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Uniter-in-Chief?
May 16, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Unity – Obama’s utopian view.

 

Back when GW was elected as President, I was a little worried because he had a notion that because he brought Texan Rs and Ds together as governor he would be able to replicate that success in DC. I was saying to myself, “Is he so unaware of the battle for the soul of our nation that is waged in Washington DC?”

 

In Bush’s first term he held out the symbolic olive branch of moderation to Liberal Democrats in Congress. Every time they took the branch and put it into the political chipper. Then the media ran stories on how it was Bush who could not compromise.

This happened far too many times for this Conservative, and I would send the President emails asking him to just lead as a Conservative, and not to worry about Liberals. But the President would respond back with words of encouragement that he believed he could find common ground with his opponents and lead from the center. But that never happened. Liberals do not believe in compromising their beliefs, they fight for them. 

 

Soon, Bush will be out, and we may have Barak Obama as our next President. Obama also makes the claim that he is a uniter; that he will bring America together. But I have to wonder how Obama can succeed where Bush failed. Does Obama expect conservatives to drop their beliefs for the next four years, and compromise so he can look like the utopian candidate? That will not happen any more than it did with liberals and GW Bush. There is a reason we have two (dominant) political parties in America even though this latest election cycle suggests that there isn’t much difference between Rs and Ds.

 

During the Bush years, when there were divisions in government because Liberals in Washington refused to compromise their beliefs the media blamed Bush for not compromising enough. If Obama becomes the Uniter-in-chief and there is still division because conservatives will not compromise their beliefs, will the media blame Obama?

 

Is “unity” something reasonable people should expect in our government anymore? After all, during the last few years, Liberals in Congress seemed to side more with the groups who had declared war on us, than they joined with policies coming from the President. Can we expect the Obama years to be different?

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Hacksaw read my blog
May 16, 2008 | 11:20 PM

Senator Obama has never before displayed any kind of history of reaching across the aisle, and should he become President I doubt if he would start…he would view his election as a rousing call for change, and he would likely try to do everything differently, even at the expense of our potential peril due to his naiveté…

Another reason that he would not likely have to compromise or work with Republicans in order to get his way is the current Democratic majority in both houses of Congress, one that is likely to grow with the next election. There may not even be enough Republicans needed to filibuster any of his horrendous ideas, so if any Democrat gets elected next, they would be in a prime position to succeed but if McCain is the guy, he could be looking at a Congress containing enough Democrats to override any veto he may issue, at least for his 1st two years in Office.
polarbear_88 read my blog view my photos
May 17, 2008 | 6:27 PM

...Until the next congress election, when MORE Democrats are voted in. If by some cruel twist of fate we get stuck with John McCain I hope there are enough Democrats packed in Congress to make his term a living hell. Or maybe he will succumb to old age...
Hacksaw read my blog
May 17, 2008 | 10:16 PM

Total class, teddybear

I thought NeoCons were supposed to be the heartlesss ones...

I also thought you said earlier that you were planning to be mature when you posted here...
polarbear_88 read my blog view my photos
May 17, 2008 | 10:31 PM

I state the facts. That fool isn't getting any younger. All the science and technology Republicans don't believe in can't stop time.
polarbear_88 read my blog view my photos
May 17, 2008 | 10:32 PM

I hate you!! You're a major pain in the ass.
girlscout read my blog view my photos
May 18, 2008 | 10:59 AM

LOL!
polarbear_88 read my blog view my photos
May 19, 2008 | 2:57 AM

Umm, isn't that what we want? Unity? Peace, love and understanding? Not war?
HybridTalk read my blog view my photos
May 19, 2008 | 7:39 AM

PolarBear - "If by some cruel twist of fate we get stuck with John McCain I hope there are enough Democrats packed in Congress to make his term a living hell. "

So then, if I understand you correctly, you would support Republicans who would block Barak Obama’s presidential agenda at every turn, making his time in office a living hell.

Interest that someone from the “tolerance” party, and the “Unity” party would promote such views.
dprin339 read my blog view my photos
May 19, 2008 | 3:52 PM

Obama EXPECTS (yes, expects) be able to bamboozle everyone in Congress..........and if he can't, then he will either ignore them (like WVA) or he will threaten them into shutting up!
looneysinger read my blog
May 19, 2008 | 4:03 PM

obama a uniter of the dem. party? give me a break! obama is not going to anything but, say look at me and i hope if he does get in that the congress makes his four years a living hell and he will say i never thought there would be days like these! and he will run for the door to get out! i say do not let the door hit you where it hurts! looneysinger
dprin339 read my blog view my photos
May 19, 2008 | 4:10 PM

looney, i was thinking something similar today as well.

actually, i would NOT surprise me if he just plain QUIT before November. He won't be able to take it, he won't debate, he will threaten one too many people one too many times & then he will go, hat in hand, crying to his momma.

btw, WHERE is SHE? if MY son was running for President............i would be BY HIS SIDE, helping him, encouraging him, stumping for him. anybody know? is she alive? WHERE is SHE? is he keeping her "under wraps"?
polarbear_88 read my blog view my photos
May 19, 2008 | 6:12 PM

I'm all for tolerance. But I draw the line when it hurts otheres. I will not tolerate these Republicans and their actions that hurt the American people.
Hacksaw read my blog
May 20, 2008 | 3:25 AM

“looney, i was thinking something similar today as well.

actually, i would NOT surprise me if he just plain QUIT before November. He won't be able to take it, he won't debate, he will threaten one too many people one too many times & then he will go, hat in hand, crying to his momma.

btw, WHERE is SHE? if MY son was running for President............i would be BY HIS SIDE, helping him, encouraging him, stumping for him. anybody know? is she alive? WHERE is SHE? is he keeping her "under wraps"?” - dprin339

That’s a good question Dprin, after all, we’ve seen both Hillary’s & McCain’s mothers, but why not Obama’s? I suspect it’s a matter of “pigmentation”, although noone would actually admit it.

His mommy is being hidden, because she kinda reminds everyone that Obama would not be this county’s 1st African American President should he be elected, he would merely be the 6th one of African descent, and the 4th who had a White mother & a Black father…

Without the whole “historical” aspect of his candidacy, what does he really offer us except good prepared speeches, a severely thin resume and more than a few disturbing acquaintances?
dprin339 read my blog view my photos
May 20, 2008 | 7:06 AM

i agree hacksaw..........unless of course she is not living any longer.

again, if it were my son, i would be ALL over this..............everywhere i could be, stumping for him...........the american people would get sick of looking at MY mug LOL
dprin339 read my blog view my photos
May 20, 2008 | 9:41 AM

My bad, i should have done the research before speaking. This is what happens when one engages mouth before brain.

Obama's mother passed away in 1995. She had ovarian cancer........

I was insensitive of me to NOT find out before I started running my mouth. Sorry guys, sometimes I'm.............well, MOST of you know already.
girlscout read my blog view my photos
May 20, 2008 | 10:37 AM

Uh - I see you found out on your own that Obama's mother died of cancer. apparantly you've never seen his commerical about health care and his mother's cancer death.
Good thing you corrected yourself - I was getting ready to chew your arse out! LOL!
dprin339 read my blog view my photos
May 20, 2008 | 12:25 PM

LOL girlyscout.............whew! i saved myself ANOTHER butt chewin.........

I don't watch much TV, and almost NEVER watch commericals..........especially political ones.

TV just doesn't interest me all that much.
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