2012 Republicans Paint Obama as ‘Weak’

2012 Republicans themselves are the weak ones.

yakity yakity yakity yak! These Republicans are a set of empty barrels..empty barrels make the most noise. I guess Obama should have ignored chavez and don’t talk to him..maybe spit in his face..how about kicking him in the groin..all Obama did was being cordial and that entails sometimes shaking someone’s hand or sharing a laugh with them. These Republicans are nothing but a set of lobeless frontal obama critics..they would criticize everything Obama say or do. Bush did much worse but they supported him. Gringrich plans to run for president..please give me a break! I guess the argument is that if Bush could be president then anyone can be president..President Obama is doing a fantastic job! keep up the good work Mr President!

I watched the Chris Wallace interview with Cheney on the internet last night. Apparently, Cheney got the memo that the Republican Party’s future is tied to smearing Obama with this “weak on foreign policy” meme.
Watching Cheney, you are struck by how intelligent he appears, straight out of central casting for a respected authority type. (Or is that just because he resembles my late father?) Listening to Cheney, on the other hand, gives me the chills. Talk about putting Party ahead of country, talk about a psychopathic desire to destroy the current leader to redeem himself in the eyes of history. Nothing he said was helpful, nothing that would illuminate our current policy options, it was all just an attempt to tear down Obama. Cheney may be intelligfent and cunning but it isn’t in the service of our nation, its in the service of himself.

Sara, my name is Sara too, Not with an “H”. The Republicans has ‘brought down an entire Strong Country” in 8 years….ran our strongest “allies’ away, then abandoning us. As any “GREAT” nation, America needs Allies. Torturing is as Low as it gets, setting us up for more attacks based on Anger……This is how the Republicans lead….on anger, fear and hate. American jobs has left the country under the repukes, 700billion goes to the Middle East for their oil, our financial system is weak without regulations, and the American people suffers year after year. These idiots don’t even know that America isn’t strong without jobs, middle-class workers, healthcare and it’s own clean energy. Our Military Mite is awesome, but we need more than guns to be “truly stong”. The Republicans are Weaklings with a Loud Mouth that no one listens to anymore. Strength is always quiet, persistent and always thinking.

All the Republicans know how to do is smear and fear. They are simply hateful. Cheney, of all people, should be tried and convicted as a war criminal. I think he ran the whole show the past 8 years. Bullying is the only thing they feel makes us “strong”. What a mentality! Chest-thumping, fear-mongering, lying, everything they did that made the international community hate the U.S. has been reversed–and they don’t like it. Too bad! It’s time we made the world like us again, and get behind us. We need all the help we can get to rise out of this economic mess and on-going terrorism threats. What would they have had Obama do when Chavez handed him the book? Grab it, hit Chavez over the head with it, spit in his face, and punch him out? I am sure that is exactly what Rove, Cheney, Blimpbaugh, Gingri(n)ch and the rest of those neo-con creeps would have loved to see happen. Obama has too much class for them. They seem to equate “hate” and “force” with “power” and “respect”. It’s not the same and Obama knows it.

Cheney “Ran” this country as if it was “his” country. Now he is on not a credible News site, but on FOX NEWS with the most ‘ignorant and hateful” idiot on any network. Go Figure. Stay out there Cheney, you slime…I guess you and Rush is the Republican Party De Facto. Now he wants to “SCARE” again. You know, like WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION! Go have a MASSIVE Heart Attack, you slime. Apologize to the many kids left without their mother and fathers, that you didn’t have the Decency to make sure that they had Health Insurance and good schools that Taught in America. Cheney you are the Most Despicable Man that ever set foot in our Government!

Obama has only been in office 3 months and their already campaigning for 2012. What on earth are they going to do if come 2012 the economy is good and we are not seen as the evil ones around the world? They can either now try and take part in trying to repair our country or sit back and do nothing except attack. Come 2012 they will be the weak ones.

Events like last week’s summit are about one thing: DIPLOMACY! So now the Limbaugh-Lovers and cynical right-wing kool-aid swillers have their panties in a knot because our president shook hands and smiled? Are you shatting me? Suppose he took the occasion to rant and rave like a lunatic such as Ahmadinejad. Spit in a few faces, or punch-out Ortega and Chavez. They Limbaugh-Lovers would be screaming for Obama to resign. It is about DIPLOMACY, you morons.

