is for a group debate in class I have to find the connection between the funding of a national health care system an the war on Iraq, for others to evaluate.
It is Related to the National budget. The government has spent more dollars than it has collected from taxpayers over the past years, especially on the war. And what happens if we do?
Where would the money come from? Well a lot of it has come from the rest of the world and a rise of taxes, that's why many European banks are also feeling the impact of our economy, they lent money to the US, and China provided lots of capital too, purchasing US Bonds, our debt.
How are we going to fund a National Health Care system, with debt?? Foreign Debt.
Currently we import more than we export and we can't just print more dollars to fund the gap, that will only cause a deflation is which is worse than inflation, and more taxes
Deflation creates negative growth in the price of the commodities.
it would lead to more unemployment and reduction in prices,
investors would never lent money to a country in this situation, take the Argentina crisis in 2002 for example deflation discourage national and foreign investors, and unemployment reached 25%.
China has warehouses full of American dollars and bonds.
If they want to blackmail US into some policy that would help them all they have to do it threaten to release a bunch of that money on the market and the US dollar will nosedive. That would seriously hurt the USA economy
any comments, feedback good bad GREAT.
thanks|||I think you need a much better understanding of the world's economics.
Some of your ideas are right, but others are skewed.
Using debt ("printing money") usually causes inflation because it devalues the dollar.
I really doubt Europe is loaning the US funds, or buying our dollars or treasury bonds.
China does not have warehouses full of physical U.S. dollars (although some small countries counterfeit our money.) I also doubt China can blackmail the U.S., even if they wanted to. Remember, we can also tank their economy by not buying anything from them.
Basically, there is not connection between funding the war in Iraq and paying for health care. If you cut the number of troops (who currently have government health insurance) you just add more people to the unemployment rolls and subsidized health care plans the states offer, with no benefit ( of strong national security) for the funds expended. "We the People" must pay taxes to keep our government and country going. I think national health care will probably be funded by stealing the funds from the next generations, who (you are right) will have to pay more taxes, and weaken (maybe kill!) the economy; so I am against nationalized, totally socialized, forced health care.|||idk but im debate also :)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
How do you feel about the recent G-20 summit?
At the G-20 summit in London that concluded recently, the G-20 (which is the 19 richest nations in the world, and the entire European Union) pledged a US$1.1T (that's $1,100,000,000 USD) stimulus package to be used to assist developing countries and third world countries during this economic crisis. And our wonderful President, President Barack Hussein Obama, pledged that the United States would pick up 25% of the tab ($275,000,000 USD) - leaving the remaining $825,000,000 to be paid by the remaining 18 nations and the European Union of the G-20.\
Furthermore, President Barack Hussein Obama supported a measure proposed that would form a "financial stability forum" to work with the IMF that would promote "global co-operation" and work to "provide an early-warning system for future financial crisis". What this means is that it puts the financial systems of the G-20 (including our's) under the review and control of a board (of which America will have no members) to oversee everything and make changes they see as fit.
Does this frighten anyone else? Obama just put us further in debt (to the tune of $275,000,000 USD) and signed away a portion of our national sovereignty to foreigners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_G-20_L…|||It is scary to think that Obama - this thug from Chicago, is huddled across the ocean with all the world leaders deciding our fate. When these leaders denounced Capitalism and blamed it for the worlds problems - did the American representative - Obama - DEFEND Capitalism? Did he defend our Constitution? Did he defend America and its taxpayers? The answer is a resounding NO!
All these supposed “brilliant” world leaders gather together and the best they can do is the same old crap that Obama is doing - PRINT and SPEND - In a stunning move by all of these countries - who all have NO MONEY (except for China) - the G20 has decided to give $1 Trillion to the IMF - with absolutely NO ACCOUNTABILITY. So, which nations are giving and how much are they (you and me) giving? YOUR tax dollars are going to go to faltering nations - nations that could care less about America - this entire thought is sickening to me and throws the Constitution in the trash. Unless we stop this madness America’s future will be forever gone.
Ask any of the members of the G20 meeting - “Who are the Founding Fathers of the Constitution of the United States?” - none of them will know and certainly none of them will care! They don’t care who George Washington was or Thomas Jefferson or Ben Franklin - they don’t care!
They don’t care if they are throwing away 200 years of American history and the very people who shaped this great and dominant country. Obama is trashing the Constitution and selling the soul of America to the world stage - can you imagine the change that has occurred since this man has taken office? It is mind boggling and unless the American taxpayers rise up and FORCE our politicians to STOP! o_O|||19 countries made a jackass out of One Term Barry.|||I found it mildly ironic that Socialist countries were telling Obama that his plans went too far to the left.|||VERY disappointed|||Because our leaders in Washington are indifferent and not outraged, why should I be?
/sarcasm. this is an outrage|||In my opinion it is treason to give the IMF 'Global drawing rights' on OUR central bank and to commit to put American regulations under the oversight of a global group. It is certainly unconstitutional.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/po…|||Angry disappointed, creeped out.... I could go on|||the fact that they said they want a global government makes me ******* pissed off|||25% of a trillion is is $275,000,000,000, not $275,000,000|||I liked what happened. Now I don't feel like a conspiracy nut when I wonder about the new world order. Too bad for us.|||About like I would feel if I puked my guts out!|||It was like a psyche ward with a bunch of psychotics on acid all trying to make the biggest fool of themselves.|||I think that it was a very costly show for the taxpayers of all of those countries and ours even more, the results were very disappointing.
Personally Obama was received like the rock star he is accustomed to. But when it came to concessions from the European countries, they gave very little.
5.000 troops for Afghanistan is not really much considering all the countries that were present.
A waste of money for little results|||O "BAA" ma pledged it, let it come out of his pocket.
Everybody needs to check out the tax laws. You will find a loophole in them that will let you not pay your taxes for a certain time period. One of my contacts has outlined this in one of his answers.
Look up the question, "What are you going to do about it" asked by Inquisitor V.
At this time there is not much we can do but there will be come the 2010 and 2012 elections if we all come together and vote the radical faction out. We need new blood in and these people that vote to destroy our nation, liberty and freedom removed. We need only those that will abide by the Constitution and serve the people and not the rich bankers and we need to eliminate the Federal Reserve and return to the gold standard.
I think the g20 meeting was a gateway for the empty suit to brag to the world that he and the bankers have the people of the U.S. defeated, but he had better think again. He will, I hope, be a one term illegitimate usurper and not hurt our sovereignty any more than has already been done. He needs to be removed from office immediately and all of his policies and actions voided or reversed.
CONSTITUTION PARTY 2010/2012
GIVE me LIBERTY or GIVE me DEATH!|||I did not vote this man in, but a lot of you did, hope to hell your all happy!!! Nothing wrong with the USA just taking care of our selves, hopefully next Term we will not have a jackass leader, this is very disturbing, to the one who have built and worked hard for our freedom, to have it taken away by Whoopee, big deal the first african jackass!!! How could some of you have ever let this happen, Brainwashed you are!!!|||I think it went well. Go Obama.|||Don't blame Obama for trying to fix your guys' clusterf**k.|||I thought Obama did a MUCH BETTER jopb that Bush ever did. I've had a few republicans even admit that to me.;
Furthermore, President Barack Hussein Obama supported a measure proposed that would form a "financial stability forum" to work with the IMF that would promote "global co-operation" and work to "provide an early-warning system for future financial crisis". What this means is that it puts the financial systems of the G-20 (including our's) under the review and control of a board (of which America will have no members) to oversee everything and make changes they see as fit.
Does this frighten anyone else? Obama just put us further in debt (to the tune of $275,000,000 USD) and signed away a portion of our national sovereignty to foreigners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_G-20_L…|||It is scary to think that Obama - this thug from Chicago, is huddled across the ocean with all the world leaders deciding our fate. When these leaders denounced Capitalism and blamed it for the worlds problems - did the American representative - Obama - DEFEND Capitalism? Did he defend our Constitution? Did he defend America and its taxpayers? The answer is a resounding NO!
All these supposed “brilliant” world leaders gather together and the best they can do is the same old crap that Obama is doing - PRINT and SPEND - In a stunning move by all of these countries - who all have NO MONEY (except for China) - the G20 has decided to give $1 Trillion to the IMF - with absolutely NO ACCOUNTABILITY. So, which nations are giving and how much are they (you and me) giving? YOUR tax dollars are going to go to faltering nations - nations that could care less about America - this entire thought is sickening to me and throws the Constitution in the trash. Unless we stop this madness America’s future will be forever gone.
