Havent they done enough to destroy american business?

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Bush sucked, yet we can already look back on those 8 years as "the good old days".

This is exactly what I told many of my friends, before the election: "You will miss George Bush". That Mr. O. could do that in 6 weeks surprises me though.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Bush sucked, yet we can already look back on those 8 years as "the good old days".

Quote of the day. It's like you lent Timm your login.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Quote of the day. It's like you lent Timm your login.

What do you think of the job Obama is doing?? I all see him do is spend BILLIONS every single day it seems like. He has to be disappointing everyone so far..

I know I know... its only been 6 weeks. He seems to be the next Jimmy Carter.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

What do you think of the job Obama is doing?? I all see him do is spend BILLIONS every single day it seems like. He has to be disappointing everyone so far..

I know I know... its only been 6 weeks. He seems to be the next Jimmy Carter.

And you expected differently? Some just don't like how he is spending the money ( as compared to the person we aren't allowed to mention anymore)...

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by GBBob

And you expected differently? Some just don't like how he is spending the money ( as compared to the person we aren't allowed to mention anymore)...

I guess I expected (or hoped) that he would be governing from the center... which what I was getting real excited about pre-inaugeration (sp?) when he seemed to be going towards the center.

Instead he is more left than everyone I've seen in my lifetime combined.

I just REALLY hope he doesnt start this Universal Healthcare thing... I'm all for reforming healthcare and making it more affordable (it needs to be - and start with the lawyers who sue the crap out of doctors and hospitals - and then kick the greedy pharmacutical companies in the gonads). Socialized medicine is just such a horrible idea. Obama should go live in a country that has socialized health care and he will change his mind RIGHT away.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

I guess I expected (or hoped) that he would be governing from the center... which what I was getting real excited about pre-inaugeration (sp?) when he seemed to be going towards the center.

Instead he is more left than everyone I've seen in my lifetime combined.

I just REALLY hope he doesnt start this Universal Healthcare thing... I'm all for reforming healthcare and making it more affordable (it needs to be - and start with the lawyers who sue the crap out of doctors and hospitals - and then kick the greedy pharmacutical companies in the gonads). Socialized medicine is just such a horrible idea. Obama should go live in a country that has socialized health care and he will change his mind RIGHT away.

remember folks he was listed as the most liberal senator in the senate last yr or in '07 - that's what was in the form Lori , left wing projects , left wing spending , why anyone thought it would be different is a shock to me , people talk in elections but in relaity we had joke for 8 yrs and that was that the dems had claimed that cheny ran the country , well if anyone things obama is in charge here you gotta be out of your mind , the country is being run by the majority leader of the house who couldn;t get elected in 95 % of the districts across the county , harrry reid takes his marching orders from her , everyone though that hillary would be the 1st female president , but , Mrs Pelosi has taken over from Cheny as the de facto leader of this country right now, Obama has to bow to her to get anything done

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by gales0678

remember folks he was listed as the most liberal senator in the senate last yr or in '07 - that's what was in the form Lori , left wing projects , left wing spending , why anyone thought it would be different is a shock to me , people talk in elections but in relaity we had joke for 8 yrs and that was that the dems had claimed that cheny ran the country , well if anyone things obama is in charge here you gotta be out of your mind , the country is being run by the majority leader of the house who couldn;t get elected in 95 % of the districts across the county , harrry reid takes his marching orders from her , everyone though that hillary would be the 1st female president , but , Mrs Pelosi has taken over from Cheny as the de facto leader of this country right now, Obama has to bow to her to get anything done

I knew the stats on Obama... I was just hoping it would be different. Its not like I voted for the guy!!! I just was hoping for the best... I still am but am very worried about what I'm seeing.


Pelosi is a moron... even Dems think so... Any time I've ever read a quote from her she comes off as clue-less. How the heck did she become the majority leader?!?!?!?!

Shoot... even Bush and Cheney are a much better option than her!!!

[witchdoctor]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

I'm all for reforming healthcare and making it more affordable (it needs to be - and start with the lawyers who sue the crap out of doctors and hospitals - and then kick the greedy pharmacutical companies in the gonads). Socialized medicine is just such a horrible idea. Obama should go live in a country that has socialized health care and he will change his mind RIGHT away.

That ain't gonna happen.. Trial attorneys are some Obama's biggest supporters. Obama said in an article in Medical Economics that there is no proof that lawsuits increase the cost of health care. He wouldn't comment on the tort reform laes in Texas.

[ArlJim78]

i'm glad you all are so upbeat, i don't know how you could be.
with trillion dollar deficits and massive tax hikes, I see nothing but a bleak future. we haven't even begun to experience the pain yet. the worst is ahead of us. worse yet, the guy in charge isn't trying to fix the problem. today he compared the stock market a tracking poll.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

i'm glad you all are so upbeat, i don't know how you could be.
with trillion dollar deficits and massive tax hikes, I see nothing but a bleak future. we haven't even begun to experience the pain yet. the worst is ahead of us. worse yet, the guy in charge isn't trying to fix the problem. today he compared the stock market a tracking poll.

i agree that all the tax increases to the wealthy and to butt-rape small business and entrapeneurs is a very very bad thing.... especially with the economy being so bad. It will ONLY lead to more jobs being lost. Seems like such a stupid plan. The people who create jobs should be getting help right now.

And I think that every executive of all the bailed-out companies should spend a few years in prison.

[MaTH716]

I don't understand giving 900 million to Hamas, I mean the Palestinians. I could think of a few better ways to spend 900 million.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

What do you think of the job Obama is doing?? I all see him do is spend BILLIONS every single day it seems like. He has to be disappointing everyone so far..

I know I know... its only been 6 weeks. He seems to be the next Jimmy Carter.

I think he's doing the best he can right now. He inherited a gigantic clusterf*ck, no matter which way you look at it. He got wars, an economy in the tank, etc. I don't even care who started it. But the problem is that it's sit idly by and watch it crumble, or try to do something about it. I'm a bigger fan of spending lots of money out of desperation to try to get something to work to turn things around (ie, now), than I am of spending lots of money out of things we just plain old feel like doing (ie, before now). I don't have a knee-jerk aversion to spending money in an attempt to stimulate the economy out of desperation in the same way that conservatives have no knee-jerk aversion to spending money to invade other countries. We just see things differently.

Can't know how it's going to turn out, and he's spending an awful lot of money, but I'm going to reserve judgment for the time being because it's not like he walked into a piece of cake.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

He seems to be the next Jimmy Carter.

I hope we don't get to the point where Carter's administration looks like the good old days!!