Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< This labelling and continued prodding, trying to incite, does not but drive the country further apart. >>> And more specifically, drives the Republican Party apart.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<That doesn't make it right.>> I didn't exactly say it was. I just said I think it's always happened.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 And I'll just say this, if Guantanamo was this horrific place then why is it still open? President Obama says it was one of his first priorities to shut it down. Yet we're heading into an election year and yet it remains open. I think as a candidate you can make all the statements you want about how you would protect this country and how you are going to do the right thing. But when you have the con(little Star Trek reference) things change. And that is one thing I do like about this President is that he's pretty much kept his foot on the gas when it came to this aspect of foreign policy. I applaud him for many of the decisions he's made.
Originally Posted By dshyates Obama did try and close Guantanamoe. But the GOP lead congress defunded his efforts.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney >>>Let's be neighbors!<<< You live in Canada, Mele? How do Canadians fell about U.S. politics, or do you not hear a whole lot about it up there? I'm always curious about how the rest of the world views the ridiculousness of our politics.
Originally Posted By patrickegan Yeah right. Every time there's a little truth shown back on Obama it's either GWB's or the Repub's fault. He can do no wrong. Let's remember back to 2006 and the Democratic mandate and the Dem controlled congress. Or, (jumping in the way-back machine) who voted to support the war?? Voting for Obama again is an endorsement of killing innocents cronyism and cover ups i.e. Solyndra, Fast and Furious, assassination attempt on Gaddafi, etc.Leaves us with the question, how many folks (without benefit of a trial) died? We're full up on sanctimonious claptrap from the left!
Originally Posted By dshyates Hey Pat, do you not agree that the GOP drove this country like drunken frat boys, crashed it, and left it a flaming heap? Now, Obama has only put out the fires, and pulled it back out onto the road, and you guys ate screaming that it's dented and not back up to highway speed. Amazing!!!!!
Originally Posted By dshyates Oh, and since it is still dented and not up to highway speed, you are asking us to put the drunken frat boys back behind the wheel. How about, "NOOOO!!!!"
Originally Posted By mele No, I live in WA state...but we're seriously considering moving to Vancouver once our daughter goes to college. We're both American but ready to jump ship!
Originally Posted By dshyates And Pat, in case you haven't been keeping up, here is a good article on the House Republicans blocking the closing of Gitmo. <a href="http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/8/congress-deals-death-blow-gitmo-closure/?page=all" target="_blank">http://m.washingtontimes.com/n...page=all</a> This is truth, not truthiness. Learn the difference smart guy!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<assassination attempt on Gaddafi>> If (key word IF folks) the President signed off on that then it's just one more reason that I can get down with how the President has handled the War on Terror.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I have relatively few complaints about Obama's foreign affairs agenda. Surprisingly, this is an area in which I did not expect him to excel and he has. Domestic issues are another matter entirely and if there isn't movement in the unemployment numbers then it would not suprise me if a Republican...any Republican...beat him. Let's remember George Bush I. He had hugely popular numbers coming out of the first Iraq war yet, we all know now that it was the economy stupid.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>any Republican<< I dunno about that. The GOP voters seem to have a little ADHD going on, with a new frontrunner every week. And all of them not ready for prime time. People will vote to make things better, but they're sure not going to vote for someone they're pretty sure will make things worse. I can't see anyone in the GOP field except Huntsman and perhaps Romney appealing much to moderates (depending on which positions Romney chooses on that day).
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Also, the do-nothing GOP congress is making it easier for Obama to be reelected by standing in opposition to jobs bills. Look at the backlash in Ohio and Wisconsin. The GOP got slammed in last week's elections, as did the far right agenda pretty much everywhere.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Mele -- I keep asking my husband if he can get transfered up there, but he says he can't. :/
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Obama will win re-election in a cakewalk. The moderates that the Republicans need to win are starting to see that conservatives have ABSOLUTELY NO AGENDA other than putting Obama out of office. The conservatives made major gains in Congress in 2008 with promises of JOBS. Since then they have done everything they can to block job creation legislation and deny unemployment benefits to those out of work. They are truly despicable people... I don't know how they sleep at night.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Mele -- I keep asking my husband if he can get transfered up there, but he says he can't. :/>> No need to bail on this country. The tide is turning... the recent election showed that.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney >>>No need to bail on this country. The tide is turning... the recent election showed that<<< I don't know. All I seem to hear is anti-Obama rhetoric, so I'm not as sure as you. Other than the recent election, what makes you so confident things are changing. To me it seems like the Tea Party is growing.
