Obama's Peace of $hit Prize

Ok, it's time for another Krieg weigh in... At least I know Kuzi will enjoy this...so without further a due here it goes.

So ... you want to know what is going on here? I mean, come on! Barack Obama, president for what, nine months now? And he gets the Nobel Peace Prize?

Hopefully you weren't all that surprised.

Let's work through this thing. First - you have to come up with a definition of "peace." There's a Nobel Prize for physics; one for medicine too. In virtually every culture and every country in the world you define "physics" and "medicine" pretty much the same way. Not so for "peace." During the post World-War II the Soviet Union defined "peace' as "an absence of opposition to world Communism." As long as nobody was challenging their communist expansionism they felt we were all at peace. Let some country; The United States for instance, challenge their plans for world domination and ... no more peace.

For me any definition of "peace" must have a component dedicated to freedom. You can, after all, live a life of peace in a jail cell, so long as there isn't someone there to stir things up. You're not free, but peace reigns.

Now ... to Obama and the Peace Prize. I take you back again to that Pew Research poll conducted in Europe last year. Almost 60% of Europeans who responded to the poll wanted America to be less powerful in world affairs. That's not an uncommon sentiment - right up until the time some other country is threatening to kick some international tail.

So ... along comes the Nobel committee. Can we reasonably assume that this committee reflects much of the European attitude? I mean, they're not exactly headquartered in Boise. They look at the nominations before them, and there's PrezBO! Now what has Obama done in the past nine or so months? Why, he's given the Euro-weenies just exactly what they wanted! Now we have a United States with a weaker presence in world affairs! Russia and China are striving for military domination. Obama backs off the American promise of a shield against Iran's missiles for Eastern Europe. Then we have the Arab states reportedly working to replace the dollar as the petroleum trading currency. Today there are suggestions that Obama is just going to declare that the Taliban are too entrenched in Afghanistan for us to possibly prevail there - a prelude to a cut and run. Does any of this sound like a projection of strength? Of course not. America is projecting feel-good, hopey-changey weakness at every turn.

This was a message to Obama. Europe likes your style. You're giving us exactly what we wanted --- what we asked for. You're weakening the United States; for us, the key to peace.

Oh ... and don't forget the slap in the face for George Bush. Bush is in office for eight years. He responds strongly to the attacks from terrorist Muslims. He frees iraq from a ruthless dictator and his rapist sons. He projects American strength .. and Europe hates him for it. So ... the Nobel committee comes along and delivers a slapdown.

For those who define peace as an living free of threats to your natural right to be free ... this just isn't your day, is it?

Well ... at least this will give Newsweek a reason to put Obama on the cover again.

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Renaissance_Man

I agree, my friend! I was pissed to find this out this morning! I feel like they gave him the prize because he is "not Bush"! Blah... This just makes me think much less of the Nobel prize now. Its like anybody can get it tomorrow - just give a talk at some big convention and say "peace"... Not that Obama couldn't win the Nobel prize - he might grow to be worthy of it, but now! so soon! after what?!?!!? What peace did he work on?!! Whatever... Congrats to him...

kuzi16

THIS PAGE is where i made some comments that YOU(Kreig) may enjoy (about 10 posts down)

your thoughts on this were almost identical to my wife's thoughts (and shes a registered Democrat)
i called my wife who was at work when i saw the news and told her. her initial reaction was "for what? what did her do in his 9 month term?"

later in the conversation she said "i think he got it just because he is not Bush"

what a disgrace.

jsnake

Amen! Nobel lost their credibility when they gave an award to Al Gore for his Mr. Rodgers land of make believe global warming. This should surprise no one. It is a kick in the balls to all the legitimate awards that came before them. Makes me want to puke. Barak Huessein is a disgrace and a traitor. On Interstate 70 by my house is a huge yellow and red billboard with the sickle and hammer. It says "How do you like your change Obama Nation? Your First and Second Ammendment Rights are in jeopardy. Prepare yourself now. Live Free or Die" I have been trying to get a good picture of it. Sorry for the long paragraph I am on my Blackberry.

jlzimmerman

He was President for 11 or 12 days when the nominations for the prize had to be in (February 1st). What does that tell you?

Renaissance_Man

jlzimmerman:
He was President for 11 or 12 days when the nominations for the prize had to be in (February 1st). What does that tell you?

