So I don't do political posts very often. As I hope to work in an industry peopled by the wealthier of my fellow Americans, I'm trying to learn to keep certain opinions to myself.
However, regarding last night, I'd just like to say: President Obama kicked some serious ass, and it was actually entertaining to watch him do it. At a few points, even the Republicans were shamed into getting up and acknowledging that he was right. he hit every point he's been criticized on, and he didn't falter. He brought up the fact that if Republicans want to act like children and filibuster everything, they're going to share in the responsibility when nothing gets done. He even managed to crack a couple of jokes.
There were a couple of low points, however, that I couldn't ignore. At more than one point, he brought up the last eight years. Now, he may have been absolutely right (Bush did suck something awful) but it really clashed with his call for partisanship. Also, and maybe I'm just reading too much into things, but Michelle Obama looked pissed about something. I have the distinct feeling that Mr. Obama slept on the presidential couch last night.
But in the end, he still hit a homerun. Instead of yielding to criticism that he's trying to handle too much, he simply and logically made his case, and then made it clear that he wasn't backing down. He also called for a legislative response to the recent mindblowlingly irresponsible decision of the Supreme Court to allow corporations to donate all the money they want to the campaigns. And most of all, he showed not one whit of fear, or even nervousness. Barack Obama may not be able to part the red seas and usher in a golden age of peace and prosperity, but he sure as hell plans to try.
The gentleman from Virginia who delivered the rebuttal, it seemed to me, was wary of actually saying much in his speech. He stuck to some general rhetoric and token concession; he made some vague implications that the administration was wrong, but shied away from making any specific criticism. Still, it served as a reminder that just because somebody wants to actually deal with the issues doesn't mean that his camp is just going to let them.
In the end though... I think we got a shot of putting a few of this country's pieces back together.
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firstly, love you. love what you do. secondly you are so blinded and naive.
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–adjective 1. having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
2. having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has a very naive attitude toward politics.
the obama rethoric is the thing of right now, but eventually, the gilding will fall off that lily. Yes he is educated, yes he has good intentions, but lets face it, he's a politician like any other. Buying into the scam of hope is no different then buying into the rally cry for war after 9\11. It's an unrealistic fairy tale. Simply and truly. your rose colored glasses are sweet and refreshing, as always, but take them off for 5 minutes and really, the fact stands that e really hasnt changed shit in his first year of office. period.