Obama's first year

So how has Obama done in his first year in office? In order to properly analyze that, lets take a non-partisan look at the things that he has promise to do during the presidential campaign and the things he promised not to do with what he actually has done and hasn't done.

First off, one of thing things he promised during the campaign was to pass Cap and Trade: a law that would put limits on the amounts of co2 that the country (when regarding companies) can emit.
Obama's energy plan taken from his own website.

Has Obama succeeded? No.

Failure #1.

As a side note, I'm glad he didn't pass that, as this would have resulted:





I guess no one was listening when he said that.

Health care.
No explanation needed.

Failure #2

But where was C-SPAN during all those closed-door meetings that the dems had. Heck, where were the republicans? None of them were invited (hence it being a closed-door meeting). But what did Obama promise?


More lies.

What about the wars?

Obama has said that...Well you know what, I don't know what he said, because sometimes he says that troops need to stay and sometimes they need to be withdrawn.
(I'm going to start putting links to the videos since they take forever to load)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSh9J6PAayo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD1lkc8fRQM

Failure #3

Don't ask Don't tell?

You mean don't ask Obama what happened to that?

Failure #4

Stimulus package to keep unemployment below 8%?

Failure #5

Guantanamo?

Failure #6

The list keeps going!

The only thing he has succeeded at was to screw over Las Vegas!!

A.B.C.

And Good Riddens!!

Cash for Clunkers was a good idea...in theory. Im sure someone in the Obama administration though it was a good idea to entice people to trade in their old cars for new fuel-efficient ones. However, just like anything else the goverment tries to do, it was not completely thought through nor executed.
First off, did they even consider where they would get the money from to offer those rebates? So once again, the country goes more into debt.
Second, did anyone consider that people actually make money off those clunkers. That people actually sell them. Now all their potential inventory is being destroyed.
Third, did they consider the environmental impact that destroying all those cars would have?

And finally, in true government fashion, only a small percentage of dealerships have even been reimbursed, show to everyone how much they can rely on government.

So I say to cash for clunkers: GOOD RIDDENS!

A.B.C.
image created by Kurt Snibe

My thoughts on the proposed health plan

First, I must say that I understand that the current health system we have has its flaw. Major flaws. Insurance companies are too busy worrying about making a buck than helping people. However, the plan Obama and the demobots are trying to push is not the answer. I'll tell you how.
First off, health care and the medical system in the country is very complex. When buying a house, does a person jump on the first for sale sign seen? Or is there a lot of research that goes into it, many factors to consider. When buying a car, does a person just want the first car seen, or is time taken to make sure its a good buy?
Why are the demobots trying so hard to pass this thing so quickly. Take your time, guys! This is something that cannot be screwed up! Obama mentioned in his campaign that by the end of his term, he wants a new health care plan. Sounds good to me. Take four years to work at it, because that what it is going to require. Something like this cannot be done over night. I want the finished product that will last, not be trashed by the next president.
Here is my beef with the existing plan. First off, there is no money for it! So in an effort to have affordable health care, they come up with an unaffordable plan...? Just like when buying a house or a car, you find one that suits your budget (well, that's what is suppose to happen...). Beef #2: Single payer system doesn't work. Heck, socialized medicine doesn't work ever! I don't see people rushing to Canada for their superb health care. Just look at medicare/medicaid. Heck, just look at the VA! Imagine the VA, but on a bigger scale. Scary, I know. Beef#3, and this is a huge one: I don't want to pay for other peoples abortions, nor their sex change operations. HELLO? What does a sex change operation have to do with health? Since when do people risk dying if they don't get a sex change? Abortion is the same way. I do understand that sometimes abortion is necessary. That, I'm ok with. But when a girl wants to get an abortion because she got drunk one nights and slept with the taxi driver, sorry, I don't want to have to pay for your idiocy.
Beef#4: I don't want to pay for a rich persons' health care when they can pay for their own without problem. And you know what, I'm sure they don't want to pay for mine.
So, all in all, Government run healthcare will have the speed of the Postal service, the efficiency of the DMV and the sympathy of the IRS.

