Obama and Clinton set a good example as to how most people wish our elected government officials should operate, they were pretty nasty to each other during the campaign, but then set that aside after the elections and worked together for the common good of the nation.

Forrest, as Hillary said on 60 Minutes - they're professionals.

No question that they set a good example.

Did you see the disclaimer immediately following the 60-Minutes segment? It said -- "This political ad has been paid for jointly by the Hillarious for President 2016 and the Stab Joe Biden in the Back campaigns." Kicking in was the ASAA -- the American Softball Association of America seen frequently on ESPN 8 - the Ocho.

"We helped jumpstart the economy and put our fellow Americans back to work with $48 billion in transportation funding from the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009, and awarded over $2.7 billion in TIGER grants to 130 transportation projects across the Nation. We have made unprecedented investments in our nation’s ports. And we have put aviation on a sounder footing with the FAA reauthorization, and secured funding in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act to help States build and repair their roads, bridges and transit systems."

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Wow...look at that, a Republican touting investment (ie...Government spending) as a good thing. 40 lashes I say...and 3 cheers for building the danged wall...electrifying anything that touches it...guns for all...pro-life, except in cases where it's our mistress...build more tanks..screw the poor, the lazy b*stards and a hip hip hooray for the job creators!!!

I was trying hard to come with a list of Secretary of State accomplishments. Did she do anything besides rack up a couple of million frequent flyer miles? And one disadvantage of having a 58 inch HDTV is seeing her face up and close. She needs a spa day or a spa month for that matter. I hope for the country's sake, she and her goober husband go back to their estate in New York and stay there.

Chris Rhodes ScholarI was trying hard to come with a list of Secretary of State accomplishments.

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Perhaps you should approach your question from a different direction. First, why don't define what exactly is an 'accomplishment' and then second, list the accomplishments under that definition of the last 2 SoS. List the accomplishments of SoS Powell and the accomplishments of SoS Rice and let's see what you come up with...since you seem so genuinely concerned.

I thought Rhodes Scholars were supposed to be smarter than the average person and here you are repeating hateful rhetoric usually expressed by ignorant children.

Since when is rude and childish behavior an intelligent quality?

All the republicans want to do is destroy American with their austerity plans. The republicans want to create a recession on purpose. You don't have to be a Rhodes scholar to be smart enough to see that austerity is driving England into their third recession and republicans can't wait to make all but the rich Americans suffer for their incompetence the last time the republicans were in power.

Don't forget that the same people who lied us to an unjust war in Iraq are still lying to us today but apparently only the pretend Rhodes scholars believe them.

Nice job Secretary LaHood. He's mostly been a very well-balanced, common sense advocate for transportation safety. The Secretary has worked hard and accomplished much. His successor should do as well.

The debt payoff was part of the deal when she took SOS position. Why do you think Bill jumped on the Obama wagon and Hillary, so exhausted from her job, hung on so long and decided to take the job in the first place. I think a bit of "Let's Make a Deal" from the beginning. You know the old "my enemies enemy is my friend" routine.

Chris, never even close to a Rhodes Scholar - what a joke. That's all you are.

Talk - cite your source, please.

Some of the best and brightest minds in the world are standing in lines to serve the Obama administration !!!

Better grease up that revolving door,dont want the bearings to catch fire.

Fascinating that to take one commenter to task about bashing Clinton and LaHood, one must bash others.

How does that shoe polish taste, seaskip ? Your tongue is changing colors from all the bootlicking you do.

The real question is ... Why have so many LEFT Obama to do other things ? Why is it that Obama's has had 4 Chiefs of Staff in only 4 years ?? If Obama is such a great leader as you drivel, why have there been no budgets ever passed in the last 4 years ?

If his help is so great, why do so many bail-out on Obama ??

Ben-636050

Did you see the disclaimer immediately following the 60-Minutes segment? It said -- "This political ad has been paid for jointly by the Hillarious for President 2016 and the Stab Joe Biden in the Back campaigns." Kicking in was the ASAA -- the American Softball Association of America seen frequently on ESPN 8 - the Ocho.

I really do wish Republicans would quite whining. Ever since Boehner accused the President of trying to "annihilate the Republican Party", conservative's comments have been more and more victim-like. Seriously guys; the sour grapes and self-pity is getting pathetic.

jim-1455434

If Obama is such a great leader as you drivel, why have there been no budgets ever passed in the last 4 years ?