Obama displays what is known as quiet strength..you don’t have to beat your chest and shout and carry on to be strong..you don’t have to talk about how strong your army is and whoever is ready to fight “bring it on”. That is how bullies behave..America according to the Obama doctrine is not a bully! America is a leader of the free world and should lead by example. The world is now very excited about Obama and America assuming its rightful place as leader of the free world. Obama is doing a magnificent job! I am proud of my president! I haven’t been able to say that in eight years and it feels good again.

PS Did anyone see Obama’s speech in front of the CIA workers at Langley on Monday? After Cheney’s interview, you’d think the CIA would fold their arms and turn their backs on Obama – nope.
Standing ovation from the CIA for Obama. Whoops and hollers from these supposedly dour, Obama endangered, spooks. That was all the proof I needed Cheney was blowing smoke out his a**.

Amy in Maine: You say tomato!

The first thing the Repubs want to do is GO TO WAR to prove that we our tough. Sure, let them send our sons and daughters die in a war that totally makes no sense. ACT Cocky, act bad,in doing so gets a lot of people killed. Repubs have no clue on how to lead. Crying over a smile and a hand shake! My God, Repubs are suppose to be so religious. But its obvious they have not read their bibles for if they had done so they would realize that Jesus lead with kindness, temperance. Obama knows that his personal power comes from intellect and respect. A TRUE SIGN OF A LEADER. The power is in turning the other cheek. Pres. Chavez does not clothes us, feed us or assist America in any positive way. So why pick a fight with ignorance. He is meaningless to us. Let’s fight for the right to live our American dream. Let’s all come together and fight for our economy, jobs and health care. Let’s fight for the Pres. right to lead us over the next four years. And tell the Repubs to shut up and work with our pres.

Give the masses a trinket and some will say “What a guy”. Words from a Rush Limbaugh disciple. How about this dl! What a guy! George I’ve never made a mistake Bush.

President Obama knows what these People are about….and this includes Cheney, Rush and the likes. He isn’t SLEEP!…..they can Punch a Hole all they Want…..but they don’t know that if you Punch a Hole, you Better Fill It with Something…..and Not being a “Loud Mouth” isn’t it.

Apparently none of you read the op-ed that Romney has written. Here is a quick quote:
“At last week’s Summit of the Americas, President Obama acquiesced to a 50-minute attack on America as terroristic, expansionist, and interventionist from Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega. His response to Ortega’s denunciation of our effort to free Cuba from Castro’s dictatorship was that he shouldn’t be blamed “for things that happened when I was three months old.” Blamed? Hundreds of men, including Americans, bravely fought and died for Cuba’s freedom, heeding the call from newly elected president John F. Kennedy. But last week, even as American soldiers sacrificed blood in Afghanistan and Iraq to defend liberty, President Obama shrank from defending liberty here in the Americas.”
First of all, you represent a nation of people…and yes, some of them were older than you when that happened. This isn’t about ‘you.’ You know, I really do not understand how people can support someone that apologizes to everyone over our history. Has Germany/France displayed any gratitude for the tens of thousands of American soldiers that died on their soil? No. When Libya attacked our soldiers while they were at a night club, France would not allow us to fly through their airspace to retaliate…yet, we should be apologizing to them because decisions were made that they did not agree with. It makes no sense.
And to the person who blasted Cheney over healthcare…Really? The government cannot control their own spending, yet you want them to control healthcare? They can’t even balance a checkbook. Personally, I wouldn’t trust them to do it. Also, it is not the responsibility of the federal government to provide healthcare. Sorry, as nice as the thought is and as much of a disater it would be if it were to be implemented…it is not their job.
And to discuss the Chavez incident. No, he should not have shaken his hand. This is a man who has spent his entire political career calling us evil. Yet, you think it’s ok to accept gifts from this man? If someone you knew was telling everyone in your town that you and your family were evil, would you do the same? Probably not. There is a time and place for diplomacy, but this was not it. Perhaps if Obama and Chavez were to hold a meeting behind closed doors to see if anything could be agreed upon, that would have been more acceptable to the nation.
Obama is weak. He threatened N Korea and then ran to the UN. What did that accomplish? He sent a video to Iran, who now stood in front of the UN and blasted both the US and Israel. He apologized about the US and our ‘war on terror.’ Sorry, the US has been attacked over the past 30 years. We do not owe anyone an apology. I highly doubt any of these extremist are going to say ‘My bad, America. I’m sorry.’
I agree with diplomacy over war…but I do not agree with apologizing to people just so they’ll ‘like’ us. Decisions were made based on the infomation provided at the time. Sure, hindsight is 20/20…but you do not always have the luxury of time to determine if what you are doing is 100% correct.
Yes, Bush did some pretty stupid stuff…there is no doubt in that. But you should not support someone simply because he is doing things differently even when what he is doing is just as bad, if not worse.