Ask any of the members of the G20 meeting - “Who are the Founding Fathers of the Constitution of the United States?” - none of them will know and certainly none of them will care! They don’t care who George Washington was or Thomas Jefferson or Ben Franklin - they don’t care!
They don’t care if they are throwing away 200 years of American history and the very people who shaped this great and dominant country. Obama is trashing the Constitution and selling the soul of America to the world stage - can you imagine the change that has occurred since this man has taken office? It is mind boggling and unless the American taxpayers rise up and FORCE our politicians to STOP! o_O|||19 countries made a jackass out of One Term Barry.|||I found it mildly ironic that Socialist countries were telling Obama that his plans went too far to the left.|||VERY disappointed|||Because our leaders in Washington are indifferent and not outraged, why should I be?
/sarcasm. this is an outrage|||In my opinion it is treason to give the IMF 'Global drawing rights' on OUR central bank and to commit to put American regulations under the oversight of a global group. It is certainly unconstitutional.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/po…|||Angry disappointed, creeped out.... I could go on|||the fact that they said they want a global government makes me ******* pissed off|||25% of a trillion is is $275,000,000,000, not $275,000,000|||I liked what happened. Now I don't feel like a conspiracy nut when I wonder about the new world order. Too bad for us.|||About like I would feel if I puked my guts out!|||It was like a psyche ward with a bunch of psychotics on acid all trying to make the biggest fool of themselves.|||I think that it was a very costly show for the taxpayers of all of those countries and ours even more, the results were very disappointing.
Personally Obama was received like the rock star he is accustomed to. But when it came to concessions from the European countries, they gave very little.
5.000 troops for Afghanistan is not really much considering all the countries that were present.
A waste of money for little results|||O "BAA" ma pledged it, let it come out of his pocket.
Everybody needs to check out the tax laws. You will find a loophole in them that will let you not pay your taxes for a certain time period. One of my contacts has outlined this in one of his answers.
Look up the question, "What are you going to do about it" asked by Inquisitor V.
At this time there is not much we can do but there will be come the 2010 and 2012 elections if we all come together and vote the radical faction out. We need new blood in and these people that vote to destroy our nation, liberty and freedom removed. We need only those that will abide by the Constitution and serve the people and not the rich bankers and we need to eliminate the Federal Reserve and return to the gold standard.
I think the g20 meeting was a gateway for the empty suit to brag to the world that he and the bankers have the people of the U.S. defeated, but he had better think again. He will, I hope, be a one term illegitimate usurper and not hurt our sovereignty any more than has already been done. He needs to be removed from office immediately and all of his policies and actions voided or reversed.
CONSTITUTION PARTY 2010/2012
GIVE me LIBERTY or GIVE me DEATH!|||I did not vote this man in, but a lot of you did, hope to hell your all happy!!! Nothing wrong with the USA just taking care of our selves, hopefully next Term we will not have a jackass leader, this is very disturbing, to the one who have built and worked hard for our freedom, to have it taken away by Whoopee, big deal the first african jackass!!! How could some of you have ever let this happen, Brainwashed you are!!!|||I think it went well. Go Obama.|||Don't blame Obama for trying to fix your guys' clusterf**k.|||I thought Obama did a MUCH BETTER jopb that Bush ever did. I've had a few republicans even admit that to me.;
Need help with Europe & the U.S since 1970 (part2)?
15.) During his tenure as leader of China, Deng Xiaoping created several Special Economic Zones. In what way did they differ from previous economic policies?
a) They permitted some free market practices.
b) They nationalized private companies and industries.
c)They gave away communal land to private citizens.
d) They distributed private property to citizens.
16.) In 1973, _____ withdrew all its troops from South Vietnam; in 1975 the forces of _____ captured the capital of Saigon.
a) the U.S.; the Soviet Union
b)China; the U.S.
c)North Vietnam; Cambodia
d)the U.S.; North Vietnam
17.) Which Chinese leader reformed China's economy by introducing free market elements in the late 1970s?
a)Mao Zedung
b)Deng Xiaoping
c)Jiang Zemin
d)Zhou En Lai
18.) The nations of the European Union collaborate in all of the following areas EXCEPT _____.
a) immigration rules
b) tariff policies
c) labor laws
d) political actions
19.) The U.S. government tolerates Russian leader Vladimir Putin's policies, such as censoring the press and hindering free market systems, because _____.
a) his country invests heavily in the U.S.
b) he is an ally of the War on Terror
c) his country has many nuclear weapons
d) he supports the Iraq War
20.) Which of the following events or situations have become part of the Global War on Terror?
a) Chechnya's fight for independence from Russia
b) The al Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington
c) Terrorist bombings in Madrid, London, and Istanbul
d) All of the answers are correct.
21.) One of the most serious concerns to Western European countries is that their _____.
a) economies are unstable
b) political parties are dissolving
c) populations are aging and shrinking
d) citizens are oppressed
22.) All of the following are examples of proxy wars that took place during the Cold War EXCEPT _____.
a)the Cuban Missile Crisis
b)the Salvadoran Civil War
c)the Afghan War
d)the Vietnam War
23.) Which militant Islamic group declared war on the United States in 1996?
a)Haganah
b)Hamas
c)Wahhabi
d)al Qaeda
24.) In what year did the Soviet Union dissolve, becoming the independent states of Russia, Ukraine, and many others?
a)1989
b)2000
c)1991
d)1985
25.) What is another name for the Vietcong, the Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam?
a)Vietnamese Independence Coalition
b)National Liberation Front
c)Alliance for Free Vietnam
d)Movement for Independent Vietnam
26.) As of 2005, the U.S. had a national debt of over 7 trillion dollars. Who does the U.S. government owe that money to?
a)Citizens of the U.S.
b)The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
c)Many private citizens, companies, and governments, including the governments of Japan and China
d)Mainly oil companies operating in Saudi Arabia and Iran
28.) Since 1980, the U.S. prison and jail population _____.
a)has dropped by 50% because the crime rate has gone down
b)has risen from around 500,000 to over 2,000,000
c)has risen a little, but only because the U.S. total population has increased
d)has been smaller than the prison populations in Europe or Japan
29.) How does the new global market affect the U.S. today?
a) U.S. companies compete with companies in China or India which often make products more efficiently and cheaper.
b)Foreign citizens, companies, and governments cannot invest in U.S. companies nor can they buy government debt.
c) U.S. universities are attracting more students now than in the 1990s.
d) All answers are correct.
30.) Prison labor and undocumented illegal alien workers are "captive labor forces" because _____.
a) they work while they are in chains
b) they do not get paid for their work
c) they do not have health insurance and other benefits
d) their rights to defend their property and other rights are restricted|||Here's a concept: research.
Try it!
It's a great way of getting your homework done. You'd probably find all the answers you need in the time you spend typing all that lot out.
a) They permitted some free market practices.
b) They nationalized private companies and industries.
c)They gave away communal land to private citizens.
d) They distributed private property to citizens.
16.) In 1973, _____ withdrew all its troops from South Vietnam; in 1975 the forces of _____ captured the capital of Saigon.
a) the U.S.; the Soviet Union
b)China; the U.S.
c)North Vietnam; Cambodia
d)the U.S.; North Vietnam
17.) Which Chinese leader reformed China's economy by introducing free market elements in the late 1970s?
a)Mao Zedung
b)Deng Xiaoping
c)Jiang Zemin
d)Zhou En Lai
18.) The nations of the European Union collaborate in all of the following areas EXCEPT _____.
a) immigration rules
b) tariff policies
c) labor laws
d) political actions
19.) The U.S. government tolerates Russian leader Vladimir Putin's policies, such as censoring the press and hindering free market systems, because _____.
a) his country invests heavily in the U.S.
b) he is an ally of the War on Terror
c) his country has many nuclear weapons
d) he supports the Iraq War
20.) Which of the following events or situations have become part of the Global War on Terror?
a) Chechnya's fight for independence from Russia
b) The al Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington
c) Terrorist bombings in Madrid, London, and Istanbul
d) All of the answers are correct.