Jimmy...Jimmy...Jimmy, know much about the Constitution? Or are you one of those Teabaggers who love the Constitution but really don't know what's in it? You know, the "keep ur guvmint out of my Medicare" crowd.

Ol Croc, Ol Croc, Ol Croc ..... A budget is required by law. As Chief Executive, Obama is to see to it that the laws of the U.S. are carried out. He has not done that .... he has FAILED, as has your weak-ass reply !

Forrest Grump 2.0

Obama and Clinton set a good example as to how most people wish our elected government officials should operate( ???????????) , they were pretty nasty to each other during the campaign, but then set that aside after the elections and worked together for the common good of the nation reelection of Obama in 2012 and the 2016Hillary Presidential Campaign.

jim,

The job of passing a budget resolution is not the president’s. That responsibility falls to Congress, and even then the president doesn’t sign it. The president has no role in passing a budget. The president can cajole Congress about passing a budget and advocate for positions and funding levels, but in the end, Congress approves the budget resolution for their own purposes. That’s the difference between this and other claims we’ve rated which blamed Congress for inaction on the budget.

No one in the legislative branch reports to the POTUS or has any obligation to do as he might request.

I see the whiners on the site again post their ignorance. Every President has had many staff members leave during the 2nd term. Those jobs are tiring and stressful and usually after one term people need to do something else. It has happened for all Presidents.

Ol Doc - it appears you are trying to have a civil discussion with jimlostsanumbers. Give it up - he doesn't understand and doesn't care to. The fact that the President had put forth budgets for every year makes no difference to an idiot like him. It is now time for Congress and the Senate to do their jobs - which they are failing to do.

The Republican party's honeymoon with America is over, 2014 & 2016 they will see a crushing blow !!!

jim-1455434

The real question is ... Why have so many LEFT Obama to do other things ?

the real question is how a self proclaimed know-it-all jim-1455434 would NOT know that all administrations have a turnover in such positions since these positions are high-stress, and low-family-quality-time jobs.

Bush lost Powell, Rumsfeld and even Karl Rove among many many others - plus something like 40 others who resigned in SHAME.

Now, everyone, jim is going to call me a liar or do his 5th grader level "bayLIE" but will again fail to prove what I am lying about...it's actually quiet comical each time he does it because each time he shows how he has no facts to support his statements. Isn't that true, jim?

Sorry Redvirginia, that went blue by the way, they were outspent by the Romney campaign and it's backers, they had a House majority leader and a Senate minority leader who's one and only top priority was to see to it that Obama was not reelected, not to mention a 24/7/365 for four solid years non stop bashing by the FOX media machine. They won and republicans lost because the majority of the Nation seen them as working for the best interests of the nation, maybe republicans would have won if they did some work for the nation instead of nothing more than complain about Obama for four years. The American electorate voted them back in, republicans lost the oval office, lost seats in the senate and lost seats in the house if you want to give Obama and Hilary full credit for that and lay no blame on the republicans for their loss then you are admitting they are awesome. So which is it did republicans screw themselves with their Waterloo strategy, or is Obama and Hilary awesome in directing his reelection in the face of such ardent opposition.

Old Doc and Dennis - C'mon guys. You know very well it is up to the POTUS to present a budget and then Congress votes on it. The only ones he has proposed got voted down and he left it at that. It is time he present a reasonable budget that at least some of the legislative branch can start negotiations on instead of throwing it to the curb with all no votes.

Pass it, no. Present one, yes.

Talk,

Yes the President is required to present a budget which he has done every year BUT Congress is NOT required to vote on it … heck they don't even have to consider it.

It is called a "Congressional" budget not a "Federal" budget.

Dennis, Columbus, Ohio

Yes the President is required to present a budget which he has done every year BUT Congress is NOT required to vote on it … heck they don't even have to consider it.

or one party can make changes to the President's proposal to the point that ensures that the other party WILL rejected the budget and voila, you have a talking point: "see even his own party rejected Obama's budget proposal."

Really? Back on the budget BS that has been proven to be just a silly talking point.

Repubs(and those Repubs who claim to be independent) "This is why you fail"-Yoda

I also would like for those who come on here daily to bash everything that the President says or does to explain to me how he is the divisive one in all of this. I'd say you are projecting yourselfs onto someone else.

