Obama's Supreme Court pick...

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Originally Posted by JermynDavidson

...And how is your day going?

My day is going fine...how about yours?

I'm sorry for making an assumption about your financial status.

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

I say the economy is stabilizing because the experts are saying that there appears to be stabilization in the market now.

In the state of Oklahoma, unemployment rates steadily dropped during Bush's last term, and spiked almost as soon as Obama took office in Jan. 2009.

Nationwide, unemployment rates (as of April 2009) are 8.6%, with no similar statistic since 1992, and that being the highest unemployment rate since 1983.

In all fairness, unemployment was much lower during Clinton's administration than during the Bush administration. However, that could be attributed to 9/11, rather than the actual administration, and the dates do coincide with 9/11 rather than when Bush took office.

Unemployment isn't the only factor, but it's the only one I have time to address right now.

I just posted an article about a week or two ago that states that Warren Buffet agrees with the actions of the Obama Administration to fix the economy. If Warren Buffett words concerning economics aren't good, who's is?

Buffet didn't offer an overly positive assessment.

Here's one quote:

"The current efforts to help revive the economy are likely to produce inflation that could be worse than what the country suffered in the late 1970s, Buffett said."

(Article)

He's optimistic long-term, but he is not stating that our economy is presently positive, or even presently recovering. In fact, he stated that it will get worse before it gets better.

It was established before his election that taxes would have to be raised at some level to help correct the trillions of overspending done not so long ago.

So he then turns around and spends even more?

He is not making a bad economy worse-- another "Limbaugh lie".

I hate to disappoint your stereotype, but I don't get my political views from Rush Limbaugh. I agree with him often, and sometimes I don't. About the same amount of the time I agree with Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz, Michael Savage and Ann Coulter. (With MS and Ann being my favorites!)

How does he seem to not give a rip about work ethics?

By rewarding people who don't work with income and benefits as if they do. I'm fine with contributing support to the elderly, and those who aren't able bodied. I am not fine with rewarding lazy people with free income.

The work ethic is simple--we teach it to our children--if you don't work, you don't eat. And when you work hard for something, you appreciate what you have earned. The work ethic is a character builder. It breeds strong, independent people.

You and I both know that the government will NEVER completely take over healthcare. The Socialized Healthcare system accusation is another of a list of right-wing scare tactics used to demonize our President.

I don't know that, actually. And I base my concerns on policies and legislation that the President has espoused for the future, or that which he has supported in the past. Whether there are enough dissidents to thwart such a move remains to be seen. I'm not so sure, with the current balance in Congress.

I can remember when it was considered unpatriotic to be so critical of our President during a time when our country is at war-- 2 wars at that!

It was? That didn't stop a single liberal from beating Bush into the ground, did it?

Oh gee, I forgot-- that only counts if the President is Republican and if he mentions a hymn for affect during his public speeches!...

How is he not living (by this I guess you mean "governing") by the principles of our founding fathers

How is he unprincipled?

I'm not sure there is much difference between the principles a man lives by and the principles by which he governs. I would imagine there would at least be some similarities, reflective of his character.

The list is too long for this thread's scope, and I need to make lunch for Hannah and me.