21.) One of the most serious concerns to Western European countries is that their _____.
a) economies are unstable
b) political parties are dissolving
c) populations are aging and shrinking
d) citizens are oppressed
22.) All of the following are examples of proxy wars that took place during the Cold War EXCEPT _____.
a)the Cuban Missile Crisis
b)the Salvadoran Civil War
c)the Afghan War
d)the Vietnam War
23.) Which militant Islamic group declared war on the United States in 1996?
a)Haganah
b)Hamas
c)Wahhabi
d)al Qaeda
24.) In what year did the Soviet Union dissolve, becoming the independent states of Russia, Ukraine, and many others?
a)1989
b)2000
c)1991
d)1985
25.) What is another name for the Vietcong, the Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam?
a)Vietnamese Independence Coalition
b)National Liberation Front
c)Alliance for Free Vietnam
d)Movement for Independent Vietnam
26.) As of 2005, the U.S. had a national debt of over 7 trillion dollars. Who does the U.S. government owe that money to?
a)Citizens of the U.S.
b)The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
c)Many private citizens, companies, and governments, including the governments of Japan and China
d)Mainly oil companies operating in Saudi Arabia and Iran
28.) Since 1980, the U.S. prison and jail population _____.
a)has dropped by 50% because the crime rate has gone down
b)has risen from around 500,000 to over 2,000,000
c)has risen a little, but only because the U.S. total population has increased
d)has been smaller than the prison populations in Europe or Japan
29.) How does the new global market affect the U.S. today?
a) U.S. companies compete with companies in China or India which often make products more efficiently and cheaper.
b)Foreign citizens, companies, and governments cannot invest in U.S. companies nor can they buy government debt.
c) U.S. universities are attracting more students now than in the 1990s.
d) All answers are correct.
30.) Prison labor and undocumented illegal alien workers are "captive labor forces" because _____.
a) they work while they are in chains
b) they do not get paid for their work
c) they do not have health insurance and other benefits
d) their rights to defend their property and other rights are restricted|||Here's a concept: research.
Try it!
It's a great way of getting your homework done. You'd probably find all the answers you need in the time you spend typing all that lot out.
Are you people aware that in only 10 months Obama has bankrupted the USA, stole its treasury, and indebted it?
for generations, and is bargaining to sell off its natural resources such as oil (that's why he won't let us drill our own) and land (that's why he's accumulating more federal real estate) to sell to China to repay the debt he racked up?
The fact is though that Obama took money meant to save America, and with Pelosi turned it, like Geithner, into a slush fund. America has never seen this kind of audacious rape in it's history. This is Robert Mugabe and Daniel Ortega in scope in the rape of a nation's treasury and the rewarding of the thugs, cronies, and political kickback hacks.
To be honest, the Soviet communists and the Chinese communists never had the audacity to rob like Obama does.
Yet there is Obama only yesterday having the EPA put on greenhouse gas controls, when the global warming slave masters were outed in being complete frauds. On this Obama day, Obama wades out in red debt and informs the world that he is going to spend a trillion dollars more on nothing but filling the pockets of his cronies to try and make a bubble which will get Pelosi re elected.
Ronald Reagan bought implements of war to stimulate the economy from a Carter depression. George W. Bush bought houses to end a Clinton 1999 and 2000 recession.
Barack Obama has done nothing, but transfer money to his cronies in trillions of dollar which is Obama robbery of Americans.
Then Obama had the lying audacity to state this recession is 2 years old. For the record the economic attack did not occur until mid 2008 by Obama's cronies (9-14-08 to be exact, when $550 billion run on the banks probably by SOROS et al was done over only 1 hour, causing the crash). It was deepened by Nancy Pelosi's antics to get Obama elected in the autumn of 2008, and the FACTS SHOW, that George W. Bush in January 2009, for 350 million dollars, had stabilized the US economy and it was beginning to expand.
Obama strangled it for his crisis draconian mandates. There has been no 2 year recession. What there has been is a double 9 11 economic terrorist attack against America by the European cartel which backed Obama in 2008, over $300 million in illegal foreign campaign contributions to loot America of tens of trillions...to start!
George W. Bush fixed that crippling infringement, and what has followed in 2009 is the Barack Obama Depression.
All of which is being compounded by Obama not purchasing a thing that Americans can produce or stimulating the economy, but is instead expanding debt, making America more insecure and opening the advent of a nuclear attack on America.
For the record, from 1980 onward in Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, in all these administrations advances on economic policy and defense, which is now 30 years policy of benefiting Americans, Barack Hussein Obama has wiped it all out in 10 months time.
Massive debt and massive advancement of the terror sponsors in China and Russia. Forget al Qaeda for a moment as Obama has smashed the containment crescent and now China and Russia are sitting in treaty on the shores of the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Alps.
This is not Bush, it's all Obama and his cronies, and it will come crashing down on all of you sooner than later.|||HELL YES! His Majesty is Carter on steroids. He's trying to destroy health care and the economy. He actually stated that we have to spend more to get out of the recession to get more American back to work. BULL SH*T! It's the private sector that makes jobs and they are afraid to hire!
You can't spend your way out of a recession. This idiot is a pathetic, clueless, liar and a looser! I hope we can survive until we have a new president in January 2013.
It's amazing how when Gallup has Obama at 47% (not a conservative polling group) The dim bulb WH spokesman says that the poll is meaningless.
Obama is also blaming the GOP for the economic mess. Sorry but the dems have been in charge of spending for a long time. It's CONGRESS'S fault, not just the GOP. What good does it do to blame the GOP for everything. Fix the damn problem and stop whining about it.|||Completly true , i am aware ,its so sad how people dont want to see it..|||capa crappa|||A dissertation still doesn't mask your lies, simply put.|||Bush sold national parks to the Japanese to be used as lumber.
The economic meltdown started in the summer of 06, but wasn't noticed by the general public until late 2007, it had it's largest drop in 2008, while Bush was still in the white house. Somehow you figure it was Obama's campaign that caused the drop though.
You're ignorant of actual facts or you distort them to fit your reality. Obama has definately overspent, but so did Bush. Bush was even clever enough to just tack it onto the deficit so no one would notice how much he actually wasted.|||It is amusing to me the way this works.
Clinton had a SURPLUS and left us with one, but according to Conservatives, it wasn't becuase of Clinton. It was the effect of policies instituted by the first bush and Regan.
But somehow after taking the reins from W.Bush after his 8 years of "service" to this country, which by the way left us in massive debt, but Obama is responsible for that debt, and somehow in his 10th month, the entire meltdown of our economy is his, and only his fault?
That makes sense. When a liberal does well just credit it to presidents 4,8,12, or more years before them, and when a conservative does bad, just wait and pin it on the next liberal to come into office.
And of course when a Conservative does well it is all on them.
Great system! It allows you to live in denial all you want and not have to face the facts.|||Far be it from me as an Englishman to put you right,but here goes;
Obama inherited the financial mess due to the irresponsible policies of the previous encumbent-a certain George W Bush.
In England we cant even blame the previous encumbent - Tony "The Messiah" Blair - because his replacement was in charge of fiscal policy.
Much as I dislike Obama,you rednecks owe the current financial mess to one of your own.|||Not only that, but thanks to President Obama the Federal government is a major owner of more than 600 U.S. Financial Institutions and banks, as well as two auto makers, an international insurance conglomerate, and numerous other businesses.
The fact is though that Obama took money meant to save America, and with Pelosi turned it, like Geithner, into a slush fund. America has never seen this kind of audacious rape in it's history. This is Robert Mugabe and Daniel Ortega in scope in the rape of a nation's treasury and the rewarding of the thugs, cronies, and political kickback hacks.
To be honest, the Soviet communists and the Chinese communists never had the audacity to rob like Obama does.
Yet there is Obama only yesterday having the EPA put on greenhouse gas controls, when the global warming slave masters were outed in being complete frauds. On this Obama day, Obama wades out in red debt and informs the world that he is going to spend a trillion dollars more on nothing but filling the pockets of his cronies to try and make a bubble which will get Pelosi re elected.
Ronald Reagan bought implements of war to stimulate the economy from a Carter depression. George W. Bush bought houses to end a Clinton 1999 and 2000 recession.
Barack Obama has done nothing, but transfer money to his cronies in trillions of dollar which is Obama robbery of Americans.
