Obama’s sorry cultists
I’ve reminded you before of NYTimes’ columnist David Brooks’ boneheaded Ivy League ejaculations about the Obama administration.
Now, the once-enamored Kool-Aid drinker admits his cult leader is not the man he knew:
“Those of us who consider ourselves moderates are forced to confront the reality that Barack Obama is not who we thought he was.”
What an unbelievable waste of time and real estate is David Brooks. It’s profane.
Which is why Robert Stacy McCain’s expletive-filled smackdown is the only appropriate and satisfying response.
On a related note, remember the “Sorry Everybody” campaign of leftists apologizing to the world for George Bush?
Doug Powers has launched the perfect spoof on behalf of pathetic Obama supporters suffering buyers’ remorse everywhere. A sample:
I told Doug he needs to add a sorry David Brooks’ photoshop. Volunteers?
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Flashback: Iowahawk’s classic Brooks’ broadside: T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII.
Update: The Brooks photoshop tournament begins.
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Anyone else find it rich that Dear Leader is always whining about the deficit he “inherited” when he “inherited” it from a Democrat Congress that he was a member of?
If Palin is an “airhead” why do liberals fear her?
Taking debate lessons from On-my-soap-box (#82):
1. I am too more moderate than you.
2. You are an idiot.
3.
Creating disaster is too a good thing.It’s all the fault of Bush and Limbaugh.4. You are still an idiot.
5. Scientists are smarter than Republicans, even conservative scientists are smarter than Palin.
6. Obama is great. The stimulus package passed with no earmarks.
7. You continue to be an idiot.
8. I am more main stream than you.
9. Palin, airhead!
10. Palin is a blessing. She put Obama in the White House.
11. Idiot
12. Idiot, because you don’t have anything else to say.
Turns out, though, Sarah Palin was right about Chairman Zero being a big-spending socialist. Also right about him cutting off domestic energy exploration. Also right about him being anti-business. (No businessmen among his advisers, and massive increases in business taxes and regulations.) Right about him sympathizing with terrorists. ($900 million to Hamas.)
Sarah was a lot smarter than a lot of her critics about those truths.
Boy, On-my-soap-box, looks like lgm really took you to the woodshed! I have never seen such logic and reason used in such a fashion.
Perhaps the greatest argument was:
The only thing missing was the clincher used by so many liberals, the “nanny-nanny-boo-boo!” argument.
I always find it interesting that with lgm any discussion of Palin is totally devoid of any criticism of any issues that Palin favors…….
Speaks volumes.
Villians and victims the life blood of libs. Conservatives are never just wrong or ill-informed. They are stupid and/or evil.
It is so intellectually shallow, you could wade in it barefoot and your toenails would stay dry.
At least he didn’t resort to the devastating “I’m rubber and you’re glue…” gambit. There’s no recovery from that.
But it falls perilously close to the “I know you are, but what am I?” gambit. a.k.a. the Peewee maneuver.
Yep, I may need a bath I feel so dirty.
There is little doubt he is a plant. Nobody is that stupid.
5. ???
Public schools – keep you kids out. See post #93 if you need reason 846,930,002,983,710,288
Reminds me of that clip of Tom Brokaw and another commentator going back and forth about how they don’t know who Obama really is…etc. It was funny and very very sad all at the same time. Yeah, a lot of “buyer’s remorse” going around. This from a “journalist” who didn’t have the balls to actually investigate the man who would be President of the United States. Past associates and friends? No big deal. Not important. “Rev.” Wright’s black liberation church for 20 years? Well, everyone knows Obama didn’t hear the awful rhetoric coming from that man’s mouth. Must have been the sermons that Obama happened to miss. Birth certificate? Well, he showed us a “certified” copy. Good enough. Socialism comments? His admission that he used Saul Alinsky as his model? Oh, that was in the past. Chicago thug political machine? Obama cut his teeth on those kinds of politics, but he has changed. He isn’t like that any more. I have heard it all from these idiots. And NOW they are saying, “Barack Obama is not who we thought he was.” Oh Lord, I think I am going to be sick.
That is like saying all the ladies of the night in the local red-light district are virtuous.
You can call it pork, you can not call it earmarks. The fact of the matter is, it is spending NOT related to stimulating the economy.
Does LGM seriously believe this? I can only assume he bought the lie that an earmark that is named something else is not an earmark.
