Obama In His Own Words – Again
Aug 24, 2011 Political
We already know that Barack Obama is not a leader by his own admission. In 2008 he said that when George Bush asked for a debt ceiling increase that it demonstrated a lack of leadership. Obama, as the White House occupant, asked for a debt ceiling increase which means, he lacks leadership. He fit how he defined it so he is it. He also voted against the debt ceiling increase Bush wanted but then he and his party labeled the GOP as hostage takers, terrorists and putting party over country for not voting to raise the debt ceiling (or agreeing to the stupidity the Democrats wanted).
It would appear that Barack Obama is irresponsible and unpatriotic as well.
“The problem is, is that the way Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children, driving up our national debt from $5 trillion dollars for the first 42 presidents — number 43 added $4 trillion dollars by his lonesome, so that we now have over $9 trillion dollars of debt that we are going to have to pay back — $30,000 for every man, woman and child. “That’s irresponsible. It’s unpatriotic” ~ Barack Obama said July 3, 2008, at a campaign event in Fargo, N.D. CNS News
Barack Obama was talking about Bush and his record over an eight year period. In just under three years Barack Obama has increased our national debt by $4 TRILLION himself. Obama increased the debt in under three years by the same amount Bush did in eight years. Obama said that what Bush did was irresponsible and unpatriotic.
This means that based on Obama’s definition, he himself is irresponsible and unpatriotic.
It is also ironic that Obama mentions Bush taking out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children when his own Vice President, Joe Biden, is in China right now with his hat in his hand asking the Chinese to increase the credit limit on that bank card.
Even if Obama is only in office for one term it is certain that he will surpass the debt that George Bush added to our country and by quite a bit.
There is no way for him to avoid doing so because it is absolutely certain that Obama will not half our debt deficit** by the end of his first term, as he promised.
The GOP needs to take all these positions Obama had back then and use them against him in the next election.
Call the campaign “One and Done” and subtitle it, even Obama does not agree with what Obama has done…
**Thanks to Adam for pointing out it was deficit and not the debt. BD
Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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Tags: Bush, china, credit card, debt, irresponsible, lies, Obama, unpatriotic
Where Are They Now?
Dec 5, 2010 Political
No, this is not a segment about obscure music artists or actors. It is a search for the liberals/progressives who had their panties in a wad over spying on citizens by the US government when George Bush was in charge. The left went bonkers over the Patriot Act and some of its provisions even though they were deemed legal and with merit. That did not stop the left from rising up and using its partner in the ACLU to demonize the practices of our government.
For what its worth, I find some parts of the Act troubling but there are other parts (those dealing with known terrorists outside our borders) that have merit and have been upheld by the courts.
The Obama Justice Department has gone even further and is tracking Americans via their credit use.
The document, obtained by security researcher Christopher Soghoian, explains how so-called “Hotwatch” orders allow for real-time tracking of individuals in a criminal investigation via credit card companies, rental car agencies, calling cards, and even grocery store loyalty programs. The revelation sheds a little more light on the Justice Department’s increasing power and willingness to surveil Americans with little to no judicial or Congressional oversight. Wired
The Obama Justice Department has increased its own power with little or no judicial or Congressional oversight.
Isn’t this what the left railed about with regard to Bush? Wasn’t the left upset about increasing power in the Executive Branch with no oversight?
Seems that as long as a Democrat is abusing power it is quite alright.
I have no problem tracking people who are under investigation but there are legal ways to do that and warrants are required to do things like listen to phone conversations and track credit cards. And what assurance do we have they are not tracking those who happen to disagree with their agenda?
So once again I ask, where are they now?
Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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Tags: credit card, justice department, lies, warrants