stdntDrvr | Apr 21, 2009 10:30:31 AM
You do have a lot to learn. Go check out Pulitzer Prize winning Eugene Robinson’s article from today to get you started.

Republicans, I get difficulties to understand you. When the President took the Office you screamed he is doing the same and you do not see any “CHANGE”.
Now he is doing things differently from what Bush did, you are screaming again: “HE SHOULD NOT DO THAT/THIS, IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE”!
Hey gentlemen, are you testing our thinking???????

If Cheney and the Republicans were smart (I know, fat chance of that) they would keep their mouths shut. The more they talk and posture, the more illegal things that they have done comes out. Makes you wonder if Cheney isn’t dying and is trying to take the NeoCon Party with him. More and more is going to hit the fan in the coming months about the Bush/Cheney Administration.

There is additional contextual (not that the right-wingers would care) video available of Obama with Chavez.

sngeorgia: Has anyone ever called you opinionated?
Posted by: dl | Apr 21, 2009 10:24:07 AM
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A good one at that if I may add.

I am 57 years old, and I have been to “Lots” of conferences..and this is not the place nor the Platform to defend or deny anything….You SIMPLY GET THE INFORMATION…THEN YOU WORK WITH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE. THIS IS CALLED FINDING OUT THE PROBLEM AND FINDING A SOLUTION!!!!!!! This is what GROWN-UPS DO! Do you know why these countries hate America…? I don’t. I have a guess…Chavez called Bush a Devil….well so did I and plenty more I know…He runs his country that maybe we don’t agree with…well he may not agree with the way we run our country. He’s a Dictator…Bush/Cheney drove this country in that Direction, that’s why the world does not trust us. We say one thing and do another. LETS TALK! LETS SEE WHAT WE CAN WORK TOWARD. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH THAT. DOES THAT MAKE US WEAK….NO…IT MAKES US STRONG WITH THE RIGHT DECISIONS

Everyone is missing the story. The comments by the Public are overwhelmingly supportive of the decisions Obama has made and the actions he has taken. Instead, News Media latch onto the naysayers who are severely marginalized. And incredibly small minority of responses (on every board) agree with the Republican attacks. Why hasn’t this been noticed? Isn’t that the real story?

“Ok, I guess I am missing your point? Robinson stated the Obama should have given Chavez and Ortega the ‘back of the presidential hand.’ Which goes along with what I said…”
Kudos to you for reading it. Robinson’s point is counter to what the far-right is outraged over, (yet again & they can’t remember their own history) – a handshake with Chavez and that Obama should not have gotten up from Ortega’s speech.
There is nothing to be gained from publicly shunning the leaders. Robinson stated ” Nothing would have been gained by barking orders at our neighbors and reinforcing the old image of insufferable yanqui arrogance”
However, Robinson does summarize Obama could have shown more frustration or “anger” or the back of the hand. Someone posted about a new video surfacing of Obama and Chavez. It adds perspective and it appears Obama did just that.

Have to say Romney is spot on.

