The First Obama Term
Welp, in spite of the assurances I heard that there wouldn't be "any boots on the ground" in Libya, I heard this morning that there were, in fact, sooper seekrit boots on the ground.
Which pretty much means that there is a situation exactly like Iraq with a dictator killing civilians with deserts full of oil, and when Bush took care of it full steam with the Marines and Congressional approval "they" cry "ILLEGAL WAR FOR OIL," and when Obama does it half-assed, there's relative silence.
But hey, you know. Tea baggers and sarah palin, amirite?
Which pretty much means that there is a situation exactly like Iraq with a dictator killing civilians with deserts full of oil, and when Bush took care of it full steam with the Marines and Congressional approval "they" cry "ILLEGAL WAR FOR OIL," and when Obama does it half-assed, there's relative silence.
But hey, you know. Tea baggers and sarah palin, amirite?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I'd actually rather we let the Libyans sort this shit out themselves. I would, however, provide the rebels with all the ammo they want. Egypt managed to do shit on their own. So did Tunisia (that the place?), I think.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
The native populous needs to learn how to boot dictators out, otherwise, they'll always be reliant on someone else to bail them out.TPRJones wrote:Egypt was a different story. The military was on the side of the people there. Not so much in Libya.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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I don't know how anyone can beat him when he polls at 50% favorably overall, but 98% favorably in the "attractive and successful" community.
Also not sure why he would want to do a jub he is so unsuited for... oh no wait I know money.
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Also not sure why he would want to do a jub he is so unsuited for... oh no wait I know money.
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"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
So who thinks the government is going to shut down?
http://thehill.com/homenew....enough-
I do. I think there is too much division on the hill and the President is not enough of a politician to bring everyone together.
Additionally, I predict, unlike other shutdowns in the past, that Social Security checks and other things like that WILL NOT be going out. I think there is too much political gain to be had by really screwing people up. Democrats will blame the republicans, republicans will blame democrats, the cost of gas keeps going up and no one cares, and we get one step closer to.... something.
Good times!
http://thehill.com/homenew....enough-
I do. I think there is too much division on the hill and the President is not enough of a politician to bring everyone together.
Additionally, I predict, unlike other shutdowns in the past, that Social Security checks and other things like that WILL NOT be going out. I think there is too much political gain to be had by really screwing people up. Democrats will blame the republicans, republicans will blame democrats, the cost of gas keeps going up and no one cares, and we get one step closer to.... something.
Good times!
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
A GOP appropriations aide said talks reached an impasse when Reid refused to negotiate on a series of changes to mandatory spending programs that Democrats were demanding. Those reductions would allow Democrats to stave off some cuts to discretionary programs, such as education and public health research, that they consider more harmful. GOP appropriators have also chafed at Reid’s insistence that he personally negotiate all of the policy restrictions, known as riders, and not only the most controversial limitations.
Good thing Congress isn't filled with a bunch of bickering school children who stage power struggles merely to prolong their own careers. Fuck, you could give them all of $1 to spend on the annual gov't budget and they'd still endlessly bitch about how it gets spent.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
“Obama needled one questioner who asked about gas prices, now averaging close to $3.70 a gallon nationwide, and suggested that the gentleman consider getting rid of his gas-guzzling vehicle.”
http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/118137/
You know, there are conspiracy theories that say the left want to screw up the economy to an extent that we can demonize it and slide it completely over to socialism.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Ace has the breakdown of "angry rhetoric" from the left regarding the current budget "crisis."GORDON wrote:So who thinks the government is going to shut down?
Tally: War 3, fight 1, bombing 1, enslavement 1, war crimes 1, straight to hell 1, drumbeat (for war) 1, campaign for malicious vandalism 1, gender-discriminating bioterrorism 1, gender-targeted vehicular manslaughter 1, government conspiracy to commit serial killings of women 1
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/314505.php
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Campaign promises were made to be broken.
All of them.
All of them.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell