Obama's Big Problems: Oil Spill, Afghanistan, and Unemployment

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Well, what do we (the American people) expect when we (I didn't vote for this idiot) elect a man that has absolutely no business running a country? He dooped every liberal and young person who knows nothing about politics: "Ohhh hes so well spoken, and he looks so great though! Hes so hip and cool! Look at my awesome new Obama Hope & Change sticker on my car!" Don't even get started on the black vote and all of that nonsense. People appearing out of the woodwork to vote for him on the sole principle he was a black man.
Oh, wait. That must make me a racist right? I just don't like him because hes black right? Get out of here. The double standard is astonishing.
All of these news articles try to figure out and examine where hes going and why his ratings have fallen and can't get anything done. Hmmm maybe because he has absolutely ZERO experience? He didn't even finish his senate term! "oh but he went to Harvard, hes a lawyer, hes so cool blah blah blah." Save it.
Now he wants to give everything away, free healthcare, more unemployment... If you don't give a break to businesses then where is the incentive to hire? Giving and giving to people won't get us anywhere it will just perpetuate the situation and all of the handouts to people (most) who don't deserve it (not to say there are countless who do). Have you ever read the childrens book "If you give a mouse a cookie"? Surely he has not.
Throwing billions of dollars at problems, expecting them to fix themselves. Increasing our debts and making the dollar more and more useless. Good work Obama. Looks like its working. Nope.
Not to mention the countless nonsense he is investing his time in. Insuring NASA makes muslims feels good to cite just one. WTF? Really? Either he has completely lost his marbles or is this just a big joke. Since when is NASA an organization that is responsible for that garbage? They come here and bomb our buildings and now were supposed to make them feel good? And now they want to build a huge mosque down on ground zero. Only in America are people this liberal and stupid: "Oh but its so refreshing and will help bring peace between the communities oh yay!" NO! They ARE LAUGHING AT US! Thats like having the NeoNazis build a meeting place next to a WWII memorial. And our "President" is allowing this? IDK folks. The American people better get their heads out of the sand and wake up to smell the devastation that is being done to our wonderful country.

John of NY 3:06PM July 19, 2010

Where are the protestors to not extending unemployment? Where is the media coverage on this? All this silence while people still unemployed wonder where there next food, utilities, house payments or rent, clothing, education expenses, health care for their families will come from. No money coming in, how do you even look for work? Potential employers (where are they?) have a multitude of reasons, correct or not, as to why they can't hire anyone. This govenment is so self-consumed they haven't given a thought to the trickle down effect this will have on everyone. They just want the power. People-be careful who you vote for. Republicans (and the Tea Party)are one and the same. They will destroy anything good which has been done recently, and support the rich, the lobbyists, and all the crap which has brought us to where we are now. And I'm not saying the Democrats are any better. They just don't have the balls to be better. None of them care about, or will listen to the American people. Why can't Tarp Funds be used to help finance the Unemployment question. Or have they got that so tied up in big business there is nothing of the Tarp Funds available? They use the tarp funds, social security, medicare, and any other available monies they can to create more departments, pay more CZARS, enlarge government, and then want to give illegal immigrants money or benefits instead of sending them out of the country. Does any of this make sense to you. Does it prove how they feel about the citizens of this country? It isn't just one party-it's the entire Congress and the White House. Too bad all of them aren't running for re-election.

Pat of IL 2:20PM June 29, 2010

Get real nothing you said makes sense. I dont agree with his poicies either but your a nut.