Theres pros and cons in each approach…but frankly I’d rather be the bully rather than the patsy….its better to deal from a position of strength…particularly when you are dealing with people that only respect machismo…so for all you passivist (cowards) move to sweeden

Oh by the way I guess you are all alright with Orteiga disrespecting Obama with a 50 minute in your face anti american speech…does the president represent the USA..it was a disgrace….How about walking out and saying if you want to move forward with constructive dialogue I’m all ears …but if you are going to try and be little me and my country than I have no time for you or your PR campaign

sngeorgia:
Wow, not real sure where to begin…
While National Healthcare is a great concept, I do not believe it is the role of our gov’t to provide such a service. Let’s face it, most of the services provided really should either have better rules or have their current rules enforced. There are people living off of both my taxes and yours for their entire lives. Do I want to provide them healthcare as well? Not really. Is it fair to the children? This is a grey area. It is not my responsibilty to provide for other people’s children. I have three of my own that I have to provide for. I do not expect anyone else to pay for anything they need. It is my responsibility as a parent to do so. If the parent is unwilling to get off their butts to provide for their family, the children should be taken away. Place them in a home where they are actually taken care of and provided for. Then, they will have insurance and their parents will not be living off as much of our taxes as they would be had the children stayed in the home.
As far as taxes go, do you support Cap-and-Trade as put forth by Obama?
And the cost of education. I assume you are speaking of secondary education? If so, you are correct. At this level, these are either private or state-funded schools. That is something you need to take up with the State of Georgia.
What’s the point to educate people for manufacturing jobs? Thanks to NAFTA, they’re all overseas. There used to be a job for everyone, no matter what someone’s education was…now, unless you have a degree, finding a job that will at least allow you to live comfortably is nearly impossible.
Your tax dollars were not squandered on tax cuts for the wealthy. Your taxes were cut as well, if you would recall correctly.
I mostly agree with you on the Iraq war, but I believe the Afgan war was justified.
Our weaponry is not ‘out-dated.’ We have the most advanced military in the world. Sure, what you see is pretty old technology…but remember, there’s a lot more that we have that you do not know about. The F-117 was developed and flying long before the first Iraq war, but that was the first time the public learned of it. Sure, taxes suck…but that was the point of the Tea Parties that were held. Did you attend one?
Yes, our elected officials have lost sight of what they are sent to Washington to do. Again, part of the whole ‘tea party’ movement. Get the career politicians out of Washington and elect people who will truly represent their constituents.
I agree, Obama shouldn’t have walked out or over-reacted, but a reaction would have been justified. The whole ‘why blame me for something that happened when I was 3 months old’ argument is, well, childish. He represents a nation. He is not there to represent himself alone. True, nothing would have been gained by shouting and publicly humiliating these people, but small, unmistakable symbols of displeasure would have been great. If he did, excellent. I haven’t seen the video that you are referencing. That will have to wait until after work.

sngeorgia,
While I am not uninformed, there is one clear difference between you and I. I follow politics to ensure that our country is better off in the long run. You do so to ensure that you get what you believe you are owed in the short run.

I have to say Romney sounds like an hysterical partisan.
I’m starting to think I should join the Republican Party because I could do a better job dissenting from Obama’s policies than the whack jobs who are currently filling the airwaves with their ad hominum attacks and transparently partisan jabs. Maybe I could give seminars in rational argument and putting country before Party. Memo to Republicans: if you want a future, at least try to appear to want America to succeed.

obama is weak when he will meet with our enemies, but not our friends:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710729317&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Mr. Obama will provide us wonderful entertainment during the next several years with the Pirate trial. It will be a media blowout, better than the OJ trial. And then he wants to bring the detainees from Gitmo here for trial as well.
The pirate’s mom, who will soon be here too, says he is only 16. Perhaps we should demand to see a copy of his original birth certificate. While we are at it, maybe we should demand to see a copy of Mr. Obama’s original birth certificate on file in Hawaii.

sngeorgia…the point is that no matter what approach you take the results are the same ..people act in their best interest… so thats what we need to do…and apologizing to people that make us look like saints is not in our best ineterest…this is not acadamia…Bush didn’t make us weak…the terrorist are living in caves hiding behind woman and children…its better to be feared than liked…get real

also…sngeorgia…you want to feel good about our foreign policy …sometimes its a dirty business and you will not always feel good…I’d rather have the president do what it takes to make us safe even if its distasteful

Chuck…that might make you feel good …justify your hate…but I don’t see how that helps America or the country …even Obama realizes that

Chuck…Bush Cheney is not running the country…by the way its a typical left wing ploy from intellectually bankrupt people when you call those who disagree with you names…I’m ignorant?

Thats another trait smug elitism..you know better than everybody…did they teach you intolerance in college or were you born crude and dumb

Romney is a strong man because he wears special underwear, Bush is strong because he is a born-again? I hope to hear different sorts of comments from these so called “conservative” good-guys if they are really one. These good-guys do not seem to appreciate anything or did not learn to work together.

phillysmart reminds me of a peckergnat on a dog in the Summer. Lots of buzzing, but nothing a little bug spray won’t fix.

