Comments on: WHAT PLANET HAS OBAMA BEEN VISITING THE LAST YEAR?

By: Neo

Neo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:51:02 +0000

The reality here is that Obama is still well liked, but his policies and proposed legislation is not. The SOTU performed exactly what Bill Clinton tried to do.

The SOTU made Obama look once again like the “good guy” but voters are a little bit smarter than the average Democratic Congress-critter thinks, so they aren’t blaming Bush for Obama’s policies and proposed legislation, they are going to blame Congress. Obama’s “detachment” from the legislative process frames Congress as the “bad guys” as well.

Yeah. It’s triangulation at it’s best.

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:11:35 +0000

I will admit from the outset that I did not vote for Obama, but I have little use for the far right wing (and far left wing for that matter) and their white noise, which I view as counterproductive. Additionally, the SOTU speech didn’t move the needle for me one way or the other. But, after watching the President go one on one with the house GOP in Baltimore yesterday…I have to admit that more of that would probably serve him well. Without the TelePrompTer, the use of which the right seems to believe he pioneered, I think he came off very well; while too many of the Republicans sounded petulant, and looked a little bewildered as they read from their notes. If the GOP is still looking for a national face man…they can skip over the House of Reps and search elsewhere. The unscripted event we saw yesterday may be just what Obama needs if he is to get his “mojo” back.
DEE

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By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:25:44 +0000

“And what of the president’s unprecedented attack on the Supreme Court?”

America will never be whole as long as the right to life granted by our Creator is denied to the unborn.
For the rest of my time, I shall do what I can to see that this wound is one day healed.
Ronald Reagan
State of the Union
2/4/1986

“…and we must give back to our children their lost right to acknowledge God in their classroom.”
Ronald Reagan
State of the Union
2/4/1986
*sounds like a frontal assault on the school prayer decision by SCOTUS and the Roe v Wade decision.
I searched in vain for Republican outrage at the presidents careless disregard for Seperation of Powers, but none was to be found. I think the authors use of the word “unprecedented”
is in error.
DEE

Can you say “false equivalency?”

ed.

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:38:26 +0000

RE #23…
At the risk of being redundant, you need to look at:
The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, signed into law by Carter.
The Depository Institutions Act of 1982, signed into law by Reagan.
In 1988, the Basel Accord, Reagan.
U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of 1989, and the exemption of swaps and derivatives from all regulation.
(…a Phil and Wendy Gramm production). Mrs. Gramm later went on to a seat on the Enron Corp. board as a member of its audit committee.
1998, Glass-Steagall and the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 were scrapped by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act. (Travelers purchase of Citibank played a role here).
Then in 2004, the SEC ruling on investment banks and determination of net capital.
You could also look into the deregulation of the S&L’s in the late 70’s and 1980’s, the S&L failures of the 80’s, Enron, and start adding up what all of this deregulation has cost the American taxpayers in the last 30 years. It’s a little complicated, but it’s all right there.
DEE

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:01:39 +0000

Rick, great post as always. I’m to the right of center and becoming a libertarian since the GOP has become the Democrat-Lite party of only slightly smaller government. I don’t know how you suffer idiot koolaid drinkers on both fringes, like reynolds. Its futile in the extreme to engage far left morons like reynolds. His post betrays his lack of intellect and is but another pathetic example that the Left has nothing but a singular ability to attack and belittle people who they disagree with. Reynolds and his ilk need to loosen their tinfoil hats, up their meds, change their diapers and put the bottle of vodka away.

By: sota

sota — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:55:56 +0000

“not mentioning Word One about the problems caused by Congressional Democrats like Barney Frank in running interference for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the housing collapse”
Congratulations! You have successfully ingested the AM radio talking points, and have brilliantly narrowed your perception so as to be oblivious to 30 years of toxic deregulation that took our economy to the brink of ruin…AGAIN!

Which part of John’s assertion do you have qualms about? That Fannie and Freddie played a big part in the collapse of the housing market? Or that Barney Frank (and others) ran interference for them?

In both cases, it’s not simply “AM radio talking points” that make that argument.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:20:36 +0000

As an Obama supporter I am disappointed that he hasn’t run to the middle, where most American’s ideology resides.But still Rick, what does the gop stand for? Is bashing Obama on everything a way to govern?If the gop is so smart who will they run in 2012 for president? As far as I see there is no one.As far as the midterms, will my life be better with Boehner and McConnel, 2 political hacks, being in power.Yes people have no faith in the Democrats leading America, but they have no faith in gop leadership also.Unless the 2 sides can work together on helping mainstreet were doomed.

By: Surabaya Stew

Surabaya Stew — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:40:03 +0000

Frankly, I think Obama did a pretty good job Wednesday night, but I have no idea why anybody on the right or left should be surprised by any speech given by Obama and I say that with all due respect to the man. Sure he’s attempting to create his own version of America and spinning a narrative of how great things will be if only congress would go along with him, but I fully expected that. Bush did that for 8 years with his SOTU addresses, and Clinton for 8 years before that. Our President is just following in their rhetorical footsteps; the only question is how many Americans will either drink his kool-aid or will accept what he does with passivity.

By: buquet

buquet — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:44:49 +0000

It should be very clear to the President why he has been a dismal failure. People want smaller, less intrusive government. They want to begin to pay down the outrageous debt and stop the over-the-top deficit spending. They want job creation that can only happen when government gets off the backs of small business. Capitalism is largely a good force in America and the world. Stop attacking it Mr. President - give up the socialism and pivot to the middle or you and your party will be thrown out in massive landslides in 2010 and 2012. Also, nice try on the terrorist publicity trials in New York - the country is dead set against you on that as well.