Thank you

Posted By: mt on 2009-03-11
In Reply to: Campaign promises - Zville MT

I didn't like either candidate. I like Hillary even less. I've heard many things from people who have met her and it always confirms my suspicions about her. There were so many other qualified and good candidates but they got pushed aside.

I guess I didn't express myself very well. I do know that congress has a big part in the decisions that are being made. The President does not do everything by himself, and he has people he is beholden to. He is a puppet on a string and he follows what he is told to do. But with that said I'm sick of people that blame Bush for every single thing (when he's in the same boat as Obama), but then they turn around and say its the congress' fault. It seems to be a double standard. So they blame a republican president but not a democrat president. They said Bush voted or made decisions, but Obama doesn't. I do understand about the people who are really in control, I'm just tired of one party being blamed for everything. I do know that Obama could have kept his promise and not voted to support the Patriot Act. That was his decision, not congresses. He could have said "wait a minute here, I promised the people I would go line by line with the spending plan and that's what I'm going to do". Those are choices he could have made, but he didn't. Has nothing to do with congress, and if congress said we have to pass this bill by a certain date, he could have said, "no, I made a promise to the American people and I'm going to keep it".

It would be interesting to research Reagans campaign. He was such a great president and it was a great time to be in the service. It was a great time to consider yourself an American and to fight to defend a country to have someone like President Reagan to look up who was a great and inspiring leader and to be part of it was a once in a lifetime chance and I'm glad I did it. Now I feel like we have Jimmy Carter back in there (or worse).

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What I and most people want - mt
- He can say whatever he wants about "line by line" but...sm - MT and worn out
  - That was McCain's campaign promise... - Mrs. Bridger
    - Ah, no dear, do your homework............. - MsMT
      - You're right - they both did....my bad... - Mrs. Bridger
    - It was also last years bill to keep govt running - Mrs. Bridger
  - But it would at least show that he - Chele
  - Ok, you confirmed it - politics sucks! - mt
- He said lobbiests would have no place - Aunt Louise
- That all sounds really good. - Zville MT
  - And it is usually Congress that prevents - Mrs. Bridger
    - And THAT is the truth!! - No president can do it alone.
      - Funny how people - Trigger happy
        Bush was a clown who stole his office. - Now THAT's what is funny...
        Please support your claim Bush stole the election. - A. Nonymous
        Everybody KNOWS Al Gore won the popular vote - And the Florida "Hanging Chad" boondoggle
        Funny how no one - Trigger happy
        No, nothing fishy at all! - A.Nonymous
    - Excuses, excuses - just what I figured. - mt
      - Bush....they will still blame Bush. - Trigger happy
        I refuse to forget history...can't afford to be "condemned to repeat it" - Mrs. Bridger
        We ARE repeating history, right now. - Zville MT
        I'm waiting for any alternatives....what do you suggest?... - Mrs. Bridger
        Stop the spending on stupid earmarks, - Zville MT
    - Amen to that! (nm) - Zville MT
  - HA HA HA - boy did you get that one right - mt
    - Campaign promises - Zville MT
      - I agree, thank you MT for serving our country - Long-Time MT-NY
        I forgot to say thank you & to Zville MT too - mt
        Who I feel bad for are the ones in the service now - mt
      - Thank you - mt
    - None of you are doing a good job in defending - Obama. You cant defend a liar, I suppose.nm
      - Not necessary to defend Obama. He's doing just fine - Thank you
      - That was the point I was trying to make - mt

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