Like calling a rotting pile of refuse something like a rose.
nail49 beat me to it…
Hey sonofdy…is there a prize for being comment 100? (smile)
A sense of satisfaction that you religate lgms comments to the trash heap of the 1st page of a multi page thread.
And a number 100 after your name, but thats about it.
Ha! you is not big much smart.
/lgm
:Hands happy a cyber cookie:
Enjoy!
Yes. Liberal, public school teacher.
Public schools – keep your kids out. See post #93 if you need reason 846,930,002,983,710,
288289Great about lgm’s comments. Buh bye lgm!! But as for having a number 100 after my name…that is too close to my age to be comfortable. I won’t let that happen again.
lgm: Moderate is liberal code speak for fence straddler. Moderates’ positions are whatever way the wind is blowing that will make them look intelligent (like that’s ever gonna happen)! President Bush and many other CONSERVATIVES spoke about the banking mess and the dangers involved MANY times over the years, and your DEMOCRAT congresscritters just ignored them. You are STILL an idiot and your unfounded comments about Gov. Palin confirm it. In addition to being an idiot, you are a putz.
On March 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm, Socky said:
Jack Cafferty’s Obama Drool Bucket is Overflowing:
Jack likes a gal with a big bottom
I know this is shameless, but I did a pic for Doug’s photoshop fun and sent it, but I’m also very proud of it. I’m sorry for the shameless plug but my wife thought it was hilarious so I want to show it. Just go to my site by clicking my name and it’s the first post.
Stick a black (can you say black? I can’t keep up with the new rule changes) cowboy hat on his head and a cigarette in his mouth and I am thinking Pulitzer!
Re: Christopher Estep
ROTFLMAO!!!
For every action, there is a reaction. Obama has tossed out a myriad of actions and I don’t think he will be prepared for the myriad of negative reactions. I think a lot of poor black folk are going to really be hurting from Obama’s big ideas that will lead to these unintended consequences after the glow dims. Alas……
Christopher Estep: Unfortunately, my gubmint firewall says your site is not work-safe:
I’ll check it out when I get home!
Robert McCain is right. If these so-called reporters had been doing their JOB and vetted Pres. Obama more people would have seen his record. Yes, he voted present many times but if you look at any bill he sponsored it was always far, far left of center. If you listen to any of his words you will hear what he does not say. Take a look at his career and you will see someone who began to run for President in the 80’s and did whatever he had to do to get rid of his opponents. Any time he is caught out he quickly scurries to try to correct the impression that he could have made a mistake. He is clearly in over his head and the people who voted for him could not imagine that, just because he talks a good game, that he would not be a good leader. We desperately need him to have a short learning curve or listen to those who have the experience to lead and he is doing neither. There is a reason why we generally elect governors to be president and that is experience leading. We all tried to tell people these were important issues but all they could see and hear were his inspiring words and aspect. The press is supposed to be our bulwark against mistakes of this kind. They failed us miserably and David Brooks coming out and writing an article like this is like slapping us when we are down.
How’s this for mature? Obama used the hip hop culture of the welfare throngs to get himself voted into office. He counted on them not understanding politics, but understanding the gimmies they have grown up on.
They thought him being President meant they would get MORE free ride. They were probably right. But their attention spans are that of gnats, and they will not rise up again.
We are not all in this together, my friend. I am in it for me and my family, and for the good people of this country. The flow of dollars from my hand to the “poor” is over with. When we working people stop paying in, and begin keeping our money rather than handing it to this corrupt government, there will be no more handouts.
When it comes down to it, the majority on which you counted to win this election is vastly made up of illiterate thugs who couldn’t name the Vice President if they had to.
My advice to you is watch your back, because once the good decent people stop providing the gravy for the train, the thugs will turn on everyone they can reach. When they all die off because there is no one spoon feeding them, we will rise again and make this country great. Perhaps the bonus will be that all of the folks who are burdens on this society will have moved away to Canada or died. No skin off my back, if they cannot provide for themselves it isn’t my job to carry their sorry asses around. The rest of us will survive, and we are armed and ready. Self-sufficiency is a great teacher.
Amen.
FirstSkirt said (#109):
I wonder whether you are aware that in my grandparents’ native language, you calle me something that, in the Ivy League, makes Ivy League ejaculations.
If not, don’t feel bad. Former Republican Senator D’amato didn’t know either. He called his opponent, Charles Schumer, a putz and lost the election because of it.
Schmucks who don’t know Yiddish keep using it wrong.
