Here is a link to a right wing article which preports to list flaws in the Obama Administration policies:
Right Wing DouchebagLet me go through this list to describe how this person is so brainwashed by right wing lunacy that he cannot even think straight.
1. If President Barack Obama is resolute on reversing Bush administration measures that have served to keep this country safe from attack for over seven years, I want him to fail.My opinion: The only Bush era policies that have been changed are the ones that diminish the liberties of Americans. For example, extraordinary rendition, warrantless wiretapping, and many other policies that were a direct violation of the constitution.
2. If the President believes that enemy combatants captured on the field of battle are due the same Constitutional rights as American citizens, I want him to fail.My opinion: I don't think President Obama ever said these people were due the same rights as Americans. However, I think Obama has said that we MUST abide by the Geneva Convention. This is a treaty that the United States signed in good faith, and was ratified by the Senate. That means the Geneva Conventions are legally binding. Bush tried renaming them as "Enemy Combatants", hoping the right wing talk radio machine would justify things like waterboarding.
3. If the President believes that “direct diplomacy” with despotic leaders of murderous regimes is the best way to keep America strong, I want him to fail.My opinion: Direct diplomacy is better than sticking our heads in the sand and hoping the problem goes away while we were distracted in Iraq.
4. If the President is willing to trod upon one of the fundamental rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence – namely, the right to life – with his illimitable support of abortion, I want him to fail.My opinion: Abortion is a touchy subject. The problem with the religious right, is they are unwilling to see any truth to the argument of the other side. I am personally opposed to unlimited abortions as well. However, I see nothing wrong with early abortion, and the morning after pill.
5. If the President believes that taxpayer dollars should be used to fund abortions, I want him to fail.My opinion: I also don't want my tax dollars supporting "faith based" organizations. I also don't want my tax dollars being used to force Christianity on the rest of the world. I don't want my tax dollars used to fund the military complex, which only exists for the purpose of murder. Quite frankly, I don't care what you don't want "your tax dollars" to do. "My tax dollars" are used for plenty of things that I am morally opposed to.
6. If the President wishes to use taxpayer dollars to fund embryonic stem cell research, I want him to fail.***See opinion 5.
7. If the President wishes to appoint judges to the Supreme Court who view the Constitution as a document that breathes and bends with time, I want him to fail.My opinion: This person is obviously unaware that he lives in a country that uses a common law system. If you want to live in a country that uses "code law", move to France.
8. If the President wants to infringe on my Constitutional right as a law abiding American to own a firearm, I want him to fail.My opinion: The second amendment was written in a time of muskets and broad swords. The founding fathers had NO IDEA that assault rifles, AK47s, and automatic guns that could cut down a tree or cut through thick steel. I agree that law abiding citizens should be able to own a gun (not an assault or automatic rifle) for self protection, and for hunting. However, I don't think anyone should have the right to own a gun that is extremely powerful. Enough to kill or disarm a home invader = yes. Powerful enough to pierce armor and cut down trees = no.
9. If the President believes that government is better equipped to solve the problems of Americans than Americans themselves, I want him to fail.My opinion: This is more of that "communist" and "socialist" shit they like to fling at anyone who doesn't subscribe to their narrow world view. We are living in the middle of the disaster caused by capitalism run amok. We need the government to make sure capitalism and greed don't run us all into bankruptcy. Think of it this way: In 2004, if Bush had unleashed the hounds on these "don't ask don't tell" loans, we probably would not be in this nasty recession.
10. If the President attempts to follow through on his campaign promise to fundamentally transform the United States of America, I want him to fail.My opinion: Does this guy really believe that this country was headed in the right direction under Bush? Does he honestly believe that blind consumerism, debt, war, and growing poverty are the right direction for the country?
11. If the President wishes to send me a check that I didn’t earn, paid for with other people’s hard-earned tax money, and call it a tax cut, I want him to fail.My opinion: I couldn't agree more. I don't want to take money from anyone to cut my taxes. However, I should mention that Bush gave tax cuts to everyone. Let's move to a progressive tax system where everyone has to pay something.
12. If the President wishes to send a so-called stimulus check to those who did not pay federal income taxes, I want him to fail.My opinion: I agree with this, except for the "I want him to fail" part.
13. If the President believes that government bailouts of private sector businesses are the way to tend to an ailing economy, I want him to fail.My opinion: Right.... so the government should sit back, do nothing, and watch the economy sink? That sounds very familiar. I know... you find it in a U.S. history book. Hoover tried that same thing in 1928. Historians and most economists agree that this made the great depression much worse.
14. If the President believes that the government should set pay limits on executives of companies who receive bailout money, I want him to fail.My opinion: Let me make sure I understand the concept here: Executives make millions of dollars, all the while turning employees (aka hard working Americans) out in the cold. When their companies hit hard times because of their poor leadership, they beg for taxpayer assistance (you know... money from those same hard working Americans). Then they complain that the government wants to limit their compensation while they are suckling from the tit of taxpayers?
