacks, green energy investments, debt discipline, Benghazi investigation, Egyptian fallout, midterm campaigning, Syrian dictator-ousting, Bush-blaming, Libya-calming, Iran-isolating, job approval, budget-passing, Kim Jong-un-taming, ObamaCare implementation and Muslim-outreaching.

Do me a favor: take a second and re-read that paragraph. It covers pretty much everything–every element of the Obama presidency. And it’s hard to objectively debate the inclusion of a single item.

What did Malcolm leave out? OK–getting Osama bin Laden. But even that accomplishment is undermined by the successes Al Qaeda has had against us since the Obama era began, most recently forcing us to close our embassies more than 20 countries across thousands of miles.

Last year President Obama bragged “we’ve got Al Qaeda on the run.” And he’s right–they have to run if they want to catch up with our fleeing embassy employees.

Which brings up the question: What has President Obama gotten right?

I’m not trying to pick a fight. I’m really looking for an answer. You name a politician from Jimmy Carter (eventually got monetary policy right) to Deval Patrick (partial de-regulation of car insurance) and I can name some significant policy or initiative that worked, that made things better or that they at least didn’t screw up.

What does Obama have? Even if you think the stimulus was the right approach, the lingering suck of the economy shows he either didn’t get it right, or the implementation was a failure.

Obamacare? Sorry, but when the Obama administration has to postpone key elements for a year, and when Obama Democrats beg to be exempt from it, you can’t call that a “win.” Add the falling support, the fiscal fiascos, etc. and ObamaCare is a flop.

Domestic policy? Yikes. Foreign policy? DOUBLE yikes!

What am I missing? I mean this sincerely: tell me something President Obama has gotten right. Could he be the storm cloud that has NO silver lining?


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To: Yosemitest

No, I’m simply saying that they may have been too quick to believe what that guy Lamb said. How much research did they do? What evidence did they display? Could you please provide me with some? Also, I came across this pic of Barack Obama’s old man.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama,_Sr.

Does he look at all Arab?

Obama is certainly a a-hole, but I doubt that he is an a-rab.


41 posted on 08/06/2013 4:21:28 PM PDT by Jacob Kell
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To: Jacob Kell
I'm tired of doing y'all's research.
Go find it yourself.
42 posted on 08/06/2013 4:27:05 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Jacob Kell
Try these photos.
43 posted on 08/06/2013 4:31:18 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Jacob Kell
Yes ... he does !
44 posted on 08/06/2013 4:33:26 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

With all due respect, the guy looks black to me. What is there Arab about him? Could you point out some features?


45 posted on 08/06/2013 4:36:21 PM PDT by Jacob Kell
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To: neverdem
His supporters recognize that most candidates wouldn't get them the White House. Republicans were more apt to criticize Bush because they figured they could get somebody else who was better elected.

Democrats circled the wagons around Clinton because they realized that they couldn't get anyone they liked better elected. And when some of them started thinking that they could -- and voted for Nader or stayed home -- it cost them the presidency.

Having learned the lesson they're clinging to Obama -- whatever he does, however badly he does it -- for dear life. Now, if they start thinking that they are the natural governing party -- that the White House is theirs for the asking -- that's when they'll start fighting among themselves and let a Republican slip in.

46 posted on 08/06/2013 4:37:44 PM PDT by x
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To: Venturer

amen


47 posted on 08/06/2013 4:42:53 PM PDT by woofie
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To: Yosemitest
Bookmark for REFERENCE:
48 posted on 08/06/2013 5:47:57 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Jacob Kell
The "not-so-conservative" MSNBC and The Associated Press have verified:
49 posted on 08/06/2013 7:37:27 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest
REFERENCE:
50 posted on 08/06/2013 7:49:31 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

I agree that Obama at the least was a Muslim, and still has sympathies for the religion.


51 posted on 08/06/2013 8:51:50 PM PDT by Jacob Kell
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To: Jacob Kell
Sympathies?

Didn't you read comment #29?
Have you seen "Prophecies of Barack Obama?" by Bob Thiel?
52 posted on 08/06/2013 9:02:39 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: neverdem

As we say in the defense industry, Welcome To The Suck.


53 posted on 08/07/2013 6:31:13 AM PDT by subterfuge (CBS NBC ABC FOX AP-- all no different than Pravda.)
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