The First Obama Term

Post by **Leisher** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:24 am

Loophole in Obamacare could give millions of middle class folks free healthcare.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:00 pm

Medicare chief actuary Richard Foster said the situation was keeping him up at night.

"I don't generally comment on the pros or cons of policy, but that just doesn't make sense," Foster said during a question-and-answer session at a recent professional society meeting.

T-shirt worthy.

EDIT : Guess this dude should've waited.

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Post by **GORDON** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:50 pm

House votes to not approve Obama's Libyan adventure:

"The war in Libya is illegal, unconstitutional and unwarranted. It must end," Ohio Democrat Rep. Dennis Kucinich, said.

Read more: ]http://www.foxnews.com/politic....]

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Post by **thibodeaux** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:52 pm

I'll say this for Kucinich. He's batshit insane, but it's a PRINCIPLED insanity. Which probably makes him more dangerous.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:17 pm

thibodeaux wrote:I'll say this for Kucinich. He's batshit insane, but it's a PRINCIPLED insanity. Which probably makes him more dangerous.

It means he's more predictable. More stubborn, yeah. Dangerous? Nah. If he were going to do anything important, it would've happened by now. He's just another psycho, albeit more consistent than most.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:43 pm

Just wanted to point this out:

"The consequences for the U.S. economy will be significant and unpredictable," Obama said, while he denied engaging in "scare tactics."

...

"Ask Republican constituents if they're willing to compromise their kids' safety so some corporate jet owner continues to get a tax break," he said.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politic....hS0Nevq

LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR: I AM NOT ENGAGING IN SCARE TACTICS. HOWEVER, YOUR KIDS COULD DIE IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:52 pm

President Obama called on Republicans Wednesday to drop their opposition to tax increases, saying "everybody else" is sacrificing their "sacred cows" for deficit reduction, GOP lawmakers should be willing to do the same.

Really ... how's that health plan coming?

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:04 pm

"The best way to get a meeting with Obama is to set up a tee time."

http://thehill.com/homenew....ee-time

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:20 pm

"They’re in one week. They’re out one week. And then they’re saying, ‘Obama’s got to step in,’ ” the president said. "You need to be here. I’ve been here. I’ve been doing Afghanistan and bin Laden and the Greek crisis and — you stay here. Let’s get it done."

(a) You ain't done shit in Afghanistan except set up a schedule to leave. Your ass has had years to pull out of that.
(b) Bin Laden? You "did" bin Laden? Yeah, all you. That shit's over. He's dead. He's been dead for a bit.
© The Greek crisis? The fact that their country's broke because of bailouts to financial corps and their citizens are pissed the gov't has to cut costs? You're dealing with that how? You're giving them more money they'll waste that we don't have to lend? You're giving them advice on how to manage their finances?

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:25 pm

Did Obama's stimulus work?

Take the Montana project. The area is not in any meaningful sense unserved or even underserved. As many as seven broadband providers, including wireless, operate in the area. Only 1.5% of all households in the region had no wireline access. And if you include 3G wireless, there were only seven households in the Montana region that could be considered without access. So the cost of extending access in the Montana case comes to about $7 million for each additional household served.

Emphasis theirs.

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Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:32 pm

http://www.nationalreview.com/campaig....de-door

President Obama, yesterday: “I’ve asked leaders of both parties and both houses of Congress to come here to the White House on Thursday so we can build on the work that’s already been done and drive towards a final agreement. It’s my hope that everybody is going to leave their ultimatums at the door, that we’ll all leave our political rhetoric at the door.”

President Obama, today: “The debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the American people to extract tax breaks for corporate jet owners, for oil and gas companies that are making billions of dollars because the price of gasoline has gone up so high.”

Emphasis theirs.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:44 pm

If he'd had someone preceding him who'd achieved even Clinton-level notoriety, he'd be getting crucified. I halfway hope he wins reelection so he gets to feel the consequences of his idiocy.

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:25 pm

Terrorism suspects now being detained and "interrogated" on navy ships for months.

Gitmo, shmitmo.

But you've already probably seen this all over the news, since it is exactly the sort of thing they were always accusing the Bush administration of doing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nationa....ry.html

The U.S. military captured a Somali terrorism suspect in the Gulf of Aden in April and interrogated him for more than two months aboard a U.S. Navy ship before flying him this week to New York, where he has been indicted on federal charges.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:01 pm

Hey, Obama was just trying to talk to a brotha.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:32 pm

Obama: Funniest Man Alive.

Post by **GORDON** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:00 pm

Uh oh.... the New York Times recognized that George W Bush did something good..... during Obama's presidency.

Not good for Obama.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/world/africa/10sudan.html

Christian groups had been championing the southern Sudanese since the 19th century. And their efforts paid off in 2000 when George W. Bush was elected president of the United States. He elevated Sudan to near the top of his foreign policy agenda, and in 2005, the American government pushed the southern rebels and the central government — both war weary and locked in a military stalemate — to sign a comprehensive peace agreement that guaranteed the southerners the right to secede.

On Saturday, one man held up a sign that said “Thank You George Bush.”

Oh but there's MSNBC there to say "It was all Obama, baby!" where Obama's name is mentioned 4 times on the first page, and Bush's name is mentioned 0 times.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43694959/ns/world_news-africa/

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:57 pm

I think Obama just threatened to take money that comes directly out of your check for Social Security payments and spend it elsewhere, and not pay Social Security recipients at all.

http://www.foxnews.com/politic....ecurity

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:14 pm

Republicans refuse to consider any tax increases while Democrats are insisting on new revenues to go along with deep spending cuts.

Thank god we pay these people all six figure salaries so they can sit down and communicate like rational adults. On election day, I propose everyone take a photo of themselves flipping off the camera and drop it into the ballot box. Seriously, part of the job of each and every shill Congressmen is to be able to talk a decent game. If your rhetoric isn't up to snuff, then why the fuck do we keep you around?

Post by **TPRJones** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:19 pm

Either a) he means there will be no one being paid to mail the checks, so even though the money is safe it won't go out, b) he has no idea how the system works, or c) he's trying to scare old people so they tell their Republicans to buckle down and do what Obama wants.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:17 pm

TPRJones wrote:Either a) he means there will be no one being paid to mail the checks, so even though the money is safe it won't go out, b) he has no idea how the system works, or c) he's trying to scare old people so they tell their Republicans to buckle down and do what Obama wants.

Washington is buzzing about it.

http://www.foxnews.com/politic....-crisis

All I wonder is... if Obama stops the SS payments, who will retirees blame.... Obama or republicans?