He is a Main Player in the Financial disaster we are facing as a Nation. And Loony Liberals are willing to ignore that in order to gain Political power...
On Oct 13, 12:59 pm, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Exactly. I would have no trouble voting for him, if he meant any of > it. He doesn't. He's a hollow, spineless douche, not much more. And > the faux libbies just fall in line and drop their drawers... in > unison. Just as he's willing to lose a war to win an election, > they're willing to trash all real libbie/Dem ideas to win an > election. You look at his "offical" positions on all the key issues > and he Out-Bushes McCain and then again. He's the kind of guy who'd > shake your hand and piss on your leg at the same time. > > On Oct 13, 2:50 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It seems Obama will "say" anything to get Elected... > > > The trick is to LOOK at his Record, so you can SEE what he will in > > fact do. > > > On Oct 13, 12:44 pm, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > He can't get elected otherwise: > > > > "Commentary: Obama and Bush are not so far apart > > > Story Highlights > > > > WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Since Barack Obama incessantly makes the case that > > > a John McCain administration would equate to another Bush term, it's > > > worth looking at just how much Sen. Obama himself is in agreement with > > > the unpopular president. > > > > Does that mean that he, too, would be a repeat of President Bush? If > > > one were to apply his logic, maybe so. > > > > Here are 20 reasons why: > > > > 1. Abstinence: Bush expanded community-based abstinence education > > > during his term, including a $28 million budget increase for 2009 in > > > an effort to "Teach both abstinence and contraception to teens." Obama > > > concurred in April when he said: "We want to make sure that, even as > > > we are teaching responsible sexuality and we are teaching abstinence > > > to children, that we are also making sure that they've got enough > > > understanding about contraception." > > > > 2. Affirmative action: Bush said of the 2003 University of Michigan > > > affirmative action case: "I strongly support diversity of all kinds, > > > including racial diversity in higher education. But the method used by > > > the University of Michigan to achieve this important goal is > > > fundamentally flawed" -- because it depended solely on race. Bush has > > > said other factors, such as socioeconomic status, should be > > > considered, which would include poor white students. > > > > Obama now agrees with that view. "Inside Higher Ed" referred in May to > > > "Obama's suggestion that he may be ready to change the focus of > > > affirmative action policies in higher education -- away from race to > > > economic class. ... In his debate in Philadelphia with Hillary > > > Clinton, he said in response to a question, that his own privileged > > > daughters do not deserve affirmative action preferences, and that > > > working-class students of all colors do." > > > > 3. Budgets: Obama voted for Bush's budgets, which included 19 spending > > > bills. > > > > 4. Capital punishment: Like Bush, Obama supports capital punishment. > > > He spoke out in opposition to the recent Supreme Court decision that > > > denied the death penalty for child rapists. And in his 2006 memoir, > > > Obama said, "I believe there are some crimes -- mass murder, the rape > > > and murder of a child -- so heinous that the community is justified in > > > expressing the full measure of its outrage by meting out the ultimate > > > punishment." > > > > 5. Education: Obama supports charter schools, as does Bush, and merit > > > pay for teachers, and he voted in favor of supporting the president's > > > 21st Century Community Learning Centers. > > > > 6. Economics: Obama told reporters that he agreed with Treasury > > > Secretary Henry Paulson and Bush's bailout package, then voted for the > > > $700 billion plan. And despite routinely criticizing "the Bush tax > > > cuts," Obama is now offering tax cuts of his own (although only for > > > the 95 percent of taxpayers earning less than $250,000 a year). What a > > > concept! > > > > 7. Energy: In signing the $12.3 billion Energy Policy Act of 2005, > > > Bush said it "promotes dependable, affordable, and environmentally > > > sound production and distribution of energy for America's future." > > > Obama voted for the energy plan and called it a "first step toward > > > decreasing America's dependence on foreign oil." > > > > 8. Faith-based initiatives/fatherhood: Bush is well known for his > > > commitment to the faith-based community -- with initiatives for the > > > poor and on fatherhood -- and he expanded the ability to allow faith- > > > based providers a seat at the funding table. Obama, who has railed > > > against Bush's efforts, has still found a way to embrace them, saying > > > he would "expand" faith-based initiatives. He used his Father's Day > > > speech to echo the president's Fatherhood Initiative. > > > > 9. FISA: Of the Senate bill passage that rewrote intelligence laws to > > > grant immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in > > > the Bush administration's wiretapping program, Bush said: "This vital > > > intelligence bill will allow our national security professionals to > > > quickly and effectively monitor the plans of terrorists outside the > > > United States, while respecting the liberties of the American people." > > > > Obama, who supported it, after opposing FISA last year, said: "Given > > > the grave threats that we face, our national security agencies must > > > have the capability to gather intelligence and track down terrorists > > > before they strike, while respecting the rule of law and the privacy > > > and civil liberties of the American people." Almost identical, huh? > > > Are we sure they don't share the same speechwriter? But Obama did take > > > heat for his change of heart, as The Washington Post reported that: > > > "The Illinois senator's reversal on the issue has angered liberal > > > groups." Guess you can't please everyone. > > > > 10. Gay marriage: Both Obama and Bush agree that marriage is and > > > should remain between one man and one woman. As far back as 2004, > > > Obama said: "Gays ... should not marry." And in a 2007 Senate debate, > > > he said: "I agree with most Americans, with Democrats and Republicans, > > > with Vice President Cheney, with over 2,000 religious leaders of all > > > different beliefs, that decisions about marriage, as they always have, > > > should be left to the states. ... Personally, I do believe that > > > marriage is between a man and a woman." > > > > 11. Global AIDS: Obama has said the U.S. must "lead the global fight > > > against the AIDS virus." And earlier this year, he encouraged > > > lawmakers to "Use whatever works with AIDS, including teaching > > > abstinence." Obama has given Bush kudos for his efforts to combat > > > global AIDS and the record amount of funding ($15 billion over 5 > > > years) the president has earmarked for the fight. Obama said in > > > September, "I think President Bush -- and many of you here today -- > > > have shown real leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS." > > > > 12. Health care: While they don't share similar views on universal > > > health care coverage, Bush and Obama agree that the problem with > > > health care is "about affordability" and there is a need to address > > > minority health concerns with more coverage and targeting. That is why > > > Bush expanded community health care centers, covering the uninsured > > > and targeting urban areas, to the tune of $1.5 billion for 1,200 > > > centers "coast to coast." > > > > 13. Middle-class tax cuts: While he hasn't voted for such cuts, Obama > > > is pushing his biggest economic initiative yet: tax cuts for the > > > middle class. "We've got to help the middle class," Obama said > > > Tuesday. Perhaps unbeknownst to him, Bush has already been there, done > > > that. In signing the 2001 Tax Cut Bill, Bush said: "Tax relief is an > > > achievement for families struggling to enter the middle class. For > > > hard-working lower-income families, we have cut the bottom rate of > > > federal income tax from 15 percent to 10 percent. We doubled the per- > > > child tax credit to $1,000, and made it refundable. ... Tax relief is > > > an achievement for middle-class families squeezed by high energy > > > prices and credit card debt." > > > > 14. Minority homeownership: Obama adopted the Congressional Black > > > Caucus principles "to increase minority homeownership" as it is "one > > > of the best wealth-creation vehicles for minority families." These > > > principles were developed as part of Bush's vision to expand minority > > > homeownership to 5.5 million new homeowners by 2010. "Across our > > > nation, every citizen, regardless of race, creed, color or place of > > > birth, should have the opportunity to become a homeowner," Bush said. > > > > Similar comparisons can be drawn for their positions on small > > > businesses and on businesses owned by women and minorities. > > > > 15. National security: Obama voted yes on preauthorizing the much > > > ballyhooed Patriot Act, sought by the Bush administration. > > > > 16. Offshore drilling: Bush has consistently pushed for drilling > > > offshore, while Obama, who until recently opposed it, now says he's > > > for it. In Nashville, Tennessee, he told an audience: "We're going to > > > have to explore new ways to get more oil, and that includes offshore > > > drilling." > > > > 17. Racial profiling: Obama's campaign literature states that he will > > > call for a ban on racial profiling, even though Bush issued a > > > directive that banned racial profiling in 2001. In his order, Bush > > > said to the attorney general: "I hereby direct you to review the use > > > by federal law enforcement authorities of race as a factor in > > > conducting stops, searches and other investigative procedures. ... I > > > further direct that you report back to me with your findings and > > > recommendations for the improvement of the just and equal > > > administration of our nation's laws." > > > > 18. Religion: It is widely known that Obama is a person of faith. > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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