Posted on 01/28/2009 10:00:53 PM PST by Daniel T. Zanoza
Conventional wisdom says newly-elected presidents have about one hundred days to get their act together before coming under criticism from the mainstream media (MSM). However, most political observers predict Barack Obama will have an even greater grace period with the MSM--who loves the man.
But Obama has made some promises which may force members of Congress to put up a fight like few past presidents have seen before him this early in their administrations. Amazingly, Obama did extremely well with Evangelicals who usually vote Republican primarily because of social issues. For example, Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, scored heavily with social conservatives and African-Americans who were steadfastly opposed to homosexual "marriage" before the run up to the 2004 presidential election. Many blacks simply refused to support John Kerry's liberal policies regarding homosexual "marriage" and, with a stroke of political genius, Karl Rove (Bush's political guru) used the issue to tip the scales just enough to secure a second term for Bush 43.
In contrast, Obama used the mantra of "change and hope" and "hope and change" to sway a considerable number of the electorate who usually vote Republican over to his side. But the problem with this strategy is ...
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Pro-Life Dems are worthless pieces of s-—. They know G— d-— well that their party leaders are for baby killing. Yet they caucus for them anyway. Rot in Hell, Bob Casey!
Conservative DEMOCRAT<-—— OXYMORON
As said in the South - ain’t no such critter...
A: A moron.
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