President Obama’s “European Vacation”

Getting left is not a problem that Barack Obama has.

The Europeans have been pushing the US to institute regulatory reforms to reverse the mistakes of the last ten years that have led to this disaster, including reversing Gramm-Bliley and the CFMA. They are completely correct. Unfortunately, Obama’s financial team is stacked with these right wing ideologues like Summers and Geithner who are too stuck in their ‘free market’ religion to realize what they have done.

I think we Americans are the ones who need a vacation from Mr. O’Babble.

It isn’t so much that the Europeans oppose spending per se, just that they already have a much more extensive safety net to ride out bad times than we do, and they realize that the cause of the problem was deregulation.
The Obama administration seems bent on trying to bring our finance system back to what it was before the disaster. The problem is that it was the way our financial system worked was the problem.
It has been often said that someone who keeps trying the same thing expecting a different result is clinically insane. There is alot of truth to that.

enough of Obama… Lets talk about Joe Bidens daughter and the tape showing her allegely snorting COKE.. reminds me of the non stop cover age of Palins daughter.. wait, we haven’t began to cover bidens daughter have we LMAO

Obama is foolish….

Debt is the American Way – even when it’s killing us. Our motto is: “IN DEBT WE TRUST.”

Brown&Obama must be on some really awesome drugs. You cannot spend you way out of this Fellas!!!When Brazil’s President has to tell you that your “plan” is crap that is the day you need to fear for all our futures. I cannot pretend to know what the hell Brown is thinking,but Obama is a different story, I’ve got an excellent theory: He’s DYING to see “those dirty, rotten rich #### (who actually WORK for a living and contribute something of value to Society) be forced at the point of wholly Unconstitutional Legislation to(in some cases) give up 90% of the money they have EARNED and give it to people who REFUSE to hold down a job, stop having Children out of wedlock, and have NO concept as to how to live a decent life of value to those around you. Case in Point: The Octu-Mom!!! I’m sure President Obama would have NO problem cutting Her worthless Butt a check every month on the backs of other Family’s who live within their means, and only have as many Kids as their incomes allow(like myself) Where’s the 1,960,000 MILLION $$$ to put her 14 Kids through College going to come from Mr President??? I’m sure true to character you’ll bend over backwards to give away The Peoples $$$ to reward the totally irresponsible behavior of Nadia Sulaiman and THOUSANDS of others like her. Maybe I’ll just get around to paying my Taxes this year when I feel like it. And maybe I would encourage others to do the same. Nothing like throwing your hard, earned $$$ into the bonfire of Obama’s vanity. Also the thought of my Great-Grandchildren paying the freight for his asinine Utopia makes me physically ill. Mr Obama, you are a Fool!!!

Pretty scary when Obama’s brand of Socialism is too much even for the Socialists in Europe. Many of their governments are cutting costs and moving to the right as ours is lurching to the left. Even Sweden said they’re not bailing out Saab and were shocked that we were bailing out our own auto companies. Switzerland has already stated that they’re more than happy to help U.S. companies relocate to their country, which is already more tax-friendly, and will be much more so after Obama’s punitive tax policies are enacted.

Publius, thats because the Europeans are not advocating the Underpants Gnomes Budget.

Flash Override, Google “RPT-FEATURE-Corporate oil booms in low-tax Switzerland”. It’s a Reuters article.

Obama doesn’t fit their world government agenda. They like the new world “odor”. Corporate control of all.

Why does the left trip over themselves when ***EUROPE*** speaks? What is the left’s infatuation with European opinion? France opposed the war so the American left opposes the war and embraces defeatism. Europe balks at the stimulus, now the American left are confused. Except ‘their’ guy, the most liberal, inexperienced, erratic, punch drunk politician comes in and they have to try to prop him up – just because they know he is the left’s wrecking ball of our country right now. It’s funny how the liberals posting here are also tripping over themselves to prop Obama, our punch drunk giggly president, up.

Obama is always on vacation somewhere. Flies here, flies there – just racking up those gas charges for Air Force One while he tells us to “tighten our belts. ” He is always running away from something but this time those other leaders may set him straight and knock him off the pedestal that the American media have put him on. As for Gibbs, he is a buffoon – one of the worst press secretaires ever… He must have come cheap..maybe just a few glasses of koolaid convinced him to take on responsibilities that he clearly cannot handle.

