"at least he tried"??????

He had TWO YEARS of a Democrat dominated Congress and all he's done is bankrupt us.

And of course we get the usual crap about having to "fight the GOP" when the GOP couldn't stop a single thing that was going on.

Clevdon Is English your second language? For the record congress gave the ok to go to war as the constitution requires unlike a certain President who took it upon himself to invade Libya. It almost looked like he waited for congress to leave town.

Respect for our leader??? Try remembering those words when there's a Republican in office my friend!! I have never seen any President dragged through the mud like Bush was!!

John with your great political insight and satire it's clear how a community organizer became President.

Thanks, time4truth, and with the great field of candidates you have, it'll be quite clear why a community organizer becomes a two-term president.

John Boy just so you know I admit I made a mistake and voted for Obama, I think we should have voted for Hillary the first time and I think she will run against Obama in 2012 they don't like each other it could actually make 2012 somewhat interesting

Time, just so you know, I did vote for Hillary. However, the chance that she'll run again is doubtful at best. Although I feel she is the better candidate, Obama is projected to raise around a billion dollars for 2012. That's a tough hill for even Hillary to climb.(pardon the pun) Also forgive me for thinking you belonged to the dark side, it was rather presumptuous of me.

truth, you are a political novice if you think Hillary is going to run.

I don't believe you would even throw Hairstyle in there for a basis on who you would choose for President!! I should think other things would be more important than a man or woman's hairdo! You are just taking a cheap shot at the man.

No I don't think so but he is worried about getting re-elected. Hillary is going to beat him!!!

katie Couric really? She is looking for a job now because her ratings stink. She was a pathetic interviewer.

So if a pathetic interviewer like Couric made Palin look stupid, imagine what a good interviewer would do to Palin. Hilarious.

But Tom, you'll vote for Obama won't you?

Despite him having signed off on three RECORD deficit spending budgets you'll vote for him. Despite passing the most massive welfare program in our history into law, which will cost, according to the CBO, at least 1.13 Trillion taxpayer dollars over the next decade, you'll vote for him. Despite handing out exemptions to this "wonderful" health care program (if it's so damn wonderful why does ANYONE need an exemption from it), you'll still vote for him. Despite passing budgets that will cost us, if we NEVER pass another spending bill, over 10 Trillion taxpayer dollars over the next decade, you'll vote for him. Despite him turning his back on millions of unemployed Americans for the past two years, but making sure he paid back the unions with billions of taxpayer dollars for supporting his campaign, you'll vote for him. Despite him wanting to give amnesty to somewhere between 12-20 million illegals, adding millions more to our already overburdened welfare and social services, you'll still vote for him. Despite his apologizing for this nation and for being an American to leaders all over the world, you'll vote for him. Despite taking us into another nation's Civil War on the orders of the United Nation, and without consulting Congress or the American people, you'll still vote for him. Despite the fact that for the first time in our history we have a negative credit rating which is going to raise even more our interest rates on the Trillions that we borrow, you'll vote for him.

Despite all that, you'll STILL vote for Obama, won't you?

And what kind of IQ does that take?

truth, a bit of news for you. Hillary has to run before she can win.

Tom isn't anyone who thinks they are worthy of being the most powerful person in the world an egomaniac?

Cheryl, do you have a better candidate in mind?

Ed are you under some misconception I'm a Palin fan? I voted for OBAMA. I made a mistake. God Bless Palin let her sell her books and make her money this a capitalist country but she is non factor for 2012

truth, never said you are a Palin fan. Merely poking holes in your argument you could drive a truck through.

Ed, my dog would make a better President than Obama.

She doesn't feel the need to punish those that are doing better than her. She doesn't feel the need to "redistribute" what others have earned. She doesn't feel that need to borrow from others when she doesn't have enough. She doesn't feel the need to apologize for being who or what she is. She doesn't feel the need to attack with pure ideological hatred anyone that doesn't agree with her. She does NOT allow people that aren't supposed to be here to cross our borders and abuse our land. She understands that you can only use what you have.

And I even have her birth certificate and am WILLING to actually show it to people. (And yes I believe Obama was born in Hawaii and that he is just being an ass because he thinks it's "cute" to not show his official birth certificate.)

