Obama's Honeymoon Period Over Already

[Alex]

YouTube - Obama: Voters "Sent Us Here to Bring Change"

A president has a certain period after the election where they tend to be bipartisan. It is usually a period of a few months (sometimes called the First 100 Days). I heard predictions from some people that Obama's would be longer, turns out they were very wrong.

Obama's honeymoon period is over in less than 3 weeks.

He says the voters sent him to Washington to bring change, did they also send him to Washington to bring partisan speeches at Democrat retreats?

 

[American]

I said this weeks ago.

 

[BmanMcfly]

I said this weeks ago.

LOL... even Obama knew that he had less then 3 months to do what needed to be done.

Once his popularity starts to fade, God please make me wrong, but I wouldn't be surprised to see some sort of terrorist attack on america.... this time Obama's charm will get his approuval to the 98% rangem and if that were to happen, at the same time as a depression starts to hit there is a good chance that it would spark a war the likes of which humanity has never witnessed.

Didn't cheney recently 'warn' of a nuclear attack on america?? )Kinda like how when he was involved with PNAC and wrote of the need of a 'new pearl harbour' to accomplish the agenda) Also, didn't the news report that Obama was 'learning from Cheney's wisdom'?

 

[Keorythe]

The thing that makes him different than other presidents is that his campaign was filled with too much "change" rhetoric painting him as the "Messiah". This gave his supporters and non-supporters certain expectations for a rookie senator with no real experience in executive decision making nor even substantial senatorial activity. Hence the now ongoing downplay on so many subjects and the attempts to avoid media face to face scrutiny (which is starting to backfire).

The "porkulus" stimulus bill is his best hope right now. It will give him enough political credibility to do a few things. It will put him back in the pulpit as the "US's only hope of survival", it will secure certain Democrat elections coming in the next 2 years, it will give him a grace period to outline a second spending bill when this on fails (and it will fail), and it will give him more credibility for his re-election. This is one of the chief reasons why he wants to pass it through as quickly as possible with as little scrutiny as possible which is unprecedented for a bill of this size.

 

[Ethereal]

How does any of this constitute change? Bush intervened heavily in the economy and was about as fiscally liberal as you can get, so what the hell is Obama even talking about? Do people even know what the word "change" actually means or is just some warm and fuzzy abstraction they feel in their tummy every time Obama looses his forked tongue?

It seems every problem invariably yields the exact same solution from these weasels in Washington: MORE GOVERNMENT. And it seems every solution invariably receives the same answer from the ignorant masses: YES WE CAN!

First, the government was on your doorstep, asking to come inside. Then they were in your living room scanning the walls and fondling your knick-knacks. Now they’re sitting in your recliner, making themselves comfortable. How long before they’re in your bedroom, ransacking your belongings and beating your loved ones? This is your last chance, America, because now they're walking up the stairs with nothing but the politest of smiles on their faces...

 

[Arch Enemy]

How does any of this constitute change? Bush intervened heavily in the economy and was about as fiscally liberal as you can get, so what the hell is Obama even talking about? Do people even know what the word "change" actually means or is just some warm and fuzzy abstraction they feel in their tummy every time Obama looses his forked tongue?

It seems every problem invariably yields the exact same solution from these weasels in Washington: MORE GOVERNMENT. And it seems every solution invariably receives the same answer from the ignorant masses: YES WE CAN!

First, the government was on your doorstep, asking to come inside. Then they were in your living room scanning the walls and fondling your knick-knacks. Now they’re sitting in your recliner, making themselves comfortable. How long before they’re in your bedroom, ransacking your belongings and beating your loved ones? This is your last chance, America, because now they're walking up the stairs with nothing but the politest of smiles on their faces...

Ha. Oh man. The government has always found ways into it's citizens' lives. At one point it was because said person was a "heretic", at another point because they were a "nazi-sympathizer", at another point a "Communist", and more modernly a "Terrorist".

Search and Seizure doesn't apply to "suspected terrorists". And no! Of course the Government doesn't have to explain themselves. Who the hell needs an open information's act any ways.

 

[Cardinal]

The honeymoon is over? I don't know, maybe I'm working with the wrong definition (as it applies to a new president), but when I think of "honeymoon" I think of the people who didn't vote for the new president sitting back and giving him a chance. If I'm going off the right meaning of the word here, then no way in hell did Obama get a honeymoon to start with.

Whether it's on this board or it's at the "All Fox News...All The Time" gym I've been going to in ButtScrew, Pennsylvania lately, the hatred of Obama has been palpable.

 

[Ethereal]

The honeymoon is over? I don't know, maybe I'm working with the wrong definition (as it applies to a new president), but when I think of "honeymoon" I think of the people who didn't vote for the new president sitting back and giving him a chance. If I'm going off the right meaning of the word here, then no way in hell did Obama get a honeymoon to start with.

Whether it's on this board or it's at the "All Fox News...All The Time" gym I've been going to in ButtScrew, Pennsylvania lately, the hatred of Obama has been palpable.

Give him a chance? A chance to do what? Implement policies that undermine everything I believe in? How in the wide-world of sports can you call yourself "very conservative" and even dream of allowing Obama a grace period? He's made his intentions clear from the onset; more government and a quasi-socialized economy. The idea that I would sit back and give him a chance to accomplish these things is insulting to the core. I don't care if he's new and I'm not interested in any honeymoons. The man is a liar and a hypocrite, and he wants to increase the size of an already monstrous Federal government and push through giant spending bills absolutely LADEN with pork. He's declared war on the American way of life; a honeymoon is out of the question.

 

[Cardinal]

...a honeymoon is out of the question.

Well, okay then, that's kind of what I'm saying. I've had no reason to believe that there ever was a honeymoon, so I don't understand how it can be over.

 

[Ethereal]

Well, okay then, that's kind of what I'm saying. I've had no reason to believe that there ever was a honeymoon, so I don't understand how it can be over.

I agree. Your post seemed to communicate some resentment at this, hence my scathing rebuttal. If I'm wrong please accept my apology.

 

[BmanMcfly]

Well, okay then, that's kind of what I'm saying. I've had no reason to believe that there ever was a honeymoon, so I don't understand how it can be over.

The idea of the 'honeymoon' isn't about the opposition... it's the time in which his supporters will continue to support unpopular decisions.... that's how I took the meaning.

Hell, I've even seen an article on why Obama is already worthy of impeachment... that was within the first 7 days of his presidency.

 

[Cardinal]

The idea of the 'honeymoon' isn't about the opposition... it's the time in which his supporters will continue to support unpopular decisions.... that's how I took the meaning.

Hell, I've even seen an article on why Obama is already worthy of impeachment... that was within the first 7 days of his presidency.

Was it a particularly good reason for impeaching him?

 

[BmanMcfly]

Was it a particularly good reason for impeaching him?

It was a series of about 6 reasons, some of them seemed impeachable, others more just immoral... things like 'sending money for abortions in africa', 'firing missiles into pakistan (or something like that).... a few others... oh ya, for screwing up his inauguration and then doing it over behind closed doors.