ProudMNDemocrat (250 posts) https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029350361
Where do you stand?????
I make no bones where I stand politically. I have been a Progressive Liberal since 1968 and will remain so for the rest of my life.
But what we as a Nation are facing now in 2017, is a Government not by the people, for the people, or of the people. But by one man who believes he is above the law, has no understanding of the workings of the US Constitution, assulting the Press, the rule of law that governs us all, that words and actions have consequences, and that blind loyalty to him supercedes all others. This is what a Dictator demands and feeds on.
I make no excuses in my dislike and distrust of Donald Trump. What other President before him has acted in the manner he has in this Nation's history? The Russia scandal is one that is not going away any time soon despite the threats coming from Trump. The recent New York Times interview released today illustrates the dictatorial manner in which he behaves.
No President is above the law, nor is Trump making America Great Again, but the laughingstock of the world. What else comes from the Russia investigation should prove this once and for all. Watergate brought down Richard Nixon. Nothing good comes from covering up that which has become obvious to the naked eye and to the voters of this country.
What is equally sad and setting a dangerous precedent is that Congress as a whole is doing very little in providing the checks and balances of the Executive branch, except for the few who see the abuses of power on a daily basis. Those would be the Democrats in the House and Senate who are doing the screaming. Perhaps enough voters will listen and rethink what they did to put Trump in office.
My rant is completed.
Hussein Obama:
1: He presented himself as an authentic Christian, yet his life revealed a counterfeit convert, bringing reproach to the cause of Christ worldwide.Jesus taught seven distinguishing marks of a genuine Christian. He also said, “Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit” (Matthew 7:17).
Examining the beliefs, policies and character of Barack Obama reveals a compromising, deceived man not living according to biblical teachings in numerous consequential areas. He led millions to follow his wayward ways and, like all of us, will one day give an account to God.
2: As a candidate, Obama assured Americans of his conviction on the sanctity of marriage as only between a man and a woman, then once elected, pivoted to endorse homosexual marriage and said his finest moment of 2015 was celebrating the Supreme Court ruling as he lit up the White House in rainbow colors. He emphatically and unapologetically gave hearty approbation to what Scripture calls an “abomination.”
3: Upon election, he became a staunch proponent and defender of both the dismemberment of unborn babies in abortion plus endorsed financial support for Planned Parenthood, which executes nearly 900 children daily. He pronounced “God bless you!” on the abortion provider at its convention, shocking the sensibilities of tens of millions of pro-life Americans.
4: He pledged to bring us out of the recession and reduce the national debt one-half by the time he ended his first term in office but instead allowed it to double from $10 trillion to $20 trillion by his lack of leadership regarding reckless spending, entitlements and waste. Forty-seven percent of America’s debt was accumulated during his eight years in office.
5: He promised affordable health care for everyone and promoted it with what has been called the biggest lie of the decade: “You can keep your doctor, and you’ll save $2,500 yearly!” As foretold, premiums and deductibles skyrocketed as Obamacare imploded, revealing it wasn’t affordable but a debacle driving us toward socialized medicine.
6: He jeopardized national security by refusing to identify or even mention radical Islamic jihadism as the world’s greatest threat, goading ISIS as a “JV squad” that was “being contained” while they laughed and advanced their terrorism worldwide. He irresponsibly cut strategic missile defense programs now being restored in light of North Korea’s defiant nuclear threat. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich declared in disgust that Obama “is the greatest threat to national security ever in the Oval Office.”
7: He repeatedly acted in a lawless fashion regarding drug enforcement, illegal immigration and religious liberty issues, setting an appalling example replicated in cities throughout America. His repeated uncalled for, insensitive remarks regarding police officers engendered suspicion and disrespect for law enforcement and encouraged left-wing radicals, even those in political office, to act accordingly in defiance of the rule of law.
8: His aggressive advocacy of the LGBTQ agenda brought devastation to the future of the traditional family as he endorsed gay marriage, promoted transgenderism in schools, undermined the Defense of Marriage Act, celebrated the homosexual lifestyle by affirming people “coming out” and appointed unprecedented numbers of gay proponents to government and military positions. His policy instructing the military to recruit transgenders is only one example of his initiatives promoting what’s been labeled the “gayification” of the U.S. Armed Forces.
9: He refused to heed the counsel of our military experts regarding withdrawal timetables and strategic initiatives in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya, which led to the slaughter of tens of thousands of people, destruction of holy sites that can never be restored and created a vacuum that birthed ISIS in addition to engendering the catastrophic refugee crisis.I still remember a “60 Minutes” report featuring a Christian leader in Iraq tearfully saying, “The United States walked away, and now ISIS is a cancer that has come to kill and destroy. It’s a cleansing of Christianity!” Former President Barack Obama is directly responsible for the carnage and destruction.
10: He alienated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly and jeopardized the future of Israel, one of our strongest allies, in recklessly granting billions to Iran with the empty assurance they would not proceed in developing the nuclear weapon they continue to build to “wipe Israel off the map.”