‘cabbage moves rhythmically’
Mainah said
I can accept that Clinton’s narcissism and abuses of his office set the stage for Bush’s election.
yeah but be honest, you accept it NOW, but how about when, you know, Bush was actually president…? I call BS
oh sorry mainah, i meant huggybear the libtard
I know, but the the David Brooks of this world drank the same kool-aid as Buckley, as did many of the East coast elites, so the article could have applied to many of them. I used to work in Newport R.I., many years ago, and many of the people I met were carbon copies of T. Coddington Van Vorhees VII.
Max, I didn’t say that, I was quoting huggybear.
I know what a ‘putz‘ is…I also know what drek is…and verkakte…
that’s the nice thing about speaking Afrikaans
Socky and Dex: Of course, he could always use “the coup de grace of all dares, the sinister triple-dog-dare.”
Fah-Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah, RAH, RAH, RAH, RAH!
Again in english please.
I don’t speak liberalish
thanks. I so don’t want to be sitting here with someone else’s dunce cap on.
Why are you taking it out on me? Don’t listen to him. He’s a boob. Why would anyone move to CA for a job anyway? Even the illegals are suffering massive unemployment and are moving to Texas.
Why would anyone want to live in northern mexico? I mean california???
Well unless you are into getting kiddnapped by mexican drug cartels, tortured, raped and mutlilated…
I am so hoping that all of you that post daily are daily ripping an email off to your congressman and senators on how unhappy this situation is…. I rip emails all the time to everyone…
Just Do IT!
…but we got idiot right didn’t we?
Christopher…fantastic website!!! I have put it into my favorites.
lgm,
Just to be clear.
PUTZ
You should study more.
My goodness, lgm! You’re Jewish?
So much for those stories of high IQ and Jews then.
#134 I wonder if LGM thinks meaning number 1 or 2 fits him and made him look better???
I wish we knew just how many (or a % of) people who now believe they voted for the wrong guy (in 2008). Think in a few months, someone will spring for a poll?
http://www.pollingreport.com/obama_job.htm#Graphic
People are slowly catching on.
Thanks Sonofdy…good info. Will keep an eye on that site.
Probably.
There are stories that the people Stalin sent to the death camps were convinced Stalin himslf was unaware of their plight, and would intervene on their behalf if he only knew what was happening.
Never underestimate the credulity of a lefty. They’re always a bit more stupid than you can give them credit for.
Brooks is a typical centrist, takes him 814 words to say, ‘Oops!.’
We have a theater here that shows old movies. Yesterday it was The Stranger, with Orson Welles and Edward G. Robinson. There was a quote Welles’ Nazi character said that really describes what’s going on today:
Since no one else said it, I will: THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRACY. IT’S A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC. I’m sick and tired of telling you libtards this.
I didn’t borrow more than I could pay back.
My family of 5 lives in a 1500 sq. ft home we can afford.
We drive used cars and shop at garage sales and second hand stores.
We have no credit card debt.
What, exactly, did I do to put the nation in this mess?
Sorry — like it or not, as long as we share the same national identity, we are indeed in this together, and each of our own actions have consequences which we all have to bear.
But this is beside the point. The issue here is that you all want to blame everyone else for the current economic crisis as though your own actions have no consequences. Well hey, guess what? For the past 8 years congress passed budget after budget of tax cuts and massive spending during a time of economic properity, and none of you could have been bothered to complain about that. Perhaps if you did, your sudden outrage might not seem so hollow and cynical.
That’s why now, no matter how much you all complain, no matter how right you may be, you have absolutely no credibility with the American public. You squandered every last drop of it with your dismissive accusations of derangement anytime someone dared to criticize Bush. You may have all the answers, but nobody cares what you think.
For all the preaching around these parts about individuals taking responsibility for their own actions, it’s funny how none of you are willing to entertain the notion that your own irresponsibility is part of the reason we’re in this mess. Blame the lefties and liberals who voted for Obama, blame the clueless idiots who voted for Obama because he listens to hip-hop (?? really??), blame the RINOs who ditched McCain/Palin. Blame, blame, blame, but never, ever stop to think why those people voted the way they did, or else you might have to shoulder some responsibility. Real mature. Ayn Rand would be so proud.
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There is no excuse for not knowing who Obama was two years ago–and what his plans for our country would include.
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Two years of watching the Messiah in 5 minute unedited video clips discussing his plans made his intent obvious to me.
