So, why are things DRAMATICALLY WORSE under Obama?
Someone else may have a different take, but first thing that came to mind is that he is so obviously not qualified, not engaged, etc, etc.
Sure there are other things too, like the looming economic situation, which was there before (jobs going overseas) Obama, but not as bad. Obama has made things much, much worse.
“So, why are things DRAMATICALLY WORSE under Obama?”
Because he’s found much more devastating ways to use the bureaucracy to bypass Congress. He’s set new parameters for Presidential power in this area that will unfortunately be used by successive presidents.
Actually for obola ... it's modus operandi.
Because so much more of their agenda got implemented behind the shield of “any criticism is racist”.
Quite frankly, I don’t think they are dramatically worse. I think they’ve been terrible.
Now before you scream at me, I am not saying there are not some really bad things that occurred under ODimwit (gay “marriage” etc comes to the top of that list). But as a practical matter, the economy has favored the few for a long time. Despite some “the sky is falling” screaming (taking our guns comes to mind) nothing has changed.
We are inundated with ODimwit scandals and conspiracy theories (yes. Some are real and bad) but they’ve been there with POTUS’ prior to him.
War? Been there done that. Middle East falling apart? Been there done that. Deficit? Ask Mr. “Decifits Don’t Matter Cheney”. He’ll tell ya “been there done that”.
Odimwit care? Meh. The GOP isn’t going to do anything about it and didn’t really. Health care availability has always been sketchy in America. That didn’t really change that much. The IRS involvement? Nixon made sicking the IRS on enemies a “thing”.
Quite frankly, but for a handful of social issues, there really isn’t much change under the Dips**t. The biggest problem for me is he’s just another (regardless of Party) just stands in the way of returning America to greatness.
Each side of the equation gets fed the same “the other side is Satan” meme. Again, not saying some aren’t, but I see it as no coincidence that Lib and Con pundits say, essentially, the same thing about the other side.
And then there is our “Conservative” SCOTUS backing Police State actions in their 4th Amendment decisions. Then along comes Citizens United and Hobby Lobby that are packaged as Conservative victories with Hobby Lobby being sold as a victory for Religious Freedom. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Citizens United sold our Republic to billionaires on both “sides”. Their supposed political beliefs are merely a construct to keep us in line until we can truly do nothing. Hobby Lobby? I’ve said it before and I will say it again .. I GUARANTEE that it will be used against we Christians when it becomes convenient to do so.
Remember under Bush how we were so excited that we, the Religious Right (for lack of a better term) were so excited that we would be heard? We weren’t. We weren’ herd on much and Bush went on a spending budget busting spree that would even make a LibTard blush.
So here we are with them hoping we’ll be myopic. Don’t give that to them.
In short, as I have said over and over again, the problem isn’t Government. The problem is that we don’t have a Conservative Government. Privatization is just handing the oligarchs what they have prayed for from the beginning.
Now I don’t agree that voting doesn’t matter. I do agree that falling in line and voting as told doesn’t matter. We better make our voices hear by selectively voting to show the GOPe we have a plan and know what is up ... before it is too late.
Because Obama is putty in the masters' hands. He appoints who they designate, from his WH staff to justices and agency heads. I suspect that Obama's predecessors thought slightly more independently.
Those who understand how to ‘create value’ were woken up to the voters who elected Obama and then RE elected him. The reality that the ‘deal’ we had which implied that the producers would continue to produce and the takers wouldn’t take more than allowed was broken at that point.
2009 was a paradigm shift in our national structure. Many see the writing on the wall and are preparing accordingly.
“So, why are things DRAMATICALLY WORSE under Obama?”
The Shadow Govt and Obama have the same objective, absolute power.
It’s republicans that actually want to decrease govt that have to fight against the Shadow Govt.
Liberals that want to increase govt control over people and the shadow govt are one and the same.
The IRS targeting the TEA Party as a way of getting the names of their political enemies is an example of the Shadow Govt at work.
They are dramatically worse due to the fact he is a BLACK man, they
are taking the opportunity to PUSH through as much of THEIR agenda
as they can, every time the citizens DARE to raise their voices the spin
doctors can SCREAM racism BLA, BLA, BLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!