doublem wrote:Can we not admit Obama is not this crazy "left wing nut" or even more of a reformer? If you look at the breakdown of the speech today, Obama and Bush's are almost the same. He is nothing more than Washington status quo
I'm sorry, but there is a difference. He was the most left-wing member of the United States Senate....his voting record backs that up. In his first year, he has spent FAR more than any other president in American history, adjusted for inflation. He is trying to pass socialized medicine (yes, let's call a spade a spade). He is so desperate to pass cap and trade (AKA the limitless taxation bill) that his own court jester Robert Gibbs continues to tell us that the science is impeccable and unquestionable. He has a history of associating with known radicals like Bill Ayers, and subscribes to black liberation theology (I know everyone is tired of hearing about Reverend Wright, but he went to the church for almost two decades). His Cabinet is about as far left as it can get...Atty. General Holder actually had the gall to say that ACORN must be given their money, even after all this controversy has come out about them. And let's talk about promises:
1) "No new taxes on anyone under <salary figure here>" - Technically true....if you don't count the upcoming cap and trade bill, which will cost EVERY American (regardless of salary), hundreds or thousands of dollars a year on increased energy costs. And don't forget, increased energy costs makes everything more expensive - food, toilet paper, dish detergent, etc etc etc.
2) "No lobbyists in my Cabinet!" - He broke that promise almost immediately...and then said that he was making an "exception". He has made several "exceptions" since then.
His policies are so radical that his team is forced to lie about them. For example:
1) "Any healthcare bill that passes Congress will be budget-neutral!" - Does anyone really believe this? Really? For starters, the bill isn't going to be under a billion dollars, as they keep telling us. Fully implemented, the current bill will cost $2.5 trillion over 10 years. Even worse, we are going to be taxed on it right away, while the effects won't be implemented for three years. That's right....we will be paying higher taxes for the next three years before it even takes effect.
There is a big reason why independents, who so strongly voted for Obama in 2008, are running to the conservative side in droves. Obama ran as a moderate...can we all agree on that? Ever since he was elected....well as Dennis Green would say, "He is who we thought he was!" Obama has a history of being in the left-wing of the Democratic Party, let's not pretend that suddenly he is some moderate who is similar to Bush.