I like Obama -- in some respect. I think it is great that a black guy is going to be president. But the honeymoon is going to be short.
Here, let me explain. He is like John Kennedy and he is like Jimmy Carter. That is a bad thing. Kennedy did not really know when and how to go to war and he got us in a mess in Vietnam. Carter was a passifist and that lead to more conflict.
Jimmy Carter was a great guy. Everyone thought that his passifism would lead to peace. Everyone was WRONG.
Everyone thought Regan was going to be a horrible president. Everyone thought his military build up would lead to war. Everyone was wrong.
Everyone thinks Obama is going to be wonderful. I think everyone is wrong. I think we are doomed.
I heard Obama discussed on a radio program where the host as well as the callers were African American and there were a few people who were excited about Obama but they did not have any good follow-up comments to some of the host's and opposition's concerns. For example, one excited supporter commented on how smart Obama is and how (magically) this means he would be a great president. He seemed to imply that this meant he could fix the economy. When asked directly what economic experience Obama had, the supporter said that he had a law degree from Harvard (wow, magic). But that is a law degree from Harvard and not any economic experience. When pressed on this, the supporter did not have any follow up comment.
I have heard it said that it would be better to have an intelligent guy in the White House rather than an average Joe.
This does not make any sense to me. The Office of the President was formed with someone in mind to fill the position. And that person was a general.
Obama does not have a general's mentality. This was clear in the debates. Obama stresses pulling out of Iraq and focusing our forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
While, logically and intellectually and on the surface this seems like a very intelligent move.
But it isn't. It is not what it seems. It is very poor strategy. But Obama is too confident and has too high an opinion on his own mastery of all things and his capacity to conquer all knowable subjects to see when he is wrong. We are doomed. As General George Patton said, "Never let your enemy choose the battlefield" This is what Obama is going to do. This is what Kennedy did in Vietnam. This is what Carter tried to do in the failed rescue missions in Iran.
It is like electing a damn good friendly negotiator and/or lawyer to come in and play war games. We are doomed.
Interesting post. W presumsbly had business experience but every company he ran had to be bailed out by his father's friends.(fact) The only real money he made was via loaning his name and power to the building of the Ranger's new ballpark, which he made big bucks off of, thanks to the primary owner of a major conservative media mogul. W, in fact, could not qualify for law school at Texas A&M. Not exactly the cream of the crop.
Time will tell if Obama will use force WHEN NEEDED, but I hope he does not enter into a war with a nation that poses no threat to us and lies as to the reason for going there (treason).
Wise up and stop listening to right wing radio.
I agree with you on the whole Jimmy Carter comparison, but what exactly is "great" about having a black president. It means nothing. We voted in an inexperienced Utopian salesman, that's not great, it's pathetic.
Ronald Reagan was a wonderful man; however,the Soviet Union was going to collapse with or without President Reagan. He started this destructive debt on which we now pay 400+ billion/yr. It's part of his legacy too.
I can't root for our destruction, but the vultures are circling.
October 14 2009, 4:30 PM
To those who think any liberal is strong enough to defend us properly when we need it, when have they ever been? I don't believe in premptively going nuts, but, lets face it people. History shows us that wars are fought when the haves have and the have nots want. We are the haves, and the rest of the world wants. No one is really our friend. We need to stay strong enough to stave off any attack from amyone, including insane idiots like Aminehejad and Kim Jong Il. Unfortunately, our liberal friends continue to want to eviscerate us miilitarily, while places like Russia have hardliners waiting in the wings with modernized military to swoop in when the time is right. To summarize, are we doomed? Probably, but I will fight the inevitable as long as I can, and if we go down, I'd prefer it happen from the outside, not from our own liberal naiive wimps selling us down the river.