Then Obama had the lying audacity to state this recession is 2 years old. For the record the economic attack did not occur until mid 2008 by Obama's cronies (9-14-08 to be exact, when $550 billion run on the banks probably by SOROS et al was done over only 1 hour, causing the crash). It was deepened by Nancy Pelosi's antics to get Obama elected in the autumn of 2008, and the FACTS SHOW, that George W. Bush in January 2009, for 350 million dollars, had stabilized the US economy and it was beginning to expand.
Obama strangled it for his crisis draconian mandates. There has been no 2 year recession. What there has been is a double 9 11 economic terrorist attack against America by the European cartel which backed Obama in 2008, over $300 million in illegal foreign campaign contributions to loot America of tens of trillions...to start!
George W. Bush fixed that crippling infringement, and what has followed in 2009 is the Barack Obama Depression.
All of which is being compounded by Obama not purchasing a thing that Americans can produce or stimulating the economy, but is instead expanding debt, making America more insecure and opening the advent of a nuclear attack on America.
For the record, from 1980 onward in Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, in all these administrations advances on economic policy and defense, which is now 30 years policy of benefiting Americans, Barack Hussein Obama has wiped it all out in 10 months time.
Massive debt and massive advancement of the terror sponsors in China and Russia. Forget al Qaeda for a moment as Obama has smashed the containment crescent and now China and Russia are sitting in treaty on the shores of the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Alps.
This is not Bush, it's all Obama and his cronies, and it will come crashing down on all of you sooner than later.|||HELL YES! His Majesty is Carter on steroids. He's trying to destroy health care and the economy. He actually stated that we have to spend more to get out of the recession to get more American back to work. BULL SH*T! It's the private sector that makes jobs and they are afraid to hire!
You can't spend your way out of a recession. This idiot is a pathetic, clueless, liar and a looser! I hope we can survive until we have a new president in January 2013.
It's amazing how when Gallup has Obama at 47% (not a conservative polling group) The dim bulb WH spokesman says that the poll is meaningless.
Obama is also blaming the GOP for the economic mess. Sorry but the dems have been in charge of spending for a long time. It's CONGRESS'S fault, not just the GOP. What good does it do to blame the GOP for everything. Fix the damn problem and stop whining about it.|||Completly true , i am aware ,its so sad how people dont want to see it..|||capa crappa|||A dissertation still doesn't mask your lies, simply put.|||Bush sold national parks to the Japanese to be used as lumber.
The economic meltdown started in the summer of 06, but wasn't noticed by the general public until late 2007, it had it's largest drop in 2008, while Bush was still in the white house. Somehow you figure it was Obama's campaign that caused the drop though.
You're ignorant of actual facts or you distort them to fit your reality. Obama has definately overspent, but so did Bush. Bush was even clever enough to just tack it onto the deficit so no one would notice how much he actually wasted.|||It is amusing to me the way this works.
Clinton had a SURPLUS and left us with one, but according to Conservatives, it wasn't becuase of Clinton. It was the effect of policies instituted by the first bush and Regan.
But somehow after taking the reins from W.Bush after his 8 years of "service" to this country, which by the way left us in massive debt, but Obama is responsible for that debt, and somehow in his 10th month, the entire meltdown of our economy is his, and only his fault?
That makes sense. When a liberal does well just credit it to presidents 4,8,12, or more years before them, and when a conservative does bad, just wait and pin it on the next liberal to come into office.
And of course when a Conservative does well it is all on them.
Great system! It allows you to live in denial all you want and not have to face the facts.|||Far be it from me as an Englishman to put you right,but here goes;
Obama inherited the financial mess due to the irresponsible policies of the previous encumbent-a certain George W Bush.
In England we cant even blame the previous encumbent - Tony "The Messiah" Blair - because his replacement was in charge of fiscal policy.
Much as I dislike Obama,you rednecks owe the current financial mess to one of your own.|||Not only that, but thanks to President Obama the Federal government is a major owner of more than 600 U.S. Financial Institutions and banks, as well as two auto makers, an international insurance conglomerate, and numerous other businesses.
How about President Obama's first 100 days?
WASHINGTON 鈥?As he entered office, President Barack Obama made a symbolic bow to frugality, putting off the costly redecorating of the Oval Office that his predecessors had done.
But if the furnishings have remained largely the same 鈥?right down to the stain on the big oval rug 鈥?the way Obama looks and acts there is decidedly different from his predecessor, not to mention all those who went before.
At the 100-day mark, he's putting his own style on the presidency. Opportunistic. Pragmatic. Confident. Deliberate. Polite to friend and foe alike. Partisan. Polarizing. A better talker than George W. Bush . A more disciplined manager than Bill Clinton .
Some traits he'll maintain throughout his presidency. Some could change over his term. John F. Kennedy grew skeptical after a disastrous invasion of Cuba early in his presidency, learning to challenge aides and adopting an executive style that saw him and the country through a nuclear showdown with the Soviet Union .
"He's flexible," George Edwards , a scholar of the presidency and currently a visiting fellow at Oxford University , said of Obama. "He's still learning."
Nothing defines his early days as much as the way he's seized the political opportunity provided by economic crisis to push forward an ambitious liberal agenda that otherwise would have little chance of getting through Congress . It includes an explosion of federal spending, the groundwork for universal health care and broad regulation of the environment, and soaring deficits and debt.
Even before he took office, Obama knew he faced a rare moment of crisis 鈥?one when a president could push through an agenda dramatically changing the government, and perhaps the country itself.
Franklin D. Roosevelt did it in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression. Lyndon Johnson did it in 1964-65 in the aftermath of Kennedy's assassination. Ronald Reagan did it in the early 1980s at a peak of the Cold War and economic stagflation. George W. Bush did it after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Shifting priorities to push through his massive package of spending surges and tax cuts 鈥?many already on his or the Democratic agenda 鈥?was pivotal, because it's unclear how much Obama could get through Congress absent the crisis. Those who counseled him to wait on the big programmatic priorities and focus first only on fighting the economic downturn misunderstood that, but Obama got it.
As he seeks to get his way, at home and abroad, Obama's demonstrated a penchant for working people one on one, apparently confident that he can win over anyone.
While he may be laying the groundwork for more civil relations with Republicans and legislative successes later, he won only three Republican Senate votes for his stimulus package and none in the House of Representatives , none from either chamber for his budget, and he also failed to convince European leaders to send combat troops to help in Afghanistan .
"He has a difficult time persuading people," Edwards said. "He's been very good at maintaining his coalition. What he can't do is bring other people in."
A careful and deliberate communicator, Obama relies on the teleprompter more than any other president. When he speaks off the cuff, such as at town hall meetings, he often pauses as though he's searching for precisely the right words.
Communication skills are important 鈥?Bush was so bad he joked that his mouth was where words went to die. But they alone cannot change the landscape. "What they can do is recognize and exploit opportunities," Edwards said. "It's not the same as creating opportunities."
What Obama says is easily more important than how he says it.
For example, he's shown a readiness to be pragmatic on some things as he's transitioned from campaigning to governing.
Examples:
鈥?After talking to commanders, he slowed his proposed drawdown of troops from Iraq .
鈥?Heading to Turkey in search of help with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , he dropped a campaign pledge to say the killing of Armenians nearly a century ago was genocide.
鈥?To the dismay of liberals, he echoed Bush and argued that national security was threatened by two lawsuits alleging the torture of a suspected terrorist and the warrantless surveillance of two American attorneys and an Islamic charity.
Obama, like most who come to the office, is sure of himself. One example is his willingness to admit a mistake, such as when Tom Daschle , his nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services , was forced to withdraw after being caught in a tax mess. "I screwed up," Obama said.
Another is his recent speech at Georgetown University explaining why he was trying to do so many things at once, using a Biblical metaphor to say he wanted to make sure the nation's house was built on a solid foundation, on rock instead of sand.
"The Obama team sensed that the message of him trying to do too much was starting to catch on," said Bruce Buchanan , a political|||He has moved swiftly as promised, but has failed to keep his political promises.