@dENNY BOY FROM cOLUMBUS, DO some research for a change and quit trying to play "lawyer" to alibi for Obama's incompetence.

AN ANNUAL BUDGET IS REQUIRED BY LAW .... look it up !

OBAMA"S BUDGET PROPOSALS have never gotten the first vote of support from his own party !!

As President, it is OBAMA'S JOB to see to it the laws of our country are carried out (see Oath of Office).

When our country is $16.5 trillion in debt, with $5.7 trillion of that added in the last 4 years alone .... only an extremist libbie with their head in the sand (or some other dark place) would consider that a "silly talking point".

Our country is up to its butt in debt and it is PAST TIME that Obama stick to his campaign promise of a "balanced approach". He has raised taxes twice through Obamacare and again through the "fiscal clif deal" and he has not kept to his words about cutting government spending..... yet again !

forrest

I am not going to go to the details why Romney lost , but if I say to you, Obama won for the Latino vote but it lost with the vote of the independent ones, and why he lost the independent ones, because Obama for 4 years, played dirty politics to divide and it conquers and to to blame Bush and others for its incapability. You say that FOX spend 4 years attacking Obama and Romney spent more money, nevertheless Obama had 24/7/365 MSNBC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Washington Post, New York Steal and most of the media praising him and protecting him to prevent its beautiful image from being damaged and being able to be reelect. Thanks to the Republicans Obama it has not hurt any more to the country, already sufficient we have with its irresponsible indebtedness, its populist politics and its absence of leadership on a global scale. Its absence of employment policy, its absence of energy policy and its absence of interest to respect and to make to fulfill the laws are more than sufficient. Obama was reelect thanks to the misinformed mass that worries more of the life of Kim Kardashi that the situation of the country, of the people who believes that Obama gives free phones and he is going to give citizenship to 18 million illegal imigrantes. Those visionaries who believe in Barack's words Obama, those visionaries who believe that the solution to our problems is losing our freedoms in exchange for more control of the government and to larger welfare state, are the ones that re-elect Obama.

"Government is not the solution Government is the problem"

"ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."

Jim,

I have never said it was ok for the Senate to shirt their duty to put forth a budget and work with the House to obtain a compromise resulting in a Congressional budget.

But it is NOT the job of the President to pass anything … ever … he cannot … he has no authority to do so.

The annual Congressional budget is required by law but the President has no roll in that process and he neither approves nor signs the Congressional Budget.

Again, no President can enforce laws on Congress and only Congress has the power to enforce those laws.

Our country is up to its butt in debt and it is PAST TIME that Obama stick to his campaign promise of a "balanced approach". He has raised taxes twice through Obamacare and again through the "fiscal clif deal" and he has not kept to his words about cutting government spending..... yet again !

Wrong again dimbulb, Obama has cut govt spending by getting our butts our of Iraq, where we should never have been in the first place, and by getting us the hell out of Afghanistan, which we should have wrapped up within (what did Cheney say....months and not years) a year had we had a competent administration at the time, instead we had by far the most incompetent president of modern times and his republican cohorts, who had their lips around so much lobbyist money they wouldn't have a clue as to what was right for the country, just for them.

As he exits, LaHood touted accomplishments, including the stimulus, fuel-efficiency standards, high-speed rail, as well as initiatives on distracted driving, combatinng pilot fatigue, and highway safety.

Hard to imagine someone taking credit for FAILURES, however we have to remember who he is emulating.

@redvirginia

I'm not going to waste time on a bunch of words, I'll just state you must be the village idiot or retarded, one or the other.

I got news for you Redvirginia, Romney lost the latino vote, the black vote, the female vote, and did not get any where near the white male vote they thought he would, and he lost all eleven swing states states. All because of free stuff right, does the senate give away free stuff, republicans lost there too, does the house give away free stuff, republicans lost ground there as well. How can you say the president gives free stuff away he can't spend a dime. Did the swing states that were red a few years back, just want free stuff and now turned blue for a call phone? Truth is the country by and large did not see the republicans and their ideas as the best direction of the nation and they decided that on all levels, house, senate, and the Oval office. The dirty politics was performed by the Republicans and their publicly stated Waterloo strategy right from the start, if there is an absence of policy the reason is, republicans would not pass anything in the Congress, not even their own ideas for fear that the president would accomplish something. There is you're dirty and in the end damn stupid politics but republicans paid the price across the board for that foolishness. You do know that the president can not legislate, he can only suggest an agenda, Congress has the sole power to put the money and policy behind the agenda, or not. With this Congress it was always "or not", they have the lowest approval rating ever recorded in the history of taking those numbers, now tell me how that is Obama's fault and not theirs. The electorate decided who they trust more and who they do not and republicans failed that test at every level. Lastly I voted for Obama and I promise you the last thing I need in my household is another freaking cell phone!

