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Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

johnrpack — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:33:42 -0000

Hmmmm.... Federal spending is up 50% over four years. And you claim GDP is up more than that? You'll need a citation for a statement that flies in the face of the economic news we all know.

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

johnrpack — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:31:17 -0000

Nice try, but wrong. The governments annual increase under Obama puts him on track to more-than-double the government in his 8 years. Bush did the same.

The Republicans are not fiscal conservatives -- they're closet big government campaign-donors-above-all-else politicians. The Democrats are not fiscal conservatives either, they're out-in-the-open big government campaign-donors-above-all-else politicians. Only the Libertarians are serious about reducing government.

Re: Benghazi hearings: politics or uncovering the truth? (3 letters)

Guest22 — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:47:41 -0000

http://2010.newsweek.com/conte...

http://m.wsj.net/video/2013012...

So, really all that's been proven is both Republicans and Democrats lie because, after all, they are politicians.

Politician (n.) \ˌpä-lə-ˈti-shən\: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive. (Source: Devil's Dictionary).

Re: Benghazi hearings: politics or uncovering the truth? (3 letters)

Dano2 — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:34:01 -0000

If they repeat their BS long enough, it becomes da troot, don'tcha know.

Best,

Re: Benghazi hearings: politics or uncovering the truth? (3 letters)

Dano2 — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:54 -0000

None of the usual suspects wants to discuss how a GOP operative doctored the e-mails and the librul media fell for it. CBS admitted they were duped.

I guess if they flagellate themselves and ululate long enough, something will happen. At least, that's the only tactic I can discern here.

Best,

Re: Benghazi hearings: politics or uncovering the truth? (3 letters)

Tbone — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:49 -0000

Great! So show us all where and how the administration supposedly altered the emails. are you ignorant of the fact that ABC had to apologize fur their story claiming the white house altered the talking points?

Oooops! I got my facts in your lies.sorry!

And you're pretending that the video protests in Cairo, for example, never happened?

Re: Education standards, yes, but how exactly?

tuba_umphblat — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:03 -0000

I am so glad I graduated high school before standards based education was started. My sister and I pushed ourselves, had parental support, and didn't blame teachers when we had trouble. We accepted responsibility for our education. While today's high school graduates require more remedial courses in college, I placed out of all foreign language and English requirements in addition to one semester of calculus.

Re: Benghazi hearings: politics or uncovering the truth? (3 letters)

Guest — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:54:09 -0000

How many times have we been over this?

-The white house did alter the emails, republicans did not lie about what was in the emails

-There were never any protests as a result of the video, leading us to wonder why the CIA asserted the video was involved

-Obama called it an act of terror the day after the attacks, but still insisted it was just an out of control protest as a result of the video.

-Democrats are liars.

We've been over all this a million times, yet the democrat brain trust just can't let go of their proven lies.

Re: Lower drunken-driving limit would be too strict (2 letters)

Suvkix — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:47:49 -0000

Personally, I'd feel better if our Legislature were working on long term water solutions, responsible energy extraction standards, transportation infrastructure improvements, etc, etc, etc. Lowering BAC to 0.05 is critical why?

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

Suvkix — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:39:33 -0000

Obama is the latest in a long line of presidents who over promised and under delilvered. The electorate got what they deserved in each case. We deserve better candidates, on both sides. Heck, maybe there's an independent out there we should give a try. Can't be any worse than the last 10 we've had....................

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

Tbone — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:30 -0000

You're damn right ron paul doesn't deserve to lead us. Good point.

Re: Benghazi hearings: politics or uncovering the truth? (3 letters)

Robtf777 — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:32:43 -0000

"Benghazi hearings: politics or uncovering the truth?"

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Taken in isolation, it would be easy for Democrats to claim that Benghazi is merely partisan politics.

Just as taken in isolation, it would be easy for Democrats to claim that Fast and Furious is merely partisan politics.

Just as taken in isolation, it would be easy for Democrats to claim that the IRS Fiasco is merely partisan politics.

Just as taken in isolation, it would be easy for Democrats to claim that the AP Spying Scandal is merely partisan politics.

Just as taken in isolation, it would be easy for Democrats to claim that the World-wide concern over the use of drones by the US Military and the CIA that some claim has killed, is killing, and will continue to kill.....more civilian and children than "legitimate targets"..... is merely partisan politics.

Just as taken in isolation, it would be easy for Democrats to claim that the Trillion-Dollar Annual Deficits and the Ballooning National Debt is merely partisan politics.