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His liberal / socialist / marxist / communist friends and mentors stood out. His votes in the Illinois Senate and later in the U.S. Senate and his speeches and votes made clear his intent.
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Most of his choices for our government high office positions are in line with his agendas.
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Many Germans and a lot of other Europeans chose to ignore Adolf Hitler’s MEIN KAMPF book detailing his plans for World War II and Germany’s victory–and elimination of the Jews. He did exactly what he wrote. And his actions leading up to his taking over power also followed his obvious “principles” perfectly.
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Anyone who did not see the O’Bummer disaster coming had the head up their A** about nine yards. Why would anyone pay big money ($300K ?) to a fool like David Brooks and his ilk?
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YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET! Wait until the failed Obama energy policy actions and the ILLEGAL ALIEN AMNESTY costs kick in! Coming soon to the new U.S.S.A.
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John Bibb
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huggybear, let me guess, you didn’t read this web site much over the last few years. All of us have attacked bushes spending.
You live in a far different america than I do.
Hey, I could see it a mile away how bad Obama would be! Why didn’t they just ask me?? How were people this blinded??
Heck, Jim Cramer’s running around telling people they need to “Obama-proof” their investments, fer cryin’ out loud. And I suspect that Mr. Cramer actually voted for Obama.
huggybear, let me rephrase that. I am absolutely NOT in it with you. I call a spade a spade. Always have.
Is that so? What consequences are the idiots who bought too much house and too many bigscreen tvs bearing? My actions have cost my fellow Americans nothing. I own a small business, I pay my taxes, I own a decent home that I can afford. I give to the truly needy, I volunteer.
The difference is, no one has to share in the consequences of my actions, because they were not selfish, immoral, or greedy. Nationality means nothing, there are 2 Americas, the givers and the takers. Guess what? I just switched sides.
I just now went to this thread and this was the first thing that I saw. I could tell right away who nail49 was quoting. There can be no mistaking of the trademark childish idiocy, the willful blindness to the obvious truth, the disconnect from reality, and the pathetic slobbering servility to his corrupted masters. It can only be… lgm
But only since January 20th of this year. Prior to that, Dissent was the essence of patriotism.
Everybody was complaining aout the spending. But you’re forgetting that the Dems insisted their pet projects get funded or else they’d hold up funding our troops.
Please find me any non-liberal that will complain about tax cuts. You got a tax cut too. Did you send in the money anyway? I didn’t think so, hypocrite.
You can try as hard as you want to take the title, but lgm will always be Lord Of The Idiots. You’re just trying hard for first runner up.
All of you? Really? Well then all of you who are expecting an apology from Obama voters must also be willing to accept that the burden of Bush’s spending you so righteously complained about didn’t evaporate on January 20, 2009, and are prepared to apologize accordingly. You know, personal responsibility and stuff. Right?
Sounds exactly like me (except I don’t own, I rent). I know countless other people in the same boat, and yet they’re still losing their jobs and unsure what the future holds for them. I’m a fiscally responsible person, yet my 401(k) still shrunk by almost 20% last year. We did everything by the book, yet we’re still suffering because of the mistakes of others.
See how that works? The irresponsible actions of others have a direct effect on my own well-being. AKA, we’re all in this together. If you cannot grasp this fundamental tenet of how societies operate, you’re in far deeper trouble than the rest of us.
I’m guessing they’re completely broke and wishing they didn’t bite off more than they could chew. Plus they’re really stupid, which sucks even more.
Rather than being so resentful, perhaps you should just be happy you’re fortunate enough, intelligent enough, responsible enough not to be in their shoes. Instead you seem intent on punishing them for their mistakes, even though they are already suffering, even though their mistakes affect all of us. Please recognize that most Americans are not nearly as angry and spiteful as you. We just want what’s best for our country and by extension, ourselves.
You mean they would hold up funding for Bush’s trillion dollar pet project if theirs didn’t get funded? Sounds like compromise to me.
Actually no, I’m just here for the free entertainment, and you never fail to disappoint.
And neither do you. If you feel so strongly that we’re all in this together and it’s up to the responsible to bail out the irresponsible, then go ahead, be my guest. As for me, I’m tired of being an enabler, the Government cannot force me to continue to be a producer for this fiasco, and neither can you.
