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Originally Posted by chelsea24
It's very clear that Obama, from the start, tried to mend the division in the parties, but alas, the Republicans have become the party of NO! The only time their ears perk up is when the word "war" is mentioned. It's very sad indeed.  We'll see how that works for them in 2010. |
I would love for you Chelsea to give some details on your statement ! It is very easy and simplistic to make this kind of statement but without any credence or examples, it is just
WORDS, but then again that is the mantra !
Please share your reasons for saying such things !!
Health care is a good example of this POTUS and congress pushing through a bill that is not only FULL of "pork" (nothing better to call it) which this President said would NEVER happen....it is being pushed to the line by the end of the year but does not go into affect for YEARS, yet our POTUS says it is vital and a crisis....it is against the public wishes in EVERY poll I have seen....it does NOT address the points he SAID he wanted, YET every ammendment given or offered was scoffed at.
Having said that, this is not simply an indictment of the Democratic party...it applies as well to the Republican party who were calling the Democrats the same thing from 2006 until 2008 if you recall.
It IS an indictment of the POTUS who, one short year ago, promised a lot of things and each day he steps back on ALL of them. I realize that all politicians will make "promioses" they cant keep, BUT THAT WAS THE CORNERSTONE of this President's campaign...that is how he put away Secy Clinton...that is where he got the traction.
All of what is happening is political...all is aimed at the elections in 2010 (ie, they cannot go any closer to the elections with this bill).
I never vocally supported those who say "dump the incumbents" but I now believe that the only way we get any change, not the trite that was promised and ignored from the last election, is to let these folks who simply ignore the future of the country that they cant get away with it !