Politics Obama - Actually doing a good job?

If I could generalize, I would say the same about Republicans.

They are better at whining, complaining, criticizing, demagoguing, and for the last five years, obstructing at levels unseen in the past, than they are at governing or participating in bi-partisan consensus building, particularly in a divided country.

 

Let me make sure I understand your point so that I can specifically respond to it. I was not made aware of this or that until it was reported in the media. Since this matter may or may not be subject to investigation or litigation it is inappropriate for me to directly respond, other than to say I am appalled and find it or that unacceptable. Other than that or this I do have a response, it would be the greatest response in the history of responses if I were not precluded from giving a response to this issue of great concern or that issue of great concern.

Do I qualify to be President or the President's press Secretary?

 

You qualify for your own right wing podcast where you can spread your ideology w/o the necessity of supporting it with facts....much like Uncle Rush and Aunt Sarah.

Perhaps the administrators can guide you in setting it up on a blog page here.

 

It has been a while since Sarah Palin, my favorite political figure, has come up in discussion. Gee, I would love for her to be President rather than Obama.

 

I wonder if she would have quit in the middle of her first term when faced with a bigger spotlight, criticism from political opponents or a potential "scandal"?

 

She did what was best for her state, and her family when she stepped down. I respect her for that, her reasons and the fact she looked the world in the eye and told us in straight talk. She may have ruined any future political aspirations, but she did what she thought was the right thing to do. She took advantage of her popularity and created financial security for her family. She advocates for Tea Party principles at every opportunity. Palin is refreshing. She is flawed, but that makes her even more appealing because she is not pretending to be something she is not. I would trust her. There are very few political figures today I actually trust.

I honestly wrote how I feel about Palin. How about you give us a paragraph on how you feel about Obama.

 

I will when I stop laughing.

 

You think Alaska would have been better served at the time if she had continued as governor?
You think she did not know the political cost of resigning and that she could have rode out her term and still made the money and would have been better positioned to run for Senate or President at a future date?
How long was Obama a Senator before he ran for President? How effective was he as Senator? What is the difference between what he did and Palin actually resigning - other than honesty? Because neither would have been able to do the job they were being paid to do effectively.

I know, it is not possible to say anything nice about Palin. I never understood why the media and those on the left are in such fear of her. She is just a petite soccer mom from Alaska. Is it that she went after corrupt government officials in her state, Republicans included? Is it her non-Ivy league education? Is it her hunting skills?



What is it?

 

She is a quitter.

You respect that. I dont.

I dont fear her. I think she is a caricature of what the Republican Party has become.

 

She did it for Alaska. That is a bold statement right there.

She cut and ran at the first sign she could profit elsewhere.

 

Let's not be silly. Or, do you suggest that it is always wise to continue to do something as opposed to quitting? Wise people know when to quit and when not to. palin made the wise choice to step down.

If true, and from the perspective of Democrats one would think there would be a lot of encouragement that she stay in the spot light.
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This is why I am an advocate for a smaller federal government. I say give more power to state and local government and trust the people.

Although I have not done anything wrong and I have followed all our rules and regulations, I must plead the Fifth and not answer your questions. I would love to answer your questions and I have made public statement on these issues in the past and I really do have excellent responses, responses so good they would be a close second to the responses from the WH on the subjects they can not respond to, but since I did not break any laws and I would only tell the truth I fear I might incriminate myself in some way.
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Do you recall the circumstances. She even had a reporter move into a house next door to hers so he could have easier access to her trash. Almost ever news agency had people going to Alaska looking for dirt and disrupting the lives of Alaskans and the functions of government. She had people attacking her daughter, her youngest son. It was shameful.

After she entered the national stage her financial future was set. I would argue the her resignation cost her money and hurt her future prospects.

 

I want her in the spotlight, given that her poll numbers are deeper underwater (-25% favorable/unfavorable just last month) than the Republic brand as a whole;

State security would have ensured that she not have a neighbor problem if she had remained in office and living in the governor's mansion..but she bailed. At least she installed a tanning bed at taxpayer expense for the next governor.

Dirt? Anywhere near the level of racism, hatred, lies, innuendos, etc heaped on Obama, his wife and daughters.

I dont know many who could be as thick skinned, turn-the-other-cheek and bear such venom and animosity on a daily basis as Obama has had to endure.

Certainly not Palin, who wilted under the national spotlight and pressure and decided to hide behind the Fox shield and shill herself and her family at every opportunity.

 

I think she will be proven right regarding Obamacare and death panels. I think the gun control debate will swing ratings more in her favor. I think the immegration reform debate will show she was more in line with the general American public than anyone currently working on the issue. I think Benghazi scandal will prove Hilary was not ready for that 3 am call but that the perception would be that Palin would have been. I think the IRS issue will reinvigorate the Tea Party and benefit Palin's ratings. So, I am actually optimistic and I do believe you have reason to be concerned regarding the liberal agenda.

Either way it is wrong. I have no tolerance for this type of behavior. It is one thing to target the public figure, absolutely no reason to target the spouse and children.

You seem to be unwilling to directly admit the attacks on Palin's family were wrong and contributed to the reason she made the choice to step down.
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I understood your argument. I disagree.

I think size is an issue. I don't care how good a leader is - an entity can get to big to manage. Simply by virtue of its size. I think you can have economies of scale to a point and then those benefits begin to diminish as an entity gets bigger. I think there is a theoretical optimal size for an entity - depending on its purpose.

No. For example there is no reason for you to keep track of my household budget and my household rules. Your city need not be concerned with my city. Your state need not be concerned about my state. The Federal government need only be concerned for those items as outlined in the US Constitution. Health care is my business, not the Federal government's business.

 

It is right up there with (paraphrasing) "climate change is a socialist hoax because only God can control weather (see Great Flood for details)"

 

we'll see what this translates into in practice--but it's one of the first things from obama regarding the "war on terror" that i find even vaguely encouraging--ending the fucking thing:

Obama speech: 'Perpetual war will prove self-defeating' – live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk

 

If she was a wise person, I might buy into your vision. All I see (reality shows included) is a grasping social climber. She saw dollar signs and decided to take an easier route to limelight than the day to day labour of running her state.

She wasn't making more money by staying put in Alaska. To suggest otherwise is just... wrong. I do agree that it hurt her future prospects but I don't think *she" saw it that way.


Look, clearly you have high opinion of her. I don't.

There is nothing in her actions or words that leads me to believe otherwise about her.

From where I am sitting she represents the worst of America.