Now schedule those speeches before some free rock concerts- rememeber how it worked before and you convinced the media that 200,000 actually came to see No-Bama and not just for the free concerts and beer. 200,000 – imagine that???- and many of them didnt even speak English…wow…the charisma of Obama even transcended language barriers !!!! his eloquence just brought everyone together ……. I can just hear the media now…..already practicing what they want to print to prop up this empty suit. Headlines will read “Obama mesmerizes millions on his magic carpet ride. ” Is Michelle going to or is she going to stay home and garden in her $800.00 outfits ?? Anything for a photo op- thats our Obamas !!!

Here is the ONLY fix to this: rather than giving these beloved banks BILLIONS of dollars, if the government gave each AMERICAN equal cash-to pay off credit cards, to pay off houses, car loans etc-THEN we would see the American tax dollar work for EVERYONE not just these banks.
Mr. Obama should think about that.. because the banks would not fail.. providing that WE as AMERICANS could pay off our debt. Billions of dollars to a few banks.. verses BILLIONS to American tax payers.
THAT is the KEY factor in resolving our failing economy. Period.

Buy gold!

Obama is always on vacation somewhere. Flies here, flies there – just racking up those gas charges for Air Force One while he tells us to “tighten our belts. ”
Right on, Jimbo! He also said we all have some skin in hte game. Taxpayers have always had our “skin in the game”
It is pathetic what comes from this
goof! I hope we can get rid of this black Jimmy Carter in 4 years and get a real president with real experience, who will listen to the American people!

The bail out should have been given under specific conditions not a blank check from the tax payers. How is it legal for a mismanaged company going at a loss to be giving out bonuses which are made possible by Uncle Sam. This is totally ridiculous capitalism practiced in America. The handling of the economic crisis by the Bush administration and by the Obama administration does not inspire any confidence and renders us the laughing stock of the world.

Well, this should make the conservatives like Obama even more! After all, they don’t want America to turn into another Europe, and this shows that we aren’t! See, that, right wingers? Aren’t you happy? We’re not going down the European road of “socialism”. Anyways, Tapper is having a field day smearing Obama again. I wait patiently for the day he writes something positive about our president. I think I’ll be waiting a long, long time. What’s missing form the report is that right wing governments have come into power in Europe, and they are about to destroy that one last place of economic refuge as they did here. Sweden is letting Saab die, for example, and that’s going to literally destroy the country… But, they don’t care. They are conservatives!

Europe is a good place for Obama. Maybe he’ll make it the first stop on a 4 year long world tour.

Looks like presdient Dumber Than Dirt and his Treasury Secretary, Dumber Than Dirt 2, aren’t going to get the warm greeting they were expecting. At least the Europeans realize giving away the crown jewels only buys votes from the freeloaders in America and will contribute nothing to the economy here or anywhere else!

This is an important time for President Obama, our nation and the world. The G-20, NATO and European Union Summits give most nations an opportunity to voice whether they want to continue our failed economic system that increases the cost of just about everything and keeps people in stress, bondage, disease and uncertainties or they want to choose a better system.
God warned against debt, interest, insurance, gambling, and seeking after riches and honor; and now we see why. The employment system has caused the world problems including reoccurring financial crises and pollutions of air, land, water and food. These problems cannot be solved with more money or greener businesses. If we acknowledge our errors, we can turn to a garden paradise lifestyle where our time is our own to repair our homes and our neighborhoods and plant trees and plants and choose pets that provide fresh food in our neighborhoods; it can solve the world problems at the same time.
It is interesting that these major decisions are to be made in God’s Passover season, (Exodus 12). Peoples of religion will say that God makes decisions for the future based on the obedience to His commanded feasts and memorials. Evidence shows that peace broke forth after Passovers in history. The laws of Passover can be kept without the animal sacrifices. The Apostle Paul said to keep the Passover in 1 Corinthians 5:7, 8. Jesus said to live by every word of God in Matthew 4:4 and the primary message through Muhammad is to follow the whole Bible. Qur’an 42:14-16 Ahmad Numbers.
The nations of the world are brought together in the G-20, NATO and EU Summits to choose the future of the world. Three hundred cities around the world celebrated Earth Hour by turning out the lights for one hour to signify the danger our world is in. They followed the United Nations’ call for Earth Hour, not ordained by God. Can these same leaders, see a necessity to follow the commands of the God who has proven His word to be true. He calls for two feast days of no work; is that so hard? Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 are God’s promises of rain in due season and abundant crops and prosperity of man and animal for obedience or 4 X 7 curses for disobedience. Total destructions are promised if we fail to choose His wisdom; we are on the verge of more war in many new areas.
The leaders of religion and government must admit they have not followed God’s word to their prophet and that the judgment that we see of financial ruin, droughts, floods, earthquakes etc are our rightful reward for seeking after riches and honors on the backs of other people. We have created a hateful society, eager only for more money and toys; yet God wants us to choose His word and see love, helpfulness and charity as a way of life. What will the people of the world call for? What will President Obama and the other world leaders recognize as the way to a secure future, God’s wisdom, or man’s?

