tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post6102118240410452349..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Obama's off to a VERY bad startScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-6070204453736435742009-02-17T05:32:00.000-08:002009-02-17T05:32:00.000-08:00Therapist -- are you channeling Rosie O'Donnell? ...Therapist -- are you channeling Rosie O'Donnell? The opposite of faith is fear? Show us how it's fear to rationally respond to national security threats by demonstrating resolve and will. Screw-ups in implementation, yes, but fear? Please.<BR/><BR/>And if you're talking about domestic policy, the Bush administration was nothing if not drunk on happy talk, compassionate conservatism nonsense, Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14840074248344452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37180639304592157882009-02-16T19:21:00.000-08:002009-02-16T19:21:00.000-08:00Obama blew it big time in only his first few days ...Obama blew it big time in only his first few days in office. <BR/><BR/>Pelosi and Reid need adult supervision and they arent getting any from team Obama.<BR/><BR/>He has already broken at least half of the promises he made during the campaign. <BR/><BR/>I wonder when the drooling, sychophantic, love-struck lap-dog media will start to turn on him and actually start challenging him on his large andSlingblade9119https://www.blogger.com/profile/07254335163162335034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-12532342370308824772009-02-16T13:19:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:19:00.000-08:00I think the collective American People are going t...I think the collective American People are going to lead us out of this mess, by realizing the business of America is business; coming off the binge of private interest it is no surprise that the next chapter will be public service, perhaps even compassion and understanding. I know....that is a leap of faith, but in the end, the opposite of faith is fear, and that didn't work very well over the The Therapist Is Inhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340602598063284934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-63627582028549263922009-02-16T10:05:00.000-08:002009-02-16T10:05:00.000-08:00Nothing was most likely the best alternative. And ...Nothing was most likely the best alternative. And Bush and the Republicans did indeed make a mess of things and deserved to lose. Too bad though that the victors were Pelosi, Reid, Frank, and Dodd. They are well on their way to messing things up even worse.<BR/><BR/>Neither party will ever be able to complain about deficits again. Who is going to lead us out of this mess?Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-69866176793640422252009-02-16T09:37:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:37:00.000-08:00When no one seems to know what to do, we should at...When no one seems to know what to do, we should at least entertain the possibility that doing nothing is the right choice. The logic of this stimulus bill was that something must be done, and this is something, so this must be done. <BR/><BR/>The whole thing is pathetic, but let's recall that the TARP and the first ridiculous "stimulus" plan (from early 2008) occurred on President Bush's watch, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-44820010323201963692009-02-16T09:27:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:27:00.000-08:00Thanks Scott for your impressions here. I guess th...Thanks Scott for your impressions here. I guess that 95 percent of the emails coming in to Obama and Congress were asking for action swift and deliberate. All the debate in the world could have produced a more direct hit to jump start the economy, but then the complaint would have been, "It took them too long and they hemmed and hawed". I still think it all boils down to a hail mary and only timeThe Therapist Is Inhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340602598063284934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-31085048706480374102009-02-16T09:02:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:02:00.000-08:00There were plenty of people offering suggestions, ...There were plenty of people offering suggestions, but Pelosi and Reid were not interested in listening. It's obvious that their only objective to was to advance their own agenda. This is not a stimulus bill, it is a laundry list of all their pet projects.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-43482177805643141032009-02-16T08:49:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:49:00.000-08:00Still sounds like monday morning quarterbacking to...Still sounds like monday morning quarterbacking to me, I mean, where were all the naysayers while this was being debated; Obama is using his populist pulpit to gain support which drives the conservatives crazy; but where were all the better ideas over the past six months, in hiding? Nothing is destined to work except time, and if we throw ten things at the wall, maybe one will stick, maybe not, The Therapist Is Inhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340602598063284934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-29705212175103411402009-02-16T05:11:00.000-08:002009-02-16T05:11:00.000-08:00Therapist: this faux stimulus bill -- porkulus --...Therapist: this faux stimulus bill -- porkulus -- is the combined wisdom and action of Obama and the Dems in Congress. Yes, most of the bill is Congress's doing, but do you think that the White House was not deeply involved with the strategy, the planning, and most importantly the public lobbying for its passage? They are in this together all the way, and both ends of Pennsylvania Ave now own Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14840074248344452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-46151514512753918012009-02-15T18:59:00.000-08:002009-02-15T18:59:00.000-08:00Obama sure didn't invent that stimulus bill, h...Obama sure didn't invent that stimulus bill, he let Pelosi & Co. do it, and they really messed up. But there's no Hail Mary pass because this bill doesn't have an ounce of stimulus in it. What we will have is a whole lot more government bureaucrats on the field.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-13355504359596109442009-02-15T17:44:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:44:00.000-08:00How about some outrage toward members of Congress ...How about some outrage toward members of Congress whose sycophantic after the fact mentality coupled with all shareholders of US corporations who voted with their inflated net worth assets? I do not think Obama invented this stimulus plan, nor do I think that anyone in DC including all the analysts, reporters and pundits can state with certainty what the outcome of this huge package will entail. The Therapist Is Inhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340602598063284934noreply@blogger.com