tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073153480422013527.post8426363403212908068..comments2023-11-22T05:32:40.671-08:00Comments on Boomer Gran: Partisanship is not the same as patriotismCherylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023922997659921987noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073153480422013527.post-73193534897869611782009-03-24T09:09:00.000-07:002009-03-24T09:09:00.000-07:00I haven't heard it said any better. If the politic...I haven't heard it said any better. If the politicians don't start working together instead of against each other I'm afraid we will fail. And it won't be President Obama's fault. They need to make compromises until we are back on our feet and then they can start ripping each other apart again if that is what they need to do.The country is what should be put first, not what party.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434779802544869755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073153480422013527.post-11366507169145868422009-02-28T21:59:00.000-08:002009-02-28T21:59:00.000-08:00I have to disagree with you about Limbaugh wanting...I have to disagree with you about Limbaugh wanting the country to succeed. The following statement supports my position, and I was actually listening the day he said this, so I am a first-hand witness to it:<BR/><BR/>Limbaugh told his listeners that he was asked by “a major American print publication” to offer a 400-word statement explaining his “hope for the Obama presidency.” He responded: <BR/><BR/>So I’m thinking of replying to the guy, “Okay, I’ll send you a response, but I don’t need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.”<BR/><BR/>Clearly, Limbaugh has nothing good to say about an Obama presidency. And eight years of G.W. Bush has proved that giving tax breaks to companies who then take jobs offshore doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>None of us knows what will work, but we clearly need a leader. I personally don't think we're headed for a welfare state; I think that's an overreaction. However, I am not opposed to a more socialist state if it means health care is available to everyone, not just the wealthy or those who are employed full time; nor am I opposed to fair wages for work. I am, however, vehemently opposed to millions of dollars for people who then take jobs to other countries, where pay is much less than the US and working conditions are comparable to the sweat shops of the early 20th century US.<BR/><BR/>I know that many of us will never agree on several points, but hoping that Obama fails is, to me, tantamount to having said that one hope Bush would fail in Iraq. Even in the face of severe doubts about WMD, no one - or at least no one who counts - wanted the Iraq war to be a failure. So why do so many Republicans want this President to fail? The people certainly approve of the President (PRINCETON, NJ -- In the days immediately after Barack Obama's nationally televised address to Congress on Tuesday night, his public support has increased significantly to 67% in Feb. 24-26 Gallup Daily polling, and is now just two points below his term high. This comes on the heels of a term-low 59% reported by Gallup on Tuesday.)<BR/><BR/>It's the conservative politicians who disapprove, and they are still smarting from their overwhelming rejection at the polls last Novemeber. I'm truly not trying to be critical of conservatives; I'm merely trying to point out some facts, including the fact that most US voters thing the Big Business policies of the past 8 years have been an abysmal failure, and even if Obama doesn't have all the answers, at least the citizenry is willing to give him a chance!Cherylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188941985410211383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073153480422013527.post-49498876127955932932009-02-28T16:32:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:32:00.000-08:00I would like to think that dissenters are working ...I would like to think that dissenters are working without petulance, and that they truly believe the plans President Obama has set into action are not what's best for the economy. That may not be true for all dissenters, but I know it's true for some. It comes down to a very polarized ideology, and a lot of the conservative chatter I've heard truly fears that we are headed toward a welfare state. Whether or not those fears are founded, the bottom line is that the conservative movement feels unheard and irrelevant (see your earlier post regarding Dick Cheney, about which I cannot comment because I am unfamiliar with that particular episode). He who controls the money holds power over the people, pure and simple. It is a legitimate conservative concern that the price tag for the bailouts and handouts will be too steep in the end--that it will in fact lead to far too great a dependency on the government, and true loss of freedom.<BR/><BR/>For myself, I hope it is more political grandstanding than anything else. I truly want to believe that everyone with the power to influence our political climate wants this country to succeed. Even the much-abhorred Rush Limbaugh has said this. However, the economy is struggling mightily, and there are those who point to empirical evidence that suggests that the current political policies now set in motion will not improve the situation, but only worsen it. When objections are not only unheeded but steamrolled, it tends to make a person rather testy. And we get into the "I told you it wouldn't work!" attitude, which helps no one.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what exactly needs to happen in order to encourage confidence in this country. I do agree with you that inconsequential bickering needs to stop. It would be so lovely to return to the days your mother referenced above. I just wish I knew how to do that. That, it seems, could be the biggest challenge of all.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757679840353895172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073153480422013527.post-2184827293069591092009-02-26T08:23:00.000-08:002009-02-26T08:23:00.000-08:00I agree with everything you've said. Gov. Arnold ...I agree with everything you've said. Gov. Arnold of CA stated that Congress needs to work for what is best for the country and its people. No matter who was elected, the solution to the economy would be done on a trial and error basis. Why parties can't put aside the petty differences to begin working toward solutions is beyond me.lawton.hollylynn@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537599421262154293noreply@blogger.com