Is the best we can do is ‘Republicans suck?’
Why are there no more logical arguments?

pHILLY SMART
I to tend too look at AMERICANS AS AMERICANS And not in Political ways but i was Just pointing out the Republican Politicans are calling President Obama Weak when in Fact their party has gone to he.. And they only have a 26% Percent approval rating and its dropping lower and lower so where do they get off?

Why were these republicans not howling when Bush was hugging and Kissing the Saudis and Begging on hands and Knees for oil? now thats weak!

Angie,
They ‘get off’ because of freedom of speech. Just because their ‘approval rating’ isn’t high in polls doesn’t mean that they cannot share their opinions. There’s nothing wrong with someone disagreeing with you. I have made several arguments without calling anyone names or insulting anyone, but for some reason others cannot show the same respect. THAT is the problem. Who won the election, who lost, the acorn, it’s bush’s fault, birth certificate BS is all pointless. If you can make a valid argument without the insults, the do so. If not, keep the immature comments to yourselves.

PHILLY SMART
The Problem with the Republican Politicans is No Matter what the President does or says They Jump on it turn it Negative and Start Bashing. I truly support our President and I dont want him to Fail! and He has done things I dont agree with and Dont like But he is the President and if he Fails we all Fail. Republicans only seem to care about their POWER AND NOT THE COUNTRY!

Angie…you are 100% right I too want him to succeed and don’t agree with everything he does…but i expected the republicans to do that only because we did it to them…thats why we need to move away from polarizing parties and need to work together …that is tough in the political climate we have

sphinx4132 wrote: “What is to be gained by not talking to those that hate us…that is no weakness, that is pure highschool B.S.”!
Well, ya gotta realize that most of the NeoCons base never evolved past high school.

Let’s see….We have just finished 8 years of a GOP President. In that time, we made numerous enemies abroad, engaged in an elective war, the President was never able (except Africa) to go abroad that did not cause riots/demonstrations/etc in every land he went to to protest his policies.
Now we have a Democratic President who is very popular with folks abroad. He has almost totally repaired relations with Cuba and Venzuela with more to come. NK remains a problem. That is not too shabby for the first 80 days.
If the GOP candidates continue this policy of just bashing Obama as their main issue, they will remain a minor national party.

Just for the record some idiot is posting racial comments under my blog name

Whoa…
‘Now we have a Democratic President who is very popular with folks abroad. He has almost totally repaired relations with Cuba and Venzuela with more to come. NK remains a problem. That is not too shabby for the first 80 days.’
He has not almost totally repaired relations with either country.
The presidency isn’t an overseas popularity contest, either.

Its tough to hold a conversation with haters…all they want to do is call you names …infantile

“Its tough to hold a conversation with haters…all they want to do is call you names …infantile” I forgot to add, that’s the reason I like to talk to myself.

Jackie,
Respect is not given, it’s earned. Saying ‘we won’ does not earn anyone’s respect at all. Saying that N Korea better not launch their rocket and then, after they do, do nothing at all does not gain respect. Empty threats do not gain respect out of anyone. If you say you are going to do something, do it. If not, be a man and admit it.
Christian Moral values do not include federal funding for ebryonic stem cell research or funds for abortions.
The mess we are currently in was not created in 8 years. It was created over a much longer period of time.
The problem with Obama shaking hands with these people is that no one knows where he stands. Neither Kennedy nor Reagan ever criticized America by calling her/us arrogant. Kennedy did not stop a nuclear war by shaking anyone’s hand.
Republicans, in general, are not consumed with hate and greed. You have just as many far right republicans as you do far left democrats. Both are filled with hate and greed. Both are wrong.

