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Old 07-26-2011, 09:13 AM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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Plus has absolutely no experience in any area required to hold the office of President of the United States. I would equate this very serious mistake to putting a first grader in charge of a nuclear-power plant!
He does have experience with the nation's former prostitution ring, ACORN
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:13 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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G.W. Bush was a "proven leader," with lots of executive "experience" and he was probably the worst President we've had in a century or more.

So....what's your point?

GW, was a big spender, but he doesn't even come close to the failure called Obama.

GW accepted and admitted his mistakes. Obama passes blame to everyone but the guy in the mirror.

His problem... He will be held accountable in Nov. of 2012.
What does he have to run a campaign on? He has a documented record now.
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:14 AM
 
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Hope all these staunch Repubs on the forum are all millionaires because from the way the GOP are talking when they eventually get back in power it sounds like they are going to slash and burn all manner of government spending including much in the way of social programs and social safety nets.
Whats that old saying?Be careful what you wish for as you might get it..
You made the claim. Back it up. We will be waiting.
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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So in other words, returned us to our "roots" of worker-owned means of production in the 1800s? That's hardly socialism.
You mean 'small business'... They're not hiring right now.
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Inyokern, CA
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Yeah, those crazy, lazy 90 year olds need to suck it up and get back out there into the workforce to support themselves.
How foolish...SS is NOT a safety net/social program. Had it been handled correctly, earned the interest it should have and not been raided by Congress for other foolish spending, it would have been very sound today.

Now, it needs to be reorganized so it provides the retirement "supplement" (and it was never intended to be "sole" retirement income...only supplement same) for which it was originally intended!
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:18 AM
 
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You can't negotiate with ideologues. Congress has the responsibility to create legislation...that will pass. They have not done that. If they don't, then the financial depression that will result is on their head.
The usual practice, for the past 200 and some years, is for the House to pass a bill and send it to the Senate. The Senate takes that bill and discusses it. Amends it as they see fit and passes it's version. Then the 2 houses get together to try and hammer out one bill. It is then sent to the President to either sign it or veto it.

the House HAS done it's duty. Where is the Senate?
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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G.W. Bush was a "proven leader," with lots of executive "experience" and he was probably the worst President we've had in a century or more.

So....what's your point?
That would be Jimmy Carter and he's smiling right now. He's about to become the second worst president in a century.
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:19 AM
 
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You mean 'small business'... They're not hiring right now.
Hardly Obama's fault. It's a deep recession, rooted in a financial industry that has been unregulated for decades, and a housing market crash that is unprecedented. Again, I fail to see how this is laid at Obama's feet insofar as his policies are concerned. Wanna blame health care reform? You can't, all it does is close the gap on the deficit and it keeps corporations heavily into the game. Wanna blame the stimulus? Then you better blame Republicans, too. A stimulus is a tried-and-true response to a deep recession. Govt. has to create an environment where the economy can grow when a recession happens. Obama didn't raise taxes, and he goosed the economy with a stimulus.

Simply put, the recession is just too deep to recover overnight.
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Inyokern, CA
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G.W. Bush was a "proven leader," with lots of executive "experience" and he was probably the worst President we've had in a century or more.

So....what's your point?
That's only your opinion! History will tell a different story. If you voted for BO, then your opinion is quite misplaced.
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Old 07-26-2011, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Inyokern, CA
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He does have experience with the nation's former prostitution ring, ACORN
Oops! Forgot that part of his resume`
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