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Did Obama Pull the Old "Bait and Switch"
WSJ/Yidwithlid ^ | 3/4/08 | Yidwithlid

Posted on 03/05/2009 3:37:49 AM PST by Shellybenoit

Remember the President's promise to go line by line on every bill to get rid of the earmark? Didn't take long for that to go out the window. Not only was his stimulus bill filled with pork, but so is the omnibus spending bill the Senate is about to pass. Although one has to admit that it is a nice touch that one of the earmarks is a study investigating why pigs smell. Pork about pork, how creative. Heck the earmarks in the latest spending bill is so bad, that Chris Matthews is complaining about them (see video above). If the President doesn't overturn the earmarks in this bill rather quickly, Mr. Matthews may lose that famous thrill going up his leg.

Then of course there is the famous tax cuts he promised, supposedly only on the richest five percent in the country, that is misleading also. For example everyone in the country will be paying higher taxes on energy based on the President's carbon cap plan.Why does it seem that the American people were misled on just about every Obama campaign promise?

So what it comes down to is Did President Obama plan this all along, did the situation change since the promises were made ? Or did he plan to break almost everyone of his campaign promises? Maybe that's why Karl Rove is asking if America fell for the Old Bait and Switch?......

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: earmarks; obama; taxes

1 posted on 03/05/2009 3:37:49 AM PST by Shellybenoit
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To: Shellybenoit

>>Did Obama Pull the Old “Bait and Switch” <<

I’ll take stating the obvious for $300, please Alex.


2 posted on 03/05/2009 3:44:32 AM PST by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
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To: Shellybenoit

Save for later


3 posted on 03/05/2009 3:48:37 AM PST by Fred911 (YOU GET WHAT YOU ACCEPT)
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4 posted on 03/05/2009 3:54:44 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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To: Shellybenoit

OBAMA LIED AND THE ECONOMY DIED!


5 posted on 03/05/2009 4:36:25 AM PST by classified
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Feingold and Bayh coming out against this is nothing more than a strategic move to give Obama cover against Reid and Pelosi. Bayh just doesn't do things like this unless he is instructed to do so.
6 posted on 03/05/2009 5:10:34 AM PST by jennyjenny
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To: Shellybenoit
Did President Obama plan this all along

Yes.

7 posted on 03/05/2009 5:16:33 AM PST by bgill
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To: classified

That line is great !!!


8 posted on 03/05/2009 5:29:54 AM PST by Shellybenoit (http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com)
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Hannity was using it yesterday! He thinks everyone should start repeating in response to anything associated with Obama. The Democrats were constantly using the term Bush Lied! So we need to just shoot it right back at them and flood the verbal chatter with OBAMA LIED AND THE ECONOMY DIED!
9 posted on 03/05/2009 6:40:52 AM PST by classified
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Great !! I will start Using it


10 posted on 03/05/2009 7:50:13 AM PST by Shellybenoit (http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com)
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