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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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1 posted on 08/05/2013 8:37:35 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

Much too kind to dumBO.


2 posted on 08/05/2013 8:40:47 PM PDT by depressed in 06 (America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
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He brought all the races in the US to all live in harmony


3 posted on 08/05/2013 8:41:22 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: neverdem

well he was able to recite the mooselim evening prayer in PERFECT ARABIC!?

oh EXECUTIVE actions? yes well that’s a different matter

it may be perfectly BAD and terribly WRONG but he has done a perfect job of wrecking our economy does that count?


4 posted on 08/05/2013 8:42:18 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Chicago Murder Updates..http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/)
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To: neverdem
Free Republic has covered this issue before.
Read this:
The Arab-Kenyan Barack Hussein Obama II, (a.k.a. Barry Soetoro), ( the one guilty of TREASON ! ) has NO legitimate Social Security Number.
His father was NOT an immigrant to the United States. Barack Obama Sr. was a "Transient Alien" because he did NOT intend on residing in the United States permanently.
Barack Obama Sr. was a dual citizen of Great Britain and Kenya, and NEVER a United States Citizen.His mother could NOT impart U.S. citizen to her son, Barack Obama II, because she did NOT meet the legal requirements to do so,
at the time her son was born IN the Coast Provincial General Hospital, MOMBASA, KENYA at 7:21 pm on August 4, 1961.
Democrats knew this and tried to eliminate the "Natural Born Citizen" requirement at least 8 times BEFORE Obama won his election in 2008.

Obama is NOT a United States Citizen, and is NOT a LEGAL IMMIGRANT.
He has no VISA allowing him into this country.
Barack Hussein Obama II IS ILLEGAL !
He should be IMPEACHED IMMEDIATELY, tried for TREASON, SENTENCED to death, and then have his body deported back to Kenya.

Here are some articles to assist in defining "WHO" and "WHAT" Obama IS.
But I disagree. No.
CORRECTION: Barack Obama, the first black Arab-American -Kenyan pResident of the United States.



Read Why did Youtube pull this video about Barack Obama?
and watch BREAKING NEWS! - Is Barack Obama Really A Saudi / Muslim "Plant" in the White House?.
5 posted on 08/05/2013 8:42:44 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: neverdem

He got Bin Laden only because of policies implemented by Bush and because of the bravery of the men who carried out the mission—and because Hillary and Panetta forced his hand (the third or fourth time he had a chance). Of course he immediately exploited the success for political gain instead of exploiting it for the war on terror...and gave no credit to Bush for making it possible.


6 posted on 08/05/2013 8:43:38 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: neverdem

He’s made a lot of money for Soros.


7 posted on 08/05/2013 8:44:11 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: neverdem
...sucks.

Really, really sucks!


8 posted on 08/05/2013 8:44:41 PM PDT by null and void (You don't know what "cutting edge" means till you insult Mohammed.)
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To: dsrtsage

9 posted on 08/05/2013 8:45:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Yosemitest

Actually that essay you linked to provided no evidence that Obama is a Arab.


10 posted on 08/05/2013 8:47:02 PM PDT by Jacob Kell
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To: neverdem

His stellar record of NCAA brackets.


11 posted on 08/05/2013 8:47:22 PM PDT by xp38
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To: neverdem

Bush Derangement Syndrome, is a disease that once spread cripples the brain. It stops functioning.

They cannot see the harm Obama has done to our country for the hate they have for Bush. Their brains are locked.

It is mostly a disease of the white liberal.

Blacks have another problem. They see the problem with Obama, but cannot bring themselves to condemn a black man, it is misplaced loyalty.


12 posted on 08/05/2013 8:47:22 PM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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To: neverdem

Obama has perfected the 100 million dollar vacation.


13 posted on 08/05/2013 8:48:46 PM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: neverdem
I mean this sincerely: tell me something President Obama has gotten right.

He has been instrumental in illustrating that the [national-level] republican party is, the democrat party.
After all, only working at it could the republican party so consistently and constantly fail to impede them.

14 posted on 08/05/2013 8:49:36 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: neverdem

I asked the same question to a group of liberals. After much stunned silence and naval gazing, they came up with .... stopping don’t ask, don’t tell.


15 posted on 08/05/2013 8:52:32 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: Yosemitest

Be more concerned about the mixed majority of the very stupid and the immoral leftist hacks who voted for OblahMao not once but twice. What a cabal of misfits the Dems have in their back pockets.


16 posted on 08/05/2013 8:54:58 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: neverdem

He supported CAFE standards for higher fuel efficiency.


17 posted on 08/05/2013 8:56:16 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: neverdem
He's a joker, he's a smoker, he's a midnight toker...


18 posted on 08/05/2013 8:57:34 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: neverdem

We look at Obama through the prism of our own lives. We think that a guy like Obama campaigns to be President because he wants that job with those duties and responsibilities. What if that’s not why he wanted to be President?


19 posted on 08/05/2013 8:59:06 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: neverdem

I had my best years under Bush.


20 posted on 08/05/2013 8:59:11 PM PDT by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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