Obama is not learning on the job, he is doing what he was installed to do by the financial elites. And that is to bail out the banks, slash public spending and put the load of the financial crisis on the backs of the American workers, while ramping up military aggression in the Middle East. Bush would have done the same thing. He was just as addament abouting bailing out the banks as Obama.
Jgg's analysis is the usual right wing drivel attempting to blame the New administration for problems that have built up over three decades of deregulated free market parasiticsm and the deindustrialization of the US, in which both parties played an equal role. On May 24, 2:34 am, GATORPOP <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree that Obama is trying to learn on the job, and with jgg's > analysis. Note also how many times Obama has had to change his mind. > And his habit of trashing the USA while overseas. And his > determination to do everything at once--the trillion per week plan--- > while we are in a deep recession. I and everyone I know are saving > every dime available while Obama's whole plan is based on > "stimulating" us to spend more! > > He is either leading us in all directions or do direction at all. The > only theme is a huge increase of Government, including pre-empting > large areas formerly managed at the State level. > > I can make a pretty good argument that Obama, Pelosi, and Reid should > all take a month off so the nation can take inventory and see where we > are. > > GP > > On May 23, 10:50 am, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Just how fast can Obama learn how simplistic and wrong his assertive > > positions during the campaign were??? Our problem is that his > > learning curve has negative consequences for America if it is not fast > > enough... > > >http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/gitmo-speech-exposes-obama... > > > >>> Indeed, looking over statements from Obama’s presidential campaign, > > >>> what’s striking is the shallowness of his position on Guantanamo. But > > >>> he said what he needed to say, first to win the Democratic nomination > > >>> and then to win the White House. > > > Now, things have changed. Obama has issued an executive order that > > Guantanamo will be shut down no later than Jan 22, 2010. He has tried > > to charm and persuade our allies to accept some prisoners—and has > > gotten virtually nowhere. He still hasn’t settled on which procedures > > will be used to dispose of the cases involving the most hardened al > > Qaeda detainees. And now, the Senate has voted—by a 90-to-6 margin—to > > deny Obama the $80 million he sought to pay for closing down > > Guantanamo. > > > The easy campaign rhetoric no longer works. The Senate vote was a sign > > in a big, flashing letters: It’s time for a concrete plan. So on > > Thursday, Obama traveled to the National Archives to deliver a much- > > hyped speech on his intentions. And after a lot of speechifying— > > there’s still no concrete plan.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