I don’t want to punish them. I would be happy to let natural consequence occur and “allow” them to fail. What I am dead set against is rewarding them with more of my hard earned money for their failure. Also, I think “most Americans” is a hard group to speak for, but I would hazard a guess that many resent the hell out of the way things are going. You can call it spite and hatred, I call it reality.
Hey, I’m not thrilled with the way things are going either. I’m just not interested in flushing my own well-being down the toilet in the name of the free market if there is a possibility things can be fixed. I don’t pretend to know all the answers, I certainly don’t think Obama does either, but doing something beats the hell out of doing nothing when so many people are struggling.
If you are fortunate enough to be above water right now, a little sacrifice should not be too much to ask if it means holding our economy — your economy — together. If the bottom completely falls out, you will be screwed too — if your customer base suffers you could lose your business, and all your hard work will have been for naught. To me, paying a little more in taxes seems like a small price to pay if we can prevent that from happening, which is exactly what Obama is trying to do. If Obama fails, I promise to extend my deepest, most sincere apologies to you. But right now there is no way of knowing now what will come of all this; I wish us all the best of luck.
So true sims, and most of his corrections are done by saying, well I didn’t know. He should write a book, all the things that happened in my life that I did not know about. I’ll bet after his bills fail and the American people are pi$$ed off beyond belief, he is going to try to say, well I didn’t know what was in those bills so it is not my fault. That’s not the Nancy Pelosi that I thought I knew. Hehe.
(and this is in general not personal)
Yeh, bite me.
None of them were there for me when I did my multiple tours overseas.
None of them were there when I couldnt see my kids for a year at a time because they lived on the other side of the country
None of them were there for me when my wife had cancer.
None of them were there for me when everyone in my family was dying a couple of years ago
None of them were there for me when my ex wifes lawyer was messing up my life for no reason
None of them were there for the last several years as I slept on the floor so that my kids would have a bed instead of me.
And I didnt go begging to the government for help, because they were too busy screwing me over then too.
But now…. NOW that I finally get back on top again after all these years, NOW you want to raise my taxes for funding idiotic global warming mitigation/”green” BS and to take from ME because too many people in this country are too stupid to be financially responsible for their own lives.
Just bite me. Everything else can fail – I’ll buy their assets from the scrap heap of their bankruptcy. Dont call me for help, I didnt call you.
I think Im going to head over to the hot tub now… Im stressed
Yes there is, look at every country that has tried socialism. It never ends up good and you will notice to keep a socialist government, they all had dictators. That is because leaders know, if given the chance people will reject the socialism/communism policies.
The best model is to let the free market work itself out. Some businesses are going to die, yes, but most of those had bad business policies and models. The successful ones will eventually expand and new ones will replace the dead ones. Lowering taxes means more spending, opening up business expansion. Taxing the hell out of businesses making over 250k causes these businesses not to expand, therefore losing jobs. Lowering taxes to a business at the 250k mark (which for a business is definitely not rich) will give them hiring power, thus more jobs. Americans are very generous, the ones not affected will donate to charities to help out people hurting, but will not if they are giving most of their extra money to the government. For more examples, that is what Reagan did, and it worked.
Taxing people’s capital gains causes people not to invest. Lowering capital gains will give the market a big boost. There are plenty of examples out there, and every model done that is the way we are heading, shows that it was a bad idea. Ask Japan.
huggybear, I am the kid who cried when the flag went by, when every old man from some far off war saluted. I get tears in my eyes to this day, when I see an act of heroism. I love my country. But as a small business owner, I can tell you this, I am at the end of my rope. I have paid more taxes than I will ever see back. I have watched as teens I knew grew to adulthood and started having babies, then receiving welfare. I watch as they are handed houses bigger than mine, with free cable and internet, free food, free car repairs through ASPIRE, and free childcare. I have watched their children get top notch medical care for free, while I hesitate every year to sign off on sports because it only takes one injury to one of my kids to destroy us financially.
I work so hard, and everyday I watch customers come through the doors using their foodstamps for candy my kids don’t get, and lobsters to put on their dinner tables, while we eat mac and cheese again. I am tired of the unfairness of it all. I am tired of watching my spouse come home aching and hurting so bad, hands bloodied from the physical labor he does. We don’t live high on the hog, we are simple people.
But while we work, the welfare crowd that voted Obama into office sits watching soap operas, eating better food than we ever will, without a care in the world. And I am tired. I am frustrated, and yeah, I am angry.
