The Obama Uprising

I like to thank Newsweek for posting comments of American's & the world during the Presidential elections
& I wish Newsweek & its staff "all the best" in carrying out their good work through the future.

Drill here and drill now is one solution ....mine baby mine...drill baby drill...construct the TransCanada Pipeline from Alaska through Canada and to the lower 48. When Obama pulls the troops out of Iraq you can bet dollars to donuts the Middle East will destabilize and implode which will result in ...you guessed it ...high gas prices. Obama should'nt be so hasty with his plan to cut back on the military and remove forces out of Iraq until the US has secured a more abundant source of energy or else it will be absolute chaos.
Thats why the stabilization of mortgages , building up energy independence and to make sure the money used from the bailout will result in something thats value added for the taxpayer and not wasted away to reward badly managed companies and corrupt CEO's is priority number one in the interest of national security...if Obama doesn't focus on this but instead spends his time dabbling into nonproductive foreign affairs activity it will all come back to bite him in the ass.

If my party gives the GOP a hand out of obscurity by going to the gun-control pit, or attampts to regulate airwaves to silence the likes of Rush or others of his ilk, then we'll lose. The best way to maintain a solid majority is to not play into their hands, and leave their paranoid trips alone. The far right has already started the rumor mill on gun control, causing sales to skyrocket.
Learn from the mistakes of the first two years of the Clinton Administration. Go for the big wins and leave the hostility buttons alone.
I think the main reason for hiring Rahm was to keep Pelosi and Reid in line, not to oppress stupid John Boehner of Ohio, who has less relevance than a trapped rat. Rahm will go for the middle of the road stuff and help build an 8 year administration that expands electoral majorities in each successive election.
End the Iraq War. Get the Domestic Energy Issues worked. Support American manufacturing and American jobs. Tax the living snot out of the top 1-2% to pay down the debt. Keep the far left as away from power as we want the far right and we'll keep it.

If you want to hand me a check I will take it, like most I could use it for sure. I don't think we are taking the right approach to fixing our economy. Energy Independence needs to be included in the realm of our serious economic issues. Our dependence on foreign oil impacts every aspect of our society and economy. This past year our wallets were emptied by high prices at the pump. The cost of food and every consumer product has risen because of increased production and shipping costs. The average family had no money left over to spend, save or invest. So we tighten our belts, we spend less because we have less and sadly that results in more job losses. We have so much available in the way of FREE energy, solar and wind that can be utilized to replace oil. Hybrid and electric plug in cars would replace another huge percentage of our dependence on foreign oil. We spent 168 BILLION on a stimulus pkg that did nothing for our economy. Now there is talk of another stimulus pkg. Why not invest in initiating alternative energy sources and making hybrid and plug in car technology affordable for the average Joe. It cost the equivalent of 60 cents a gal of gas to drive an elec car. Investing in renewable sources of energy would create millions of badly needed jobs. It is a win-win situation. We have the knowledge and the technology, what we seem to lack as a nation is a PLAN. Jeff Wilson has a great new book out called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence NOW. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is worried about our economy and interested in seeing our country become energy independent! http://www.themanhattanprojectof2009.com

Why can't Obama sound more assertive. All he has to do is say, enough of the bailouts, look after the mortgages first that are defaulting so Americans don't have to worry about losing their homes and the rest of the homeowners that can pay their mortgage or already own their home won't have to worry about their homes being devalued. He can take a lot of the anxiety and fear right away by doing that..but he didn't.
Job number one is to restore calm and remove uncertainty so the markets are not in panic mode. The longer Obama stalls not only will he make the situation worse in America but he's not going to win any support around the globe either. Something to think about.

Yes, he will keep as long as he gets the same help he's been having all along, the MEDIA!

Comment: to sjlokinawa; Your divisive commentary is similar to the divisive campaign run by McCain. Americans are tired of this kind of rhetoric and that is one reason McCain was defeated. His service his admire by most Americans. The political affiliation of military personnel is less insightful than their socioeconomic status (lower to middle class). It is time that service to our country is shared by all .



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Congratulations! Democrats enjoy your moment in "liberal bliss" bashing John McCain, Sara Palin and the Republican Party to victory! Only in America could someone who defended his country in war and tortured for five and a half years in a prison camp. And then serve his country as a US senator would he be considered an evil, disgusting and vile person. I am sure the Taliban could not agree more and is also jumping for joy as well. It would be very rood of me not to mention the wonderful letter of congratulations, Obama received from the chief sponsor of terror, Iran???s president! But don???t worry, since the last study conducted suggests ninety percent of the US Military is registered as a Republican bearing ninety percent of the burden concerning the War on Terror.?????????.Oh noooooo! Obama, you can???t have that! Only Democrats are true Patriots! Liberals! Tme to grab you???re helmets and rifles to embrace your radical Muslim friends, Oprah can lead the the battalion! Good luck!

Congratulations! Democrats enjoy your moment in "liberal bliss" bashing John McCain, Sara Palin and the Republican Party to victory! Only in America could someone who defended his country in war and tortured for five and a half years in a prison camp. And then serve his country as a US senator would he be considered an evil, disgusting and vile person. I am sure the Taliban could not agree more and is also jumping for joy as well. It would be very rood of me not to mention the wonderful letter of congratulations, Obama received from the chief sponsor of terror, Iran???s president! But don???t worry, since the last study conducted suggests ninety percent of the US Military is registered as a Republican bearing ninety percent of the burden concerning the War on Terror.?????????.Oh noooooo! Obama, you can???t have that! Only Democrats are true Patriots! Liberals! Tme to grab you???re helmets and rifles to embrace your radical Muslim friends, Oprah can lead the charge! Good luck!

Stop with the poor blacks need help, you make me want to vomit. How about the american indians who were hunted down like dogs and the herded onto reservations. You must be a white person who thinks their right all the time.

"Criticized for abandoning the public finance system, he upheld the spirit of reform by breaking the grip of the big donors and special interests."
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Not quite. Lost in the attention given to Obama's Internet surge is that only a quarter of the $600 million he has raised has come from donors who made contributions of $200 or less, according to a review of his FEC reports. That is actually slightly less, as a percentage, than President Bush raised in small donations during his 2004 race...Washington Post

Bush set the stage for this sea change in America. The past eight years seem like the dark ages. President Obama will need all Americans to do their best to save our nation. We must stop this costly war and send Iraq the bill. We must rebuild America and create more jobs.

HAS ANYONE SEEN THE MOVIE BLAZING SADDLES LATELY?