Terry
It is up to Holder he is the Attorney General

stdntdrvr,
The United States wasnt the ONLY country that told Nkorea not to launch their ‘rocket’. That so-called launch was a failure. The closest country that would have been affected would be Japan, who should have retaliated. Why would Obama want to involve his army in another senseless war?
Chavez called Obama ignorant, but was all over him at the summit. Ortega blasted the US about the past…you wanted Obama to go on a p*ssing contest? There is a time and a place for everything. You see him as being weak, others see him as saying ‘you go ahead and rant like a petulent child-and see how much attention that gets you’
I am so disappointed when I hear Republicans say that because Obama didnt behave like a bully he’s weak. Where is the conservatism? Where is the Christ-like behaviour? Where is the adult behaviour?

the days of old white guys are over. they have no ideas – are out of touch with the rest of us and are very very crabby! they don’t understand why obama is so popular -and are scared about their future in politics – Pat Buchanan on MSNBC last night was screaming about something that happened in the l930′s. He hates Obama and keeps referring to “My country” like the rest of us don’t live here. Give it up Pat – you and the republicans don’t count anymore. Meggie McCain was right when she said republians are scared. they should be.

Let Republicans take their best shot at making the President look “weak.”
President Obama has no problem making Republicans look stupid………with their full cooperation, of course.
The Republican Party is morally and intellectually bankrupt. It’s unlikely it will get un-stupid any time soon.

One more thing: The question should be asked of Chavez – ‘Why would you want to be associated with an idiot like Obama? Why would you want to be seen as smiling with him;shaking his hand? Why would you want to re-establish diplomatic relations with his government? Who’s the bigger idiot?
During the primaries, I heard some things said about Obama by HILARY CLINTON and her supporters and vice-versa – yet she is now his Sec of State working together for the betterment of the US. That goes to show the kind of man you have as President. Like it or not – the cowboy days are over.

I didn’t condone the ‘cowboy days.’ Sure, there is a time and place for that kind of action…and now is not the time. Afghanistan was a good use, but there hasn’t been a time/place since.
Yes, Chavez is an idiot, that’s a given…but he’s also a very harsh dictator…along the lines of S.Hussien.
Obama isn’t a saint, either. He said some things about his competitors as well as every other group of people. Need I remind you to the ‘clinging to their bibles and guns’ comment? Appointing Clinton as Sec. of State doesn’t make him a good person…it takes a lot more that just that.

We all thought Kerry flip flopped. He’s rock solid compared to Bama. What a clown.

wow.

Obama made clear that he intends no abdication of American leadership, but rather a new atmosphere of mutual respect.
He’s setting the stage and revealing new expectations – his new policy to the rest of the world. It was in complete contrast to the rude behavior of Chavez and Ortega. This time Obama did not need to ignore them or walk out to prove his point.
Weakness? Haven’t any Republican ding dongs read the Art of War?

I guess there aren’t enough new wars started for their taste.

“Keep your friends close. and your enemies even closer” Bush never seemed to understand the intelligent logic of that sentence. He was all about bluster and alienation….where did that get us? Obama has a far greater understanding of human psychology then the right could ever understand.

Well it appears from the blogs both during the election and now after, that the average American got what he wanted and is happy with what he got and as a democratic country that of course is their right.
Unfortunately power doesent take any notice of labels, it just is and has its own set of rules which you and your President have elected to break or are so naive you dont even know that you are breaking them.
Bottom line is bye bye USA, you may as well sell all your stealth fighters, nuclear submarines etc – you are obviously never going to use them and in a couple of more months they wont even be useful as a threat as you become the biggest paper tiger in world history.
As a consequence you will also become an irrelevance in world politics.
China will not only outstrip you in economic terms, in terms of political clout it is already laying the groundwork to have more influence than you in South America, Africa and reasonably soon looks like, thanks to fuzzy feel good stances by USA, NZ and Australia in the South Pacific will control that area.
Chinese are pragmatists, the current culture in USA is of dreamers and the dreamers will end the great American dream and seal the end of your World Power cycle, achieved from within, just as was the decline of the Roman Empire.

You can help end global poverty by calling your Senator and telling them to support the Global Food Security Act. It gives $500 million in food aid where it’s needed most.
Tell them all the money that just got saved on military cuts can now go towards saving the world. Congressional staffs record all these calls – even 20 can sway a Senator’s vote!
See more at http://www.borgenproject.org

I am an Independent – neither Demo or Rep. I wish we had a third party as I don’t like either one that we have. One thing Bush did was keep us safe after 9/11….I can see that Obama wants to use diplomacy but you can’t be deplomatic with those people. They don’t think like we do – when we are kind – courteous – they think it a weakness – they have for centuries, the only difference now is that they have guns where before they had swords…it’s that simple.