1. No transparency
2. Has not listed any bill for five days before it has been voted on by congress.
3. Has made a fool of the USA at the G-20 meeting, came up empty.
4. Has made a fool of the USA at the Central America meeting, came up empty.
5. Has spent more money in 75 days than Geo. W did in first 4 years.
6. Has added to our debt faster than any president in history.
7. Has most of his presidential appointees positions still vacant.
8. Has had more appointees that have not paid taxes than any other president.
9. Is in the process of raising taxes on low and mid income people, another broken promise.
10. Has fewer black appointees than Geo. W. Bush|||Your over-all tenor conveys your ambiguity; but your bias shows through.|||Fantastic job performance. Nay sayers can go to hell.|||yeah how about it he done more in100days than anybody in the past 20 years|||Obama is great, but too much rant to read. Have some tea.|||They rock! I'm looking forward to several more 100 days' from him too!|||sorry but i didn't have the time to read your whole question but i think he has done just fine considering just being him has improved our relationship with the entire world
and he saved that captain from the pirates|||Obama's first 100 days in office was no different that any other past presidents' first 100 days in office. Other than getting us into deep economic downward spiral, please tell me something significant or noteworthy he has done thus far. Good talker but that's all. Expect the same for the rest of his term.|||How about is hardly a question and why did you feel the need to print this article rather than ask a question?
Perosonally, I feel the best part about Obama's first 100 days being over is that Obama's first 100 days are over.
But I don't feel the need to tell anyone who disagrees with me to go to hell.|||Was there a question in that dissertation? Methinks thou protesteth too much.
Bottom line here is that NO President has ever gotten off to a WORSE start, and showed themself as being so inept, inexperienced and unqualified as Obama has.
His first one hundred days are a DISMAL FAILURE. He needs to acknowledge that and step aside. We need a REAL leader, like a Newt Gingrich or Pat Buchanan. Barack Obama makes abysmal "Presidents" like Carter and Clinton almost look good.
LOL..."nay sayers" can go to hell? Yeah right, Sparky.
It's the Obama SUPPORTERS that Satan is saving a warm place for.
You put this clown in DC. Now admit your mistake and get him OUT of there. You owe America at least that.
Obama gets an F on his BEST day. An utter DISGRACE.
But if the furnishings have remained largely the same 鈥?right down to the stain on the big oval rug 鈥?the way Obama looks and acts there is decidedly different from his predecessor, not to mention all those who went before.
At the 100-day mark, he's putting his own style on the presidency. Opportunistic. Pragmatic. Confident. Deliberate. Polite to friend and foe alike. Partisan. Polarizing. A better talker than George W. Bush . A more disciplined manager than Bill Clinton .
Some traits he'll maintain throughout his presidency. Some could change over his term. John F. Kennedy grew skeptical after a disastrous invasion of Cuba early in his presidency, learning to challenge aides and adopting an executive style that saw him and the country through a nuclear showdown with the Soviet Union .
"He's flexible," George Edwards , a scholar of the presidency and currently a visiting fellow at Oxford University , said of Obama. "He's still learning."
Nothing defines his early days as much as the way he's seized the political opportunity provided by economic crisis to push forward an ambitious liberal agenda that otherwise would have little chance of getting through Congress . It includes an explosion of federal spending, the groundwork for universal health care and broad regulation of the environment, and soaring deficits and debt.
Even before he took office, Obama knew he faced a rare moment of crisis 鈥?one when a president could push through an agenda dramatically changing the government, and perhaps the country itself.
Franklin D. Roosevelt did it in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression. Lyndon Johnson did it in 1964-65 in the aftermath of Kennedy's assassination. Ronald Reagan did it in the early 1980s at a peak of the Cold War and economic stagflation. George W. Bush did it after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Shifting priorities to push through his massive package of spending surges and tax cuts 鈥?many already on his or the Democratic agenda 鈥?was pivotal, because it's unclear how much Obama could get through Congress absent the crisis. Those who counseled him to wait on the big programmatic priorities and focus first only on fighting the economic downturn misunderstood that, but Obama got it.
As he seeks to get his way, at home and abroad, Obama's demonstrated a penchant for working people one on one, apparently confident that he can win over anyone.
While he may be laying the groundwork for more civil relations with Republicans and legislative successes later, he won only three Republican Senate votes for his stimulus package and none in the House of Representatives , none from either chamber for his budget, and he also failed to convince European leaders to send combat troops to help in Afghanistan .
"He has a difficult time persuading people," Edwards said. "He's been very good at maintaining his coalition. What he can't do is bring other people in."
A careful and deliberate communicator, Obama relies on the teleprompter more than any other president. When he speaks off the cuff, such as at town hall meetings, he often pauses as though he's searching for precisely the right words.
Communication skills are important 鈥?Bush was so bad he joked that his mouth was where words went to die. But they alone cannot change the landscape. "What they can do is recognize and exploit opportunities," Edwards said. "It's not the same as creating opportunities."
What Obama says is easily more important than how he says it.
For example, he's shown a readiness to be pragmatic on some things as he's transitioned from campaigning to governing.
Examples:
鈥?After talking to commanders, he slowed his proposed drawdown of troops from Iraq .
鈥?Heading to Turkey in search of help with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , he dropped a campaign pledge to say the killing of Armenians nearly a century ago was genocide.
鈥?To the dismay of liberals, he echoed Bush and argued that national security was threatened by two lawsuits alleging the torture of a suspected terrorist and the warrantless surveillance of two American attorneys and an Islamic charity.
Obama, like most who come to the office, is sure of himself. One example is his willingness to admit a mistake, such as when Tom Daschle , his nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services , was forced to withdraw after being caught in a tax mess. "I screwed up," Obama said.
Another is his recent speech at Georgetown University explaining why he was trying to do so many things at once, using a Biblical metaphor to say he wanted to make sure the nation's house was built on a solid foundation, on rock instead of sand.
"The Obama team sensed that the message of him trying to do too much was starting to catch on," said Bruce Buchanan , a political|||He has moved swiftly as promised, but has failed to keep his political promises.
1. No transparency
2. Has not listed any bill for five days before it has been voted on by congress.
3. Has made a fool of the USA at the G-20 meeting, came up empty.
4. Has made a fool of the USA at the Central America meeting, came up empty.
5. Has spent more money in 75 days than Geo. W did in first 4 years.
6. Has added to our debt faster than any president in history.
7. Has most of his presidential appointees positions still vacant.
8. Has had more appointees that have not paid taxes than any other president.
9. Is in the process of raising taxes on low and mid income people, another broken promise.
10. Has fewer black appointees than Geo. W. Bush|||Your over-all tenor conveys your ambiguity; but your bias shows through.|||Fantastic job performance. Nay sayers can go to hell.|||yeah how about it he done more in100days than anybody in the past 20 years|||Obama is great, but too much rant to read. Have some tea.|||They rock! I'm looking forward to several more 100 days' from him too!|||sorry but i didn't have the time to read your whole question but i think he has done just fine considering just being him has improved our relationship with the entire world
and he saved that captain from the pirates|||Obama's first 100 days in office was no different that any other past presidents' first 100 days in office. Other than getting us into deep economic downward spiral, please tell me something significant or noteworthy he has done thus far. Good talker but that's all. Expect the same for the rest of his term.|||How about is hardly a question and why did you feel the need to print this article rather than ask a question?
Perosonally, I feel the best part about Obama's first 100 days being over is that Obama's first 100 days are over.
But I don't feel the need to tell anyone who disagrees with me to go to hell.|||Was there a question in that dissertation? Methinks thou protesteth too much.
Bottom line here is that NO President has ever gotten off to a WORSE start, and showed themself as being so inept, inexperienced and unqualified as Obama has.
His first one hundred days are a DISMAL FAILURE. He needs to acknowledge that and step aside. We need a REAL leader, like a Newt Gingrich or Pat Buchanan. Barack Obama makes abysmal "Presidents" like Carter and Clinton almost look good.
LOL..."nay sayers" can go to hell? Yeah right, Sparky.
It's the Obama SUPPORTERS that Satan is saving a warm place for.
You put this clown in DC. Now admit your mistake and get him OUT of there. You owe America at least that.
Obama gets an F on his BEST day. An utter DISGRACE.
Are you truly surprised at Obama's Fall from Grace?
The stunning decline of Barack Obama: 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown
1. The Obama presidency is out of touch with the American people
the Obama presidency increasingly resembles a modern-day Ancient Régime, extravagant, decaying and out of touch with ordinary Americans.
