Comments on: “The Impending Obama Meltdown”

By: Park Slope Pubby

Park Slope Pubby — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:52:55 +0000

Every so often, I give myself a treat and read comments on No Quarter and maintain my sanity. I started before the election. I live in Brooklyn, and I felt like I was the only one who saw him as a fraud, and it was such a thrill to discver this site. Thank you.

I can’t believe now that all he does is go around saying that the sky is falling. This is not leadership. I guess the purpose is to scare everybody into passing the Stimulus Porkfest. The man is already a dreadful president, and it’s only a couple of weeks. And everybody here saw it coming.

By: Magic Puzzle Box

Magic Puzzle Box — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Your comment about going to great lengths to deny Obama came up in the middle of all this Chicago corruption reminds me that I read a really infuriating piece on Sarah Palin last week in the Huffington Post where it was stated that she has had a circle of corruption around her from the beginning of her political career! Huh? Talk about projection. It’s almost like they took Obama’s actual political story and put her name in instead of his. Who was is again that had corrupt people around him from the start (that we weren’t allowed to ask about because Ayers is the new John Brown or whatever other crap they’re pushing)? It kind of makes you wonder, given the consistency of that projection as you listen to his people, how this will work on an international scene with threatening situations.

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:16:54 +0000

I think the only way to understand Obama is to realize he’s just a prop that the Dems are using to maintain the status quo. They found themselves a slick black man to draw away Hillary”s black voters- Hillary would have been the change. He was ambitious enough to go for it and is now having to deal with his own limitations – hence the crabiness. He’s not making decisions – Emmanuel and Axelrod are, but he has has to take the heat for their Chicago style politics. And I suspect they are distracted by what Blagojevich is going to spill. (Hope he lives long enough to talk). Stop expecting anything intelligent from Obama – he and Michelle are the worst case of Affirmative Action. I know I taught many, and some profs didn’t have the integrity to see that that they got the proper education.

On another matter. I keep reading Biden is an nonrecovering alocholic. What’s the evidence for that? also, how true is it that Obama’s grandmother died days before he said she did. any links for that?

By: dan in michigan

dan in michigan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:57:53 +0000

I didn’t see that as a slam on Hillary. Hillary will be her own woman as Secstate, but surely Bill’s advice will be listened to. It should be.

By: getfitnow

getfitnow — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:46:42 +0000

It dawned on me when the repub had the majority, pre-’06 elections, they had the lowest ratings of any congress. I remember a book about it– The Broken Branch. BUT, shortly after the dems came into power, their rating went lower. With all the hype over Obama, we forget, the dems were not doing a good job, as far as the public was concerned, pre-BO. what’s a public to do?

By: no kidding

no kidding — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:30:10 +0000

cynic — I would bet that Hillary would not be flying 150 miles in Air Force One’s 747. She would not have spent nearly 200 million on her Inauguration and she would have served Western Corn Fed Beef instead of 100 Dollar a lb. Beef from Japan.

If Hillary or McCain had gotten in they would have been concerned with effects of the economic disaster on the American people. The only disaster Obama cares about is a zit appearing on his face.

By: AlexisM

AlexisM — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:41:17 +0000

John McCain would have read the stimulus bill, unlike Obama. He also would have taken a red pen to it and slashed out the Pelosi Pork. Good news is that Obama and Pelosi are fighting already and Pelosi’s going under the bus.

Instead of fearmongering, which I find disgusting and a total lack of leadership by Obama, McCain would have been America’s biggest cheerleader. He would remind us of who we are and what a great nation we live in. Not Obama. He has used his con man demeanor to try to get what his way with condescension and what appears to be downright hatred for Americans. Like the 2 year old spoiled brat that he is.

No one says that this isn’t a mess. But Obama has neither the morals, integrity, intelligence, plain old desire, etc. that will serve Americans. It’s our country, not his. He works for us. But boy he sure doesn’t act like it. Ever.

PS If Rome is burning, why isn’t Obama doing something about it other than continual partying and photo ops? He wanted the damned job so he should do it.

By: AnnieCollier

AnnieCollier — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:41:03 +0000

Yeah, bizarre is the word alright. So out of my realm…can’t relate to them at all.

By: cynic

cynic — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:29:54 +0000

George probably took a vow of celibacy for 8 years out of respect for the sanctity of the Presidential Residence. No doubt he wore a suit coat and tie over his PJs for the same reason.

By: cynic

cynic — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:24:26 +0000

Exactly what would any of the other candidates be doing, if now in office instead of Barack Obama?

It’s all too easy to assert that *fill in the blank* would have had the situation well in hand.

I rather doubt it, because it’s one helluva situation.

By: The Real HC

The Real HC — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:32:10 +0000

“If you own a Starbucks in downtown Washington the odds are you will sell the bulk of your hot joe to folks who work for the U.S. Government. You may feel like a proud entrepreneur but face it–you too are sucking off the tit of Uncle Sam.”

I will agree that the bulk of the coffee shop customers got their money from Uncle Sam. But those customers exercised their free choice in selecting from a wide variety of coffee shops in DC and as we all know coffee shops are numerous and compete freely. Its not the same as being on welfare or picking up a paycheck from the USDA. It is hard to make consumers freely part with their hard earned money, even in DC, and its something the government has never had to do. Government takes what it wants by edict.

As far as the rest I was never on the kool aid so the shenanigans are no great surprise. As you suggest I will draw some little rainbows, unicorns, and smiley faces and maybe even some little hearts. Then I will flush them down the toilet in honor of The One.

By: stodgie

stodgie — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:06:27 +0000

naw, i don’t watch cnn. i noted the man’s charisma and big sunny smile in the media pictures. and i thought to myself that the repubs even now are smarter than the dims.

By: AlexisM

AlexisM — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:03:55 +0000

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/declarations.html

Jangles, that is a great article, thanks. Here’s the link. She has Pelosi and Obama pretty much nailed.

By: AlexisM

AlexisM — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:02:47 +0000

I wrote Michael Steele an email tonight. He might be one of the last hopes we have of saving America’s butt IMO.

By: Sonic Ninja Kitty

Sonic Ninja Kitty — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:57:55 +0000

Hi Stodgie–Did you catch Michael Steele (new GOP leader) interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on CNN tonight? He is extremely sharp, gracious, and has a great energy about him. It will be interesting to watch the developments….