It is funny that all those who poke and jab at Obama and his plans have no real cohesive alternative…I would rather follow someone with a sound logical plan and a vision to pull us out of a crisis than those who have none. Republicans have no plan. Neither do the Europeans.

Europe has tried the spending thing and are ahead of us and now are marching in the streets. I wonder where we will be in this country when Obama supporters finally realize that MORE SPENDING is no answer. Bush and Clinton tried spending and year after year the economy grows worse as more spending is added. Bailing out companies that have made trillions off citizens, while the citizens are struggling is no answer. Our government is and has been out of touch with its citizens for years.

It’s amazing how fast the Neo-Cons spin, switch directions and spin again. One second they want Europe to mind their own business; the next Neo-Cons endorse Europe’s comments. Republicans had eight years with six of them in TOTAL control. They have taken our country to the brink of economic disaster. The last thing America needs to do is listen to anything that a Republican would agree with.

Hey Dan, it was democrats and their stupid theory that every poor person should have a home wherer or not they can afford it that caused this mess.

i should of looked more into what obama was really about. i listened to the the media, and now were paying for it. i own a small bussniness, and becuase our taxes are higher, i already had to lay people off. but what the hardest thing to do was, picking who to lay off. whoever had an obama sticker on their car, or not american car was laid off/fired. i regret voting for this president.

jpt writes:
“the young president … ”
Get a grip: He’s nearly 50.
Der CHANGEling is simply “baby-faced” — like teevee person Glenn Beck, for example.
As for skepticism about “American capitalism”, the “too big to fail” system that funnels all the wealth into the corporations is fascism, and it pretty much assures that ordinary citizens are “too small NOT to fail”.
At the G20, Der CHANGEling can get a clue about the demonstrations He’ll soon see at home … except that the Brits have tasers, and “our” police have military equipment.

Europeans are right. NO MORE SPENDING !!!

“JUST DOUBLE OR NOTHING” If we lost, then start looking for WMD in Europe. Fair enough ??

The continued deficit spending is rationalized by what may no longer be a valid assumption: that our GNP or GDP will continue to grow at a predictable rate. That may not be true anymore.
Just as the credit crises was precipitated by the incorrect assumption that housing values will continue to increase, so will this deficit spending precipitate another larger crises. I call it the debt crisis. The debt crises will have two major components: 1. too much government debt and 2. too much consumer debt. Unfortunately, the government can’t fix either of those problems.
If consumers cannot dig their way out because they are burdened by more and more taxes, the economy will not recover.
Also, consumers have taken major hits to their creditworthiness because so many credit card companies have lowered their credit lines, reducing their credit scores and making it less likely they will qualify for loans. In addition, consumers are changing their attitudes towards credit card debt, having been burned with outrageous fees and lowered limits they are also cancelling their accounts. The result is that even those with relatively good credit and jobs and just saying NO to using credit cards and spending beyond their means.
In addition, huge numbers of people having lost their jobs have gotten behind in their mortgage payments and/or car payments and it will take those people 7-10 years to re-establish credit (provided they get a job).
So exactly who is this group of consumers that are going to spend our way out of this recession? I guess that would be the rich. But there’s only one problem with that. The rich spend at a constant rate and they are certainly not going to increase their spending just because the rest of us are pulling back.
Any way you look at it , the math adds up to disaster down the line.
We are in big trouble because we cannot produce enough, spend enough, or pay enough taxes to pay for all the money our government is promising to spend.

It looks like Obama isn’t going to do the Power Grab over in Europe like he’s done the Power Grab in America. Europeans recognize him for what he really is and in the meantime Americans are still mesmerized by his complete line of bull.

An old wise man once said, “You can fool people for about 15 minutes with your charm. After that, you better know something.” I don’t know, this story just brings that to mind.

