Posted on 11/07/2012 5:53:37 AM PST by IBD editorial writer
On issue after issue, in fact, the media haven't covered Obama as much as they've covered up for him, whether it's the dismal state of the economy, the failure of his policies or the increased troubles abroad.
The effort worked remarkably well, helping to shield Obama from responsibility, protecting his image and providing a solid floor under his approval ratings.
But ... the fact remains that the country faces huge problems that must be addressed. And after the election, the press is sure to churn out what can charitably be called "now they tell us" stories about these matters, once any potential election impact has passed.
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We will be hearing crickets instead.
I love your optimism, but in in my 50+ years, there's been only 1 conservative that I can think of who was able to do this effectively - Reagan.
What used to be the political left is now considered a moderate Republican. We now have well over 50 % of people living off of taxpayer largess to some degree, unfunded mandates are upwards of $130 to $150 trillion before inflation, and our schools are churning out droves of useful idiots. This cannot be fixed by electing a few articulate conservatives. It must be rebooted.
We live in a house of cards and a Cat 5 hurricane is barreling toward us... I wish I was wrong, but I'm not.
Question: does Italy or China have auto labor Unions? GM's problems have never been solved...Unions and shoddy work for starters.
Know how to contact your elected...keep a paper trail so spend to fax or write letters, keeping them short and to the point. The only person I ever heard during these last few months even mention the United States Constitution was Sarah Palin....
To the best of my knowledge, there is no union at Fiat in Italy. According to Bloomberg (Oct 29, 2012) Fiat is waiting for word back from the Italian government about it’s tax situation before making the final decision on Chrysler. So it’s very possible your next 300 series will be an Italian import.
As for GM, I stumbled on a CNNi article from April that indicated they were going to start building the CTS, XTS, and ATS in China for the Chinese market to beat the import tariffs (Hmmm could be Romney was right on the currency manipulation) They are also considering adding the Escalade and may use the China plant to build models for export to other markets. This is in addition to GM moving their tech center to China in the future. I understand that is a done deal.
Like I said, it’s time we fight fire with fire. This election isn’t 24 hours old and Boehner is already caving into Obama on new revenue. I say give the people exactly what they voted for. They want the Obama policies then let them have them. No increase in the debt ceiling, let the withholding reduction expire and forget the compromise on the Bush tax cuts.
Demand that O submit a budget. He has never passed one and has gotten by with the Senate using reconciliation. NO more.
Let’s show the public EXACTLY what they voted for.
That’s the scariest thing about this election. People voted FOR Biden. How the hell could they do that? The man is an imbecile.
I predict Fox will no longer report on Benghazi. The did what they were told so it would appear at least one news network was reporting the truth. And Fox was chosen because libs will never believe anything on Fox. From now on, neither will I.
Now? The press loves obama. They made him. Why would they take him down? They are still blaming Bush and still getting away with after 4 years.
Seriously, why would they turn on him? Not saying it won't happen, just wondering out loud what might bring it on.
We have earned ourselves some consequences with our actions and the choices we've made. That we still aren't seeing where we are, let alone the hows and whys, yet tells me we are going to experience some difficult lessons.
Hang on tight! One way or another, we're in this together...especially if we come apart.
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