This week's biggest stories involved public figures being secretly captured by an unseen camera, exposing to the world what they are really like underneath. We saw that Kate Middleton, like many of us, enjoys getting a little sun on holiday. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, showed that he doesn't like many of us, believing we are victims and entitled moochers. Of course, anything can change -- but after Romney's Campaign Week From Hell, it's looking more and more likely that Obama will be reelected. So as well as focusing on the Obama vs. Romney race, it becomes increasingly important to focus on the Obama vs. Obama race -- Campaigning Obama vs. Governing Obama. And if the president really believes, as he told Univision, that he can't change Washington from the inside, and intends to outsource his leadership role to us, we are all (pardon the expression, Kate) royally screwed.
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Remember FDR famously said, make me do it in reference to legislation that he wanted passed.
The Tea Party has defeated Obama resolve for change at the systemic level by choosing total polarization, take no prisoners. They usurp power by fear within their own party first and then by taking on the weaker democrats. Americans understand that. But also, is a well proven guerilla tactic used by insurgents in Asia and Latin America and now by the Taliban.
These "wholesome American patriots" effectively deprived Obama of the influence that Lyndon Johnson was able to exert on reasonable elements of both parties to carry out the most sensitive and daring social change agenda since the Civil War but without firing a shot.
Eventually, the reaction against the Tea Party will choke their power as it happened in China as the Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution which after ten years of polarization with the West gave way to the current hybrid ideology in power.
Oh and in three years Obama has increased his net worth x 15 fold, expect him to leave office with a net worth of 30Million ++ if he goes another 4 years (he started office at just under 800K).
Business is good for Obama and its looking even better for the insurance companies. Good luck on the job hunt.
GaryJohnson2012.com
him. I really don't like "Double Cross" Obama, but will vote for
him and all of the Democrats on my ballot, purely because I
dislike them a whole lot more. It's a hard, frustrating life.
He will need to deal with that, too.
American Citizens need to change Washington from outside of the Beltway by voting out Every Obstructive Republican Legislator, especially all who signed Lobbiest Grover Nordquist's Pledge!
Re-electing President Obama and Good Democrats to take back the House and have over 60 Senators!
Pass Laws in Obama's Second term that:
-Ensure every eligable U.S. Citizen has the Right To Vote, and outlawing any Law by States to impose restricive, difficult to obtain, voter I.D.
-Protect Social Security, Medicare and all Worthwhile Social Programs
-Redefine People as People and Corporations as Businesses
-End "Citizens United" allowing unlimited funding of Elections by Secret Funding of any kind, ForeignCitizens, Businesses/Corporations and Foreign Countries.
- Rewrite our broken Tax Laws, Eliminating Unneeded Subsidies for Corporations, and Businesses
- Reduce the Defense Budget to Eliminate Waste and Unneeded Programs while Developing Defenses to the New Ways of Warfare.
- Restructure our National Education System to Provide a Good Education for All Emphasizing Math and the Sciences to Prepare American Students to Compete and Excell in the New needs Of Businesses, Manufacturing, Research, Medicine and Education.
- Ensuring Every U.S. Citizen has Affordable Health Care, Preferably with a Government Sposored Program Similar to what Our Nations House & Senate Members Have!
THE REPUBLICANS WILL NEVER DO THESE THINGS!
REELECT PRESIDENT OBAMA AND ENOUGH DEMOCRATS TO THE HOUSE & SENATE TO ACCOMPLISH MEANINGFUL PROGRESS!
HARRY77
No more. Our nation has run into a string of leaders who have placed privileged groups and special interests before the national interests. These leaders have opened up the gate to unrestrained commerce and monopoly that has created a monstrous oligarchy that has corrupted every public leader and private citizen it touches. Its power is so strong and persuasive that it controls the agenda of both political parties and predicts policies and procedures.
In theory the reformer candidate in this vacuous campaign should be President Obama. because his followers daily suffer the wrath of an increasingly unjust economic system that makes most Americans poorer by the year. But he denies the authority to make reforms blaming Congress or unfair laws.
In truth, this President from the first day in office has offered promises to his own core supporters and while opening the national treasury for our banking and capitalistic monopolists (oligarchs). He also expanded the Afghan War to benefit war profiteering and military personnel advancement. The question remains whether he suddenly recognizes his sworn duties to our Constitution and membership. It is a possibility that he may somehow alter his view of Presidential leadership. I am not optimistic. This president is a timid reactor rather than a protector and courageous advocate for what is right under the Constitution and for all the people.
Based upon all the information that I can trust, I have concluded that both candidates are a menace and danger to our declining nation. Each in his own conviction has at heart other than the best interests of the citizens and nation. Each appears to have hidden agendas that are too outrageous to reveal. I wish I could be more reassuring. Anyhow, I am going to vote. That is our only right, perhaps, to have some influence.