John Adams Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) What can I say? It's been a very long work day, and this is surely better than some mindless sitcom that most people watch after a long day. Unlike most people, who have to drive someplace after a long day, I stop working, kick off my flip flops, and turn on PPP. I have been in a similar situation personally, and I merely ignored what I was supposed to do. I literally printed out a memo, which I never do, and hand carried it to the person who "should" be in charge, told her that's what we are doing, and left. And, she was a top client manager, who was just as deranged and just as much of an egomaniac as Pelosi. 2 days later, my memo was the word for word agenda for the meeting. The difference is: I had the knowledge, experience and guts to do something like that. It wasn't about power, it was about: I had the best ideas, but more importantly, I'm not a giant candy ass. Sure it was a risk, but once I made that memo public, she didn't have the guts to oppose it, or say a damn thing. Are you telling me Obama couldn't have done that? With both Houses of Congress and the Senate firmly in hand? Come on man, he's the President and I'm just a dirbag consultant. Me, me, me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me... Edited May 9, 2012 by John Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Me, me, me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me... Boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juror#8 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) For whatever it's worth, I do think that it's interesting that in 2004 the pronouncements constantly, everywhere, all the time, to anyone willing to listen, was how democrats were ill-prepared to keep the country safe. Even in 2008, John McCain was on a crusade to paint himself as the candidate that can keep the country safe from the threat of international incursion. Remember the Biden comment during the Dem primaries and how the right pounced? Something that was so meaningful, such a political power sword, such a talking point to shift the winds of political public opinion, is so much of an after-thought now. I remember hearing people say that the right was trying ardently to scare body politic into a frenzy to secure votes. The left said that the right was less interested in the exercise of domestic security but more interested in how that paradigm can be used to influence a vote count. At the time I didn't believe it. But it's becoming increasingly difficult to explain away the dedicated lack of interest coupled with re-purposed criticism. It's weird. It's actually disingenous. Edited May 9, 2012 by Juror#8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 For whatever it's worth, I do think that it's interesting that in 2004 the pronouncements constantly, everywhere, all the time, to anyone willing to listen, was how democrats were ill-prepared to keep the country safe. Even in 2008, John McCain was on a crusade to paint himself as the candidate that can keep the country safe from the threat of international incursion. Remember the Biden comment during the Dem primaries and how the right pounced? Something that was so meaningful, such a political power sword, such a talking point to shift the winds of political public opinion, is so much of an after-thought now. I remember hearing people say that the right was trying ardently to scare body politic into a frenzy to secure votes. The left said that the right was less interested in the exercise of domestic security but more interested in how that paradigm can be used to influence a vote count. At the time I didn't believe it. But it's becoming increasingly difficult to explain away the dedicated lack of interest coupled with re-purposed criticism. It's weird. It's actually disingenous. It is, and it will continue to be, awfully hard to defend the country, or do much of anything, if we don't get our economic house in order and do something like what Paul Ryan is saying regarding the debt. Doesn't have to be his plan, but something that immediately gets us off the trajectory we are on. The national debt is rapidly becoming a national security threat, if it isn't already. How are we supposed to deal with China if we owe them this kind of money? Why the F are we basically funding their entire military expansion? How the F does that make sense, in terms of national security? If Obama, or any Democrat, was genuine about national security, they'd be all over this, and we wouldn't have gone 3 years with no budget. They are not. Nothing weird about it, they simply think this is 1965: and the rest of the world's factories still haven't recovered from WW2, so it's Ok to over tax and over spend because nobody can compete with us, and that the American people will be happy to work mindless manufacturing jobs with 0 career path, and that nobody else in the world will do those mindless jobs for less than $30/hr with full benefits and pension. And yeah, they genuinely believe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Don't worry everybody, the dems are all over the National security issue; Good Grief! Obama Food Czar Now Making National Security Speeches The Obama Family promoted their personal chef Sam Kass to national food czar in 2010. Now National Food Czar Sam Kass is giving lectures on the obesity threat on national security. CNS News reported: A White House chef told health professionals on Monday that obesity endangers national security as well as people’s health – and that’s why he and many other people have embraced First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign. “What motivates us is not just the fact that one in three Americans will have diabetes in their lifetime if we don’t change course, but the impact that it is having on our economy, on our health care system or our kids’ ability to learn, Sam Kass said. “It’s not just the fact that obesity may be our nation’s greatest national security threat, although all those reasons are of vital importance,” he added. Kass was the personal chef for the Obama family before they moved into the White House. He’s now an assistant chef and food initiative coordinator at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Earlier this week Leon Panetta told us global warming was a national security threat. Last June they told us Al-Qaeda was no longer a threat. This is so confusing. Gateway Pundit . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 Don't worry everybody, the dems are all over the National security issue; Earlier this week Leon Panetta told us global warming was a national security threat. Last June they told us Al-Qaeda was no longer a threat. This is so confusing. Gateway Pundit . This started with military leaders making the same statements a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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