drano-2462756

@redvirginia

I'm not going to waste time on a bunch of words, I'll just state you must be the village idiot or retarded, one or the other

Drano is the drain clog, you should be going down the pipe along with the fecal matter.

jim-1455434

When our country is $16.5 trillion in debt, with $5.7 trillion of that added in the last 4 years alone

say thank you to Congress which according to the Constitution of the United States of America is responsible for the budget resolutions.

Chris Rhodes Scholar

I was trying hard to come with a list of Secretary of State accomplishments. Did she do anything besides rack up a couple of million frequent flyer miles?

Just because you're an ignorant know-nothing doesn't mean there's nothing to know.

* Shepherding in the nascent democracy in Burma.

* Getting US allies to agree to the toughest sanctions against Iran ever.

* The overthrow of Khadafy, the crazed dictator responsible for murdering two hundred Americans in the bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie Scotland. And as proven by the massive protests in Benghazi against the murder of the ambassador Chris Stevens, Libya is now one of the few Arab countries that don't despise the US on account of Bush's bully-boy foreign policies.

As for your hateful comments about Clinton's looks, they only proves that you're a total jerk.

jim-1455434

As President, it is OBAMA'S JOB to see to it the laws of our country are carried out (see Oath of Office).

So what you imply is that if necessary, President Obama should send the Federal Marshals into the halls of Congress to arrest members who do not vote on his budget proposal...is that what you are saying?

Some republicans still don't get it. They really don't understand we aren't buying what they are selling anymore. They don't even understand why they lost, they continue to push the same old failed policies and push social engineering that nobody with a brain would vote for, turning off women, gays, minorities and everybody but old white guys.

Lib.50/I am an old white guy.I admit that I was never turned on by Republican agenda.I am a Liberal Democrat.Many of we White guys are. Many of us are workers who were fortunate enough to have always had employment through the best of times. Many of us also knew that the only power that we did have,not nearly as much as the employers of course, was because we not only were in Unions but also knew that without unions we were powerless to advance our legitimate claims of fair wages and benefits. The middle aged workers appear to have swallowed the foxes line that they are the best ones to look after the hen house and see ,you fools err chickens ,are much better off with us looking after your welfare. The ordinary people are going to go through a lot of hardship to attain all that they have given away,but as they say,nothing is for free!

Talk to the Hand

Old Doc and Dennis - C'mon guys. You know very well it is up to the POTUS to present a budget and then Congress votes on it. The only ones he has proposed got voted down and he left it at that. It is time he present a reasonable budget that at least some of the legislative branch can start negotiations on instead of throwing it to the curb with all no votes.

Pass it, no. Present one, yes.

He is required to submit a budget request. Its not up to him to keep submitting them. Its up to the House and Senate to work within the President's budget request or come up with their own...but once he has submitted it, whether they like it or not...it's up to them!

You are right Amy, the reason is that he can't find any more libs that are willing to put up with his disastrous agenda. I know that it is an oxymoron, but it appears that there are a few dems with a conscience.

Great point, Amy. Notice how the Right refuses to acknowledge reality. CT's argument is particulary amusing...Democrats have too much "conscience" to work with President Obama but Republicans don't?

Amy...according to PolitiFact, George W Bush appointed 1 Democrat. Clinton appointed 1 Republican. Reagan appointed 1 Democrat. Carter appointed 1 Republican.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/feb/10/barack-obama/Three-Republicans-Cabinet-Most/

LaHood was a RINO big spending hack Congressman from Illinois, the land of crooked pols... ...he was crooked enough to be hired by Obama to loot the Treasury and hand out billions for wasteful 'green energy' projects, like 'high speed rail'.

