The Budget Battle

[Praxeas]

My main disagreement with the whole HealthCare overhaul thing? It was NOT what this nation needed as a focus. This budget should have been fixed a long time ago instead of arguing over health care.

Jobs and the Economy, our budget....those are what Americans were facing at the end of Bush's term and beginning of Obama.

But they made Health Care the main priority

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

My main disagreement with the whole HealthCare overhaul thing? It was NOT what this nation needed as a focus. This budget should have been fixed a long time ago instead of arguing over health care.

Jobs and the Economy, our budget....those are what Americans were facing at the end of Bush's term and beginning of Obama.

But they made Health Care the main priority

That was one of his major campaign issues so of course it was a priority.

[Socialite]

Originally Posted by jfrog

That was one of his major campaign issues so of course it was a priority.

And some would argue that's one of the primary issues people chose to vote for him on.

[Praxeas]

I don't think so. People voted a Democrat in to vote the Republicans out because they were tired of the war and the general direction of the nation including the economy.

He ran on an anti war platform too. He voted against Iraq right?

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I don't think so. People voted a Democrat in to vote the Republicans out because they were tired of the war and the general direction of the nation including the economy.

He ran on an anti war platform too. He voted against Iraq right?

And it appears to me he is keeping us out of new wars and keeping our allies fairly happy... Something previous presidents have failed to do...

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by jfrog

And it appears to me he is keeping us out of new wars and keeping our allies fairly happy... Something previous presidents have failed to do...

I beg to differ. Remaining in Afghanistan is not being anti-war.

Nor is military interventions in Libya. That is war.

Bill Clinton was the same way. No fly zone in Iraq, bombing campaign and US troops under NATO in Serbia.

They are all into wars.

The point is though, what our nation needs is money, jobs...budget cut backs. That seems to be the priority to me for the nation

[Socialite]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I don't think so. People voted a Democrat in to vote the Republicans out because they were tired of the war and the general direction of the nation including the economy.

He ran on an anti war platform too. He voted against Iraq right?

Legit point. I think he's realizing how hard it is to withdraw. I see some consistency (as well as inconsistency ironically) in his Libya handling. On the one hand, he's making war, on the other, he's involving the international community. This is exactly what he said during the debates. So far, no big Iranian stand-offs either.

We can speculate if people were more anti-Bush Republicans or not, but he ran with a message, and I think he'd assume that was his mandate to deliver on his promise?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Socialite

Legit point. I think he's realizing how hard it is to withdraw. I see some consistency (as well as inconsistency ironically) in his Libya handling. On the one hand, he's making war, on the other, he's involving the international community. This is exactly what he said during the debates. So far, no big Iranian stand-offs either.

We can speculate if people were more anti-Bush Republicans or not, but he ran with a message, and I think he'd assume that was his mandate to deliver on his promise?

And Gitmo...he could not keep his promise on that. Politicians will say anything to get elected.

Back to the point. The federal government is gonna shut down...had we taken care of this in the beginning we might not be here.

Yet on "Health Care" it's had limited effect so far and appears to have some major issues that might be rescinded..

It seems to be the budget and jobs should have been #1

BTW anyone want to guess how much more billions we blew in Libya?

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I don't think so. People voted a Democrat in to vote the Republicans out because they were tired of the war and the general direction of the nation including the economy.

He ran on an anti war platform too. He voted against Iraq right?

Let me help you remember

The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

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