2. Most Americans don’t have confidence in the president’s leadership
According to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, “nearly six in ten voters say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the country”, and two thirds “say they are disillusioned with or angry about the way the federal government is working.” The poll showed that a staggering 58 per cent of Americans say they do not have confidence in the president’s decision-making, with just 42 per cent saying they do.
3. Obama fails to inspire
In contrast to the soaring rhetoric of his 2004 Convention speech in Boston which succeeded in impressing millions of television viewers at the time, America is no longer inspired by Barack Obama’s flat, monotonous and often dull presidential speeches and statements delivered via teleprompter
4. The United States is drowning in debt
While much of Europe, led by Britain and Germany, are aggressively cutting their deficits, the Obama administration is actively growing America’s debt, and has no plan in place to avert a looming Greek-style financial crisis.
5. Obama’s Big Government message is falling flat
This is not an approach that is proving popular with the American public, and even most European governments have long ditched this tax and spend approach to saving their own economies.
6. Obama’s support for socialized health care is a huge political mistake
the legislation is “a great leap forward by the United States towards a European-style vision of universal health care, which will only lead to soaring costs, higher taxes, and a surge in red tape for small businesses. This reckless legislation dramatically expands the power of the state over the lives of individuals, and could not be further from the vision of America’s founding fathers.”
7. Obama’s handling of the Gulf oil spill has been weak-kneed and indecisive
Significantly, a poll of Louisiana voters gave George W. Bush higher marks for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with 62 percent disapproving of Obama’s performance on the Gulf oil spill.
8. US foreign policy is an embarrassing mess under the Obama administration
The surrender to Moscow on Third Site missile defence, the failure to aggressively stand up to Iran’s nuclear programme, the decision to side with ousted Marxists in Honduras, the slap in the face for Great Britain over the Falklands, have all contributed to the image of a US administration completely out of its depth in international affairs
9. President Obama is muddled and confused on national security
From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the War on Terror, President Obama’s leadership has often been muddled and confused
10. Obama doesn’t believe in American greatness
President Obama is increasingly out of step with the American people, by advancing policies that undermine the United States as a global power, while undercutting America’s deep-seated love for freedom.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilega…|||Obviously, many of us have not been surprised. This is in line with what quite a few Americans anticipated who were not just led by the nose by increasingly left leaning media intent on radical liberal, even socialist, change. The country was sold a bill of goods that the slickest of car salesmen would be proud of. Of course, after any such sale, what was sold is put into use and invariably recognized for precisely what its capabilities are.
What probably differs more in this instance are the number of individuals who voted for this man maintaining some measure of allegiance, because he ran as a Democrat and their choice can't be wrong. That would be something like an investor in General Motors buying a GM vehicle, which had been given concept car accolades in advance of divergent post-production press with worrisome reviews, who begins to experience problems mentioned in print at a disturbing level. Originally, support for GM which led to a purchase may have stemmed from the stockholder's investment in the company, but the quandary which follows begs a question likely to be answered differently by various owners of the problematic model failing to provide safe, reliable transportation. If it's returned with significant complaints, then returned repeatedly after more issues are recognizable and others have gone inadequately repaired, the investor is at risk of negatively impacting how the rest of the buying public could perceive his GM vehicle, thus limiting its salability. Under such circumstances, there would be investor owners who would just continue to drive their unreliable transportation or simply park it, rather than contribute in any way to harming the vehicle's reputation for prospective buyers, when perhaps, an occasional model should be mercifully put to rest for the Company's as well as the publics' sake.
We know what happens to vehicles with clearly identifiable problems. Sometimes, after a bit of resistance from the manufacturer (think Toyota), the troubled line of vehicles is recalled. Even proud manufacturers cannot endlessly support their product under mounting complaints and clear evidence of problems affecting purchasers.
The recall process is different for failing politicians, including a President who's performing surprisingly in line with what unfortunate numbers of us expected. Fortunately, the process begins in earnest this November. There will be a few holdouts who feel their investment is at risk who'll continue to support Obama in spite of the mounting evidence and very recognizable impression made on anyone not as personally invested, like the Biritsh author Nile Gardiner whose 10 reasons here show how our leader's failings are regarded overseas. Yes, Obama was awarded a Nobel Prize based upon the inexplicable American liberal media frenzy, but in acceptance even the POTUS acknowledged he had not done anything yet. If there weren't so many Democrats who feel deeply invested in the man, there's no way the approval ratings could even approach the 40 to 41 percent we've seen lately, which is falsely inflated and wholly unwarranted by the President's performance.
Mr. Gardiner’s written material is invaluable as an outside source with little personal investment in a country where he’s simply a foreign journalist observer. And the accuracy of his words support what most now willingly acknowledge regarding our leader who always was recognizable for his distinct lack of executive leadership experience. Americans made a significant mistake which will be corrected in the upcoming 2010 and 2012 national elections. For most of us, they simply cannot come soon enough.|||hopefully, he will go away in 2012. the democrats will probably lose control of congress in 2010. at the very least , they will lose the super majority in both houses. this is what makes politics so interesting. you attempt to" throw the bums out"; only to find you,ve replaced them with more bums.|||I'm not surprised.
He works for the same bankers Bush did, and Clinton and so on. It's all about maximizing profit, regardless of social and environmental costs.
America has turned into sh-t.|||No. I am shocked that America didn't feel this way before election day because I read that charlatan up and down in 2004 when he spoke to the DNC, noted to myself, dangerous slick black lib|||Not at all he was elected on skin color over substance so it was inevitable.|||It is better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and resolve all doubt.|||Actually I'm kinda surprised its taken this many months. I guess the media could only cover his *** so long.|||I am surprised more by the number of people that still get that "tingle up their leg".|||I read that article too. I found (very) little I disagree with.|||Not one bit! A Liar is always fooled by their own words.
And by staying in DC last night for the Muslim dinner, we know where his loyalties are and they are not with the American people!|||Honestly I'm stunned he has any support left. He's been a walking disaster for our country. And that article is soft-ball in my book. The man deserves to be hit harder for F#CKING UP as much as he has!|||Always look to foreign newspapers about the truth of what is truly happening in America.
This is a fact. They have no dog in the fight. They report what is seen and believe to be
TRUE. They are not being manipulated by the US MSM. They have not been bought and
paid for. So when you see renderings like this. One has to at least view them with more
than just a grain of salt.
Come this Nov. The right is going to gain complete control of the House. More than likely
break even with the Senate. If by a stroke of luck they could take control there to.
When this occurs. Obama will be dealt a death blow to his agenda. He will be reduced
to the complete non factor he has been up to this point. His major laws will go for repeal.
and he will have his hands shoved up his ***. No longer able to continue to screw the
nation in the Obama way.
Now that is Change the Nation needs.|||Yes I am. Although I did my homework on him before the election, I honestly felt that holding the press in his back pocket and having so much campaign money to play with, that he would be able to sustain a whole term with some amount of credibility. He's been all over the place from the beginning of his term and easy to see through.|||I'm surprised it took the American people this long to catch on %26amp; WAKE UP! Obama is interested in one thing %26amp; one thing only - big government. He believes in out-dated socialist/marxist policies. Like they were ever in vogue?
Like Jay Leno said a few nights ago commenting on Obama's birthday cake..."He didn't blow out the candles. He just taxed them to death until they gave up %26amp; went out by themselves."
That's what's happening to us - the American people...we'll be taxed to death. Our children's, children's, grandchildren will paying off the national debt.|||Gee I thought it was more than ten reasons. What is amazing to me is there are still people out there that agree with him. I think it took so long because the liberal media is still behind them. I saw an article on the web today comparing him to George Washington since he is for building the Mosc at ground zero. Kind of a stupid comparison.|||I'm surprised it's taken this long, and that it isn't lower.
He should have an approval rating in the teens by now. The fact that he has more support shows what ardent Flavor Aid drinkers are supporting him.
It's kind of scary. Those are the kind of people who hijack jetliners and crash them into buildings.|||That's just one guy's opinion taken from a right-wing British newspaper. That isn't my opinion or the opinion of millions of others.|||Wow, was all of this copy and pasted right off a right wing blog because none of it's 100% completely accurate. Propaganda at it finest...or should I say lowest....?