Obama is Right...

Now, I'm never going to be taken as a Obama Lover, but I'm going to have to agree with him about these Wall Street buffs getting $18 billion in bonuses at the end of last year Yes, with a "b". Now, I'm not bashing them for giving the bonus. That's understandable. But the problem is that when your industry is having all kinds of issues, and people are wondering if or when you are going to collapse, why in the heck are you giving out $18 Billion in bonuses?! And yes, that's a "b"! I tell ya, I don't know if these people are idiots or if they're just dumb. It's just as bad as AIG's executives taking a lavish vacation that cost way to much after taking some of the TARP funds. I just looks bad. When will these people start using their heads?
A.B.C.

Reid to be Voted Out?

So it turns out that the Republicans in Nevada are starting to salivate. They have begun to mobilize, raise money, and get the word out that Harry Reid might be voted out of office when he is up for re-election next year (never has a years felt so far away).
A poll taken by the Las Vegas Review Journal shows that Reid's popularity had fallen so much that he is even below Bush in approval rating.
And I say good riddance. Reid is the appitomy of congressional arrogance. But his haughty nature has caught up with him. The democrats are going to have to find another leader in the senate because their beloved Leader is going to be ousted. And not a moment too soon. I wish that he was up for re-election sooner. I'm so tired of his antics.

A.B.C.

Are you Kidding me?!

Imagine if you didn't pay your tax for about 3 consecutive years, no matter how much you owed. What would happen to you? No doubt, the IRS would be hunting you down! But not this guy. Instead of being thrown in jail just like any other Joe Schmo in the country, he is nominated Treasury Secretary. Does that seem a little odd to anyone? But no one in congress seems to care except for a few Republicans. I'm sorry, but no matter what party you are affiliated with, you have got to notice that it has to be a little backwards to put a person who knowingly failed to pay taxes as SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY!!! Oh, but he claims that he didn't know that he didn't pay the correct amount. So instead of putting a thief as Secretary of the treasury, you put an idiot who doesn't know how much taxes he should pay? Oh yeah, he blames it on his accountants. Well he should have been a little bit more concerned about where his money is going and making sure that his taxes were being paid. But he didnt. Now he is in charge of our money?! And then once he knew that Obama was going to nominate him, he went and paid the $34,000 that he still owed. So that means he knew about it, yet did nothing about it until he knew that if he didn't do anything about it that he would be denied the position. These congressmen are such idiots! Now we're going to have a knew tax evader as Secretary of the Treasury.
Not to mention that fact that he had an illegal working in his own house!

A.B.C.

Well...He did keep us safe.

I'll give it to Bush. Even though he will go down in history of one of the least-liked presidents due to wars, and recently the tanking economy, I'll admit this. He has kept the country safe. When Clinton did nothing to rein in the ever growing Bin Laden threat, Bush had to deal with it within months of taking office. He showed great compassion and leadership in the days after the attacks of 2001, offering the country hope and consolation knowing that those responsible would be brought to justice. Hence the Afghan war which no one seems to be protesting because we knew why we are there, even though it has been dragged on.
But yes, he did keep us safe. And he did that by rounding up suspected terrorists, and keeping them in prison while using certain techniques to get information out of them. People seem to forget or overlook that. People complain about his waterboarding, but they don't realize that it is because of that and things like it that we are able to get information out of them and prevent other terrorist attacks. What would you rather have: an attack on American soil resulting in the death of thousands of Americans or some guy getting dunked in the water a couple times? And the ACLU wants to complain about the detainees not having trials. First off, the A in ACLU stands for American. Most of these guy aren't American and have no claim on Habeus Corpus or any rights under the Bill of Rights or Constitution. And obviously, they're there for a reason. But there are a few people there wrongly...collateral damage.
A.B.C.