Seriously??!!!! This just made me even more angry - thanks Zimmerman!

kuzi16

jsnake:
Your First and Second Ammendment Rights are in jeopardy. Prepare yourself now.

more than just your first and second amendment rights...
4th amendment rights because there has been much talk within the health care bill of a social workers going into houses to see if you know how to raise your kid. (It's outlined in sections 440 and 1904 of the House bill (Page 838), under the heading "home visitation programs for families with young children and families expecting children.")

9th amendment (Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.) the government is gobbling those up left and right.

10th amendment... The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people... health care...

Krieg

kuzi16:
THIS PAGE is where i made some comments that YOU(Kreig) may enjoy (about 10 posts down)

your thoughts on this were almost identical to my wife's thoughts (and shes a registered Democrat)
i called my wife who was at work when i saw the news and told her. her initial reaction was "for what? what did her do in his 9 month term?"

later in the conversation she said "i think he got it just because he is not Bush"

what a disgrace.

that's great. I also hope I never win the Noble Prize. Ever since Yassar Arafat won it, it hasn't meant a damn thing. Correction, it is now an award for the person who hates America the most. And YES, Obama does hate America, along with his wife.

bigharpoon

Obama hates America, along with his wife? Bush should have got the Nobel Peace Prize for going to war in response to 9/11? WTF dude?

I think you should look at the Nobel Committee's definition of Peace which also includes efforts to curb global warming.

Krieg

Have you heard ANY of his speeches over seas? His wife was quoted as saying "for the FIRST time ever she is proud of her country..." I stand by my comments.

Krieg

bigharpoon:
Obama hates America, along with his wife? Bush should have got the Nobel Peace Prize for going to war in response to 9/11? WTF dude?

I think you should look at the Nobel Committee's definition of Peace which also includes efforts to curb global warming.

How is implementing an energy tax saving the Earth? (Don't even get me started in how Obama is breaking another promise by implementing Cap & Trade because it raises EVERYONES taxes...but this is besides the point) Give me a break, there is no proof that Man is causing the Earth to get warmer...it's basic science...the sun moves in cycles. Hence why the polar ice caps on MARS are melting...and just so you know...it's not those two little rovers belting out CO2.

jlzimmerman

Renaissance_Man:
jlzimmerman:
He was President for 11 or 12 days when the nominations for the prize had to be in (February 1st). What does that tell you?
Seriously??!!!! This just made me even more angry - thanks Zimmerman!

Sadly, yes.

"The Prize has to be seen as a political statement by the Nobel committee - meant to hail the change in U.S. policy represented by President Obama's approach to foreign policy as opposed to that of his predecessor George W. Bush," says Knoller, who notes that Mr. Obama took office less than 10 days before the Feb. 1 deadline for Nobel Prize nominations. "This is a Prize meant as an expression of hope that President Obama's speeches and policy statements will translate into actual accomplishments," adds Knoller. "The Prize is honoring an expression of aspirations for peace, rather the achievement of it."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/09/world/main5373311.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

rdnstn

This was total Bulls**t! I couldn't believe it when I heard it and was even more upset when I found out about the nomination deadline. Not only that but you know it is jacked up when even fairly liberal sites like Time magazine and Slate are bashing his selection.

PuroFreak

bigharpoon:
Obama hates America, along with his wife? Bush should have got the Nobel Peace Prize for going to war in response to 9/11? WTF dude?

I think you should look at the Nobel Committee's definition of Peace which also includes efforts to curb global warming.

As of the nomination of President Obama by the Nobel comity, name one single thing he had actually done to curb global warming... Or even today for that matter.

First the SCHIP now this!

kuzi16

all of you are forgetting:
we are not supposed to judge him by his deeds or their outcomes, but rather his good intentions.

smbrink

kuzi16:
all of you are forgetting:
we are not supposed to judge him by his deeds or their outcomes, but rather his good intentions.

His good intentions can suck my big smelly balls.

