Obama wins. How do you feel about President Obama?

[FogRider]

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FreedomJoyAdventure wrote:

Here's the thing: Democrats will be in control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, and possibly some Federal courts as well, once Obama nominates some judges.

Okay, fine. Whatever happens for the next 4 years is their fault, they don't get to blame the Republicans or anyone else. Now's the time to tell all your Democrat friends or acquaintances that the Democrats have no excuse not to turn this country into a paradise of hope, justice, and prosperity. Let 'em know you'll be checking in with them, and their side needs to put up or shut up.

The Republicans blew their chance when they controlled all the branches of the Federal government, now let's see what the Democrats will do.

The 2-party system needs to be exposed for the sham that it is. We could have had Ron Paul.

That's going to be the rallying cry in four years, "See, the Dems couldn't make anything better! Vote Republican!", conveniently forgetting the eight year hole they were left to dig out of. The mess the current administration has made of this country is truly amazing. It's going to take much more than two terms to fix it, no matter who is in office.

 

[thorvaldr]

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open4years wrote:

thorvaldr wrote:

I watched the speech. I liked the speech. But he's made a lot of other speeches like the ones where he calls for a national ban on concealed permits, a national ban on "assault weapons", and supreme court justices who will rule based on social justice instead of the constitution. Basically, your response confirms my concern that "partisanship and pettiness" will be the new PC term for dissent.

I've also heard about his wanting to rid the nation of people who concealed carry, except for criminals, of course. What I don't know is when he said this. Do you know?

open4years

IIRC, it was one of his talking points during his '04 Senate campaign. Here's a quote:
"I’m consistently on record and will continue to be on record as opposing concealed carry."
Chicago Tribune, 4/27/04

 

[open4years]

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thorvaldr wrote:

open4years wrote:

thorvaldr wrote:

I watched the speech. I liked the speech. But he's made a lot of other speeches like the ones where he calls for a national ban on concealed permits, a national ban on "assault weapons", and supreme court justices who will rule based on social justice instead of the constitution. Basically, your response confirms my concern that "partisanship and pettiness" will be the new PC term for dissent.

I've also heard about his wanting to rid the nation of people who concealed carry, except for criminals, of course. What I don't know is when he said this. Do you know?

open4years

IIRC, it was one of his talking points during his '04 Senate campaign. Here's a quote:
"I’m consistently on record and will continue to be on record as opposing concealed carry."
Chicago Tribune, 4/27/04

So, can one surmise that open carry is just fine with Obama? :celebrate

open4years

 

[ralphb72]

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I feel ill. Can't stand to look at the guy or hear his voice and of course it's all over TV today.

 

[The Donkey]

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FreedomJoyAdventure wrote:

Here's the thing: Democrats will be in control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, and possibly some Federal courts as well, once Obama nominates some judges.

Okay, fine. Whatever happens for the next 4 years is their fault, they don't get to blame the Republicans or anyone else. Now's the time to tell all your Democrat friends or acquaintances that the Democrats have no excuse not to turn this country into a paradise of hope, justice, and prosperity. . . .

Well, that may take a bit of doing, brother, given the poison chalice now being passed. . . .

 

[Citizen]

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The Donkey wrote:

FreedomJoyAdventure wrote:

Here's the thing: Democrats will be in control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, and possibly some Federal courts as well, once Obama nominates some judges.

Okay, fine. Whatever happens for the next 4 years is their fault, they don't get to blame the Republicans or anyone else. Now's the time to tell all your Democrat friends or acquaintances that the Democrats have no excuse not to turn this country into a paradise of hope, justice, and prosperity. . . .

Well, that may take a bit of doing, brother, given the poison chalice now being passed. . . .

Donk,

Having seen the menu why would we not drink deeply from that chalice before themealis served?



Perhaps this fella said it better:

"They augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." --Edmund Burke, speaking to Parliament about the Colonials.