On 03/26/09, Jeff Snyder quoted TOM WALKER: Obama's Report Card.

TW> He is the WORST Disaster this Country has Ever Faced. And WILL go down in
TW> History as Destroying the Country we loved so dearly.

TW> His latest trick is to get Congress to give the Goverment the ability to
TW> Take over, Nationalize, a Private Business. Where do you think that will
TW> lead to. The Socialist Republic of the United States??

Hello again Tom. As I pointed out to you in the controversial topics echo, I
am by no means an Obama fan; however, at the same time, I must express some
amazement at the tone of your above response, particularly in light of the
previous eight years. If Obama "is the WORST Disaster this Country has Ever
Faced", then what was George W. Bush, pray tell?

While I agreed with some of Bush's viewpoints, (specifically regarding
abortion, embryonic stem cell research and the gay and lesbian agenda), at the
same time, I think that Bush was a terrible president, and he was very bad for
the USA.

For the record, Bush trampled upon the rights of American citizens left and
right. Can anyone forget Carnivore, illegal wire taps, etc.? This guy thought
that he was immune to the law.

Bush engaged America in two simultaneous wars, (at least one of which was
downright illegal, unjustified and based upon lies and deception -- WMD
anyone?), which taxed the American economy...and he would have gone after Iran
if he still had time and the resources. He was a war-monger and not a true
Christian peacemaker. His outward appearance of faith was only a facade to
lull gullible Christian voters to sleep.

While Bush emphasized the "rule of law", in a hypocritical fashion, he
promoted the doctrines and practices of "extraordinary rendition", (a.k.a.
torture), and "regime change", (illegally attacking a sovereign
nation because
you don't like its leader), which are frowned upon by the rest of the
civilized world. Sadly, the UN is a weak, gutless, divided body with no real
backbone to stand up to people like Bush; thus, Bush got his way as the UN
turned a blind eye to his deeds.

Furthermore, Bush initially scoffed at Global Warming, and he was basically
environmentally unfriendly. With his snobbish, overbearing, belligerent,
unilateralist attitude, he made America one of the most hated nations in the
world. He was the worst American PR man there could ever be.

In addition to the above, Bush was a friend of the rich and the elite. He
constantly did favors for them, (such as huge tax breaks), while he basically
ignored the plight of the poor, the sick, the elderly and the disadvantaged.
In short, Bush's "compassionate conservatism" was not very
compassionate in my
view.

You say that Obama will destroy the USA? Well, I think we all need to keep
things in proper perspective. Obama inherited a load of crap from the previous
administrations; I would dare say more than any president before him. While
the destruction of America as we know it may possibly end with Obama, it most
certainly did not begin with him. We can thank Bush, Clinton and previous
presidents and Congresses for that. These problems, particularly the financial
crisis, have been years in the making. Sadly, Obama may be like the black
servant who has been given the odious job of cleaning up the rich, white man's
mess. And no, I am not African-American. I am as white as they come. I just
think that is how some of rich, white, elite America may now be viewing Obama.
They may be laughing behind his back as he scrambles to clean up their mess.

Again, I am very concerned about Obama. I cannot stomach some of his liberal
views, (which he is now beginning to implement); yet at the same time, I am
fair enough to realize that he didn't create the problems; he has just been
assigned to trying to fix them...and it will be totally impossible to do so in
a brief four years. He may indeed fail, but it won't entirely be his fault.
You can't plug a leaking dam with a band-aid.

Personally, I am neither Republican, Democrat or Independent. I think American
politics is all a load of crap. It's like asking a person which brand of bar
soap they use, or which brand of toothpaste they use. It doesn't matter who
gets in power, or what party holds the power; nothing ever really changes for
the man at the bottom. The faces may change, but the situation remains
basically the same. For all I know, Obama is a Republican in disguise. :)

Those are the facts as I currently see them. You may not agree, but that is
your right, of course.

Jeff

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