1) Bipartisanship and statesmanship needs to be evaluated in a historical context Lincoln, Churchill and Ben-Gurion all came to power during periods of extreme political and economic flux, each man made noted mistakes, most in the first 100 days (yes, even our beloved Lincoln had learning curves). Yet we evaluate them not based on individual events but on over all performance. Even in the micro moments of 3 weeks Obama has over seen 3 major peaces of legislation and received the backing of the U.S Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufactures for the stimulus plan.

2) The Economy – lets look at a bigger picture again America has kept up an unsustainable fantasy of excess – with out even going into the sub-prime crisis, please look at American delusions about tax’s. By first world standards Americans pay amazingly little in tax. As a result America has a Education and Health Care system that is a joke – or it would be if the consequences were not so crippling… you get what you pay for.

And yes, G. W. Bush does have to answer for the state of the economy. We got to this point because we got involved in wars that are costing us the shirt on our back! If you are angry about taking on debt then you should have been chucking the tantrum long before now… only the fools who could only see there own back fence, didn’t see this on the horizon.

Not quite as long as it will be for the Obama culties, as they watch Dear Leader screw up one thing after another.

I’m already loving it, in fact. It’s thrilling to watch lefties make utter fools of themselves, e.g., passing ruinous spending packages that only 30% of Americans want. It’s fun to ‘be right’ about most of the things I’ve predicted on this blog. Of course, given a choice, I’d rather the world didn’t have to live under leftism with all of its misery and terrible human consequences. But, let’s face it, large parts of the world have asked for it, or need the suffering in order to learn. What I’m saying is: clouds have silver linings, and a happy, responsible person takes them when they come.

Not quite as long as it will be for the Obama culties, as they watch Dear Leader screw up one thing after another.

Don’t fall for the bile from my fellow Ohioan,

For all his strengths and weaknesses, this isn’t President Bush’s fault, the Republicans tried, in their bumbling way, to slow teh Fannie Mae train. Unforunately Barny Fwank and his ilk were at the front of Fannie (insert joke here) and we got ran over.

Since the legislation died in the senate, why doesn’t bnl, tell us where then-Sentators Obama and Biden voted on legislation to curb in Fannie mae. Oh wait, he can’t because facts to libs are like sunlight to roaches.

You’re bitching and moaning now about trying to fend off George W. Bush’s depression?

You’ll have to help me since I was edumacated in Mississippi public schools.

1) If we’re nowhere near your dear Carter’s malaise, how can you call it a “depression”? The only depression that I can see is that Chairman Obama’s about to crank the deficit up to an astounding 13.5% of the economy.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123440436240475615.html

What’s more, not a damn one of you assholes are even capable of defending it without vapid lying points.

B) You assholes set the standard that Clinton couldn’t be held responsible for ANYTHING once he left the Oval Orifice. Am I to understand that the same standard doesn’t apply to Bush since he left office?

Maybe Stephen Hadley should ripoff some documents from the National Archives and Bush could poke Chris Wallace’s leg and all will be well, eh?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gregg_withdrawal

Arlen? Is that you?

Regards,
Peter H.

A few Blue Room cocktail parties do not bipartisanship make, gang.

Obamessiah had a once a generation opportunity to set a new course for the Republic in new energy sources and uses; exciting new technologies for infrastructure…and he blew it letting Pelosi and Reid conduct politics-as-usual. Even Jim Cramer sounds more rational than the WH is fixing the financial mess.

Then again, if you have a “listening tour” and get an earful from a constituent (hello, Joe the Plumber), then you are called a hatemonger.

I’d rather have a politician tell me what they are going to do, rather than use focus groups to determine a course of action.

Regards,
Peter H.

“Obama Listens to GOP Concerns” is very like an adulatory newspaper headline I saw the other day, stressing the alleged “bipartisanship” of the Great Porkfest. I can’t find the article, but it was along those lines. The media doesn’t report on Obama; they campaign for him.

Regards,
Peter H.