Gracie for President 2012. A better choice than Obama!!!!!!

I think Cheryl may a bit too intimate with Gracie. Time to throw away all your peanut butter Cheryl.

You know Ed. YOU represent liberals perfectly.

You take something and turn it into the most foul, hate filled, FILTH possible.

People like you are beyond disgusting.

Cheryl, I was simply implying that many pet owners treat their pets like people by feeding them people food. Now if your mind has wandered elsewhere.....................?

You're disgusting.

And it's PLAIN to see exactly what you were saying.

If you meant ANYTHING else than what you said, then you wouldn't have posted what you did.

I thought women liked "bad boys"?

Cheryl pay no attention to that scum, he can't beat you with logic so he will try to insult you, they all resort to that, they are all the same.

Frank is tickling that keyboard but not saying a damn thing.

Yeah Ed, like you're just full of intelligence and wonderful debating points with your posts.

You post FILTH and think you're "intelligent". You spew hate and think that it shows everyone how "progressive" you are.

Cheryl, as I lay down to sleep tonight, I am going to focus on the positive notes in your first sentence. Your second and third sentences are such downers that I think I will compartmentalize them and then dissipate them with a snap of the fingers.

I hope you get thrown out actually.

You posted FILTH and that was not called for.

If you wanted to actually intelligently debate, then you should have done so. But you didn't. You implied something disgusting.

How about we just stop spending so damn much, did you EVER think of that?

Why is it that you on the left think that raising taxes is the answer to everything?

Why is it that you think a system like "single payer health care", that has failed EVERYWHERE else in the world except small population nations (with a massive tax burden by the way) is something that will work in a nation of over 300 million people?

If you want to live in an out and out Socialist nation, where people are not allowed to keep what they EARN, where people are FORCED by the government to participate in "social justice" and "redistribution" systems, then why are you in a nation that says every person has the RIGHT to succeed or fail on their own?

Why are you attempting to change a FREE society into a society that says the government runs everything from the time of your birth (if you're allowed to be born) until you die (with the time of your death based on the cost of your health care)?

This nation was, and is supposed to be, based on INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, not nanny state, not socialist practices, and not big government. The Constitution was written to restrict big government, not enable it.

Why don't you take a look at HISTORY and see for yourself what happens when government is bloated, overspending, overtaxing, and overregulating of the people? IT FAILS.

Cheryl graduated from the Hoover School of Economics. The Hoover School of Economics teaches that an economy should stop spending in the middle of a major recession.

Go away Ed. I'll not discuss anything with you.

Your hate filled FILTH that you think is "funny" belongs somewhere else.

The Ryan plan effectively increases costs for middle class and poor people. Why do republicans like to screw middle class and poor people?

I didn't realize that the Hoover School of Economics was a "dirty phrase"?

Cheryl, you seem a bit exasperated that I have the temerity to question some of your basic assumptions. I will assume that you are having a rough day and projecting that on me.

CherylLM, There not too many people that are shedding tears over your theory of how bad the rich have it today. You seem to ignore the fact that this country's middle class is virtually nonexistant and its demise coincides exactly with the obscene rise in the wealth of this nations most wealthy top 2 percent. This top 2 percent holds virtually 90% of the individual wealth of the nation, yet pays half or less on a percentage basis of the federal tax. This in combination with the preference given by both parties, but much more so by the Republicans to corporate and Wall street interests has decimated the middle class of this nation. Yet you have the audacity to sing the praises of the party that is most responsible for this debacle. People such as yourself and the political monstrosity you perpetuate are simple proof of one thing....greed knows no bounds.

Careful John, Cheryl will swear that you spew filth and hate.

John, to the left "middle class" means union.

We are "middle class", and NOT union by the way, although we don't make anywhere near even $100K a year. You keep thinking that the "rich" should be paying for every single social justice program out there. Meanwhile millions of Americans do NOTHING to better themselves, other than to vote for the guy that's going to raise their "entitlements".

I've lived in the projects, I've seen exactly what happens there. And we didn't want to depend on some Democrat's promises of how it was going to "get better" for us if we just re-elected him. We actually went out and WORKED for what we have.