But a lot of people don't look at Benghazi, Fast and Furious, the IRS Fiasco, the AP Spying Scandal, the use of drones, and the Deficits/Debt only in "isolated" terms as the near-sighted Democrats want to do......but look at those things - and more - in terms of a "combined overall trend"......that calls into question (1) what Obama meant when he promised "hope and change" (2) the morals of the Obama Administration (3) the ethics of the Obama Administration (4) the "legalities" the Obama Administration ignores and flaunts (5) the "constitutional" issues the Obama Administration ignores and flaunts.

The Denver Post, in its own editorial, put Benghazi as one part of a three-ring circus. The list above adds another 3 issues to make it a 6-ring circus. Perhaps others would include Obamacare and other issues to the list........that begs the question: Is there anything the Obama Administration will NOT do......to achieve whatever it is they want to do......even if they have to resort to questionable moral, ethical, legal, constitutional means......and bomb and injure, maim, kill a whole bunch of civilians/children......to achieve whatever it is they are trying to achieve (even if what they are trying to achieve is "covering their own butts")????

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

Tbone — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29:58 -0000

Which regulations are those? Last I heard, the Obama admin is rolling out new regulations at about the same pace as prior administrations, republicans included.

So....what were you saying about half truths?

Re: Benghazi hearings: politics or uncovering the truth? (3 letters)

Tbone — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:55 -0000

How many times have we been over this?

-The white house did not alter any emails, rather republicans lied about what was in the emails

-There were nearby protests as a result of the video, leading the CIA to initially believe the video was involved

-Obama called it an act of terror the day after the attacks

-Republicans are liars.

We've been over all this a million times, yet the republican brain trust just can't let go of the disproven lies.

And you've gotta love a (presumably) republican saying "Do we just accept the fact that our executive branch of government is allowed to lie to the American people". You owe me a new irony detector, Dick.

And David, I don't know a single republican who denies that these attacks on the prez are anything BUT political theater.

Re: Lower drunken-driving limit would be too strict (2 letters)

primafacie — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:40 -0000

It isn't so much as inhibited or impaired decision-making as much as impaired judgment -- gauging stopping distance, whether the drive can make a turn at a given speed, or whether the other car has left enough room to make that lane change. In truth, that line is likely different for every driver. (For me, it's after a a couple of glasses of wine.)

And, no, I've never driven drunk, legally or otherwise. Not even when was younger and much more stupid than I am now. As for the straight line, that's a challenge after two Cokes, let alone wine.

Re: “Umbrella-gate”: Why did President Obama have to ask?

Dano2 — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:46 -0000

That's what we said about Boosh when we saw those pix of Marines holding an umbrella for him. And the pic of Clinton. And of Poppy Bush. And Reagan. and and and and and and and...

chuckle

Best,

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

Justclimbit — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:21 -0000

Many of us are unable to post links without the comments in which they're embedded being intercepted for days. Others have no problems doing so. This is not an excuse, only the reality of commenting on a sometimes exasperating web site. I personally have given up trying to post links. By the time they show up, no one is reading.

Re: “Umbrella-gate”: Why did President Obama have to ask?

primafacie — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:09 -0000

Lighten up, Francis. It's OK to laugh at that which is funny. And this is funny.

If you can't see that, I can't help you.

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

Dano2 — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:33 -0000

No need to make things up because you are having a sad.

Post a link or chart right now.

Let's see it.

No excuses, dissembling or mendacity.

Best,

Re: “Umbrella-gate”: Why did President Obama have to ask?

Old Enough — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:07 -0000

They are grasping for straws as they fall off the cliff. Oh, well....

Re: Dragging out Benghazi is politics at its worst

thor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:47 -0000

Why the overstatement. Does it make your point better? i doubt it. But you can insist that i want to tar and feather the President if it makes you feel better. Now, what I really want the President to do is man up and tell us what he knew, where he was and why he didn't allow reinforcements to come to the rescue.

Re: Dragging out Benghazi is politics at its worst

thor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:21 -0000

Die by the thousands???? That lie puts everything else you wrote in the trash bin.

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

thor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:36:32 -0000

Finally, original thought. I wish I hadn't of asked for it because it is full of half truths. For example the stock market, the improving economy and the increase in jobs is mostly due to the private sector growing in spite of all the regulations added since 2009.

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

thor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:31:50 -0000

I love your mod queue excuse. It is original.

Re: Americans are getting what they deserved in President Obama

thor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:57 -0000

President Obama is not from Kenya. I'm always surprised at how little you know. The next thing we know, you will be posting that his birth certificate is forged. Shame on you.