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The elephants in the room
Editorial Board JUL 27
Entitlements belong in Mr. Obama’s discussion of the federal budget.
As the Washington Post pointed out: "As president, Mr. Obama is the one player in the capital’s drama best positioned to represent the national interest on entitlement reform; as a second-term president, he is also in the best position to take the political heat for doing so. It is still possible that he will do so in his remaining speeches. Until then, though, Mr. Obama’s vision for the country can only be described as incomplete."
Should President Obama step up more honestly?eace
Should President Obama step up more honestly?eace
The elephants in the room
Editorial Board JUL 27
Entitlements belong in Mr. Obama’s discussion of the federal budget.
As the Washington Post pointed out: "As president, Mr. Obama is the one player in the capital’s drama best positioned to represent the national interest on entitlement reform; as a second-term president, he is also in the best position to take the political heat for doing so. It is still possible that he will do so in his remaining speeches. Until then, though, Mr. Obama’s vision for the country can only be described as incomplete."
Should President Obama step up more honestly?eace
Why should he? He doesn't have to worry about re-election. You stupid little people need to just understand that Mother Government knows what's best for you. Shut up and obey. He could say literally say martians probed up his butt and gave him a superior intellect, and it would STILL be more honest than he's been during his administration.
Honestly much of the US population disagrees with him, dishonestlly he keeps his popularity intact.
I was looking for the favorability numbers for Congress ... couldn't find them. Do you know where I could get them, or maybe you have the numbers. Please help.
The elephants in the room
Editorial Board JUL 27
Entitlements belong in Mr. Obama’s discussion of the federal budget.
As the Washington Post pointed out: "As president, Mr. Obama is the one player in the capital’s drama best positioned to represent the national interest on entitlement reform; as a second-term president, he is also in the best position to take the political heat for doing so. It is still possible that he will do so in his remaining speeches. Until then, though, Mr. Obama’s vision for the country can only be described as incomplete."
Should President Obama step up more honestly?eace
I was looking for the favorability numbers for Congress ... couldn't find them. Do you know where I could get them, or maybe you have the numbers. Please help.
I think it's around 10-15%. Obama's popularity is higher.
But that's Congress's, as a collective, as an institution, popularity rating. Because Congress, as an institution, is inept.
Individual congressmen are generally more 'charming' people and have variable popularity rating. this is because they go and make a campaign... and they campaign all year long from the moment they get elected to the moment they run for re-election.
They are quite low, yet miraculously they attained 92% re-election in 2012.
I think it's around 10-15%. Obama's popularity is higher.
But that's Congress's, as a collective, as an institution, popularity rating. Because Congress, as an institution, is inept.
Individual congressmen are generally more 'charming' people and have variable popularity rating. this is because they go and make a campaign... and they campaign all year long from the moment they get elected to the moment they run for re-election.
that's what gets me ... people from both parties don't like the people they elect, yet they go out and re-elect them ...
The sheeple often simply select the lesser of two evils, or better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
Partisanship aside, have you noticed that politics does not attract the best among us? We give so much power to people who are at best, for the most part, mediocre ...
The fewer people that you must fool then the eaiser it is to do so.
The sheeple often simply select the lesser of two evils, or better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
Many simply vote a straight party ticket; sadly that is often offered at voting machines as a "quick option".
Well... yes. That's how it's been for all of history. Once the system is put into place, you can be the best, smartest, most well intentioned individual... and you won't make it in politics. Why? Because you need to be part of the system. You can't be a rock. You need to be water. And the system will change you as you need to be flexible.
The only way to change the system from within is to go in with a lot of people and together, form a powerful river that can carve it's way. And that means being in a party. And then it gets really complicated.
The best of us are in scientific fields. Working to uncover truth in logic, experimentation and nature. Working to discover more about the world and ourselves and bring it to the rest of us to observer and learn. Those people will rarely make it into politics, unless you change the system.
Does a bear **** in the woods? Obama's a proven liar. The only surprise here is that anyone should be surprised.Should President Obama step up more honestly?eace
Yep. You can be the most horrible congressman. As long as you can go home and grovel for some votes and abuse people's short term memory... you'll get re-elected. It also helps if you compete against strawmen.
The elephants in the room
Editorial Board JUL 27
Entitlements belong in Mr. Obama’s discussion of the federal budget.
As the Washington Post pointed out: "As president, Mr. Obama is the one player in the capital’s drama best positioned to represent the national interest on entitlement reform; as a second-term president, he is also in the best position to take the political heat for doing so. It is still possible that he will do so in his remaining speeches. Until then, though, Mr. Obama’s vision for the country can only be described as incomplete."
Should President Obama step up more honestly?eace
love this quote ...
“Five percent of the people think;
ten percent of the people think they think;
and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.”
― Thomas A. Edison
The elephants in the room
Editorial Board JUL 27
Entitlements belong in Mr. Obama’s discussion of the federal budget.
As the Washington Post pointed out: "As president, Mr. Obama is the one player in the capital’s drama best positioned to represent the national interest on entitlement reform; as a second-term president, he is also in the best position to take the political heat for doing so. It is still possible that he will do so in his remaining speeches. Until then, though, Mr. Obama’s vision for the country can only be described as incomplete."
Should President Obama step up more honestly?eace
The elephants in the room
Editorial Board JUL 27
Entitlements belong in Mr. Obama’s discussion of the federal budget.
As the Washington Post pointed out: "As president, Mr. Obama is the one player in the capital’s drama best positioned to represent the national interest on entitlement reform; as a second-term president, he is also in the best position to take the political heat for doing so. It is still possible that he will do so in his remaining speeches. Until then, though, Mr. Obama’s vision for the country can only be described as incomplete."
Should President Obama step up more honestly?eace
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