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Originally Posted by BetsyRoss
A big reason Obama got so much support among middle class white voters was anger at the Republicans. No way could we have continued on as we were - jobs were bleeding away, salaries stagnant, people living on credit, and all the rich Republicans did was wave at us from their yatchs as we were being carted off to the poor house. Those articles, and many others, show a major sea change in the economy of America, not just that it has been going on for decades, but that it has radically accellerated over the last decade. The orderly, clean, prosperous middle class nation we built up after the last Great Depression is being looted, with plenty of collaborators inside the gate.
Now, there are tiny signs of hope - Obama seems to have retreated from his rhetoric concerning a temporary H-1B increase to get us going (ten years of H-1Bs flooding the labor market is a fair experiment, and look what that ten years has accomplished for Main Street!). American labor activists are continuing to work to expose the scandals, incompetence, and corruption of the Greenspan crowd. Remember how he said that the problem with America was that skilled people made too much money, and we needed to import vast numbers of workers to bring everybody's salaries down?
If Obama solves the economy, nobody will care where he was born. If he doesn't, and the job hemorhage continues, it won't matter either.
Betsy, you are correct. If Obama fixes the economy, the birth issue will be moot. Do you like the direction that he is taking our economy? Let's review a few things that will shed some light on where we are and where we might be going based upon O's campaign promises and actions to date.
New fiscal responsibility: Takeover, bailouts of our auto industry, financial sector, and if he has his way, our healthcare industry. Trillions in NEW debt. Who's paying for this?
Open and transparent government: We the people were to be able to review all major bills, provide input through town halls, etc. so that regular people would have their say in how our money was to be spent. Result...bills rammed through in the dark of night, people threatened and bullied if they didn't fall in line..well, you get the point. Oh, by the way, Mr. President, can we have just a little peak at your birth, college and passport records? No?
An end to partisanship and divisiveness: Republicans completely shut out of discussions in preparing a healthcare bill that will have a major impact on 1/5 of the U.S. economy. Rushing it through, unread by anyone, before the August recess. Dismissing massive rallies across the country (Tea Parties) as extremists and radicals. Increase in incidents of a racial nature ie; Professor Gates. Sotomayor, etc. Name calling, mud slinging, threats ad nauseum.
A shiny new U.S global reputation: Cozying up to dictators, apologizing for the U.S., insulting our military, giving citizen rights to terrorists, kicking a key ally, Israel to the curb in favor of a Middle Easter dictator. I could go on.
Tax cheats, communists, crooks, liars and thieves...all being appointed to key cabinet positions. Dozens of "Czars" with NO accountability except to Obama. Constitutional?
I refuse to fall in lock step with what's happening under this administration and anyone who does should be ashamed! We have socialism being shoved down our throats and are being held in utter and complete contempt by these people.