Looks like they’re upset because President Obama doesn’t want to play globalism.

Looks like the “Frenchy Republicans” have no life…what are you doing whining on here on a sunday..have no family or friends??? What have you got to complain about///Stock markets up, housing up, loans up, manufacturing up, inventories down…slow down in layoffs..It must be painful to have such a slow week….

The globalist want a new currency and President Obama doesn’t want to play along. This President wants to restore this land to the Great Nation it was before reaganomics.

Stock markets up, housing up, loans up, manufacturing up, inventories down…slow down in layoffs..It must be painful to have such a slow week….
What rock you been hiding under? People have lost millions from their 401K’s….millions more have lost their jobs….the Auto industry is going down….all since Oblahblah took over. I know…. Bush, blah.blah, last eight years , blah, blah, same crap Oblahblah ran his campaign on. I hope we can get a real president in 4 years and get rid of this black Jimmy Carter before he does too much damage!!! All talk and no substance!!!

The Europeans aren’t talking about spending their way out of their problems, but they will be. Greek farmers have already forced some with their country wide protests. European populations are demanding that the banks be treated as public utilities. There are tens of thousands of protesters in London _already_ ahead of Wednesday and Thursday’s called actions. There are amazing strike waves across the continent – the UK Guardian newspaper says “revolt is in the air”. The candidate for President of the Revolutionary Communist League in France enjoys a 60% popularity rating.
The fact is that the people of the world are looking for a radical alternative to free market capitalism. and stimulus will be thrown up as a sop, which will be too little, too late.

What an ignorant fool Gibbs is calling the European
summit a “vacation in Europe” as if he and Obama
would just walk in and charm everyone.
All of Europe got their number and its leaders have been learning from their mistakes. They are so ill-prepared and will be regarded as the ignoramus with
no good background of anything.
Europe used to admire the USA, now they probably just pity them. They just make rules as they go…

Garcia – I am not sure where you are coming from, but the statements you quoted, referred to those qualities which has made this country the most prosperous and generous in the world. Capitalism does have its faults, but combined with the Judeo-Christian ethic it has made us a winner and if Obama would just let the system work instead of trying to fix it…… IT WOULD COME BACK!! Cut the corporate tax rate, eliminate the capital gains tax and…. YOU WILL SEE AN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THIS COUNTRY THAT WILL COMPARE WITH THAT OF THE 1940s!!!!!

“If the rich does not understand what’s taking place. They might lose it all.”
Interesting. What do you propose be done? Imprison the top 10% of wage earners who pay more than 70% of all federal income taxes? Then who will pay for Obama’s multi-trillion dollar budgets?
Most of the wealthy are wealthy because they’re not stupid. If you put more tax pressure on them, they’ll shelter their income or simply work less. If they’re business owners, they’ll take steps to protect themselves. They’ll cut investment in their business, they’ll fire staff, they’ll close their businesses, or they’ll relocate them in other countries. And there’s nothing Obama or Congress will be able to do to stop them.
Then guess who gets stuck with the tax burden? Since the bottom 50% of wage earners currently only pay 3% of all federal income taxes, it’ll be the working poor and middle class. This isn’t rocket science (except to liberals, apparently). If you hurt the wealthy, you’ll only hurt yourself.

There goes the second amendment. This is for real folks!

The economy is a few principles. It’s to convert the natural world into human biomass and garbage. Listening to this fool named Obama IS the road to hell. He wants to turn the whole world into a trash heap.

When he go out oversea this week, the world leaders are going to give Obama a hard time. He don’t have any kind of foreign policy. He has made US embarrassing since he took office in January. He has a lack of leadership and inexperience.

If B.O. and the crooks in Washington that supposedly represent us PASS ANOTHER MULTI BILLION DOLLAR TAX (BAILOUT) ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, I FEAR AN ARMED REBELLION OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.

I am surpised that there isn’t a mention about 500 secret service guys, obable limo and a bunch of helicopters are going to going with obama to england, holly cr-p how much is that going to cost, ego trip

It is disappointing that President Obama is not going to examine the possibility of an international currency to replace the ailing US dollar. At the very least it is something that should be examined to see if it has any merit.

OF COURSE Europe is balking — because Obama’s “spend what you don’t have” plans are NOT going to work!! — Raise taxes during a recession?? — How many times has THAT been proven a bad idea!! Geeeezzz!!

