BHO has excellent judment though

annarborgator · Post by **annarborgator** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:12 pm

Oh there are definitely decisions that the POTUS makes that I would never want to make. But appointing Secretaries to the Cabinet? I could do that, especially given a well-funded staff and several weeks' time (as a minimum). I could make economic decisions. Of course it's always difficult to set down a clear line when you're talking about such massive resources (and therefore effects), but it can be done in most areas.

I'm sure I would struggle immensely with each and every decision regarding the use of force that I came upon. AA's not about taking lives.

G8rMom7 · Post by **G8rMom7** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:26 pm

Well I certainly hope you wouldn't talk in the third person as POTUS.

annarborgator · Post by **annarborgator** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:50 pm

Nah, I'd just say "America" instead of using the third person. O0

a1bion · Post by **a1bion** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:55 am

Liberals are increasingly Orwellian and it makes it quite a challenge to enter a dialogue with them. That's unfortunate.

Speaking of clowns...

slideman67 · Post by **slideman67** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:20 pm

It's cuz they're not actually interested in the country's economy or making compromises, Joe. They just want to play politics and clown. They'll watch the economy slide down the toilet if it scores them political points with the extremist wing of the right.
Yes. All republicans want the country to fail and slide into chaos. Very astute observation. We're all evil sonsabitches who will somehow profit from total economic collapse.

Could be that we freakin understand ECONOMICS and know you can't SPEND your way out of a freakin recession. DEBT is what got us INTO the problem in the first place. Debt and a huge run up in GOVT spending. And before you throw your excuse of BUSH at me, let me tell you that I supported very few of his policies. Esp over the last 3-4 years.

Republicans understand economics?? LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!! Right. Sure. You go right on believing that. Funniest thing I have read all day.

slideman67 · Post by **slideman67** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:22 pm

Again, it's funnier than hell that now the righties are all claiming that they hated Bush. I bet you had some of those W action figures, Tip, didn't you? You know, the ones where he's dressed as a dreamy fighter pilot!

I find this funny too. At one point he was The Chosen One of the Republican Party. Remember all that talk about permanent Republican majority? Remember how much all of the righties fell all over themselves when he played dress up as a fighter pilot? Too funny.

IHateUGAlyDawgs · Post by **IHateUGAlyDawgs** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:22 pm

It's cuz they're not actually interested in the country's economy or making compromises, Joe. They just want to play politics and clown. They'll watch the economy slide down the toilet if it scores them political points with the extremist wing of the right.
Yes. All republicans want the country to fail and slide into chaos. Very astute observation. We're all evil sonsabitches who will somehow profit from total economic collapse.

Could be that we freakin understand ECONOMICS and know you can't SPEND your way out of a freakin recession. DEBT is what got us INTO the problem in the first place. Debt and a huge run up in GOVT spending. And before you throw your excuse of BUSH at me, let me tell you that I supported very few of his policies. Esp over the last 3-4 years.
Republicans understand economics?? LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!! Right. Sure. You go right on believing that. Funniest thing I have read all day.

I'd bet that as a whole, yes...they do. The leadership of the past few years, maybe not so much.

I know one thing...ah fuck it...I'm really going to quit trying to get into this shit on these boards. Really makes me think less of some of you.

slideman67 · Post by **slideman67** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:39 pm

Right. These are the same clowns who have now invited Joe the Plumber to come up and speak to them on the economic recovery, and who are taking their marching orders from Rush Limbaugh. Please, continue to follow that path - it will keep them in the political wilderness for years to come.

annarborgator · Post by **annarborgator** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:14 pm

You have to go through the darkness to find the light. The Republican party will emerge from the wilderness slowly, reborn leaner and yet stronger, IMO. Then, a few years later, the Dems will go through a similar period.

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:16 pm

just like the yankees....they suck and will continue to suck.

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:18 pm

Right. These are the same clowns who have now invited Joe the Plumber to come up and speak to them on the economic recovery, and who are taking their marching orders from Rush Limbaugh. Please, continue to follow that path - it will keep them in the political wilderness for years to come.

and for the record, i don't listen to rush limbaugh...never have actually...i guess he's neo-con?

IHateUGAlyDawgs · Post by **IHateUGAlyDawgs** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:19 pm

Right. These are the same clowns who have now invited Joe the Plumber to come up and speak to them on the economic recovery, and who are taking their marching orders from Rush Limbaugh. Please, continue to follow that path - it will keep them in the political wilderness for years to come.
and for the record, i don't listen to rush limbaugh...never have actually...i guess he's neo-con?