Archangel32G

ok so his good intentions, ill start this off by saying im STILL in afghanistan. Yes he may have signed to send an additional 60,000 troops here god knows that we ned it. But he has also extended a lot of the infantry here so they get to stay an extra 3 months because he took so long to rouse up the extra troops. The infantry cats that im attached to has already lost 9 guys and they are about a month away from finally getting a break, and now they are most likely extended. Im currently a gunner in the lead truck of almost every convoy we are involved in, it takes an act of congress before i can really shoot an oncoming vehicle that could possibly explode and kill everyone in my truck, We all know that you cant effectively stop a speeding vehicle when its within 50 meters. My COP gets hit constantly with indirect fire ie rockets, mortars, rocoiless rifles. when we find a POO site (Point of origin) and its anywhere near or even in most cases in a house (yes they love to shoot from their houses) we cant fire, all we can do is sit in the bunkers and hope another rocket doesnt come in and kill someone. I dont get why people are showering this guy with compliments and even awards, everyday it gets harder and harder to complete our job out here because our hands are tied from doing anything. All this is going to result in is us staying here for YEARS to come. Sounds like another great idea.

jsnake

Archangel32G:
ok so his good intentions, ill start this off by saying im STILL in afghanistan. Yes he may have signed to send an additional 60,000 troops here god knows that we ned it. But he has also extended a lot of the infantry here so they get to stay an extra 3 months because he took so long to rouse up the extra troops. The infantry cats that im attached to has already lost 9 guys and they are about a month away from finally getting a break, and now they are most likely extended. Im currently a gunner in the lead truck of almost every convoy we are involved in, it takes an act of congress before i can really shoot an oncoming vehicle that could possibly explode and kill everyone in my truck, We all know that you cant effectively stop a speeding vehicle when its within 50 meters. My COP gets hit constantly with indirect fire ie rockets, mortars, rocoiless rifles. when we find a POO site (Point of origin) and its anywhere near or even in most cases in a house (yes they love to shoot from their houses) we cant fire, all we can do is sit in the bunkers and hope another rocket doesnt come in and kill someone. I dont get why people are showering this guy with compliments and even awards, everyday it gets harder and harder to complete our job out here because our hands are tied from doing anything. All this is going to result in is us staying here for YEARS to come. Sounds like another great idea.

Thanks for your service. These idiots running this country need to let the military do their jobs and the media needs to stay the f@ck out of it. If we would have just let the military do their thing in the first place how many lives would have been saved? The oxygen thieves in this country make me sick. I can't continue this rant because it would be too long and full of anger and I am trying to have a good day.

Archangel32G - God bless you and please tell your friends that those of us who still honor God and love our country have the utmost respect for you all. We have not forgotten you guys. We have not forgotten about those who want to kill our freedom. Be brave and hold your heads high. These f@ck sticks hiding behind suits in Washington will get theirs in the end when God judges them.

The attack on the twin towers should play on television every damn day at the same time it happened so people in this country wake the f@ck up. They have become complacent and greedy with power and political correctness. They care more about taking over private businesses and gay rights than our military brothers who are risking their lives day and night. I am surprised God has not unleashed his wrath on us already. This country is going downhill in a sick way.

kuzi16:
all of you are forgetting:
we are not supposed to judge him by his deeds or their outcomes, but rather his good intentions.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions!

Krieg

Archangel32G:
ok so his good intentions, ill start this off by saying im STILL in afghanistan. Yes he may have signed to send an additional 60,000 troops here god knows that we ned it. But he has also extended a lot of the infantry here so they get to stay an extra 3 months because he took so long to rouse up the extra troops. The infantry cats that im attached to has already lost 9 guys and they are about a month away from finally getting a break, and now they are most likely extended. Im currently a gunner in the lead truck of almost every convoy we are involved in, it takes an act of congress before i can really shoot an oncoming vehicle that could possibly explode and kill everyone in my truck, We all know that you cant effectively stop a speeding vehicle when its within 50 meters. My COP gets hit constantly with indirect fire ie rockets, mortars, rocoiless rifles. when we find a POO site (Point of origin) and its anywhere near or even in most cases in a house (yes they love to shoot from their houses) we cant fire, all we can do is sit in the bunkers and hope another rocket doesnt come in and kill someone. I dont get why people are showering this guy with compliments and even awards, everyday it gets harder and harder to complete our job out here because our hands are tied from doing anything. All this is going to result in is us staying here for YEARS to come. Sounds like another great idea.

Actually he hasn't sent *** yet, The House is actually passing legislation to actually FORBID any extra troops going to Afghanistan.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro calls Obama's Nobel Peace Prize 'a positive measure.' Well as long as he is happy with the selection; has anyone detected a trend here?

rdnstn

JZ:
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro calls Obama's Nobel Peace Prize 'a positive measure.' Well as long as he is happy with the selection; has anyone detected a trend here?