1. The Obama presidency is out of touch with the American people
the Obama presidency increasingly resembles a modern-day Ancient Régime, extravagant, decaying and out of touch with ordinary Americans.
2. Most Americans don’t have confidence in the president’s leadership
According to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, “nearly six in ten voters say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the country”, and two thirds “say they are disillusioned with or angry about the way the federal government is working.” The poll showed that a staggering 58 per cent of Americans say they do not have confidence in the president’s decision-making, with just 42 per cent saying they do.
3. Obama fails to inspire
In contrast to the soaring rhetoric of his 2004 Convention speech in Boston which succeeded in impressing millions of television viewers at the time, America is no longer inspired by Barack Obama’s flat, monotonous and often dull presidential speeches and statements delivered via teleprompter
4. The United States is drowning in debt
While much of Europe, led by Britain and Germany, are aggressively cutting their deficits, the Obama administration is actively growing America’s debt, and has no plan in place to avert a looming Greek-style financial crisis.
5. Obama’s Big Government message is falling flat
This is not an approach that is proving popular with the American public, and even most European governments have long ditched this tax and spend approach to saving their own economies.
6. Obama’s support for socialized health care is a huge political mistake
the legislation is “a great leap forward by the United States towards a European-style vision of universal health care, which will only lead to soaring costs, higher taxes, and a surge in red tape for small businesses. This reckless legislation dramatically expands the power of the state over the lives of individuals, and could not be further from the vision of America’s founding fathers.”
7. Obama’s handling of the Gulf oil spill has been weak-kneed and indecisive
Significantly, a poll of Louisiana voters gave George W. Bush higher marks for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with 62 percent disapproving of Obama’s performance on the Gulf oil spill.
8. US foreign policy is an embarrassing mess under the Obama administration
The surrender to Moscow on Third Site missile defence, the failure to aggressively stand up to Iran’s nuclear programme, the decision to side with ousted Marxists in Honduras, the slap in the face for Great Britain over the Falklands, have all contributed to the image of a US administration completely out of its depth in international affairs
9. President Obama is muddled and confused on national security
From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the War on Terror, President Obama’s leadership has often been muddled and confused
10. Obama doesn’t believe in American greatness
President Obama is increasingly out of step with the American people, by advancing policies that undermine the United States as a global power, while undercutting America’s deep-seated love for freedom.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilega…|||Obviously, many of us have not been surprised. This is in line with what quite a few Americans anticipated who were not just led by the nose by increasingly left leaning media intent on radical liberal, even socialist, change. The country was sold a bill of goods that the slickest of car salesmen would be proud of. Of course, after any such sale, what was sold is put into use and invariably recognized for precisely what its capabilities are.
What probably differs more in this instance are the number of individuals who voted for this man maintaining some measure of allegiance, because he ran as a Democrat and their choice can't be wrong. That would be something like an investor in General Motors buying a GM vehicle, which had been given concept car accolades in advance of divergent post-production press with worrisome reviews, who begins to experience problems mentioned in print at a disturbing level. Originally, support for GM which led to a purchase may have stemmed from the stockholder's investment in the company, but the quandary which follows begs a question likely to be answered differently by various owners of the problematic model failing to provide safe, reliable transportation. If it's returned with significant complaints, then returned repeatedly after more issues are recognizable and others have gone inadequately repaired, the investor is at risk of negatively impacting how the rest of the buying public could perceive his GM vehicle, thus limiting its salability. Under such circumstances, there would be investor owners who would just continue to drive their unreliable transportation or simply park it, rather than contribute in any way to harming the vehicle's reputation for prospective buyers, when perhaps, an occasional model should be mercifully put to rest for the Company's as well as the publics' sake.
We know what happens to vehicles with clearly identifiable problems. Sometimes, after a bit of resistance from the manufacturer (think Toyota), the troubled line of vehicles is recalled. Even proud manufacturers cannot endlessly support their product under mounting complaints and clear evidence of problems affecting purchasers.
The recall process is different for failing politicians, including a President who's performing surprisingly in line with what unfortunate numbers of us expected. Fortunately, the process begins in earnest this November. There will be a few holdouts who feel their investment is at risk who'll continue to support Obama in spite of the mounting evidence and very recognizable impression made on anyone not as personally invested, like the Biritsh author Nile Gardiner whose 10 reasons here show how our leader's failings are regarded overseas. Yes, Obama was awarded a Nobel Prize based upon the inexplicable American liberal media frenzy, but in acceptance even the POTUS acknowledged he had not done anything yet. If there weren't so many Democrats who feel deeply invested in the man, there's no way the approval ratings could even approach the 40 to 41 percent we've seen lately, which is falsely inflated and wholly unwarranted by the President's performance.
Mr. Gardiner’s written material is invaluable as an outside source with little personal investment in a country where he’s simply a foreign journalist observer. And the accuracy of his words support what most now willingly acknowledge regarding our leader who always was recognizable for his distinct lack of executive leadership experience. Americans made a significant mistake which will be corrected in the upcoming 2010 and 2012 national elections. For most of us, they simply cannot come soon enough.|||hopefully, he will go away in 2012. the democrats will probably lose control of congress in 2010. at the very least , they will lose the super majority in both houses. this is what makes politics so interesting. you attempt to" throw the bums out"; only to find you,ve replaced them with more bums.|||I'm not surprised.
He works for the same bankers Bush did, and Clinton and so on. It's all about maximizing profit, regardless of social and environmental costs.
America has turned into sh-t.|||No. I am shocked that America didn't feel this way before election day because I read that charlatan up and down in 2004 when he spoke to the DNC, noted to myself, dangerous slick black lib|||Not at all he was elected on skin color over substance so it was inevitable.|||It is better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and resolve all doubt.|||Actually I'm kinda surprised its taken this many months. I guess the media could only cover his *** so long.|||I am surprised more by the number of people that still get that "tingle up their leg".|||I read that article too. I found (very) little I disagree with.|||Not one bit! A Liar is always fooled by their own words.
And by staying in DC last night for the Muslim dinner, we know where his loyalties are and they are not with the American people!|||Honestly I'm stunned he has any support left. He's been a walking disaster for our country. And that article is soft-ball in my book. The man deserves to be hit harder for F#CKING UP as much as he has!|||Always look to foreign newspapers about the truth of what is truly happening in America.
This is a fact. They have no dog in the fight. They report what is seen and believe to be
TRUE. They are not being manipulated by the US MSM. They have not been bought and
paid for. So when you see renderings like this. One has to at least view them with more
than just a grain of salt.
Come this Nov. The right is going to gain complete control of the House. More than likely
break even with the Senate. If by a stroke of luck they could take control there to.
When this occurs. Obama will be dealt a death blow to his agenda. He will be reduced
to the complete non factor he has been up to this point. His major laws will go for repeal.
and he will have his hands shoved up his ***. No longer able to continue to screw the
nation in the Obama way.
Now that is Change the Nation needs.|||Yes I am. Although I did my homework on him before the election, I honestly felt that holding the press in his back pocket and having so much campaign money to play with, that he would be able to sustain a whole term with some amount of credibility. He's been all over the place from the beginning of his term and easy to see through.|||I'm surprised it took the American people this long to catch on %26amp; WAKE UP! Obama is interested in one thing %26amp; one thing only - big government. He believes in out-dated socialist/marxist policies. Like they were ever in vogue?
Like Jay Leno said a few nights ago commenting on Obama's birthday cake..."He didn't blow out the candles. He just taxed them to death until they gave up %26amp; went out by themselves."
That's what's happening to us - the American people...we'll be taxed to death. Our children's, children's, grandchildren will paying off the national debt.|||Gee I thought it was more than ten reasons. What is amazing to me is there are still people out there that agree with him. I think it took so long because the liberal media is still behind them. I saw an article on the web today comparing him to George Washington since he is for building the Mosc at ground zero. Kind of a stupid comparison.|||I'm surprised it's taken this long, and that it isn't lower.
He should have an approval rating in the teens by now. The fact that he has more support shows what ardent Flavor Aid drinkers are supporting him.
It's kind of scary. Those are the kind of people who hijack jetliners and crash them into buildings.|||That's just one guy's opinion taken from a right-wing British newspaper. That isn't my opinion or the opinion of millions of others.|||Wow, was all of this copy and pasted right off a right wing blog because none of it's 100% completely accurate. Propaganda at it finest...or should I say lowest....?