In a perfect world, I would help those who only needed a hand up, but I am bitter from being forced to help so many with handouts. It is not going to get better for us, the small business owner. He is upping our taxes, he is taking away deductions, he is making it impossible to live. He is taking away the will to try harder.
It won’t be long before we shut our doors and disappear off the grid, go into survival mode and stop caring about the world. It is cannibalistic already, and we have an obligation to our own to stay alive. It is survival of the fittest, and I know we are going to survive. Not so sure about this great country, but we will survive.
You say you don’t mind paying a little more in taxes. Maine is famous for it’s extreme high taxes for businesses. I cannot agree with you, we pay enough, too much, and we are having to choose between our ideals and our very survival. With kids to feed, survival is first.
It is going to be a painful time for America, when Obama’s promises fail and her people have never learned to fend for themselves. Sometimes, you just have to know when to say when.
My bad, good point. I wasnt going off on charities, fund-raisers for the truly needy, etc… but those are options of my choosing.
RabbidSquirrel,
in reading your comment it struck me that just maybe you were one of the ones who came through Bangor Maine and were heartened to see the Troop Greeters? I hope you were.
I hope that at least once you were given the respect and pride of a grateful nation, even if it was only a bunch of folks in the airport lobby who came out to tell you job well done. If not, I am sorry that we missed you, please know we have the utmost respect for your service to our country.
Oh I have no issue with not having someone to meet and greet me during ~my services. But thanks for what you do for our troops! That is a wonderful thing to a person arriving or departing.
I gladly served my country and asked for nothing in return. I loved being overseas and volunteered for extra assignments whenever I could. I even chose to join different branches of service at a times where there were not national crisis.
My respect goes out to those who werent valued during VietNam or other times. And many on here did far more and are doing far more than I ever had the chance to.
I would be interested in how many of those begging from the government have ever sent a care package to our service people (I can pretty much guarantee that few of them, who are not related to a serviceperson, did so during peacetime)
one of the neat things about Troop Greeters is the return of the old soldiers to the circle, they come to welcome home the “kids” and find themselves on the receiving end of a lot of salutes, hugs, and respect. Kinda neat to see. I suspect it has helped heal a few broken hearts.
I agree with you, sadly I think most of those clueless voters are completely unaware of the sacrifices made on their behalf. The gimmie generations.
Socky-
Exhibit B: New Orleans, LA
Exhibit C: Washington D.C.
Exhibit D: Memphis, TN
Exhibit E: Atlanta, GA
Exhibit F: LGM and his socialist loving ilk.
Don’t blame me I didn’t vote for that KBPOTUS!
GSP
“This is Sparta!”
You know what, a lot of our kababayan (at least from among those I know) advocated for BO, because they themselves are TNT’s or they have TNT relatives. I have no sympathy for those.
I did not vote for BO and never will. He stinks to high heavens!
We are in the same boat as far as our retirement funds go. Now I’ll probably have to work until I’m 85!
huggybear: WRONG! I am intent on NOT paying for THEIR mistakes!
Ahhh, see that there? That is how Lucifer spoke the to the Son of G-d in the desert.
Funny how some are so adamant about what I do with my generosity.
Get behind me.
THANK YOU ON-MY-SOAPBOX #134. The dictionary definition of Putz fits LGM to a “t” – like I tried to tell him.
Hollow man meet hollow argument.
And, dude, we’re not all in this together because if we were people would actually take their civic responsibility of voting in a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC (cough cough not a democracy) seriously instead of voting for the person who can give ‘em stuff. If we were all in this together we wouldn’t be having 50% of the population footing the bill for other people’s poor life choices and economically punishing the rich (or whoever they are today) for having the audacity of accumulating wealth.
Nope, I don’t owe you, or anybody else a damn thing. The only segment of our society who has my respect and gratitude is our military. I’m not on your team, the only thing that I distantly share with you and other liberals is citizenship, which has become a cheap commodity in today’s society.
You wanna foot the bill for people’s mistakes? Be my guest… don’t pawn off your weak attempt at “civic responsibility” on the rest of us who not only know better, but mastered common sense a long time ago. You and the rest of the sheeple can stand by and watch the Republic burn… but the rest of us know you for what you are… a transparent excuse maker.
Get back to me and give some evidence as to how anybody on this blog or the hostess herself EVER made excuses for Pres. Bush. Go ahead. You’re such a fair-minded soul.
I voted for Governor Sarah Palin and Cindy McCain’s husband…I’m not sorry at all