Damn, if Fidel OKs it, then how can I complain.

phobicsquirrel

Archangel32G:
ok so his good intentions, ill start this off by saying im STILL in afghanistan. Yes he may have signed to send an additional 60,000 troops here god knows that we ned it. But he has also extended a lot of the infantry here so they get to stay an extra 3 months because he took so long to rouse up the extra troops. The infantry cats that im attached to has already lost 9 guys and they are about a month away from finally getting a break, and now they are most likely extended. Im currently a gunner in the lead truck of almost every convoy we are involved in, it takes an act of congress before i can really shoot an oncoming vehicle that could possibly explode and kill everyone in my truck, We all know that you cant effectively stop a speeding vehicle when its within 50 meters. My COP gets hit constantly with indirect fire ie rockets, mortars, rocoiless rifles. when we find a POO site (Point of origin) and its anywhere near or even in most cases in a house (yes they love to shoot from their houses) we cant fire, all we can do is sit in the bunkers and hope another rocket doesnt come in and kill someone. I dont get why people are showering this guy with compliments and even awards, everyday it gets harder and harder to complete our job out here because our hands are tied from doing anything. All this is going to result in is us staying here for YEARS to come. Sounds like another great idea.

Being someone who was there in 01, and watching the way the ground was handled I can tell you that I would have loved to have had some REAL planning on how to run things. I remember hearing my LT on the phone with command pleading for more rangers but every time it was denied. Later I found out that the CIA and the white house wanted to do things their way. I'm not going to get in the middle of this hate fest but since your actually in combat right now let me ask you, would 40,000 troops really make a difference? I mean can WE really win there? Doubtful, and what are we fighting? Al Queda (however it's spelled) isn't even there, they are in Pakistan. If 40-80 thousand more troops were brought there, WE will be there for YEARS to come. Re-focusing the efforts of the military need to be done. Moving troops into an area, fighting these crazies isn't going to do anything. There really needs to be a re-focused effort. And btw, the rules of engagement have always sucked since these wars began. I remember going through the same crap, and it wasn't only until someone got shot did you KNOW it was okay to return fire. I feel ya on that, but it's the way it goes.

stephen_hannibal

kuzi16:
all of you are forgetting:
we are not supposed to judge him by his deeds or their outcomes, but rather his good intentions.

This is the best quote ever... i was looking for the "like" button.

Archangel32G

phobicsquirrel:
Archangel32G:
ok so his good intentions, ill start this off by saying im STILL in afghanistan. Yes he may have signed to send an additional 60,000 troops here god knows that we ned it. But he has also extended a lot of the infantry here so they get to stay an extra 3 months because he took so long to rouse up the extra troops. The infantry cats that im attached to has already lost 9 guys and they are about a month away from finally getting a break, and now they are most likely extended. Im currently a gunner in the lead truck of almost every convoy we are involved in, it takes an act of congress before i can really shoot an oncoming vehicle that could possibly explode and kill everyone in my truck, We all know that you cant effectively stop a speeding vehicle when its within 50 meters. My COP gets hit constantly with indirect fire ie rockets, mortars, rocoiless rifles. when we find a POO site (Point of origin) and its anywhere near or even in most cases in a house (yes they love to shoot from their houses) we cant fire, all we can do is sit in the bunkers and hope another rocket doesnt come in and kill someone. I dont get why people are showering this guy with compliments and even awards, everyday it gets harder and harder to complete our job out here because our hands are tied from doing anything. All this is going to result in is us staying here for YEARS to come. Sounds like another great idea.
Being someone who was there in 01, and watching the way the ground was handled I can tell you that I would have loved to have had some REAL planning on how to run things. I remember hearing my LT on the phone with command pleading for more rangers but every time it was denied. Later I found out that the CIA and the white house wanted to do things their way. I'm not going to get in the middle of this hate fest but since your actually in combat right now let me ask you, would 40,000 troops really make a difference? I mean can WE really win there? Doubtful, and what are we fighting? Al Queda (however it's spelled) isn't even there, they are in Pakistan. If 40-80 thousand more troops were brought there, WE will be there for YEARS to come. Re-focusing the efforts of the military need to be done. Moving troops into an area, fighting these crazies isn't going to do anything. There really needs to be a re-focused effort. And btw, the rules of engagement have always sucked since these wars began. I remember going through the same crap, and it wasn't only until someone got shot did you KNOW it was okay to return fire. I feel ya on that, but it's the way it goes.

