Comment by dap916 on 'Obama's Edge'

dap916 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:28:39 GMT

That all was excellent, Gary, for folks that are lock-step Obama supporters and die hard democrats. Obama and the democrats won pretty convincingly in 2012 so anything and everything said about why that happened and about how republicans are bad and republican candidates are wrong for America will get good marks in the democratic fold. Hey, when republicans won big in 2010, that's what they presented and it was just really tough to argue knowing the results of that election. How many blog posts and speeches and emails did I read after the 2010 election from democrats that were "gloom, dispair...agony on me" presentations? Now? Democrats definately have the upper hand...at least nationally. Now, republicans are "...deep, dark depression..excessive misery" (Gary, you're old enough to have watched Hee Haw and that was one of the mainstay songs they had on there, remember? :-) )

One thing about Obama's speech, though. You mentioned his statement: “They (the American people) know that America moves forward only when we do so together; and that the responsibility of improving this union remains the task of us all.” Obama doesn't truly believe that, Gary. I don't think most democrats today believe that. If they did, they'd know just how ludicrous it is to ask only half of the population to pay into the tax system and to provide the revenue that is necessary to run our government. It's no secret that only about half of the working American citizens (and that includes people drawing unemployment) actually pay into our federal tax system. Actually, more and more, people that are of a certain income level actually get "back" money from the federal government every year that is significantly more than they ever have taken out of their paychecks (or unemployment checks) than they pay in. Those people aren't interested in "working together" to improve our country's plight. Everyone should pay taxes on income earned. That can be accomplished by either a "flat tax" or by some kind of "graduated" income tax system that at least collects even a minimum amount from even those that are in the lower-paid classes. Think about how much revenue that would bring into our fed....and think about how much it would save not having to pay out lump sums to lower classes because of the idiotic "tax credit" clause in our IRS code.

Finally, and I know you hear this just far too much from me....if the democrats are able to continue to "own" the media, there's absolutely nothing republicans will be able to do to thwart what the democrats are doing to our country or stop the Obama/democratic agenda. We can have all of the best intentions, all of the best ideas, all of the greatest plans for the future of our country but so long as that is not presented to the populace and so long as everything republicans say and want to do for our country is bashed/trashed and then that is defended by the media, we lose. It's great strategy by the democrats and it has worked and it presents a very huge obstacle I'm not real totally sure the republicans will be able to overcome.

Comment by Carbine on 'Obama's Edge'

Carbine — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:46:41 GMT

I doubt most people still care to listen to what the deceiver in chief has to say. Four more years of a flat line economy ought to shake the scales from the eyes of even his most deluded lackeys. Except perhaps, Gary.

Talking About Politics

Comment by dap916 on 'Obama's Edge'

Comment by Carbine on 'Obama's Edge'