Ok. Democrats, you got what you wanted....
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
December 16, 2008 3:50pm CST
For the last 2 years the Democrats have controlled Congress, yet they refused to take responsibility for anything they did... or didn't do.
The Do Nothing Duo of Pelosi/Reid have continued to fund the war in Iraq, so it ceased to be just "Bush's War", it became a bipartisan war.
In fact, the Do Nothing Duo voted to continue many of the policies and laws enacted by Congress when the Republicans ran it, so they became bipartisan policies.
Everything you Democrats have complained about the Republicans doing were adopted by the Democrat controlled Congress.
As of November 20th, Prs. Elect Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States. That means the Democrats control both the Legislative and Executive branches of Federal Government.
That means the deficit, national debt, national defense, national security, foreign relations, foreign policy, and everything else that We the People have granted the Federal Government authority to act belongs to you.
Yes, Obama will inheret a lot of problems, but he can't whine or complain about anything because he asked the people of the US to give him a chance to "fix" things. He got what he asked for, and 53% of the voters said they wanted him to have that opportunity.
He knew he was taking on a recession, he knew he was taking on a war. He knew he was taking on a job that comes with massive amounts of ridicule, scorn, parody, as well as support and praise.
He (as well as you) can't complain if people choose to accuse him of everything anyone can come up with. He can't and shouldn't expect to be treated any better than Prs. Bush's detractors. Prs. Bush had to do his job with all the crap that comes with the job, and so will Prs. Obama. If he can't handle it, he doesn't deserve the job.
He doesn't deserve, nor should he expect to be treated with kid gloves, in fact if he insists on it, then he admits that he is less competent for the job than Bush. It's up to him to decide what he will say or do, but he has NO say about what his detractors will say or do... and shouldn't expect to.
Is he man enough to duck a pair of shoes and laugh it off? Only he can decide that.
So Democrats, you got what you want. Your party has control. You have no one to blame but Obama, Pelosi and Reid....
I would say that we have no one else to thank also, but it doesn't actually work that way. Many of the policies of previous presidents and Congresses will work towards helping our nation out of the problems of today. So while we can give credit to Prs. Obama, as well as Pelosi and Reid where it is due, it also has to be shared with their predecessors.
Let's see if Prs. Obama is up for the job. Let's hope the Do Nothing Duo does better than the sorry excuse for a job they have "done" so far.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
16 Dec 08
Am I understanding you right here, Ted - are you saying despite the fact the new Administration and new Congress will be admittedly inheriting many problems it will still be all their fault if everything isn't fixed instantly but they won't deserve all the credit if it is? You wrote Obama knew he was taking on a job that comes with massive amounts of ridicule and scorn and while I can't disagree with that completely I must say it shouldn't come with "ridicule and scorn" unless and until he does something to deserve it. If he does, he'll certainly get it from me the same as Bush has.
I can't quite figure out what the right's take on the Democratic Congress is! They're the "do nothing" Congress, I see that daily and yet everything they've "done" (although it's nothing) is what's caused all our problems while at the same time they've done the same thing the Republican Congress did...which is it, I'm confused?
Annie
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
16 Dec 08
That seems to be the problem, annie. No matter who is in control they either do nothing or do the wrong thing. Doesn't seem to matter who is on top.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
16 Dec 08
The problem is someone will always find a way to point their fingers elsewhere if they so choose. Republicans will say it's Obama's fault, that's why we didn't vote for him. Democrats will say it was still Bush's fault, he left too much of a mess, etc etc.
If Obama does something and does fix all the problems, then what? Well Democrats will praise him and say "I told you so" and Republicans will find someone else to get the credit.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
16 Dec 08
You're both so right! Both sides are guilty, I know that, and both sides are sometimes guilty of only seeing the guilt of the other side.
In all fairness to both sides, I've got to say I have no clue why anyone would want to be President, Vice President or a Senator or Congressman these days! To me the pay they get is pretty good but to most of them who have law degrees or some other kind of advanced degree it's much less than they'd make in the private sector and if they're not crooked and taking kick-backs it's a thankless job where they're damned if they do and damned if they don't. Even if someone totally follows their conscience and does what they honestly think is the right thing 110% of the time there are going to be plenty of people who will disagree and will be ready to point fingers at them if things aren't absolutely perfect yesterday.
Annie
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
17 Dec 08
You realize that is Bush had not got in, but the Democrats, and if 9/11 had happened and the Democratic president had got in and on the information received, would have gone into Iraq and pursued many of the policies that Bush is now blamed for, that most of Americas would have been in agreement to.
And do you realize that now that Obama will be president, that the Democrats will do exactly what he wants, and not refuse to do it because they got what they wanted. So if Obama says, "all right, I was wrong, we should drill in the States and uncap those oil wells," the Congress will say, "all right," and will order the oil wells uncapped, and if he says, "I was wrong in saying that surviving babies of abortions should be left to die, I want the doctors to make sure they live and that they find adoptive families for them," the Congress will say, "all right." and pass that law.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
17 Dec 08
I agree to all this.. except I highly doubt Prs. Obama has the integrity to ever admit when he was wrong.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
17 Dec 08
Annie, apparently you haven't paid attention over the last few years. Prs. Bush has admitted to being wrong many times. He admitted to being wrong about the WMD intelligence, he admitted that using the "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" banner at the USS Abraham Lincoln was a mistake. Those are the ones that come to mind right now.
No wonder you have nothing but bad feelings about George Bush, your selective memory only remembers what you want it to.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
17 Dec 08
"I agree to all this.. except I highly doubt Prs. Obama has the integrity to ever admit when he was wrong."
Kinda like Bush?
I wish someone would try to convince these people who want to adopt children so badly that there are millions of children in foster care that never find forever parents because they're too old or too imperfect.
Annie
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