Well man to be honest, 40000 troops may or may not help out it depends on what type of combat arms will be sent out here. I think where they messed up is that they sent out to many of the psychological guys out here to try to 'better' the relations with the public and the government when we shouldve been doing pushes out to the vast enemy territory with straight infantry and other jobs that are geared more towards combat. the trouble is is that right now it seems that were are fighting a ghost, and you are correct its not al quaeda were fighting here its the Taliban which as you may know consists of a lot of extremeists and ex Muhadjideen. We are definitely going to be here for YEARS to come like you said simply for the fact that corruption in their government goes so deep you cant effectively catch them because there is always one more guy higher than him that is covering up his BS. I just think that instead of trying to make it sound like were doing a lot of good out here we need to really take a look at what has been going, on which sometimes seems like a whole lot of nothing, and see if we can take a more direct approach. But either way i dont think that there will be anything remotely close to a complete mission out here for many years to come. everything is so spread out its hard to make a push out to almost anywhere. as for everyone elses posts, i hope i answered some questions and i appreciate the responses. im glad a found this forum one for my love for cigars, and for the intelligent people that you come across. Talk to you all soon.

phobicsquirrel

Archangel32G:
phobicsquirrel:
Archangel32G:
ok so his good intentions, ill start this off by saying im STILL in afghanistan. Yes he may have signed to send an additional 60,000 troops here god knows that we ned it. But he has also extended a lot of the infantry here so they get to stay an extra 3 months because he took so long to rouse up the extra troops. The infantry cats that im attached to has already lost 9 guys and they are about a month away from finally getting a break, and now they are most likely extended. Im currently a gunner in the lead truck of almost every convoy we are involved in, it takes an act of congress before i can really shoot an oncoming vehicle that could possibly explode and kill everyone in my truck, We all know that you cant effectively stop a speeding vehicle when its within 50 meters. My COP gets hit constantly with indirect fire ie rockets, mortars, rocoiless rifles. when we find a POO site (Point of origin) and its anywhere near or even in most cases in a house (yes they love to shoot from their houses) we cant fire, all we can do is sit in the bunkers and hope another rocket doesnt come in and kill someone. I dont get why people are showering this guy with compliments and even awards, everyday it gets harder and harder to complete our job out here because our hands are tied from doing anything. All this is going to result in is us staying here for YEARS to come. Sounds like another great idea.
Being someone who was there in 01, and watching the way the ground was handled I can tell you that I would have loved to have had some REAL planning on how to run things. I remember hearing my LT on the phone with command pleading for more rangers but every time it was denied. Later I found out that the CIA and the white house wanted to do things their way. I'm not going to get in the middle of this hate fest but since your actually in combat right now let me ask you, would 40,000 troops really make a difference? I mean can WE really win there? Doubtful, and what are we fighting? Al Queda (however it's spelled) isn't even there, they are in Pakistan. If 40-80 thousand more troops were brought there, WE will be there for YEARS to come. Re-focusing the efforts of the military need to be done. Moving troops into an area, fighting these crazies isn't going to do anything. There really needs to be a re-focused effort. And btw, the rules of engagement have always sucked since these wars began. I remember going through the same crap, and it wasn't only until someone got shot did you KNOW it was okay to return fire. I feel ya on that, but it's the way it goes.
Well man to be honest, 40000 troops may or may not help out it depends on what type of combat arms will be sent out here. I think where they messed up is that they sent out to many of the psychological guys out here to try to 'better' the relations with the public and the government when we shouldve been doing pushes out to the vast enemy territory with straight infantry and other jobs that are geared more towards combat. the trouble is is that right now it seems that were are fighting a ghost, and you are correct its not al quaeda were fighting here its the Taliban which as you may know consists of a lot of extremeists and ex Muhadjideen. We are definitely going to be here for YEARS to come like you said simply for the fact that corruption in their government goes so deep you cant effectively catch them because there is always one more guy higher than him that is covering up his BS. I just think that instead of trying to make it sound like were doing a lot of good out here we need to really take a look at what has been going, on which sometimes seems like a whole lot of nothing, and see if we can take a more direct approach. But either way i dont think that there will be anything remotely close to a complete mission out here for many years to come. everything is so spread out its hard to make a push out to almost anywhere. as for everyone elses posts, i hope i answered some questions and i appreciate the responses. im glad a found this forum one for my love for cigars, and for the intelligent people that you come across. Talk to you all soon.

Take care bud!

betasynn

All of this is such a difficult tangle of issues. I guess I need to be the bad guy on the board and say that I support Obama. Did I vote for him? No. But he was elected, and for him to accomplish anything, he needs our support. It takes forever to accomplish anything, really, so any laws or bills or what have you that pass will not show immediate results. It will be a year or two until we see what really happens as a result of his actions.

