Points and Counterpoints
"The scientific enterprise will never be completely free of mistakes. What
is important is that the overwhelming consensus on global warming remains
unchanged... From the standpoint of governance, what is at stake is our ability
to use the rule of law as an instrument of human redemption. After all has been
said and so little done, the truth about the climate crisis -- inconvenient as
ever -- must still be faced." -- Al Gore
"Bipartisanship is a two-way street. A bill can be bipartisan without
bipartisan votes. Republicans have left their imprint. When the public sees
what is in this bill... when we show them what the priorities are and what it's
been boiled down to, what it means to them sitting around their kitchen table
rather than us sitting around a table at Blair House, the response will be
positive." --Nancy Pelosi
Graphics by GreatAmericanJournal.com
Talking Healthcare With
Obama
Probably as a result of Thursday's despicable dog and pony show featuring
Barack Obama facing off with Republicans over “his“ healthcare bill, Rasmussen
Reports showed his approval index at an all time low of --20 almost the next
day. In addition, his overall approval had dropped to --11.
I had a feeling this was going to happen while watching parts of the meeting.
Obama had said he was interested in "listening" to ideas from the Republicans
but he showed no interest in listening at all. What he did was interrupt and
argue with them, reject and try to discredit anything they had to say while
doing most of the talking himself, as usual. Republicans had 110 minutes to
speak, while Obama took 120 minutes, and the rest of his mob took another 114
minutes to promote what was already on the table.
He called a 6 hour meeting to “listen” to new ideas? Why was the room half
full of Democrats? He’s already seen their plan. Listening to people who
disagree with him is not in his nature. He is digging his own grave even deeper.
Now we just have to wait for him to fall into it.
Peter Wehner, of Commentary Magazine.com had this to say:
"Question: Why is the 2,400-page legislation Representative Cantor brought
with him a “prop,” in the words of Mr. Obama? Answer: Because any argument the
president disagrees with is “illegitimate” or a “distraction” or a “talking
point” or relies on “props.” Like many others, I have watched Barack Obama quite
closely for much of the last two years. And I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him more
agitated and condescending. He is, in fact, imperious. One can tell he is used
to being coddled for much of his life. He’s used to being referred to as the
“Black Jesus” by his aides. He’s used to being told he’s God’s gift to humanity.
He’s been told those things and he’s internalized them. And so when he’s
challenged — especially when he’s challenged in a forceful and respectful way —
he gets upset. He becomes preachy and scolding. And he becomes dismissive.
"I am quite surprised by how poorly Obama is coming across. I thought this
summit would be essentially worthless. In fact, it is serving quite a useful
purpose. It is unmasking Barack Obama. And what we’re seeing isn’t a very pretty
sight."
Keep your feet off OUR furniture!!!
Does this photo of President Obama in the Oval Office convey
anything to you about his attitude?
Would you speak with the Chief of Staff, your Chief Economics
Adviser, and your Senior Adviser with your feet up on the Resolute Desk - a gift
from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880?
Or while telling Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on
the phone to stop building settlements in the West Bank?
This desk, crafted from timbers salvaged from the HMS Resolute,
is a national treasure of both the United States and Great Britain. It is to be
respected and protected, not have its top marred by the shoes of Barack Obama.
And some call this man their president? He is an insult to America as well as
Britain.
We should inundate the White House with emails demanding he
keep his feet off of OUR furniture. This is not his desk, it belongs to the
American people. We allow him to use it during his term in office but we expect
him to respect it and return it in the same good condition in which he found it.
This arrogant, immature and self-centered man has no sense of
honor, or of simple decency. While this posture is disrespectful in any culture,
it is absolutely never done in any executive setting. Further, in over half of
the cultures of the world, it is recognized not only as disrespectful, but as an
extreme insult.
He thinks of himself as a king -- and not as a servant of the
people, humbly occupying our White House for his term in office. Electing him
was an enormous mistake -- and will cost us in many ways, for generations to
come.
Fortunately, this man spends little time in the Oval Office or anywhere
else in the White House. I wonder how he treats the furniture aboard Air Force
1?
