I do believe that a good leader has to be dynamic and change with the times. The priority is the economy NOT health care, education or energy. Those are all important issues but the landscape has changed since his campaign last year, people's retirements have been halved and as of today there is still no end in sight. The priority is the economy and a strong, smart president would recognize that. Fix the economy first then do the agenda, people will understand and respect that. Just let that tax base dwindle until we are socialist Venezuela and everyone depends on the govt is not the answer. Drive all the wealth outside of the US. Raising the capital gains tax? Yea that's the answer!! That a be Obama!!
I'm no fan of Obama or democrats, but I'll take a shot at Republicans on debt - the idea that they are not big spenders or that they are fiscally responsible is total bullshit, at least starting with reagan you've got to pay as you go - i really dont give a damn how you do it - failure to do that is doom, no matter what your supposed ideology you wanna cut taxes, fine - you gotta cut spending too, yes there may be occasional exceptions, but they cant become the rule - they have. it's called 'living beyond your means', as as bush sr said in 1980 'voodo economics' i hear this bullcrap on conservative talk that 'we acted like democrats' what utter bs from a party that preaches 'individual responsibility' 'it wasnt me, i was acting like someone else'
I don't recall such rancor over a presidential election. Probably means we are in for something really good or very, VERY BAD. I think the latter...
We've never had a presidential bubble before. Remember, when he accepted the nomination and said that history would record that time as the moment when the rising of the oceans slowed? Oprah saying "He is The One"? People literally swooning at his pep rallies? Journalists getting a tingle down their leg when he spoke? But one thing is inevitable. Bubbles burst.
90% of Hussein's Obama voters don't have any retirement funds. They will turn on him when promised $ 500 per vote will not arrive .
At this rate of market decline, we'll run out of Dow to lose in less than 100 days. And, B. Hussein Obama will run out of people to blame. I believe liberal bloggers were touting Obama's first 100 days as the "best evah". They'll probably be looking for a bailout before the first 100 days are over.