The other thing, and what might give us clues as to why he won the Nobel, is the United States Economy. There is very little in the work that is not, in some way, tied into the United States; be it shipping, accounting, or really any aspect of business, everything has roots in the United States. If our economy hurts, so does the Global Economy. I think you'll start to see a lot of countries realize this, and things like a random prize will become commonplace in order to boost support in Obama, and lend credibility to his actions.

Finally, there is Afghanistan, the wars we have going as a whole, and our military guidelines and actions. I do not agree that we need to be in Afghanistan right now. It's a slippery slope, though; 9/11 happened, and we couldn't do nothing. However, it's really starting to feel like another Vietnam. If we could win, it would be a decisive victory and a great thing for many people, but the cost would be unheard of. We are not at war with Afghanistan, we are at war with an individual group within it's borders. Unfortunately, it's not something we can overcome with might alone. I agree that the rules of engagement are insane. We're basically handcuffing our soldiers and throwing them into a firefight. The reason why we have to, however, is because we're in a delicate state right now, in the world view. If we bomb a school accidentally, there will be a global outcry. Had we handled the planning of the war better, and reacted logically instead of emotionally, we would be in a place where we could have laxer rules.

So what to do? We're in a rough place right now, and I think we need a hell of a leader. I hope Obama can be that leader, we'll just need to wait and see.

kuzi16

betasynn:
we'll just need to wait and see.

i agree with that right there. to me ats about accomplishments... or lack there of.

what has he done?

nothing yet.

i have a script for what will become the greatest movie ever. I promise it will be.
can i have the Oscar now?

PuroFreak

Wheather or not anyone supports him isn't really the issue here. I don't agree with much he does, but I have a couple friend who back him 110% that ever agree there was no way in hell he should have won the Nobel Peace prize, simply because he hasn't done ANYTHING. He has not passed a single piece of legislation that impacted the evnironment or the economy when he was nomintate. Like him or not, I still challenge ANYONE to point to one thing he had done by Feb. 1st 2009 that would merrit him being nominated.

phobicsquirrel

PuroFreak:
Wheather or not anyone supports him isn't really the issue here. I don't agree with much he does, but I have a couple friend who back him 110% that ever agree there was no way in hell he should have won the Nobel Peace prize, simply because he hasn't done ANYTHING. He has not passed a single piece of legislation that impacted the evnironment or the economy when he was nomintate. Like him or not, I still challenge ANYONE to point to one thing he had done by Feb. 1st 2009 that would merrit him being nominated.

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Obama has called for Congress to pass health care reform, a key campaign promise and a top legislative goal. On July 14, 2009, House Democratic leaders introduced a 1,017 page plan for overhauling the US health care system, which Obama wants Congress to approve by the end of the year.[143] Obama has also stated that a public health insurance option is a main component to lowering costs and improving quality in the health care sector.

On taxation, his plan would eliminate taxes for senior citizens with incomes of less than $50,000 a year, raise income taxes for those making over $250,000, raise the capital gains and dividends taxes,[153] close corporate tax loopholes, lift the income cap on Social Security taxes, restrict offshore tax havens, and simplify filing of income tax returns by pre-filling wage and bank information already collected by the IRS.

The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), colloquially known as "Cash for Clunkers", was a US $3 billion U.S. federal scrappage program intended to provide economic incentives to U.S. residents to purchase a new, more fuel efficient vehicle when trading in a less fuel efficient vehicle. The program was promoted as providing stimulus to the economy by boosting auto sales, while putting safer, cleaner and more fuel-efficient vehicles on the roadways. Although the program officially started on July 1, 2009, the processing of claims did not begin until July and the program ended on August 24, as the appropriated resources were exhausted. The deadline for dealers to submit applications was August 25. According to estimates of the Department of Transportation, the initial $1 billion appropriated for the system was exhausted by July 30, 2009, well before the anticipated end date of November 1, 2009, due to very high demand. In response, Congress approved an additional $2 billion. On August 26 the DoT reported that the program resulted in 690,114 dealer transactions submitted requesting a total of $2.877 billion in rebates. Also it spurred american auto makers to re-open plants, hire back workers and allow the building of more cars which means all the places that make parts stay in business.