jerry of NY 10:26AM June 29, 2010

According to the Administration its all Bushs fault. You can't fix problems by casting blame. This Administration reminds me of a child instead of fixing things pass the buck.
After 780 Billion dollar stimulus Joe Biden says cant get back 8 million jobs lost. I would be happy to see this administration get 1 thing right. Unemployeement almost 10% after guarntees not to exceed 8 if stimulous was passed.
Healthcare same thing was proven Administration either purposley misled the public on cost or lied. You choose which one to believe.
Afganistan the Administration was right to replace Macrystal but needs to look at the Civilian side. They have to be on message can't have military led by people who dont stay on message. Biden, Holbrook, All of them need to put out 1 message.
The Economy can't spend your way out of it. For the French to tell us to back off on he socialists policies is funny. As long as we keep adding entilments we can't lower the defict look at Europe. Is Congress nuts Is the Administration incapable of simple math. Then again We hired a man to run the Fed that couldnt do his own taxes.
The gulf same no leadership. The time for decisions is now over 70 day's of no leadership. The hope and change has turned into Hope we change back. At least Bush took ownerhip of Katrina though most problems were created by local and state decisions. Getting people out of New Orleans Mayor and Govenor. Put the blame where it goes. Gulf all the Fed. and to believe thar the govt has led an effort to clean up is laughable. Show me the Clean up.
The only consistancy with the Administration is in Blaming others and correcting nothing,
You leave out Imigration which is another reason to believe this Administration has no leadership skills. In lieu of solutions to a problem we get the Administration going after a law that reflects federal law. How are Americans to believe in Administration that won't enforce the Laws of the Nation. What gives this Administration any Right to overide existing law forget Arizona. The fedaral Law exists. As a layer Im sure the President is aware of it.
This is not south of the Border and he is not Chaves yet. lets keep it that way three branches of Govt. Last I looked it works.

jerry of NY 10:16AM June 29, 2010

high-end tax cuts for the richest people in the country to supposedly bribe them to hire a few feople people? Never! Corporations presently have the highest cash positions in history and look at your unemployment rate. The right answer is the exact opposite. RAISE the high-end and corporate taxes (including on capital gains and dividends) back to pre-Reagan levels and re-introduce the choice of EITHER paying (deductible) wages and benefits OR paying very high taxes. THAT is how you create jobs. Yes, I know the Chamber of Commerce crowd would call this "nonsense". That is precisely why what I am telling you is absolutely true. It will fix the deficit too.

Muser of NM 11:29PM June 25, 2010

How can you have this discussion and Illegal Immigration not be at or near the top of the list? How controlling to by pass it altogether.

Private citizen of GA 6:48PM June 25, 2010

GLOBAL GROPING... http://usataxpayer.org/?0008861412

fantum of MO 12:45PM June 25, 2010

Chicago politics at it's BEST!
Attempted Christmas Bombing....NO RESPONSE for DAYS!
Gulf Oil Spill....NO RESPONSE for a MONTH or more!
Car Bomb in NY...NO RESPONSE for days!
General and his staff says some TRUE but "unflattering" remarks...
FRONT PAGE NEWS THAT DAY....fired within the week!

Chris Petty of GA 1:15AM June 25, 2010

I truely believe there is a determined "silent" majority that did not show up at the polls in 2008 because McCain didn't seem much better that JR Senator Obama.
Now that it has become CLEAR that ANYBODY is better than "our" famous JR Senator, November should render him powerless to continue destroying this USA of OURS.
The Republicans certainly have their flaws but this Democratic sweep of the Presidency-the House AND Senate MUST END!
The last time we as a Nation suffered this "Unholy Trinity" was the Carter era.
Remember how well that turned out??? I do!

Chris Petty of GA 12:58AM June 25, 2010

Still allowing illegal Mexican's come across our borders in droves.
Drugs coming across our borders in droves.
His not even being an American citizen. He cannot produce a birth certificate.
His grades at Harvard have been hidden (a few? C's and D's no doubt).
He is a Marxist.
He hates America, as "his" Rev. Wrong used to say G*#-d#*% America.
He has proven beyond doubt that he is way out of his pay grade, on the downward side that is.
He has, and continues to violate the Constitution.
He is a dictator and rules by Executive Order, rather than going through Congress and the Senate.
He gave away billions of tax payer's dollars which helped the economy zero.
He is a racist.
He never served one day in the military, yet he is Commander and Chief. Ha!
He literally looks down his nose at all of us, because he is "special."
All American's, liberal and conservative are beginning to see him for what he really is, i.e., a stuffed shirt from the Chicago political world of corruption.
He should be exported back to Kenya where he came from.

james of KY 12:04AM June 25, 2010