Comments on: The High School Valedictorian Presidency

By: ate mely

ate mely — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:09:44 +0000

This POTUS has no wisdom.
‘Terribly and swiftly shall he come against you, because judgment is stern for the exalted’ Wisdom 6:5

By: Nancy in Texas

Nancy in Texas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:05 +0000

The hypocrisy of the current POTUS is amazing. He admitted he wouldn’t use his own Obamacare for HIS family, but deems it sufficient for the citizens of the country he is determined to destroy. His first act as POTUS was signing the bill funding overseas abortions. His cap and trade bill is based on false science. His wife flaunts $600 sneakers and $6000 handbags. He is certainly a socialist/Marxist/Communist. The idiots who elected him have catapulted our country into growing disaster. There are MANY of us who WILL NOT SUBJECT OURSELVES TO SOCIALIST SERVITUDE. If this terrible man’s Apologetics European Tour can’t bring some kind of comprehension to the idiots who voted for him that they have contributed to the potential collapse of this nation, perhaps they’ll get it when told to move to the back of the line for that kidney transplant because they’re “too old” or the wrong ethnicity…perhaps that first electric bill following the cap and trade passage will hit them…somehow, I doubt it. I think these people actually believe that government should run people’s lives.

“Hope and change?”

Pathetic.

By: Jshub

Jshub — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:14:57 +0000

One of the most annoying things about Obamaphiles is their insistence that their guy is so superior because he “could have made millions in the private sector but chose to commit himself to public service.” This actually meant grant-writing, poltics and empty speechifying. My take on this is that the both Mr. and Mrs. O are just plain lazy. I’m a hack lawyer scrabbling for clients and, believe me, establishing a law practice is bloody hard work even for the Harvard-educated elite. My take on the Obamas “committment to public service” is that neither one of them wanted to put the 90 hours a week into actually representing real human beings in real courts of law. But then again real human beings seem to take up very little room in the Obama universe.

By: myth buster

myth buster — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:48:55 +0000

#36 Mike W. YOU FAIL NUCLEAR PHYSICS FOREVER
Reactor grade uranium is only 3% U-235. Even high burnup reactors only call for 10% enrichment, though going higher gets a better burnup. However, you can’t build a bomb unless the fissile material, either U-235 or Pu-239, is at least 95% pure.

By: Marc Malone

Marc Malone — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:23:09 +0000

I never found Bush to be idiotic, because I looked at ALL the evidence.

His address to Congress after 9/11 was stellar! He greatly reassured the American public. It is why his approval ratings were so high after 9/11. Interestingly, he wrote it himself.

His position speech on stem-cell research was thorough and well-reasoned. Throughout, it was hard to tell on which side he’d come down. Excellent bit of work. Again, his work.

His 2003 State of the Union with his declaration of the intent to launch PEPFARS. Excellent work. And he followed through! This was his policy plan.

His decision to hold fast in Iraq, to push for the “Surge” strategy. He had to determine the viability of the plan. He clearly made the right call. His decision!

When he goes places and gives speeches to small groups, the reviews are always the same after people meet him: He’s not at all what we expected, based on what the press reported; He’s warm, engaging, funny, wise, impressive even. They’re always surprised.

Did he make some bad calls? Absolutely. Putin? Yep! Bailouts? Check! Spending? Check! When he was acting as a Conservative, he did well. When he was busy being “moderate”, he did poorly.

The Presidency is not so much about intelligence as wisdom and character. Bush has good character and some decent wisdom. And he’s not stupid. Obama? Stupid is as stupid does. No character or wisdom. None. Character matters. Obama may be smart, but I have never seen ANY evidence of this.

By: Marc Malone

Marc Malone — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:20:48 +0000

I never found Bush to be idiotic, because I looked at ALL the evidence.

His address to Congress after 9/11 was stellar! He greatly reassured the American public. It is why his approval ratings were so high after 9/11. Interestingly, he wrote it himself.

His position speech on stem-cell research was thorough and well-reasoned. Throughout, it was hard to tell on which side he’d come down. Excellent bit of work. Again, his work.

His 2003 State of the Union with his declaration of the intent to launch PEPFARS. Excellent work. And he followed through! This was his policy plan.

His decision to hold fast in Iraq, to push for the “Surge” strategy. He had to determine the viability of the plan. He clearly made the right call. His decision!

Did he make some bad calls? Absolutely. Putin? Yep! Bailouts? Check! Spending? Check! When he was acting as a Conservative, he did well. When he was busy being “moderate”, he did poorly.

The Presidency is not so much about intelligence as wisdom and character. Obama may indeed be smart. I’ve never seen ANY evidence of this. Bush has good character and some decent wisdom. And he’s not stupid. Obama? Stupid is as stupid does. No character or wisdom. None. Character matters.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:32:05 +0000

#70.
I’ve read through the comments and no one here implied Bush has a superior intelect, though if you could manage to base the performance on actions rather than words that case can certainly be made.

As an obvious Obama backer aren’t you at least a bit curious as to how he has glommed onto W’s formertly unacceptable positions, wire taps, terrorist detention, signing statements, executive priveledge secrecy? So then by your logic, since Obama the genious is simply adopting all of these policies must that not mean that Bush is also a genious, because you certainly won’t argue the naked emperor is screwing up right?

I am not making the argument that W is a genious by any stretch, but you should be open to the possibility we elected 2 idiots in row. Eloquence equals brilliance no more than its lack therof does idiocy and you will find no better examples than in our current president and his predecessor, the one who released his college transcripts from before they began dumbing down grades.

Consider; the guy who screwed up everything he touched had 32 quarters in office, at least 28 of which saw economic growth. What are the chances the current occupant will able to achive that record? To call the liberation of 50 million and prevention of subsequent terror attcks here at home for 7 1/2 years screw ups leaves one wondering just whose side you are on.

By: John

John — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:28:17 +0000

Are you guys serious? Are you really suggesting the Obama is somehow the intellectual inferior to BBQ-George? My christ… Republicans left a gigantic turd on the living room rug, and still you can’t admit that the people you vote for screw up everything they touch.

Where do you buy your crack? Clearly you are getting the good stuff.

By: Delia

Delia — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:47:19 +0000

67. MArtin,

Don’t forget the power er ‘Powwa’ of ‘ACORN’.

By: Juvenal

Juvenal — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:41:52 +0000

I like it when trolls like MikeW reveal their mercenary motives. They are quite willing to make themselves look like complete fools in order to collect another dime out of the Soros fund.

Saddam told one of his cronies that all the WMDs and WMD materials are gone–but that they’ll restart that program as soon as things die down and the coast is clear? This is not exactly damaging to Peter’s argument.

Saddam told his guy that there were no longer weapon materials in Iraq, yet they found 800 tons of the stuff? Clearly, Peter’s an idiot, and “Bush Lied, People Died.” The fact that it might be idiotic to suppose that Saddam would [i]never[/i] lie to one of his minions doesn’t seem to occur to MikeW.

The only way I can explain this behavior is that MikeW gets paid, as someone earlier said, by the word. He doesn’t care about having a logical or coherent argument. He doesn’t even care if he’s made to look like a complete dumbass.

But cut the guy some slack: Ever since the Tower Records in Berkley closed in ‘06, he’s been out of a job, and that master’s degree in Hobo Studies just hasn’t turned into quite the meal ticket he thought it would be. He’s grateful to have the Soros gig.