The more republicans attack President Obama the more likely it is that he is going to get really really fed up and drop a dime on them. Many of us were terrified the whole time Bush and Cheney were doing crazy horrible things and might do something worse at any time. We now have a very sane, very honest, very intelligent and very forgiving president. Most of us are not very forgiving. We know what a total failure Bush was. We know what a total failure his administration was, as were the republican members of Congress and the Senate. It was the complete failure of republicans that made it possible for President Obama to get in there and begin the huge job and fixing the Bush mess. Republicans rant and throw hissy fits that show how sorry they are. They are not concerned about the crisis in America. They just want to treat Obama just the same as they treated all other Democratic presidents. That is the republican party – mean, hateful, spiteful, deceitful, evil and sneering.

Apparently Republicans haven’t read the memo that the world has entered a new era in geopolitics.
In the 20th century, the main threat to international security was superpower conflict – in this century, the seriously dangerous problem is failing states. You know, states like Somalia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Pakistan and of course Afghanistan and Iraq.
Countries like these fail when national governments cannot provide personal security, food, education and healthcare. Law and order disintegrates. Failing states are a source of terrorists, pirates, drugs, weapons and refugees, threatening countries everywhere. Hello Republicans? Ring a bell?
With human population exceeding 6 Billion for the first time, and demand for grain rising faster than supplies, civilization requires a functioning NETWORK of ALL countries to control disease, manage our monetary system, control terrorism and reach mutual goals such as food distribution and population control.
The Obama administration is not “weak” – it is acting with the knowledge that America needs to communicate and discover new ways to work with other countries. All are at risk regardless of politics: Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, Mexico, China, and even the United States. If enough worldwide states fail it threatens global civilization as we know it.

Republican = armchair quarterback. Who cares what they have to say?

Obama is weak. All Obama cares about is his image. He should have been cosying up to the ‘good guys’ in latin america, not the dictators who run their countries into the ground.
And the Republican party are only doing now what the DNC did after Bush got elected twice. moveon.org made it their mission to smear Bush and any GOP (they still do) but you liberals are so blind that you dont see the other side of the story, just the propoganda spewed at you by moveon.org. Sad little people that you are!

sngeorgia:
The courts didn’t put Bush in office
they stopped the Democrats from stealing
the election although it appears they
have succeeded in stealing the
Minnesota Senate election of 2008.
Although I disagree with you I
respect your opinion.
Let’s say I accept your criticism of
Bush how does that vindicate what
President Obama is doing?
He sent a conciliatory DVD to Iran
and says he wants to talk to its
leaders. How have they responded?
Did they stop their nuclear program?
The president warned North Korea not
to launch its missile and they
totally ignored him and broke off the
6 party talks.
The president acted respectfuly and
friendly during his interactions with
Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega, etc and
what did that get him?
A 50 minute denounciation of this
country by Ortega and not a word in
defense of his country from Obama!
As you correctly stated President Bush
was very naive and friendly with
Putin of Russia and the people of
the Republic of Georgia have paid the
price for that error in judgement.
Talk alone cannot make the North
Koreans and the Iranians give up their
nuclear ambitions.
Talk alone will not make the Castros
release political prisoners and
advance human rights.
Ditto for Hugo Chavez.
I get that you don’t like “bullying”
but our talks with these brutal
dictators must be backed up by the
threat of our military might.
Giving them economic aid will only
prop up their totalitarian regimes.

I use to be a Republican until I realized they were F’ing idiots. No sane person can belong to that party of nuts. All the moderates have left, and the Rep. are trying to hold onto their base, which are the nuts.
Posted by: Bubba
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Great logic from a guy named Bubba?? Hey I can say idiot too! Wow that was fun. Tomorrow I will advance to stupid.
At least some Republicans have values and morals. You people on the left are empty …….. coreless!! Have fun tearing down the country!

Strange. Weakness to Republicans is
1. defined as not coming up with the greatest torture compilation of our times.
2. NOT cheating and lying to the nation about WMD
3. NOT mislading the country into a needless war and spending billions of dollars.
4. NOT killing by masses in wars.
5. NOT leading the country into a deeper economic crisis.
6. NOT be dishonorable and dishonest…

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