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He's not trying to indoctrinate children to socialism. STFU. It's focusing on this irrational BS that is keeping his real crimes ignored. #barackobama
11/03/09
As for his "crimes," I sort of a agree, although the way I'd put it is that Obama is indeed neglecting taping together and wiping the shit off of the Constitution so thoroughly desecrated by the Dick Cheney administration. But I remain hopeful that he will address that regime's crimes fully. If he doesn't, I have no problem supporting another candidate. #barackobama
11/03/09
Then, I would appear on Meet The Press and reply to the first question (you know what will be about) with something like, "you know, I'm really glad you and I agree on this point. I just wanted to demonstrate in the most unambiguous way possible how the USA PATRIOT Act and other Acts of Congress passed during the previous administration enable the President to abuse power in a perfectly legal way. I'll be sending Congress legislation tomorrow morning to fix all of this, but in the meantime, the people I had put on the no-fly list will stay there, kind of as an incentive for action." #barackobama
11/02/09
And the real story there, which the Times covered in greater depth a couple days ago, is not just that he ended production of one weapon or another, but that he stopped production of a slew of them, and in the process has now reshaped the entire war planning strategy of this country, and put the military industrial complex on notice that they're not in control anymore. Even Bush wielded little power in that area when he tried, despite these people supposedly being his friends.
(I guess it's easier to say "no" when people are *not* your friends.) #barackobama
11/02/09
He's not off the hook yet. Gays in the military is a bug up my craw because it is about as simple and straightforward a progressive change there is. There aren't any new rules to make other than, "okay, now we won't kick you out" just to signal that he's at least going in the right direction. We can deal with the marriage and benefits question later. And what else? There isn't anything else to figure out on that issue. Why do we need to kick this down the road??
And that whole torture/FISA/Guantanamo/letting-Bush-off-the-hook stuff is no small potatoes, not only because it's just wrong and a total betrayal of his campaign promises, but also because REPUBLICANS/CONSERVATIVES/LIBERTARIANS/WHOEVER will use that shit against him to impeach him later. We know that "hypocrisy" is not a word that exists in the conservative dictionary, and they will be more than willing to take Obama down on the very same shit they cheered Bush on.
11/02/09
These things aren't as simple as they seem. Changing military legislation would requite votes from Congress, which is currently embroiled in healthcare reform. Regardless of his popularity rating, Obama's not going to push both healthcare reform AND gay rights through congress at the same time, or both will fail and we'll end up with nothing. As for signing an executive order to stop enforcement of DADT, doing so will cost him potential support for healthcare reform both in Congress and amongst the general public; support for gay rights is not nearly as high as support for, say, the public option.
As for Bush, that will be even more controversial and complicated than gay rights; we would have months and months of hearings and a lot of dirty laundry will be aired. Needless to say, this is also something that would hamper the healthcare issue.
Now, I know he promised us these things, and I wish they would happen sooner rather than later, but I will wait four years before I decide whether Obama's reneged on his promises. While I think denying homosexuals their civil rights is horrible, I will focus more on fixing the problem locally, both in my city and my state, and hopefully that will help build support for when we are able to address the matter nationally.
I suggest those who support the 14th amendment focus on doing the same in their communities. #barackobama
11/03/09
I doubt Obama's ending DADT by executive order would have much ripple effect. I do suspect that Obama has other reasons for wanting DADT to go through Congress rather than be done by executive order, I just wish he would say what those reasons were. #barackobama
11/03/09
You see, it isn't that simple, and wouldn't you like to see Congress finish up health care reform at the very least before trying to kill that particular elephant? #barackobama
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hate crimes legislation? setting aside federal land?
next thing you know, obama's chief of staff is going to have a rousing "sack it up!" conversation with mr. president, reminding him that he can either treat his first term as a campaign for his second term, or he can make a difference and do what he needs to do, reputation be damned.
let obama be obama!
also, hire aaron sorkin, stat. i hear he's got the down n dirty on the best fungi this side of the pacific, and that can only mean good things. #barackobama
11/02/09
However, if he accomplishes nothing else other than substantive health reform, his presidency will be a success. #barackobama
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1. The Lilly Leadbetter Act will just allow poor people to have access to money. Repeal now!
2. Children do not need expanded health insurance because they want a CHOICE and not the government meddling in their chicken pox with their death panels and such, and besides we already have the BEST healthcare system in the world.
3. We don't need that wilderness because after all it's WILDERNESS. (Unless we can shoot shit from planes over that there wilderness, then fine.)
4. now that the F-22 is gone, the terrorists win. Run for your lives!!!
5. who the fuck is Matthew Shepherd and why is he pushing his socialist agenda on us? #barackobama
11/02/09
Lindsay's standing in front of a huge American flag and the announcer is saying "Lindsay Graham is fighting for you against the liberals who are in the pocket of Big Oil by backing sustainable energy, because liberals love foreign oil, big corporations and raping your children." I'm making the last part up, but the part where Lindsay heroically fights against you commie hippies who love Iranian oil is totally true. Take that hippies! I'd already forgotten that the communist, Marxist, muslim Obama had used "drill, baby, drill" as his rallying cry to get the democratic rubes riled up before the election. Hey, wait a second....WTF?????
I wish I had a link, it almost made my head explode. #barackobama
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Barack Obama, driving up the unemployment rate. #barackobama
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