Comments on: Obama’s Focus, not Rahm, is the Real Problem

By: heliotrope

heliotrope — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:43 +0000

True-

The less they’re focused on the economy the better — and the people know it.

The Democrats can not borrow our way to recovery or tax our way to prosperity. However ..... The Democrats must increase government power over our lives to feed their souls and to live to haunt us for yet another day. Grabbing the health care economy and mandating insurance will prove to be the greatest socialist theft of private sector money in the history of our country. To that extent -

~~The less~~ they’re focused on the economy ~~the better~~ — and (some of) the people know it (what is going on.)

By: Classical Liberal Dave

Classical Liberal Dave — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:23:30 +0000

Dan,

I must agree with ILC and not you. When Herbert wrote

The Obama administration and Democrats in general are in trouble because they are not urgently and effectively addressing the issue that most Americans want them to: the frightening economic insecurity that has put a chokehold on millions of American families,

he was all wet. Obama and his party did focus urgently — and in their opinion effectively — on the economy with their stimulus bill. They continue to defend the measure and even suggest doing more of the same.

Unfortunately for the Dems, most people know the stimulus was nonsense and that Obama’s policies are making the economy worse, not better.

If Obama and his fellow Democrats put health care aside and focused on the economy “with unwavering intensity” they wouldn’t be any better off because they make the economy even worse than they already have. The less they’re focused on the economy the better — and the people know it. This undoes Herbert’s analysis completely.

By: Gene in Pennsylvania

Gene in Pennsylvania — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:32:00 +0000

MORE global warming scandals.
This one on the accuracy of Obama’s claims touting green energy job creation. Turns out it’s a lie as well. But Obama and his administration are working to cover it up. The wind energy experiments in Spain are a debacle. Obama use to hold Spain up as a shining lite. No more.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/09/covering-up-the-wind-energy-failure/

By: heliotrope

heliotrope — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:53:57 +0000

Obama is working to get a government stranglehold on the health care portion of the economy. Furthermore, his Obamacare has huge tax revenue pouring in ahead of the 2014 beginning date. As insurance companies fail and withdraw from the market, the single payer government plan will take over. That will result in more huge infusions of money for the government.

There is ZERO relationship between the money an entitlement raises and how the government spends it. The Democrats are only interested in cash flow and the power it gives them. They have not figured out how to tax your breathing, but they would if they could.

This is not about health care or insurance reform. We are handing over to Obama and the Democrats the keys to a huge segment of the economy. Even if the Republicans take over, they will be reduced to trying to slow a runaway train of entitlement spending.

By: Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:11:50 +0000

Unfortunately my local paper is owned by the NYtoiletpaperTimes. So, other than letters to the editor that page is good for…..!

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:17:57 +0000

Obama is perfectly happy with the media focusing it’s attention on Rahm in a negative way. It sets the stage to eventually through him under a bus while removing some attention from the latest health care tour Let Me “CON”vince America we know what’s best for you.

By: GayPatriot » Rahm: the Fall Guy

GayPatriot » Rahm: the Fall Guy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:06:18 +0000

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By: TnnsNE1

TnnsNE1 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:11:31 +0000

Why would Mr. Obama want to listen to people who cling to guns, Bibles and go bowling. What that hell do they know? He is after all, the historic this and the first that.
He knows what is best. Right?
We are just unable to understand him and his plan. Right?
He just needs to explain things in simpler terms. Right?

By: B. Daniel Blatt

B. Daniel Blatt — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:44:22 +0000

But, ILC, his analysis of the Administration’s woes is on point–focusing on health care when Americans want a focus on the economy.

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:38:44 +0000

Herbert’s analysis of causes and solutions for our economic woes couldn’t be further off. But as someone else said this morning: When the Democrats lose even Bob Herbert… A useful indicator of how deep Obama’s political troubles are.