I don't either...but I suppose I'm marching to his orders. No matter...I know one thing, I'm damn glad not to be taking my marching orders from slider.

annarborgator · Post by **annarborgator** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:30 pm

Yea, the Dems have forgotten that the only reason the Republicans suck has been the power of the neo-cons. The party has been hijacked.

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:44 pm

seriously - i get accused for listening to rush limbaugh or ann coulter and i don't even follow what they say like people think i do...or should.

TheTodd · Post by **TheTodd** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:50 pm

People who listen to Rush:

35-70 white males with no kids

TTBHG · Post by **TTBHG** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:50 pm

You should start. Rush has the hookup for prescription drugs. Oh wait, he wanted to throw all drug offenders in jail. Maybe I am thinking of the wrong guy.

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:56 pm

i bet you know more about rush limbaugh than i do....and i don't say that to insult you.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:39 pm

I listened to Rush Limbaugh back in the day. Contrary to popular opinion[sup]1[/sup], I have always thought he lost his mojo when Bill Clinton was elected.

Prior to that time, he was a lone voice in the wilderness, calling to conservatives. He brought attention to stories that no one else in the mainstream media was reporting. He questioned assumptions and did it with comic flair.

His act got a lot more stale during the '90s because it got to be too easy. It's easy to rhetorically criticize those in power; it doesn't take as much effort to dig up your dirt. Now it's all sound and fury (or at least the snippets I occasionally hear) with little substance - the same thing he used to accuse liberals of.

I haven't listened to him since around 1993.

[sup]1[/sup] Popular opinion being that Bill Clinton's election was the greatest thing to ever happen to Rush Limbaugh.

slideman67 · Post by **slideman67** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:51 pm

Right. These are the same clowns who have now invited Joe the Plumber to come up and speak to them on the economic recovery, and who are taking their marching orders from Rush Limbaugh. Please, continue to follow that path - it will keep them in the political wilderness for years to come.
and for the record, i don't listen to rush limbaugh...never have actually...i guess he's neo-con?
I don't either...but I suppose I'm marching to his orders. No matter...I know one thing, I'm damn glad not to be taking my marching orders from slider.

You'd do well taking orders from me.

You might not be following his orders, but the House Republicans surely are, and most of the Senate Republicans are as well - as evidenced by Congressman Gingrey from GA who called Ruch to kiss his ass for comments he made in Politico. So please Republicans, keep kissing Rush's ass. That is the best way to ensure that they stay out of power in the minority.

slideman67 · Post by **slideman67** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:18 pm

Stephen Colbert sums it up very nicely.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/217823/february-03-2009/the-word---army-of-one

G8rMom7 · Post by **G8rMom7** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:31 pm

^^^slider, don't take this the wrong way but you always show and quote comedy shows on these subjects. NOT thay YOU are one of them, but I think it's sad that so many people get their news through these shows. I'm all for entertainment but there are so many peeps who can only quote things from these shows when asked questions about political news. Like I said, I'm not saying you are one of those people but I do notice you post and comment on these shows a lot and it just reminded me. Again...not dissing you, just commenting.

IHateUGAlyDawgs · Post by **IHateUGAlyDawgs** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:36 pm

I would take that as a insult, m7, and rightfully so...and I think it would be a valid one. Too many people get their news from agenda driven blithering idiot comedians like Colbert and Stewart...it's frightening.

Hell, I think Minnesota even elected a comedian Senator. Of course, those are the same idiots who voted in a wrestling Governor.

G8rMom7 · Post by **G8rMom7** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:45 pm

Well I didn't mean it as a personal insult to slider. I surely did mean it as an insult to those who get their news from comedy shows. Yes.

TheTodd · Post by **TheTodd** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:49 pm

All the news shows are a joke IMO Allison. The couple on Comedy Central you are pointing out don't sell themselves as news though, they sell themselves as a parody of what you see on CNN/Fox/etc. I think they have as much qualification to pontificate about whats going on in the world as the next yahoo on CNN/Fox/etc.

G8rMom7 · Post by **G8rMom7** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:54 pm

Oh, I don't mean they shouldn't be allowed to do what they do...if you're watching them for entertainment, that's fine. I am relating to conversations I've had with people who don't ever read anything and never watch any news...but they are quick to act like they understand politics because they can quote from Colbert. As a journalism major I get quite disturbed by the news which is why I try to get conflicting points of view on things. It would be nice if they would make it easier on me and do that in ONE article...but you can't trust journalists these days to do that kind of thing.

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack...I'm a little bored today.