Right Side Up Thinking

Hi Paula..If you read the comments you know there are still people who feel everything would be put to right if Obamas hands were not tied; which in my opinion means allowing tax hikes, more restrictions on businesses, and a war on the rich.  Sounds like Socialism to me.  When you come down to it I am beginning to think this 50/50 split in our country means half the people want Socialism.  Maybe they don't understand that their thinking is Socialistic, but they would vote for the premise unknowingly.  As for the spending stopping - I doubt it; Obama has his mind made up and there is no changing his course.

Richie and Rob, I agree Obama came into a tough situation; he knew this coming in and boasted hope & change.  Unfortunately he didn't have the tools or practical know how to make those changes; that along with his idiology is ripping us apart. Some hard choices in the beginning when he controlled both houses could have prevented our situation.  Instead he focuses on equitable distribution and a horrendous health care program that will become a monopoly and contribute to our bankruptcy. It's time to let someone else work on our hope & change.

I get so angry sometimes when the Republicans don't stand up and defend themselves; I know it was hard while Bush was having a spending party.  They let the dems walk all over them and win the public relations war. Recently the Tea Party has been coming out fighting, only the media (except for Fox and a few radio commentators) doesn't broadcast it.  When you only hear the praises of Obama and how the Tea Party is holding him hostage, what can you expect them to think.  Thats what is crazy.   

I was writing the same points while you were writing your second comment.  Great minds think alike.

Thanks Nick.

Karl, without the tea party changing the conversation we would have raised taxes, to a never heard of rate, which would put us into even greater peril.  Just because something is routin doesn't mean there can't be a change in process, it's how we grow.   AND, "hijack", you love inflammatory descriptive words; I guess if the tea party was a liberal extension of the democratic party you would be using terms like "patriotic". 

Who continued to push the August 2nd drop dead deadline for default? I am glad you acknowledge that Obama and Geithner are pretty good at "brinkmanship" themselves. 
As for taxes, do you really want to find out what taxes would be raised? You are willing to trust they won't go up when all the Presidents rhetoric is about raising taxes, and don't think it will stop at the "rich".  Once the ball starts it will roll over you and I also. 

Karl, There is no opening your eyes to the real situation.  You have found an excuse (the Tea Party) rather than accept any responsibility for your parties government grabbing ambition.  Like the president, it's always someone else's fault.  As for the taxes, it doesn't matter which taxes will be raises, the issue is taxes will be raises.  I can't belief you are stuck on which rather than will.  If Obama gets elected again and has free reign to do what he wants, we will all be in for some nasty surprises, including you. 

It's like my grandmother use to say " Where ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise". 

Lets just say that you and I see the destruction of the middle class being accomplished differently.  You think conservatives & the tea party will distroy it and I think librals & progressives will.  And I think this "class warfare" crap is just that, "CRAP".

You keep blaming the wealthy, it's always the fault of the wealthiest, what about the free loaders who don't pay anything and continue to take from the tax payers who work to support them; I don't see you saying anything about them making contributions to our society. Your so focused on punishing the rich for being successful (who, by the way, create employment opportunities) you can't see how out of proportion the takers of our society are, and this group is getting bigger, expecting more, and getting it.  That may be fine with you but not me.  If you want to give your money to people who abuse the system that is your choice, but don't force me to give mine. 

Business owners keep members of my family employed, if they are taxed more there will be employee cut backs.  OK, now the government has more taxes from the employer, but now my family needs help and can't contribute.  Doesn't make sense to me.   Members of our family have found, from experience, they are middle class and don't qualify for anything; if they don't make it they don't get it.  You really are talking to the wrong person when you insist your views for our society are right.  In My opinion and experience Liberals and Progressives are destroying us.