15. If the President believes that government spending of unprecedented amounts of taxpayer money is the way to deliver the economy from recession, I want him to fail.My opinion: Herbert Hoover, anyone?
16. If the President believes that the planet is in danger of catostrophic ruin due to man-made global warming, and is willing to implement so-called “green” policies that will damage this country’s economy, I want him to fail.My opinion: Yeah, it is far better to stick our heads in the sand and hope that empirical evidence is wrong. We can also hope that the fox spin doctors were right. Besides, won't Jesus save us? Any evidence that 3.5 billion years of life are in danger don't matter as long as we toe the line with our political party.
17. If the President wishes to undertake an unparalleled “domestic infrastructure” plan that puts untrained non-professionals on the government’s payroll with the belief that this will stimulate the economy, I want him to fail.My opinion: I don't ever recall the President saying anything about putting stimulus money into the federal payroll. I do seem to recall him saying the money would be used to stimulate private sector job creation through government infrastructure spending. That means the fed and state governments hire contractors (generally private companies) to do the work. Those contractors hire unemployed Americans to do the work, and those Americans spend the money they earned.
18. If the President believes that people who fall into the highest tax brackets in this country need to pay more taxes, I want him to fail.My opinion: My partner will have to pay an additional 4K in taxes because I am on his employer sponsored health insurance plan. If we could marry (despite the efforts of people like this guy), we wouldn't have to pay higher taxes. Do you think this guy would consider our higher taxes as unfair? Probably not. I personally would support a flat tax if they did away with dependent credits and charitable deductions.
19. If the President believes that the military of the United States is a venue for social engineering – such as lifting the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy – I want him to fail.My opinion: Right, because gay and lesbian Americans aren't patriotic. We don't love our country. We don't feel the call to serve when the nation is at war. We don't want to protect our families, and the American way of life. We should simply let you "socially engineer" a policy which drums us out of service to our country simply because you are morally offended by our sexual orientation. All because a book written in the bronze age says so.
20. If the President believes that healthcare is not only a right but a moral obligation of government, I want him to fail.My opinion: Right. Health is only something the wealthy are entitled to. If the poor get sick, let them die. It will just be the end of a pathetic and dispensable existence. Let's face it, they chose to be poor right? What an asshole.
21. If the President believes that it is a good idea to attack those who listen to conservative talk radio as a means of fostering unity, I want him to fail.My opinion: Right. Because Rush Limbaugh is just a kind, loving man. He never says an unkind word about anyone. He loves everyone, even if he disagrees with them. He never tries to fling poo at his political opponents. He is so like Mr. Christ that he must be able to walk on water...
Why can't this guy see that conservative talk shows are just that:
Conservative, meaning they are only tell one side of any issue.
Talk: This is all opinion. They don't have a legal or ethical reason to tell the truth.
Show: It's all about the ratings. They tell you whatever keeps you listening, even if is a lie. They know you aren't going to check their facts.
22. If the President supports a reinstatement of the so-called Fairness Doctrine, effectively ending talk radio as we know it, I want him to fail.My opinion: Exactly. No good American would allow both sides of an issue to be presented with facts. Americans don't want to choose for ourselves. We want to be told what to believe. We don't believe in individuality. We only believe the spin that is spoon fed to us from the media.
23. If the President is unwilling to boldly deal with illegal immigration into the United States, and chooses to try and come up with something “comprehensive” to solve the problem, I want him to fail.My opinion: Exactly! It will be a small task to round up 12 million people, deport them, and hope they don't find their way back. We don't care about the reason why they came illegally. We don't care that they are human beings struggling to feed their families. We only see them as "illegals" and "spicks". If our children were starving, we certainly wouldn't cross a river or a desert in an attempt to feed our children. We would stay home and pray.
24. If the President is unwilling to take a serious look at nuclear energy as a viable and safe alternative source of energy, while wasting time focusing on wind turbines and solar paneling, I want him to fail.My opinion: I have no problem with nuclear power. But it does give "the terrorists" a good lethal target. Are we no longer in the business of using scare tactics to make people afraid of "the terrorists"?
25. If the President decides that he will continue his class-warfare style assault on big corporations – such as oil and pharmaceutical companies – as he did during his campaign by punishing them with higher tax rates, I want him to fail.My opinion: So, taxing corporations is about class warfare? I don't understand this at all. I thought it was about generating revenue to pay for the American war machine? Oh, it also legitimizes the "seat at the table" that big business shares with lobbying groups and trade associations.
I want him to fail because each and every one of these policies hurts my country.I love it how conservatives have suddenly claimed this as "their country". Liberals aren't even Americans, according to many conservatives.
You aren't a REAL AMERICAN unless you own a gun, eat meat, pray to Jesus, and participate in mindless consumerism. You label anyone who disagrees with you as: idiot, moonbat, or baby killer. Oh, lets not forget my favorite: Terrorist.
