But "they" know what's best for us robert! We the people are just too stupid and don't understand how the world works. I particularly like how the folks on the left are placing the blame for all of the economic meltdown squarely at the feet of Bush. Barney Frank pushing for deregulation of fannie and freddie had nothing to do with it. Clinton passing NAFTA had nothing to do with it. Our current problems are far to complex and serious to blame on just one man. It sure makes political sense for the left to hate on Bush and blame him for everything, just as it makes sense for the right to blame Obama for everything. It's not that simple, never has been that simple and never will be that simple. I don't like Obama, but then again, I was no fan of Bush either. One day Americans may wake up and realize that they've been played by both parties. Hopefully this day comes before our country completely collapses.
That was in 8 years. I bet Obama's list is nearly that big and he's had less than 2! Some of the things you've metioned are definitely open to interpretation and it certainly depends on where you stand on the issues.
He won't fix healthcare, I think that's a given.
Hahaha! I actually agree with you! They all fail in my book too!
I know! Am I in the right forum? I thought this was politics??????
What rock are you living under? Healthcare passing was a fail IMO! Also the stimulus worked???????????? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on man! We are in the 2nd great depression but it's not only Bush's policies that led us here. It is an amalgamation of failed policies for the past hundred years if you really want to get right down to it.
Those nickels add up my friend and if you own a small business they can add up even quicker. I would gladly pay half of what I make in taxes if it would help solve the problems with education or whatever. Wait! I DO pay almost half of what I make already! Government does certain things well, others not so much. The government was never intended to function as the proverbial teat that provides for our every need. There are many fundamental problems with letting government, any government control too much stuff. If the wrong individual or group of individuals comes into power it could be ugly if the stage has been set. A government big enough to provide for your every need is also big enough to take it all away. I don't know who first said it but it's true. I wish it were a simple matter of taking an additional 3% of everyones earnings and, Yipeee! Free healthcare for all! Except it's not really free is it? Obamacare has many good things in it like not denying anybody coverage, or dropping them when they get sick. Unfortunately these are the very things which will probably bankrupt the insurance companies in the long run which would leave us with what? Govt takeover of healthcare insurance perhaps? I don't like it, it flies in the face of what America stands for but that's just my $.02.
I think it's in poor taste to blame any one individual for the horrific events of 9/11. G Dub had been in office for 8 months! It's almost as bad as giving Reagan credit for securing the release of the hostages! I've never once blamed Clinton or the dems for the attacks and I won't! Those who attacked us are the same who would like to see all infidels, that's you and me and everybody on this forum and perhaps everyone you and I know, wiped from the face of the earth! There is no bargaining with an ideology like that! There is no doubt that the U.S. has done some really awful things. The U.S. has also done some very wonderful things. Why does the world give us a bunch of shit for all the bad and give us ZERO credit for the good? Maybe it's just human nature to focus on the negative and ignore the postive.
