Posted on 03/23/2009 8:27:49 AM PDT by Notoriously Conservative
In the matter of just 50 days, a fissure has widened into a split; the split has become a gap; and the gap is becoming a gulf. I have in mind the extraordinary contradiction between what President Obama says and what he does.
Consider a partial list, starting with earmarks. During the campaign, Obama said, "the truth is, our earmark system -- what's called pork-barrel spending in Washington -- is fraught with abuse. It badly needs reform -- which is why I didn't request a single earmark last year, why I've released all my previous requests for the public to see, why I've pledged to slash earmarks by more than half when I am President of the United States." And as ABC's Jake Tapper pointed out, after John McCain picked Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, Obama criticized her for having been of two minds on earmarks. "When you have been taking all these earmarks when it is convenient and then suddenly you are the champion anti-earmark person," Obama said, "that is not change, come on. I mean, words mean something."
Yet yesterday, Obama signed rather than vetoed a massive, $410 billion omnibus spending bill -- which contained more than 8,500 earmarks. Adding chutzpah to his hypocrisy, Obama told reporters, "The future demands that we operate in a different way than we have in the past. So let there be no doubt: this piece of legislation must mark an end to the old way of doing business and the beginning of a new era of responsibility and accountability that the American people have every right to expect and demand." This is the fiscal version of St. Augustine's prayer, "Lord, make me chaste -- but not yet."
Second, Obama made bi-partisanship a cornerstone of his campaign. It was he...
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It always struck me as an odd line for Peckinpah to include at that moment -- it is, I believe, the very first line spoken in the movie. And afterwards ... everything changes.
Someone on local talk radio just referred to the Obama admin as Milli Vanilli. he he he
After having listened to Obama’s lies for the last 13 years, I’ve heard more than enough. You can’t believe a thing he says. “Keep your eye on the pea”, is what runs through my mind everytime I see his lips moving. “Ladies and gentlemen”,
Keep your eye on the pea.”
OTS but have you ever seen the Peckinpah movie called “The Iron Cross”? Love that movie!
I haven’t seen that one. I do have fond memories of “Straw Dogs” however. But “The Wild Bunch” has been my favorite movie for 30 years.
I would sooner trust a carnival shill.
You are probably correct. Saw it when i was a kid.
It will go onto my netflix list.
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