Posted on 01/17/2010 8:35:41 PM PST by SteelTrap
In Clinton's first two years he governed as though his election was a mandate intead of a split decision. The Democrats controlled both houses of Congress and used that power to follow an overreaching strategy. "We won. Bend over and take your medicine." They proceeded to ignore the rule of holes and almost made it to China by the time 1994 rolled around. Then the tectonic plates shifted and the people fired a bunch of the clowns that participated in the Bubba madness. Gingrich, Armey, DeLay, Kasich and the rest of the team lined up to shove the failed Clinton agenda over the cliff.
The consequence was glorious gridlock and along with it the abandonment of the radical left wing agenda. Wall Street loved it. Main Street sighed in relief. The fear subsided. Switching to survival mode, Clinton changed direction and proved once again he would walk across piles of burning liberals to save his own hide while somehow convincing the same liberals he had nothing to do with their immolation. He survived to win reelection. He took credit for everything good that happened, particularly those tasty things that Republicans forced down his throat. To this day, he takes credit for what was primarily the Republican agenda that he was forced to accept to maintain his viability. Oh and to not get impeached "all the way".
History repeats? Will Obama be able to do the same thing? Hell I hope not. That is why I'm writing this little blurb. I ask my fellow Freepers what steps can we take to make sure there is no repeat.
My coffee drinking buddies, plain old blue collar guys all of us, came up with a list of suggestions, in no order of importance. I say do them all at once.
1) Repeal 10 existing laws for every new law. Everyone is a law-breaker now in some form or fashion. Its BS. Stop it. |
2) Investigate, subpoena, convict, imprison anyone and everyone involved with fraud related to the bailouts. Its BS. Stop it. |
3) Audit the Fed in real time, not months afterward Its BS. Stop it. |
4) Vet the czars. Its BS. Stop it. |
What should we do to put a stop to the possibility of a second term that is more likely if our short term plans succeed?
Busted! It makes me smile that it didn’t snake though without notice.
No my children - that was not Clinton cunning - that was our Constitution at work as it was designed by the wise, wise Founding Fathers. Most of what ails this country has come about because the Constitution has been ignored.
You forgot one...
Immediately implement a way to neutralize the potential for vote fraud with electronic machines.
Without Ross Perot there is no Bill Clinton.
43% of the popular vote in 1992 wasn’t a landslide or a mandate.
While not the same factor in 96 as he was in 92 it didn’t help that Bobdole ran. Like McCain he was an honorable man who thought running for President should be an honorable activity.
We’ve seen that won’t work and never again will we let someone be a nominee because it’s “their turn”.
“Clinton was politically cunning enough to realize that if he wanted a second term he would have to strictly temper his ambitions. The Republican majority that swept into power in 1994 corralled him and saved him from his worst tendencies.
Obama is not like Clinton in that regard. He is more like Carter—a self-righteous and unbending ideologue.”
Exactly correct. Plus Slick, being from the mid-South, knew how many Americans thought. Barry Soetoro has no such knowledge nor any desire to learn.
Clinton has about 100 IQ points on Zero. Plus Dick Morris.
Exactly right.
I like your suggestions.
“It looks like a good start to me. I would add that any elected official found in violation of the US Constitution will do time in prison. I would also do away with public employee unions. While we’re at it, viable proof of eligibility to vote, and mandatory prison time for anyone participating in voter or election fraud.”
I Second That motion!
You know I was thinking about this and decided that there is a big difference this time.
1. Clinton stayed right of center (Remeber welfare reform?)
2. Clinton enjoyed a fairly good economy
3. Clinton’s personality was in ways opposite of the Fuerer’s.
4. Clinton was willing to work for the affection of people (especially women) he did not have a great self-image and was a people pleaser.
Obama on the other hand from the time he was little and continuing in the present, has been raised to think he is special, that he doesn’t have to work to get things that because of his race he is entitled to everything. He is the annointed one, the entitled one, the narcisstic one, the arrogant one, and he either will have to learn to work hard or his first and only term will be the worst failer ever to happen. What he doesn’t destroy he won’t get done.
Remember, he has surrounded himself with Clinton era Democrats, and new age communists from Chicago as czars.
People learned everything about Clinton in his first term, but people still know next to nothing about the ONE. Does the ONE think he was born of a virgin in Chicago in 1982?
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