Didn't really take any balls. Although I've been a member of DU for probably around 6 years yesterday was the first time I heard of this site since it showed up in Google Analytics as a referral. I saw this thread and figured I should respond. I appreciate you guys letting me do that.
I think one of the biggest problems we face in this country is that people are more concerned about petty bullshit than trying to deal with actual issues this country faces.
I somewhat agree here. The right offers solutions, the left offers bullshit.
If you want to discuss Clinton I think Clinton was a horrible president.
Clinton campaigned for 8 years, he was no persident, more like a windsock, blowing in whatever direction the political wind was heading.
If you want to discuss Obama well I think he is doing a pretty shitty job.
No argument here. Zero has no experience, and no spine, is arrogant, thin-skinned, and indecisive.
If you want to discuss Cater we can certainly do that but the problem is I wasn't even alive back then.
Just follow Zero. His presidency is like
deji vu all over again.
Now if you want to discuss actual issues maybe that would be more useful? You said the ideas of the left are unacceptable. What ideas specifically?
All of them.
That lobbyists shouldn't have the influence in our government that they have?
That if government has less influence (control) in the daily activities of businesses, lobbyists would be out of business.
That the people making financial policy in this country shouldn't by large come from wall street?
Where else should they come from?
That pot should be legal?
No
That dumping close to a trillion dollars a year in to our defense might be a bit overkill?
There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to keeping this country (and its allies) safe.
How about the dumping of trillions into entitlements that "Average Joe" could take care of himself (ie. Social Security) much more efficiently? (Look up Galveston, TX for an example of this)
How about the trillions that it will cost for "government run health (death) care"?
Those "trillions" spent on defense are looking more and more like a bargain than a burden.
You know one of my biggest problems with the Tea Party for example is? The movement formed because of the bailouts supposedly. Bailouts that handed out trillions of dollars to wall street and happened during a republican administration.
All spending starts with the House. Pelosi was in charge in 2007. Bush signed TARP into law LATE 2008, and it handed out less than $300 billion, not "trillions". According to December 2010 CBO numbers, actual costs will be less than $25 billion. The republicans took a hit for this during the 2008 elections, just as the dims took a hit for further spending in 2010.
Zero and Pelosi added the "trillions" with TARP II, and budgets that borrows 40 cents of every dollar it spends.
Have you seen the type of rage from the Tea Party that they have for Democrats ever be directed at republicans or wall street? Maybe you can find some isolated examples, but by enlarge the answer is no.
The tea party came into being after Zero and the dimrats in Congress started passing so called "necessary" (read "unconstitutional") policies, not so much to help the people but to further a left-wing socialist agenda.
I am yet to see a tea party protest outside of a wall street bank.
Because tea party members are smart enough to know who is responsible for the health of their 401k plans.
But I have seen a lot of tea party protests about "where's the birth certificate".
I haven't, but considering it is a constitutional requirement...
People who have nothing to hide, hide nothing. What's Zero hiding?
You don't find that a bit odd?
Not at all.