Economics, where is the best place to put your money(I have one answer)?
this is one question that people ask all the time and ponder about even more.
The interest rate has been going down in the US. Usually, this leads to a depreciation of the currency; as the interest rate decreases, there is less incentive to buy dollars in order to buy bonds, or any interest-yielding device. The less demand for the dollar means that the dollar depreciates. However, something curious has happened, given that the world, when push comes to shuve (big surprise), prefers the US dollar over any other currency in times of crisis, the US dollar initially appreciated with the bad economic news (spawned by the lower interest rate, which should normally spawn a depreciation). In South America, what has historically happened is when the goverment spends a lot and gets in trouble, it increase the interest rate, in turn, they generate an enormous debt, and then inflate the currency to pay back the debt in a devalued currency.
What the US could end up doing is paying back its debt by devalueing its currency. It could do this by decreasing the interest rate to zero (which has happened), in order to depreciate the dollar and pay back the debt in depreciated dollars, and in turn, cause inflation, which in turn, will favour those that take out loans.
What has happened? banks do not want to lend because of the possibility they will be paid in devalued dollars due to inflation. And the other reasons cited which we all well know.
The stock market has always been a source of tremendous speculation since the early 90's. It could very well go down some more. Commodities have gone down due to decreased demand worldwide. Oil spiked to 140 and then went back down to 50. why? speculation. I am conservative with these things, I don't like to invest in things that are pure speculation.
Right now, people are afraid and uncertain of what the future brings. A lot of wealth that was once created through speculation, has now been lost.
The fragility of this financial system is the following: everything is projected, planned, capitulated, and expected.....based on what is expected.
The moment reality diverges from what is expected, things go hay-wire.
Take a simple loan, for instance, the cornerstone of the entire financial system. If you take a loan as a company, the bank or provider gives you the loan based on your company projections...and those projectiosn predict that you will be able to pay that loan. But that in turn, is dependent on other industries that support your projections....if any of these industries goes under, your company fails its projections, and fails to pay the loan as expected, which causes turmoil.
the housing market is the best example. People EXPECTED the price of homes to go up, so the price went up and up and up. They took out a loan on the house, then sold the house, paid the loan and kept the difference.
But then the prices went down, so they got the loan, let the bank acquire the house, and let the bank deal with the losses..
because of failed expectations, the actions of an entire system faltered. Because of speculation, an entire system completely went down.
So, now there is negative speculation, and that drives the prices down, so banks are in turn, not lending.
However, where to put your money? euros? But the european economy is much more fragile than the US economy, 12 countries with no central bank. When the Europeans start feeling it, their currency will also crash. Why? because no matter how high their interest rates, if the economies of Europe are doing badly, no one will want euros, and in turn the currency will depreciate vs the dollar. One strategy were to be temporarily in euros, wait till the dollar hits rock bottom, and then shift to dollars before the dollar goes back up, but thats too outlandish for me.
The second would be yuan, but China has a strong control on their currency, having it pegged to the dollar. Any increase will be very slight. And who knows it might go down. Especially with the crazy stock market and possible inflation (they havn't spent their money in any where near the US rate).
so where do you put your money?
well, there are a variety of options, you could go completely into the stock market, or to be conservative, you could go into treasury bills and some in the stock market. the logic is that the US would have to ceaze existing as a goverment for them not to pay back their debt. Most people still perceive the US to be able to pay back its debt, so they give them money even with no interest rate, as has recently happened.
Given that inflation will probably come in effect, I would recommend the TIPS....which is a treasury bill with inflation adjusted for. This means you get your principle, no matter what inflation or deflation happens. This is if you are very conservative.
The other logic, is to be more liberal, and know that the surest bet, even if there is a depression and every thing goes|||buy gold bars , when the USA dollar is worth nothing you can sell your gold to another country for currency that is actually worth something , maybe go live there too
*oil is another good idea , it is cheap now and will go up high again like it was a few months ago|||Right now the safest place for your money is under your mattress. Have a look around again in a year.|||wow, you really put a lot of thought into it
I'd say that the best place to put money into now would be buying Chinese currency|||I will go along with Chinese currency..|||My gas price goes up due to Israelis Gaza War, That No.1 economic issue for me
The interest rate has been going down in the US. Usually, this leads to a depreciation of the currency; as the interest rate decreases, there is less incentive to buy dollars in order to buy bonds, or any interest-yielding device. The less demand for the dollar means that the dollar depreciates. However, something curious has happened, given that the world, when push comes to shuve (big surprise), prefers the US dollar over any other currency in times of crisis, the US dollar initially appreciated with the bad economic news (spawned by the lower interest rate, which should normally spawn a depreciation). In South America, what has historically happened is when the goverment spends a lot and gets in trouble, it increase the interest rate, in turn, they generate an enormous debt, and then inflate the currency to pay back the debt in a devalued currency.
What the US could end up doing is paying back its debt by devalueing its currency. It could do this by decreasing the interest rate to zero (which has happened), in order to depreciate the dollar and pay back the debt in depreciated dollars, and in turn, cause inflation, which in turn, will favour those that take out loans.
What has happened? banks do not want to lend because of the possibility they will be paid in devalued dollars due to inflation. And the other reasons cited which we all well know.
The stock market has always been a source of tremendous speculation since the early 90's. It could very well go down some more. Commodities have gone down due to decreased demand worldwide. Oil spiked to 140 and then went back down to 50. why? speculation. I am conservative with these things, I don't like to invest in things that are pure speculation.
Right now, people are afraid and uncertain of what the future brings. A lot of wealth that was once created through speculation, has now been lost.
The fragility of this financial system is the following: everything is projected, planned, capitulated, and expected.....based on what is expected.
The moment reality diverges from what is expected, things go hay-wire.
Take a simple loan, for instance, the cornerstone of the entire financial system. If you take a loan as a company, the bank or provider gives you the loan based on your company projections...and those projectiosn predict that you will be able to pay that loan. But that in turn, is dependent on other industries that support your projections....if any of these industries goes under, your company fails its projections, and fails to pay the loan as expected, which causes turmoil.
the housing market is the best example. People EXPECTED the price of homes to go up, so the price went up and up and up. They took out a loan on the house, then sold the house, paid the loan and kept the difference.
But then the prices went down, so they got the loan, let the bank acquire the house, and let the bank deal with the losses..
because of failed expectations, the actions of an entire system faltered. Because of speculation, an entire system completely went down.
So, now there is negative speculation, and that drives the prices down, so banks are in turn, not lending.
However, where to put your money? euros? But the european economy is much more fragile than the US economy, 12 countries with no central bank. When the Europeans start feeling it, their currency will also crash. Why? because no matter how high their interest rates, if the economies of Europe are doing badly, no one will want euros, and in turn the currency will depreciate vs the dollar. One strategy were to be temporarily in euros, wait till the dollar hits rock bottom, and then shift to dollars before the dollar goes back up, but thats too outlandish for me.
The second would be yuan, but China has a strong control on their currency, having it pegged to the dollar. Any increase will be very slight. And who knows it might go down. Especially with the crazy stock market and possible inflation (they havn't spent their money in any where near the US rate).
so where do you put your money?
well, there are a variety of options, you could go completely into the stock market, or to be conservative, you could go into treasury bills and some in the stock market. the logic is that the US would have to ceaze existing as a goverment for them not to pay back their debt. Most people still perceive the US to be able to pay back its debt, so they give them money even with no interest rate, as has recently happened.
Given that inflation will probably come in effect, I would recommend the TIPS....which is a treasury bill with inflation adjusted for. This means you get your principle, no matter what inflation or deflation happens. This is if you are very conservative.
The other logic, is to be more liberal, and know that the surest bet, even if there is a depression and every thing goes|||buy gold bars , when the USA dollar is worth nothing you can sell your gold to another country for currency that is actually worth something , maybe go live there too
*oil is another good idea , it is cheap now and will go up high again like it was a few months ago|||Right now the safest place for your money is under your mattress. Have a look around again in a year.|||wow, you really put a lot of thought into it
I'd say that the best place to put money into now would be buying Chinese currency|||I will go along with Chinese currency..|||My gas price goes up due to Israelis Gaza War, That No.1 economic issue for me
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