And while we aren't millionaires, we don't begrudge those that have EARNED more than us what they have and think that they should be giving some of it to us to make it "fair".

We're not greedy, we tithe, we give to charities, and we don't claim it on our taxes. We don't even itemize our taxes. We rent the place we live in, and still have to pay property taxes on it. We drive a 9 year old van. We pay for our OWN health care insurance and don't think that buying that new 3DHDTV is more important in our lives than paying for the things we actually need. (Why don't you go take a little look at what Biden gives to help charities and the poor. Even as the Number Two leader in this nation, who should be setting an example for EVERYONE, he contributed less than 1% of what he made)

The party "most responsible" for "this debacle" is the party that protected Fannie and Freddie as they sold hundreds of billions of dollars in bad mortgages as "securities" to banks all over the world. The party that thinks printing money and handing it out is "recovery". That thinks bailing out failing companies just because they are unionized is "recovery". That thinks that bailing out mismanaged union pensions is "recovery". That thinks 9% unemployment for OVER two years is "recovery". That thinks that FORCING Americans to buy something is actually "good for the country". That thinks that amassing another 10 Trillion dollars in debt over the next decade is "recovery". That thinks that borrowing over 4 Trillion dollars in just over two years is "fiscal responsibility" and "pay as you go". That says that "unemployment creates jobs".

If we took 100% of what the rich have today just to pay for what we spend RIGHT NOW, we'd still be broke by the end of the year, do you understand that?

Taxing is NOT the answer to every problem. Do YOU borrow more when you're in financial trouble, thinking that you are "recovering"? Do YOU spend more when you're in financial trouble, thinking that it's going to help you "recover"? Do you force the people in your neighborhood to pay YOUR debts for you, thinking that it's going to help you recover?

Well, you might, seeing as you think that those that EARNED what they have are "greedy".

And John, you might want to be careful about getting involved with Ed. If he disagrees with you he'll imply that you engage in bestiality and think he's "funny".

Cheryl, Obama should be a model to all us concerning bettering themselves. Thoughts?

Cheryl, isn't Michelle Obama's dad an inspiration to all of us about the meaning of hard work? Thoughts?

Cheryl, you seem to be begrudging Obama who has certainly earned more than your family? Thoughts?

Cheryl, do you refute the fact that letting GM fail would have had major negative consequences for our economy? Thoughts?

If Cheryl would get over her tissy-fit long enough to actually read my post. She would actually see that I want to get rid of government waste, but keep functions of government and programs that actually contribute to the public good. No way we can have any health care system with the kind of deficits we are running. And we will keep having deficits as long as the rich refuse to pay taxes. Cheryl has swallowed the myth of individual responsibility hook, line, and sinker. All the individual responsibility will do no good if a catastrophic health event that private insurance refuses to cover (or if you are denied in the first place for "pre-existing" conditions). I am all for paying taxes, but I am furious I have to pay the taxes the wealthy refuse to pay and get nothing but deficits in return--the absolute first thing I would want to see my taxes go toward is a single-payer system and the second thing, assistance for the poor, disabled, and unemployed--sorry, Cheryl, I believe in the well-being of my fellow citizens. I would say well over 90 percent of people in this country are responsible. I am all for it. But that alone is not the answer any more than government is the answer. We need to assign Ayn Rand's radical individualistic fascism to the garbage heap of history so it no longer infects impressionable minds such as Cheryl's.

Obama is a millionaire and believes that the wealthy can afford to pay more in taxes. He is an inspiration for all of us.

Nice post Alpha.

I must apologize to you Alpha. I think I was getting under Cheryl's skin. I hope she doesn't take that the wrong way. She is so sensitive.

