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It's now late August 2009 - let's take a minute to ask a few comparative questions concerning Comrade Barry Hussein Obama and George W. Bush:

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given theunions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent"Austrian language", would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the fourth of May (Cuatro de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

If George W. Bush had mis-spelled the word advice would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?

If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how he inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If GeorgeW. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

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So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive?

Can't think of anything? Don't worry.

He's done all this in 7 months -- so you'll have three years and five months to come up with an answer.

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I can't wait to check this thread in the morning and see all of its beautiful progress :popcorn:

by the way when are we getting attacked by terrorists? biden said 6 mos... its been 7... Cheech should we change the color on the terror alert system? Shit could happen any day now.

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ya know what ..... he's president now so I guess it doesn't matter much what G.W. would do or did.... or my opinion of what is or isn't happening.... the f-n gubment isn't going to listen to my concerns or yours, it's politics as usual and I say F THEM ALL!!!

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This post reminds me of this... I think I caught The King's wife at a political demonstration lately. He's apparently rubbed off on her quite well.

This thread will be like arguing with a dining room table.

You can do better than that.....come on.....think about it for a while and get back to us...

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What do you want? I mean, I could go line by line and address the 8 years of idiocy that was GWB's legacy... I can name things off my head

$150/barrel oil

9-11 happened on Bush's watch - (way to read the memos, chief)

Killed thousands of Americans fighting a war under false pretenses

Which happened to cost taxpayers billions in defense dollars

Which spent the surplus we had under the LAST democratic president

The handling of Katrina

KBR / Halliburton

...and those are just off the top of my head, I didn't even have to bust out the google. Comrade.

But, like I said, it'll be like debating with a dining room table - no argument, no logic, no rationale will be good enough for you because you're not open minded or willing to educate yourself on any other side but your own.

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Oooooooh someone has mad skills with the copy and paste from emails that always seem to look like they were formatted by a 5 year old.

If George W. Bush had copy and pasted e-mails that were formatted like a 5 year old would and posted them on a motorcycle forum, would you have approved?

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What do you want? I mean, I could go line by line and address the 8 years of idiocy that was GWB's legacy... I can name things off my head

$150/barrel oil

9-11 happened on Bush's watch - (way to read the memos, chief)

Killed thousands of Americans fighting a war under false pretenses

Which happened to cost taxpayers billions in defense dollars

Which spent the surplus we had under the LAST democratic president

The handling of Katrina

KBR / Halliburton

...and those are just off the top of my head, I didn't even have to bust out the google. Comrade.

But, like I said, it'll be like debating with a dining room table - no argument, no logic, no rationale will be good enough for you because you're not open minded or willing to educate yourself on any other side but your own.

So much wrong with this post :nono:

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Let's add the Patriot Act, Illegal Wiretapping, and suspension of Habeas Corpus - some of the largest infringments on personal freedom and privacy EVER.

I'd be scared of "big gov't" too if it was run by neo-cons. Not a fan of living in a police state.

But you ARE a fan of socialism? :nono:

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But you ARE a fan of socialism? :nono:

You throw that word around, but you and I both know Obama isn't a socialist.

http://www.cherokeedemocrats.com/misc_uploads/Obama_Socialist_Myth.pdf

I'm not a FAN of dumb ideas regardless of the source or policymaker they came from, there are instances that the betterment of society is better when it's driven via legislation and the public sector, and there are instances were the betterment of society is better in the private sector and big business.

The only thing SEMI-"socialist" that I support is the OPTION (aka CHOICE) to have public health insurance. Which isn't even socialism since it competes with private sector offerings. That's been debated in multiple other threads...

But back to this point of this thread, nothing Barack has done in the 7 months even comes close to the absolute corruption of power and bungling of our government that GWB has had over the past 8 years. By the way, GWB signed Medicare Part D into law... OMG GWB's a health care socialist!!!!!!!

Senate passes Medicare bill

Tuesday, November 25, 2003

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After days of impassioned debate, the U.S. Senate Tuesday approved a $400 billion plan to overhaul Medicare. Supporters say it will give prescription drug coverage to 40 million older Americans, while critics warn that it could destroy the system.

The 54 to 44 vote was not along party lines -- 11 Democrats voted in favor and nine Republicans voted no.

The bill now goes to the White House, for President Bush's signature.

At a speech Tuesday at a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bush called the vote a "major victory" and thanked members of Congress for their hard work.

"We inherited a good medicare system. It has worked, but it was becoming old and needed help. Because of the actions of the Congress, because of the actions of members of both political parties, the medicare system will be modern and it will be strong," Bush said.

Supporters of the bill -- including some Democrats who, like Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, said it was better than no bill at all -- hailed the vote as a victory for senior citizens.

"This bill is an extraordinary day for seniors and indeed all Americans," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. "The legislation we just passed is consequential, it is far reaching. ... It is epochal in the sense it modernizes Medicare to provide 21st century care for our seniors."

Opponents, however, vowed that the fight isn't over. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle predicted that once seniors learned how the bill worked, they would mobilize as they did 38 years ago for the original Medicare bill.

"I was struck by how vacant the galleries were and so few seniors citizens looking down," Daschle, D-South Dakota, said after the vote. "What you saw instead were lobbyists packing the halls. They will do well. Our seniors will not, and that is why the fight will go on."

Drug benefit starts in 2006

The measure, a centerpiece of President Bush's domestic agenda, adds a prescription drug benefit to the program, provides billions of dollars in subsidies to insurance companies and HMOs, and takes the first step in allowing private plans to compete with Medicare.

It is the largest expansion of Medicare since it was created in 1965, although most of its provisions won't take effect for several years. The drug benefit, for example, does not take effect until 2006. Before that, seniors will be able to purchase, within six months, a discount card that could provide 10 to 25 percent off prescription drugs. (Interactive: Prescription for change) Link: http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/...are/index.html

Take special care to note the part in the article I bolded and underlined.

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You throw that word around, but you and I both know Obama isn't a socialist.

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And you and I both know that Bush doesn't hold sole responsibility for all of this crap you posted earlier.

$150/barrel oil

9-11 happened on Bush's watch - (way to read the memos, chief)

Killed thousands of Americans fighting a war under false pretenses

Which happened to cost taxpayers billions in defense dollars

Which spent the surplus we had under the LAST democratic president

The handling of Katrina

KBR / Halliburton

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