Originally Posted by kofficer

and this is the kind of thing the President is trying to get rid of. I don't think the new administration has any intention of "business as usual" regarding the management of the SSA.
So say you...remember this headline "Social Security Administration Holds Training Seminar for 700 Employees at Luxury Resort in Arizona"...this was held so that the attendees who did go to the mtgs rather than the pool could learn to deal with death threats...and they relieved their stress from these threats by learning to dance in the mtgs...I believe this event occured some 6 mths into this new administration...right?

If you have attended any of Obama's town meetings you would know that. I have to say this, that I never have seen such pettiness in this country from the prior administration's "fellows" so to speak as I have after this election. Normally, when a President is elected, the election is over and people rally to work as a group, and respect the elected President and give him a chance to show what he might be able to do if people would stop complaining and become part of the group that has a say in what's happening.
And there was no pettiness displayed while a nation waited to find out who won the election between Bush and Gore? Weren't the Democrats the just say no party during Bush's term? What did they say when Bush mentioned changing Social Security? Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have made it perfectly clear how much they seek to work as a group with the Republicans!

Our current President walked into the biggest mess created in many, many years, and our wonderful past President and his administration, had plenty to do with that.
So what's your point? Look what happened to George Bush after he took office..do the numbers 9-11 ring a bell? What President in modern history did not inherit some sort of mess?

I would usually just lurk and not say anything,
Please don't lurk! Please continue to express yourself! The best learning is done through meaningful debate and discussion.

but I am so tired of all the whining about what the Republicans would have done I could scream.
And I am so tired of watching those opposed to anything this administration proposes be demeaned and disparaged by the likes of Nancy Pelosi that I called my Congressman and told him to tell her to shut up because she is an embarassment to his party!

I have voted for both sides, this time I voted for change, which is what this country needs. We are more likely to have the most government control in this, if the Republicans don't get off their whining and start working toward a compromise.
WE DON'T WANT GOVERNMENT CONTROL - especially over our health care! And the administration does not want compromise! Checkmate!

That is the problem here, people need to sit down and work it out so everyone can breath a little easier.
Please tell that to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid!