Comment by sarainitaly | 2009-01-19 07:03:56

name one thing on there that is a conspiracy theory. You don’t consider issues such as Iraq, Gitmo, fraud, hypocrisy, bribery, lack of transparency, lying… to be important issues? (obviously not…)

What we have seen so far -

Journalists are being shut out by Obama. He preselects his favorites, at pressers, he gets irritated when asked tough questions, and is already feeling media fatigue.

[b]And you know about his “media fatigue” from Fox News? How else? Your first bit of conspiravy theory. Spread the meme, you are looking tired. [/b]

Obama has no plans to prosecute the Bush administration, which many of those who voted for him want.
[b]He has never said he would. Many would like to see him prosecuted, but under what Court? The US does not recognise the ICC which is the only real place r War Crimes. There is also the issue of how such a prosecution would be seen. It would be tit for tat and seen as a Democratic response to Clinton.[/b]

Obama has filled his new cabinet with people from the Clinton administration, and kept Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense (from the Bush administration).
[b]Explain how using experienced Department Secretaries is bad?[/b]

Obama promised transparency, but has not followed through. He was not forthcoming and upfront with regard to the Blagojevich scandal (it took him weeks to disclose all contact with Blago, and even then, didn’t disclose everything),
[b]His own internal investigation were carried out in full consultation with the Police, who also advised on how much they wanted released. No other Serious Politician has done this. [/b]

the Rezko scandal (it took him months to fully disclose the amount of money raised by Rezko).
[b]But all money was disclosed. How much did Haliburton gain from Bush Cheyney?[b]

Obama was not forthcoming in what he knew, and when he knew it wrt Wright, and his sermons. He was not forthcoming as to the extent of his relationship with Ayers.
[b]He was very forthcoming. I think that those who call themselves Democrats and who have enjoyed dancing on artificial hatred inspired against Wright should be ashamed of themselves. Wright was a highly commended American Hero. [/b]

Obama also refuses to release his donor list, even though there were numerous instances of fraudulent donations discovered.
[b] How can they be “discovered” if not released?[b]

And with the numerous lawsuits surrounding his birth certificate and eligibility, he refuses to release his official birth certificate, and put the matter to rest. (I think he was born in Hawaii, and find all that natural born citizen stuff crazy, but don’t understand his refusal to release the document.)
[b]Again this is released and this birth cert stuff is one of the shames of this website and other related ones. Did people demand to see the birth cert of Palin? [/b]

Obama promised to close Gitmo within his first 100 days, then backpedaled. Now, he promises to sign an order, only to get his supporters off his back, but that does not mean it will close it immediately.
[b]It is closing and it should always be considered a blot on the history of America.[/b]

Obama promised to set an aggressive timeline to get out of Iraq, but now plans to stay the course, as set by Bush.
[b]He is getting out of Iraq. At least the US will not be there for 100 years.[b]

Obama has shown to be a typical politician who will say anything to anyone, to get elected. He told a Chicago gay and lesbian newspaper in ‘96 he supports gay marriage. But, to win the Presidential race, and conservative African Americans/Hispanics, he flipped and changed position.
[b]It is still the most gay friendly administration ever and the Democratic platform remains in favour of civil unions, if not marriage.[/b]

Obama promised to filibuster FISA, but when it came time to vote, he sided with Bush. He has flipped on guns, NAFTA, abortion, and more.
[b]He is still not President yet.[/b]
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Call me crazy
[b]Crazy[b]

Your analysis is so very important. You cover all the important issues faced by the nation right now.

And your list really paints a picture that makes the Democrats look just like the Republicans over the last 8 years. All these big important issues you point out are just so comparable to what this country has been through in the last 8 years.

Great stuff, continue on with your great indepth lists/analysis. Best political website on the Internet!

Don’t hold your breath. If nothing comes of the SCOTUS conference that was supposed to have been held on Friday, Jan 16, 2009, I, for one will lose all faith in any body of authority in this country. I have gone from lawsuit to lawsuit hoping and believing that the Supremes would wake up and do the right thing, but if we get no good news about Friday’s conference I will know that the blood shed by our forefathers was shed in vain.

His presidency is only worth $19.95, but unfortunately for this country the real price tag is in the trillions.

Here’s the link to Jean-Jacques David’s “The Coronation of Emperor Napoleon Bonapart” (1804), but you have to bypass the portraits of NP and scroll down to the third painting. (You may find a bigger image by googling the painting.)

Wishing I had Photoshop technical skills!

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=coronation+of+napoleon&btnG=Google+Search