I am probably an idiot but I am not one of those that voted him in. He is simply confirming my worst fears. President Roosevelt could not spend us out of the great depression and President Obama can not spend us out of the current one. It will take many years to undo the damage he is doing.

I hope Obama’s economic package is better than his NCAA basketball picks.

waite till the 3:00 phone call comes.

People need to remember that Obama came into power two months ago when the whole world was allready in critical condition. The Europeans did nothing to stand up to the Bush administration but instead allowed him to lead the world into the pitiful state that it is in today. Obama should do what he needs to do to get the United States out of this mess and to hell with the Europeans…

Bush’s fault. Once we get him out of office, then things will be better…

Elect another fool like George Bush=world destruction…

We must remember Bush is not the POTUS anymore obama is trying to be, and he is not doing a very good job nor do I expect him to improve. All he has between those 2 ears is hot air. All he knows how to do is campaign, and he is going to get us in one terrible mess. A big empty suit with a lot of crooked friends.

How does socialism “feel” now?

Thank you Mrs. Merkel! Common sense is a wonderful trait to see! I’d like to see more of it in the USA.

Gee it takes the rest of the world telling us we elected a fool before we actually take notice? Whats wrong with us?

Good for the Europeans for seeing through Obama! Some of them have some sense. Too bad the Americans are the fools.

Mihann,
You are a riot. You rant for half a page on how twisted and loud mouthed the conservative fascists are (and they are) but then you go and prove that you are no different.
Time for a new direction folks. Leave the radicals behind. Let them scream at each other as long as they want…

I agree with Shaun, JL’s posting is the most intelligent post I have read here.

Oh, it seems we need a leader with some experience.. Doh, too late!

Why don’t we just let the world economy rot then and close our borders and our economy and let Europe have a nice deep recession while we have one too? If they want to play hardball, they should get hardball for their economic conditions too. Let their market here be closed and they can just sit there and refuse to help. England is the only exception.

Continued deficit spending and indiscriminate printing of new dollars will cause massive inflation, as the value of the dollar collapses. Our devalued currency will cause the cost of manufactured goods to skyrocket. As we don’t manufacture consumer goods in our own country, we must rely on China and the Far East for all the necessities of life. Our dollars will buy less and less and at the same time more and more Americans are losing their jobs. I think Obama and his ivory tower advisors are taking us in the wrong direction. We should be listening to the wise council of Germany and our European partners. We are hardly in a position to ask or tell them to follow our example.

JL has made the smartest statements >>> ROFL thats so funny I can hardly stop this AM. The Pres is bankrupting the country and we should hope its OK. Well the money has been spent yet there is still time to reverse this ship if there are enough BIG WALLSTREET WELFARE democrats tossed out of office.
Its crazy that we should hope for 1930′s failed ideas to some how get it right this time. All I can say is the Europeans calling the Presidents ideas DUMB is honest. THIS STUFF is not sustainable nor is it smart. The new tax cheat is a fool thats lived in Washington way to long and cant think of an honest way to do anything. Its all politics. AIG employees get threatened with their lives and you democrats shrug your shouldes. YOU REALIZE what you are doing? NO I didnt think so. Your democratic emblem does you justice.

News Flash: “Chicago Bob”
The Western European Nations & Japan are Already..
[[Bankrupt]]
Are you Kidding me ?

jonnylee: Bush spent what the Demo. controlled House & Senate allowed him to spend ! ! ! O’Bama is pushing his Marxist/Socialist agenda and there are no takers in the EU ! ! O’Bama and Comarde Pelosi have no rational plan other than throw taxpayer monies at the problem. I to will vote for ANY REPUBLICAN in the next election just to get rid of thoes Democrats who are giving O’Bama. With Democrats in charge, there are no more checks and balances. If O’Bama were to stop moving quickly Pelosi and the rest of the Democrats would die of suppocation.

OH SO LET ME GET THIS RIGHT. President Obama is know a CEO for a CAR COMPANY. WHAT IN THE HELL DOES HE KNOW ABOUT SELLING CARS? This is crazy and I am really scared that America as we know it will be gone soon. American companies brought out and run by the government, healthcare controled by the government telling you where and if you can have medical treatment. Then soon President Obama will come on saying that he is getting rid of term limits and then he is the communist leader of this country. It is scary, then you have cities telling people that they can not protest and telling the person organizing it that they have to get a insurance policy. It is in our Constitution Freedom of Speech. But wait the constitution doesn’t exist any more and you have the government wanting to control everything. Is this America or not? Why isn’t there marchs on Washington? Are we all just going to let them take Freedom away? Does any one still care about Freedom or has everyone decided that Freedom doesn’t mean any thing any more?