Obama led the way with Iran and six world powers ended a landmark meeting Thursday with an agreement to take a new stab at overcoming years of mistrust generated by Tehran's nuclear program and meet again this month for wide-ranging discussions on the two sides' concerns. Adding to the optimism generated by the decision to hold follow-up talks was a rare bilateral meeting between the senior U.S. and Iranian delegates to the meeting. In addition, diplomats said Iran will open its newly disclosed nuclear plant to U.N. inspectors, probably within a few weeks.

President Barack Obama has shelved a Bush-era plan for an Eastern European missile defense plan that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia. Obama said a redesigned defensive system would be cheaper, quicker and more effective against the threat from Iranian missiles. He said, "Our new missile defense architecture in Europe will provide stronger, smarter and swifter defenses of American forces and America's allies." Obama said, "It is more comprehensive than the previous program; it deploys capabilities that are proven and cost effective, and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the U.S. homeland." Bush Administration Plan The missile defense system, planned under the Bush administration, was to have been built in the Czech Republic and Poland. Obama phoned Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer Wednesday night and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Thursday morning to alert them of his decision. Iran Less Focused on Long Range Missles Obama said the plan was scrapped in part because, after a review, the U.S. has concluded that Iran is less focused on developing the kind of long-range missiles for which the system was originally developed.

President Obama is exploring alternatives to a major troop increase in Afghanistan, including a plan advocated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to scale back American forces and focus more on rooting out Al Qaeda there and in Pakistan.

These are some of the things His admin has done, and with no help from the Republicans. Also not all the policy's are great, I'm not a fan what the cap and trade bill finalized as, (thanks to republicans for weakening it) also with the stimulus bill which they (republicans) which took away billions of dollars for infrastructure. But for the most part he has accomplished A LOT! I wish more was done but congress is where things are really decided and until there is a more progressive and more emphasis on changing things for the good this is what we get.

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Eight months into Bush's first term as president, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred THOUGH - June 2001, communications were intercepted from terrorists that a terrorists attack was going to occur on U.S. soil. Just prior to 9/11 the FBI had several suspected terrorists under surveilence when they intercepted this communication. The Secret Service had terrorists in custody, who bragged that America was going to be attacked just prior to 9/11. Project Bojinka, which is Osama Bin Ladens "project" to use airliners as fuel bombs against U.S. buildings had been the works for many years and our Government knew about it. Just prior to 9/11 an Arabic Satellite television channel MBC, had broadcast that one of their reporters had just had a meeting with Osama Bin Laden two days ago, and he reported " the next two weeks will witness a big surprise. A severe blow is expected against U.S. and Israeli interests worldwide."

The World Trade Center had been a symbol of stability to the world, and a target by the terrorists.

Government officials had known that during the week of 9/11 to not take any flights as they were warned, but never given the reason why. San Francisco City Mayor Willie Brown already had a flight booked days before for 9/11/2009 from the Bay to New York City, he was called and warned not to take the flight by a U.S. security official.

U.S.Military Intellegence had warned Airline Officials to release a general warning for all airport security to be on alert for terrorists around mid-september 2001 but especially be cautious on 9/11/2001.

But let's just ignore all that...

President Bush came into office promising a range of income tax cuts. He succeeded in getting a 10-year $1.35 trillion tax cut plan through Congress in 2001 which primarily cut taxes for the top 1%. It was the largest tax cut since 1981 (reagan tax cuts). Also this was not paid for.

Led America in a Afghanistan but failed to use The ARMY effectively (I was there) to capture Osama, and allowed the use of "highest" paid rebels to secure the regions. Then shifted America from there to IRAQ while using false information to invade then spend the next several years there while killing thousands of civilians, and OUR TROOPS. Both wars were not in the budgets.

Medicare Part D went into effect on January 1, 2006, which allowed the Govt no longer to negotiate prices for prescription drugs so now medicare had to pay FULL price for drugs set by the drug companies, furthering the long attack on medicare by the republicans to bankrupt it.

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 which was never paid for and funding collapsed. Along with many jobs.

Had a surplus when entering office and left with a huge deficit, tax cuts and wars never paid for was one of the biggest reasons.

Closed Prince Sultan Air Base which was one of the key victories after the 1st gulf war.

Allowed and used torture which is against US law.

