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  • Posted By: tfox5 @ 10/14/2009 11:35:53 AM

    Obama has done nothing but hand over billions of dollars to the banks and millions to his organization of choice, ACORN. Small businesses have gotten nothing but a higher tax burden.

  • Posted By: Nadrakas @ 09/28/2009 8:59:34 PM

    I agree with "Concerned Liberal." ObamaAide to the UAW was a stab in the back, but to allow those who perpetrated the financial meltdown of the World's Economy to virtually go scott-free is unacceptable. The Rober-Barons, Fat-Cat Politicians (of Both Parties), and the individuals at the responsible regulatory agencies should be made to stand in front of the American people to "Pay the Piper."

    As for the Democrats and Republicans - until the stifling laws that restrict ANY third party from gaining traction are defeated and overthrown (in court: Unconstitutional; freedom of expression and speech), then we are going to continue to have the same Jerks and A _ _ _ oles up and down the Political Bean Pole. What we need a "Jack" to come along and cut down that "Bean Pole" so that we can start over with all of our Politicians.

    ~ N

  • Posted By: concerned liberal @ 08/24/2009 2:02:53 PM

    One might wonder as to the quickness of the economic rebound if the stimulus had been given out in terms of how it would have best effected the most people.

    Instead of rewarding those who got very wealthy in the exercise of destroying the collective wealth of almost the planet by allowing them to first stay in business when their work morals and ethics bit them in the ass, but more diabolically their nature was completely overlooked when grant these monies and so they were allowed to reward the very people who deserve prison or even death by stoning!

    Maybe 100,000 Americans benifited from the convoluted and continuingrewards for failure that Obama is still in the process of giving his buddies in the UAW and auto industry what if they actually went to the general population or even let them fail and those dollars went to reeducating and paying the unemployment of the thousands that still got the boot in that industry?

    Humans are a predictable spieces, when they get hit with a stick they remember it especially if it is a regular practice as it has been for at least the last 4 decades.........reward the rich with favorable laws and pack your retirement chest with extra cash!

    WHAT IF WE COULD COUNT ON OUR GOVERNMENT TO REPRESENT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE MAJORITY?

    Don't count on it when either the Democrats or Republicans are in control!

    When they are in control it is more about how much can I steal and get away with it!

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