Posted on 01/11/2009 10:43:12 AM PST by AJKauf
Reality is setting in: governing is much harder than campaigning, and President-elect Obama is not the infallible figure the media has made him out to be. In Washington there are dozens of ways to get knocked off course, especially when the captain of the ship lacks prior executive experience but has no shortage of bravado.
How the president-elect navigates through the next couple of weeks will help determine the course for his first year. For now, it seems that it won’t be all smooth sailing.
Even more than a rocky confirmation hearing, President-elect Obama’s fortunes may flounder on the shores of a stimulus package, so vast and so packed with mines that virtually everyone has reason to dislike some aspect of it....
(Excerpt) Read more at pajamasmedia.com ...
No worries, his handlers will tell him what to do and say....
Veeewy In-ter-est-ing.......
Did anyone expect anything else?
Has anyone seen one of those “Is America going in the wrong direction?” polls that has come out since the “election?” I’d like to see what kind of brilliance the people living in this country are giving the pollsters now.
I’m with Rush - republicans don’t need to wish this guy any success - his success means the obliteration of freedom for Americans. I hope we suffer through a few years of hard edge reality of tough economic times - our gov’t CANNOT continue to dole out money NOR tax the PAYING PUBLIC. It’s time to CUT THE BUDGET and CUT THE FAT from the FEDERAL GOV’t...Knowing Democrats are in charge, this WILL NOT HAPPEN! And, I think a major attack on America would be devastating and one the new president won’t handle well...I want conservatives to begin growing up and taking charge again! But first, we need to start electing more of them and they are few and far between!
Ahh. Anybody want to guess we’ll hear more of the following? “The failed policies of George W. Bush”
"Vengence is mine, saith the Lord," but I say poetic justice can be a great value, along with shadenfreud!!!
They've asked for it... They've got it... Toyota!!! They diddled the economy in the Fanny & Freddie with Carter's Communutty Reinvestment Act and drove it into the ground with their media campaign of fright, panic and fear to turn people against Republicans and especially righteous conservatives!!!
As I have been telling my misguided lib friends, who love to arrogantly say ‘the election is over, now we can all work together ...(BS follows).
I will give Obama exactly the same respect as they have shown Presient Bush.
None of them seem to have a response.
I hope he falls flat on his dorky face.
I give Obama and McCain exactly the respect they deserve...the same as any other lowlife.
Did I miss mention of Rahm?
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Connect the dots ...
“This is shaping up to be one contentious outing as Sen. Arlen Specter and other Republicans prepare to delve into Holder’s involvement with the Marc Rich and Puerto Rican terrorist pardons and the Elian Gonzales affair.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162589/posts
Bernard Madoff, master of puppets (Madoffians facilitated Mark Rich pardon)
Herald Sun ^ | January 10, 2009 | Leela de Kretser
This is what I pray for.
"Obama not ruling out prosecution of Bush officials for crimes in office" vis-a-vis the war to defend against radical Islam terrorism.
From two earlier posts.
A cautious approach for the leading terrorist state and prosecution of your own government's civilian leaders and military for war crimes -- THAT IS WHO IDIOTS ELECTED!
It is definitely going to be a rough ride for Americans -- looks like our enemies have occupied our federal government and the "it all counts toward 30" employees will go along with them.
Not to worry the RINOS will provide the Crats with all the cover they need.
Funny but you are now hearing about concepts like shared sacrifice, reforming SS/Medicare, cutting taxes, etc. from the Obama team. All of these would be screamed about if it came from a Repub administration.
He has no chance of succeeding if they do the tax cuts and spending increases. His plan also assumes “near zero” interest rates which are impossible to expect.
I am really hoping that the Repubs stand up and start offering better plans than what the Dems are trying to push. Tax cuts on investment, tax relief for capital expenditures, tax changes that allow businesses and individuals to deduct losses immediately and no more bailouts.
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