 N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" GuanoPremium
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kudos:1 | reply to Go Tarheels
Re: Stop living in a fantasy world... I have no doubt when Obama started getting the same national security briefings as Bush, he muttered the phrase "what the F#$K" under his breath.
It's my understanding that once the final 2 candidates reach the tail end of their run, they start getting the same briefs as the President.
So while Obama is talking about change on one hand, on the other he knows what he has to do.
I hope the President, whoever he is, does what it takes to keep us safe.
But as was stated before. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. I'm not looking to torpedo the man. I understand he's only been there a year, blah blah blah.
But let's face it folks, any better than Bush did? Take Obama off the telepormpter and it's a train wreck. Guantanamo Bay is still open, we're still in Iraq, and Afghanistan is starting to implode. The wire tapping that went on under Bush continues under Obama. No real "change". Same old same old from another slick politician.
It's not my intention to criticize. Simply to point out facts. So many people got caught up in the cult of personality. At the same time everyone was hatin' on Bush, he came along and got the collective to buy his story.
IMHO, one step above a really good car salesman that wants NOTHING to do with a second term. He'll either find a reason not to run again, or he'll run a half ass campaign the second time around. I don't think he understood what he was getting himself into when he threw his hat into the ring, and even more so when he actually got there.
Right now, Obama is wishing he was still in the Senate. I know I would be if I were him....
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| said by N3OGH:I have no doubt when Obama started getting the same national security briefings as Bush, he muttered the phrase "what the F#$K" under his breath. It's my understanding that once the final 2 candidates reach the tail end of their run, they start getting the same briefs as the President. They start getting these briefings shortly after they win the election, not before.
said by N3OGH:So while Obama is talking about change on one hand, on the other he knows what he has to do. What bothers me is Obama is still acting like a candidate and not a leader. He has not said that after reviewing the current assessments, we need to keep doing certain things. Instead, he remains silent and ducks and weaves the real issues. |
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N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" GuanoPremium
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kudos:1 | Point well taken... |
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Thats not correct, Kerry got them back in 2004 until he lost. |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to N3OGH
With all the second guessing, and people realizing what a mistake it was to elect Dear Leader, I feel the following is appropriate.
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We need more than a two party system. I've been saying this for a very long time. |
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1 edit | said by jjeffeory:Hell no! We need more than a two party system. I've been saying this for a very long time. Never gonna happen without election runoffs. And, that's never going to happen because it would be too expensive. Or, too complicated with rank-order ballots. (People can't even punch out a pre-perforrated hole, let alone choose their 1st through nth choices.).
I wish we had a system to promote a plurality of parties. Only because I believe the result would be essentially the same, and demonstrate that the existing system isn't as bad as some people assert. I think some people just need to blame reality on something. The two-party system is the boogieman.
Personally, I think a parliamentary (coalition) system would be more feasible than trying to have a plurality of parties within our congressional system.
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 knightmbEverybody Lies
join:2003-12-01
Franklin, TN | reply to wifi4milez
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said by wifi4milez:With all the second guessing, and people realizing what a mistake it was to elect Dear Leader, I feel the following is appropriate.
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