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Originally Posted by flstf
I did not really expect much change with Obama's presidency but he seems to be going overboard to keep business as usual. I am surprised that he threw in the towel so early on his campaign rhetoric of CHANGE. Perhaps his party schooled him on the way things really work in the executive branch.
He promised he would not raise taxes on the poor and middle class but the first bill he signed (SCHIP) gets 90% of it's funding from the middle class and lower income groups.
He promised higher ethics but three of his nominations were/are for people who cheated on their taxes. I don't believe the "it was just an honest mistake" bull, especially from the new head of the IRS.
He said he would not sign bills with earmarks in them but the so called Stimulus Bill seems to contain many items that would otherwise be considered earmarks.
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Even the earmarks aren't as bad as other things he's trying to ram through Congress before the country realizes what's going on. As of today, this piece of shit (not my words--I believe it was a US Senator who said it) had the support of only 37% of the population, and the favorables become fewer every day. Congressional members don't even read the things they sign under NORMAL circumstances. Maybe they aren't aware of these amnesty provisions, but the public needs to know that:
Illegal aliens will be given legal status within 24 hours, even without a complete background check. No potential for terrorism there!
US taxpayers will pay for the attorneys to represent the illegal aliens.
"Temporary" visas can be renewed indefinitely (doesn't that sound like "permanent?")
Illegal alien gang members are eligible for amnesty (there are at least 30,000 of them).
The US taxpayers will pay for education and health care for Mexicans IN MEXICO.
Illegal aliens don't have to pay back taxes, but they ARE eligible for the EIC.
Fast track for SPP.
In-state tuition for illegal aliens, but not for US citizens.
Illegals get to cut in front of people who have applied to enter legally.
Amnesty for illegals who were ordered deported.
Learning English not required until the ninth year of amnesty.
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BHO: "The greatest risk we can take is to try the same old politics with the same old players, and expect a different result."
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This is why he selected Leon Panetta, Bill Clinton's chief of staff,to be the CIA director. Rahm Emanuel, a senior Clinton advisor, is the new chief of staff.
Then there's Robert Reich, Eric Holder (he of Marc Rich fame), Carol Browner, Susan Rice, and Rahm Emanuel (This is a gentle soul who once wrote in Campaign and Elections magazine that “the untainted Republican has not yet been invented” and who two years ago — according to a book about Mr. Emanuel (“The Thumpin’ ” by Naftali
Bendavid) — announced to his staff that Republicans are “bad people who deserve a two-by-four upside their heads.”
He also chose Hillary to be Secretary of State. No conflict of interest there with her husband's fundraising
, but she could eliminate the deficit just by investing in commodities for the country. That, and organize a mass donation of used underwear to charity.
The cream of the crop, though, are Daschle and Geithner. Daschle, of course, "isn't a lobbyist," but he was paid millions to represent a lobbying firm that was paid $16 million by some of the most powerful health care interests. What better choice for HHS could there be?
Actually, Geithner takes the cake. A tax cheat in charge of the IRS. He didn't even pay all the taxes he admitted owing; just the ones couldn't get out of paying. That's classic.
In only two weeks, Obama has selected the most corrupt appointees in history. That's not the kind of "change" we were expecting. God knows what he can do with a month or two under his belt.
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Sore loser say what?
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Perfect. Now I remember why I hardly come here anymore.