CherylLM, I totally agree with you on the spending thats occuring. Its absolutely essential to rein it in. But, as far as Unions are concerned, you'd probably be surprised to learn that women in this country initially started the union movement in the garment industry. Please check out the "Triangle Shirt Waist Fire", it's a tragedy which precipitated the Labor Movement in this country. Also please read the "Jungle" by Upton Sinclair it details the working conditions of immigrants working in the Chicago meat packing factories at about the same time of the Triangle factory fire. This book when read by president Teddy Roosevelt, so appalled him and resulted in the FDA meat inspection program, and laws preventing the use of child labor. Both true stories are unforgettable and very touching. The work of Organized Labor (unions) in this country accounts for the 5 day work week, the abolishment of child labor, for time off for sickness, time off for vacations, to be treated and paid fairly. Yes, today there are excesses with some unions, but as a whole they still provide the best working conditions that Americans enjoy in the labor market. Their demise is resulting in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Without them, we wiil return to the "Jungle". As a union member myself, I was deeply touched to read about the women of the New York garment district who showed such courage in pursuing better working conditons for not only themselves but for countless others long after they had passed. Please check both of these stories out to get a clearer picture of how workers were treated before and after these women put their lives and livelyhoods on the line, you won't regret it.

Ed - What a poor excuse for a man. I doubt anyone missed your meaning behind your comment about Cheryl's dog. That was pathetic, don't play dumb or innocent. You think you are so clever and superior, when really you are pathetic.

clevdon, you have nothing to worry about concerning truth's aptitude.

clev....If you check it was CONGRESS that authorized, and demanded that we go to war, including almost 60% of the Democrats in the Senate.

The "lie" you speak of came from the United Nations, the United Nations INSPECTORS IN IRAQ, and nearly every intelligence service in the world. Not including Saddam himself who threatened to use WMDs.

Obama has been lying since day ONE. Close Gitmo within a year. ObamaCare will save money (notice that the CBO just said it's going to COST over a trillion dollars?). Cut the deficit IN HALF and promote PayGo. Unemployment below 8%. Won't hire lobbyists (47 so far, and counting). And that's just a FEW since he took office.

The United Nation inspectors in Iraq never found any weapons WMD's at all. In fact Valerie Plame was "outed" by the Bush admin because her husband found out that the "yellow cake story" was a complete fabrication by a single Iraqi informer who was later found to be totally unreliable. The speech made before the United Nations by Gen. Colin Powell justifying the existence of WMD's was predicated on false info being given to the Admin. by Chalabi, the puppet Bush initially tried to install as the Iraqi P.M. Even Donald Rumsfield, Bush's Defense Secretary has just recently been interviewed and admitted to these "mistakes" and said that the justification for the war was flawed at best. Please do at least some rudimentary research before attempting to speak to this issue.

clevdon needs to educate himself before speaking on the issue......

Economists say you don't slash spending during a major recession.

yeah, and that is called being STUPID Clev! not you, but the people who keep spending when they are in debt already!!

Reagan is...OVER-RATED! Have to say Carter is one of my favorite Americans. He's a good man (though not without his faults), but was not a good President.

Carter, who gave the Panama Canal away, that we BOUGHT, built, and owned by the way. Carter, who oversaw an stagnant economy that still had massive inflation, with people paying 12-15% on home loans and 25-30% on credit cards. Carter that didn't have ANY IDEA how to handle the hostage situation in Iran and supported the fundamentalist Islamics taking over the country (calling them "moderates"). Carter who cancelled pay raises to people that lay their life on the line 24/7 for this country. Carter, who installed solar panels in the White House to "save energy", that ended up being more costly to maintain than the cost of the energy they "saved". Carter, who brought back the draft. Carter perceived by not only every nation on Earth, but by the people of his own nation as being weak. Carter, the ANTI-SEMITE, who actually supports Palestinian terrorists.

Yep, he's wonderful.

Thoughts on JFK Cheryl?

Thoughts on Bill Clinton Cheryl?

Yeah, that Church lady comment was outstanding! Applause, applause!

We don't live in a monarchy, HE did not promise to not pay the soldiers, that was the other party stomping their feet, ranting raving, foaming at the mouth that nothing will get done unless they got their way. You might want to do a little more research on who treated the troops with more dignity, whether out in the field or in a V.A hospital, they've actually received better treatment under Obama than Bush. Hell, the last regime couldn't even keep up with the lip service they were giving with to concerns to equipment. Remember all the humvees whose armour couldn't stop even stop a .22 bullet? Or the fact that a lot of us had to send our loved ones better bullet proof vest, because the ones that military issued couldn't stop a dart? Your thought are misguided, if you don't like the current president, thats fine, just don't hide behind the soldiers to boost your point.