Well folks, here’s change you can believe in. Massive debt as far as the eye can see. The result of a PERFECT STORM of Democrat and Republican ineptitude, the combined result of their idiotologies, lack of common sense and pandering to special interests.
Lets draft Perot for Prez next time. It’s time to throw the bums out. In the mean time tell your congressional rep to replace Pelosi as Seaker. She in no way represents the interest of most Americans yet controls our purse-strings.

gman…”They will come around to understand this President and his policies?” And what if they do not, like the 48 percent who did not vote for him..What then? There are a few of us who do believe Obama’s policy changes are only going to put us in deeper trouble and hope beyond hope that this Country and the world will survive until the 2012 election…More Government BUREAUCRACY or artificial stimuluses just doesn’t work in recessionary times..failure/restructuring does, without government interference.

With ALL RESPECT – I really think that Obama should go to a little country with dire circumstances & practice his soclialism, Like Kenya or Somolia. That way how could he screw anything up? After all, they have nothing & it seems like his policies would be better fitted in places like that. He doesn’t seem to Understand what the American Constitution stands for. Generally those who teach – can’t. Now I really believe it!

First you are against President Obama’s “European ideas” and then when Europe is against his ideas you are against him?
Second the constitution is supposed to be a growing document and have enumerated powers. Therefore a literal approach in reading the exact powers granted is irresponsible. The federal government can regulate interstate commerce, it does not state where this power ends. From this enumerated power, the current federal economic powers have evolved. Right now they are in evolution as they have always been. Change is sometimes hard to accept. We must sacrifice some of our old thought patterns for better ideas for the circumstances of today and not yesterday.
Powers outside the Constitution are also sometimes good. Take for instance the Supreme Courts power to say laws are unconstitutional. There is nothing in the constitution to grant them this power. But it is proclaimed by everyone to be a great equalizer in power. The Constitution is not the Bible people.

By the way Jake Tapper…today G.M. came out with several new ideas to spur on sales…including one that would help you if you lost your jobs and many other incentives. Just two days after the new exec. takes over….ideas seem to appear. That is what President Obama is talking about. Ideas on how to become solvent.

Jake: the boarded up homes and job losses in Michigan did not just happen. Why weren’t you making comments about that while it was happening? The recession started before January 2008, not January 2009. However, the party in power refused to even utter the word that the economists already knew. They had an attitude if we don’t mention it no one will know. Now, it’s Obama’s fault for the boarded up houses and job losses which were boarded up long before last year and the beginning of this year. I find it interesting that you are so quick to criticize a president who has only been in for 2 months and who has made many changes in a short time. Remember the Ledbetter bill for same pay for women as men, the closing of Guantanomo, stem cell research, facing up to Afghanistan as that is where the problem started not in Iraq. We wasted several years over there and many lives. Don’t hear you mention this. I would like your columns if you were more objective…criticize but mention the good things also.

One low brow Republican said he hoped Obama would wait for the benefits of the Bush tax cuts to kick in. I told him they already have, ten percent unemployment: GM, Ford and Chrysler on the ropes and the entire world in a near state of shut down. If Obama doesn’t act quickly the benefits will wipe out the majority of the human population. One bring back manufacturing as quickly as possible. Two, end dominance on oil. Three, no tax breaks for out sourcing. A strong economy is a strong business.

To Mercury 57 and others,
You’re right that this financial mess started before King Obama took the reigns, but you need to go back a little further to see the effects of a Democratically controlled House and Senate that started two years before that. Look at the oversight that was proposed by Bush of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac and thank Comrades Reid and Pelosi and their cronies for that. Closing Gittmo is a plus? Lets wait and see what happens after we let all those reformed terrorists out in the world. I am sure they will become good and respectful citizens. You are quick to say don’t blame Obama, he’s only been in office for 2 1/12 months, yet you are quick to give him credit. Take the teleprompters away, and make him work at a real job for the first time in his life, and then let’s talk about him. He is an empty bag of wind and his performance will show that. He is good on the campaign trail but has no record of performance on the job. Give him time and then in four years let’s come to our senses and elect a real President.