Comments on: Barak Obama: the heir of Woodrow Reagan?

By: logiopsychopath

logiopsychopath — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:23:59 +0000

Oh yeah–I heard this from Mark Plotkin on WTOP. He said that if Obama does not pull troops from Afghanistan by July, that he might face opposition in 2012. Plotkin was basing his opinion on comments from John Kerry.

So, I retract my statement given above, and will assert Obama is in political trouble in his own party.

By: logiopsychopath

logiopsychopath — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:26:46 +0000

Well–maybe you are right about challenges from the usual Tweedle-Dees (Gephart, etc.). You are also right–this tax compromise is nothing but another trillion $$$ stimulus–yeah, some get slight (2%) tax advantages, but the bill will be loaded with roasting swine flesh before it hits the floor of either chamber–from left and right projects alike.

I believe the vernacular is “We’re Screwed!”

By: Christian Beyer

Christian Beyer — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:10:37 +0000

I’ll check out the video later, but I disagree with your guess about a Democratic challenge – they want him to move farther to the left, not the center.

By: logiopsychopath

logiopsychopath — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:44:27 +0000

I was wrong–here is an interview from October 26, 2010.

Obama is saying the POLAR OPPOSITE on taxes and the Republicans as he was saying this past week. He knows where his toast is buttered–and I withdraw the statement of his principles.

http://www.youtube.com/user/missBsharp#p/a/u/1/pvo-You-BA4

Check out about 4:45 into this audio with Al Sharpton, and notice how Obama’s tune has changed 180 degrees in the past 7 weeks.

In the words of Jim Mora, Principles? Principles?

By: logiopsychopath

logiopsychopath — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:27:00 +0000

He is learning the lesson of being pragmatic–he knows where his toast will be buttered in the next two years. If he doesn’t paint himself as a moderate, he will face a stiff challenge (even from other Demos) in 2012.

Clinton learned this lesson the hard way, but he had an advantage over Obama: he doesn’t have the moral fortitude of Obama. In other words, Obama is truly a principled progressive. Obama is cut from a similar ilk as Wilson, to an extent. For example, both seem to see business (and maybe private property) as being on a permanent loan from the government to the people. When the need arises, eminent domain becomes a norm, not an option. Also, I really believe Obama thinks HE knows better on any number of questions and problems, than any common citizen.

Clinton went the way the wind blew (no pun intended) and if Hillary had been a conservative, Bill would have followed suit.

On the other hand, Reagan was just as Big Government as anyone, he just hid behind the flag to conceal this fact. He just saw pushing military service as a better option for the poor than welfare. I believe he really brought deficit spending to a new level of competence.

Obama is playing his cards right, at least with Congress. Could you imagine if this had been the case with health care? What is funny is that as recently as October, he was saying Republicans would have no voice, but could come along for the ride (as long as they sat in back). Politics makes for strange bedfellows, don’t it Hon.