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“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure.  It is a sign that the US Government can not pay its own bills.  It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies.  Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally.  Leadership means that, "the buck stops here.'  Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren.  America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”

-- Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006

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To think that I actually agreed with him then.

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Some informed voters:

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why couldn't the rest of the country see then what we saw from the beginning. obama is all flash and no substance. and he's a one trick pony if i ever seen one. how many times now in recent months, have the networks covered his over-hyped prime time speeches? how many times now have we heard a "major policy address," that only turned out to be the same talking points, and the same defeated political ideas.

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Hmm...good question.  I have to admit that back in the old myspace forum, though I said Obama scared me, I never truly realized he'd be this terrible.  I say terrible rather than incompetent because imo, Obama went out of his way to not do things most Republicans would do.

A lot of gimmicky things like 'cash for clunkers'.  Intentionally tripling the nation's debt.  (He couldnt have thought that would really create jobs).  Intentionally snubbing foreign allies (c'mon...no president is THAT stupid).  Intentionally attempting to cozy up to people and nations who clearly hate our guts.  Surrounding himself with tax cheats and radical leftists?  Geez, I never dreamed he'd go that far.