CT - yes there are many liberals with a conscious and they are all supporting our President. Idiots like you don't have a clue and post your total lack of intelligence for all to see! The President has made efforts to reach across the aisle on many occasions - Jon Huntsman as ambassador for example. I know you have no clue but at least try not to show it so much!

GOP Comeback 2014

Comeback? First you hafta kill off all those RINOs. Clean house, only purity of thought can lead to victory ... hmmm, maybe that wished for purity led to defeat?

From the beginning the President has tried to work with the Republicans many times on major issues, and every time they have spit on him. Bottom line the Republican goal from the start was to see Obama fail and be a one term President.

So, to do what’s right for the Nation, the President is hitting back hard this group of obstructionist, who has been hurting the Nation, and showing them and the country that he means business, while proving that he is the great leader we the people elected TWICE!!!

Thanks, Grimey! I followed your link and learned that Reagan's one Democratic appointment was William Bennett, who is now a Republican, George W.H. Bush didn't appoint any Democrats, and George W.Bush's one was Democrat Norman Mineta, also a transportation secretary.

Boy, sure looks like President Obama has broken the mold in this area, doesn't it?

conscience - not conscious - way too busy and making mistakes trying to multi-task!

He breaks a lot of molds Amy! History will credit him appropriately I think, but for the current moment we can clearly see that some of the knuckles of human history still drag well behind norm.

Did you catch the connection that several of the green companies that got taxpayer $$$ where donors of Mr. O???? What about the unions for which Mr. O illegally appointed 3 pro union members to the NLRB? NO?? How about Corzine, he should be in jail next to maddoff for skating off with over 1 BILLION dollars -- not so much as a slap and it was buried as soon as it was reported -- he's one of O's biggest bundlers. So before you start throwing those stones, you need to move out of your own glass house. HYPOCRIT -- I could post more "examples" but unlike some I have to go to work to pay for those that are government dependent thanks to our current admin.

Dotties girl - how about Haliburton who got military contracts without bidding (Cheney still got checks from the company while he was VP); or Blackwater? How about the oil companies that got all of those billions from Bush? How about the secret meetings Cheney had with the power companies that they refused to release the minutes on? How about all of those?

Now, go away!

Seeking Sanity.....Obama's record of wasting my tax dollars on failed companies is greater than all the tax breaks we give big oil for research and development. That is a fact. Who knows what will come out during the nxt year with all of Obama's backroom deals. In regards to your personal attack on me, please take a ride with Henri Paul.

Chris - no, it's not! Try again and at least make it a plausable lie - unlie most of the ones you post! Backroom deals were the norm for Bush. He did NOTHING out in the open.

Your need to wish me dead says everything about what a little man — and I use the term loosely — you are! But, it is not surprising since you have to claim Rhodes Scholar to make yourself feel like anything!

Mr.scholar/To make ridiculous assertions such as you do does not give credence to them.All the money that we,the tax payers give to successful businesses, such as oil and agriculture,not to mention the armament manufacturers. Dare I mention the private Military forces? Encouragement to Green companies often are risky and I would suggest,to you that all politicians are considered back room dealers.

"Obama's record of wasting my tax dollars on failed companies is greater than all the tax breaks we give big oil for research and development."

Another uninformed, untrue statement about President Obama. I have no doubt you get most of your information from Fox and right wing radio.

Wasn't LaHood the guy that promised rebates if you bought a GM car, then they had trouble paying people after the purchase?

Last time I heard anything on the high-speed rails, they were to be built in China ! It seems like they were going to create one between Los Angeles and Las Vegas so they could get them to throw away their money faster .... er, oops, I mean gamble ! What a great waste of stimulus money ... spend it with a foreign country so people could gamble ! LOL !!

Chris - someone read a book to you? How sweet!

Chris, these walking talking points do not (or can not) read. Perhaps you can recommend a comic book with lots of pictures. SeekingSanitation, I said that dems with a conscience is an oxymoron. I find name calling very boring, but I must say that you put the "moron" in the word oxymoron.

SeekingSanity, well if the shoe fits! Maybe one day you'll get out of that institution they are keeping you in. And, isn't your time allotment on the computer up?

Chris #7 /I would recommend a book called corruption on Capital hill by McNeil and Leherer,which truly deals with it from both sides of the isle.

He's such an easy target! He has a box of straws. Take your pic!

Democrats here in California have be Gerrymandering since the 1960 census.

Does that bother you?