Bush submitted his $515.4 billion defense spending budget for FY ‘09. Contained within that budget is a windfall for defense contractors — “$104.2 billion for weapons procurement and nearly $80 billion for research and development.” This budget is 7.5 percent higher than the current year’s. Even Defense experts are surprised at how generous the Bush administration is willing to be with the taxpayers’ money, in light of a faltering economy and deep cuts to domestic programs: “The expectation has been that it can’t continue to increase as it has,” Phil Finnegan, a defense analyst at the Teal Group in Fairfax, said of defense spending. “But it has surprised everyone to see how long this increase has continued. This budget was a great budget for all defense contractors.” [...] “The fiscal year 2009 budget may be about as good as it gets for defense contractors,” said Steve Kosiak, vice president of budget studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. “We have had eight years of quite dramatic growth in [the Defense Department's] weapons acquisition accounts. (basically giving huge control over to these companies and paying them millions for the same work that OUR troops do without the oversight, laws, and treaties by the United States)

Allowed the continued and imposed less restrictions on WALL street and large corporations concluding to a 700 billion dollar hand-out to them all while MILLIONS of AMERICANS LOST THEIR JOBS, HOMES, AND BUSINESSES.

SAT by and watched victims of KATRINA suffer. Doing little to help, but if that had happened in say Hollywood or NEW YORK they would have been all over it.

Bush spent at Camp David to all or part of 487 days. Yes, that's 487 days. And Camp David is not even where the president has spent the most time when not at the White House: Knoller reports that Mr. Bush has made 77 visits to his ranch in Crawford during his presidency, and spent all or part of 490 days there. WOW more than any other president on VACATION, and while the US was at WAR!!!!

So I guess OBAMA is not accomplishing anything... No, he's horrible for this country. I could do more digging but I'm done. There's a laundry list of things that the BUSH admin did to help this country. Well the RICH and all powerful, as well as help wallstreet, the banks, and anyone but 95% of Americans. HE made our Country loved around the world, and really helped our security. Yeah they had it all figured out. Now I don't agree with all of Obama's decisions, but he's done a lot in 9 months. I hope that in the next 3 years and hopefully more, he'll do many more things and hopefully get more of a spine. I apploud him on working with Russia, France, Britain, and China with IRAN and because of it there is TALK with IRAN as well as NORTH KOREA. Re-thinking Afghanistan is very important, and shifting towards a more "coalition" style agenda in that region is much more efficient. But hey you all can keep pushing the HATE agenda, hoping Obama fails, and voting for people who really don't have your needs in minds but if your in that top 1% which has more wealth than 95% of us then go a head, Keep calling Obama a socialist, Marxist, fascist, communist as well as any kind of reform that will really bring this country back to a stable field.
For the record these are the definitions of Marxist, fascist, communist

Marxism 1. the doctrines developed from the political, economie, and social theories of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and their followers: dialectical materialism, a labor-based theory of wealth, an economie class struggle leading to revolution, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the eventual development of a classless society. 2. the contributions to these doctrines in the interpretations of Lenin

[Fascism is] a genuinely revolutionary, trans-class form of anti-liberal, and in the last analysis, anti-conservative nationalism. As such it is an ideology deeply bound up with modernization and modernity, one which has assumed a considerable variety of external forms to adapt itself to the particular historical and national context in which it appears, and has drawn a wide range of cultural and intellectual currents, both left and right, anti-modern and pro-modern, to articulate itself as a body of ideas, slogans, and doctrine. In the inter-war period it manifested itself primarily in the form of an elite-led "armed party" which attempted, mostly unsuccessfully, to generate a populist mass movement through a liturgical style of politics and a programme of radical policies which promised to overcome a threat posed by international socialism, to end the degeneration affecting the nation under liberalism, and to bring about a radical renewal of its social, political and cultural life as part of what was widely imagined to be the new era being inaugurated in Western civilization. The core mobilizing myth of fascism which conditions its ideology, propaganda, style of politics and actions is the vision of the nation's imminent rebirth from decadence. Paxton wrote that fascism is: a form of political behavior marked by obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation or victimhood and by compensatory cults of unity, energy and purity, in which a mass-based party of committed nationalist militants, working in uneasy but effective collaboration with traditional elites, abandons democratic liberties and pursues with redemptive violence and without ethical or legal restraints goals of internal cleansing and external expansion

Communism- a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. - a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party

Socialism refers to various theories of economic organization advocating public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources, and a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with a method of compensation based on the amount of labor expended

Keep in mind the US has always had a sort of socialism. Republicans if anything are Fascists. They want corporations to control the government and they have done a great job of it since Reagan. Do you really want our government ran by them? I mean the largest companies dictating what our country does? I know I don't want Intel and Microsoft in the senate for Oregon.