Posted by
Garnet92 on Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:00:11 PM
I’ve got a few predictions to share. All I ask is that you (just for a moment) consider how much truth there MIGHT be in what I’m saying.
I believe that many of those who vote for Obama are voting for their messiah. He embodies hope and change and is all that a man could (and should) be. He is a bright, articulate, good-looking rock upon which they can build a great new world. On what evidence do they base that belief? None - Obama is accomplishment-challenged. Their belief in him is rooted in faith - faith that he will do things that will benefit his flock. In short, he is their savior. To black folks, he also represents their race – the first of their kind to lead the country.” Will Obama lead us to the “promised land” that MLK spoke of?
I don’t think so … (you knew that was coming, didn’t you?)
Obama is the one of the “rookiest” of the 100 senators (86th) and (even as President) will have a tough time exerting any appreciable influence over the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Ted Kennedy, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Barney Frank, et al. On the contrary, they will control him. If he is elected, he will become the Signer-in-Chief, a rubber stamp for whatever Nancy and Harry agree to inflict on our ailing democracy.
Obama has voted according to the democrat position 96.5% of the time on 340 votes. He has done what he was told to do – toe the party line, almost 100% of the time. He is not the kind of man who will bite the hand that feeds (elects) him. He owes his position to the DNC and he will not buck them.
Obama has exhibited no “maverick” streak – that is, no propensity to take control and follow his vision or logic when it conflicts with his political peers. This holds true during his entire adult life (college student, community organizer, state senator, U.S. Senator).
Based on these observations, I believe that a vote for Obama is, in effect, voting for an administration run by junta – a junta made up of Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden, Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Chuck Schumer, Dianne Feinstein, et al. The dems were solely responsible for the recent credit/Fannie/Freddie fiasco and we should give them carte blanche access to the population's money supply? How bad could they screw things up next time?
If the House and Senate have filibuster-proof majorities and Obama is the Rubber-Stanp-in-Chief, liberal democrats are free to enact anything that suits their fancy. They can (and will) gerrymander-via-bill, ensuring that they can never be voted out of office. They will reinstitute the "Fairness Doctrine," enact socialized healthcare, amnesty for illegals, ban our guns, take more of our money via taxes, teach socialistic concepts in our schools, diminish Christians to second-class citizens, support gay marriage, reduce our military capabilities ("speak softly but carry a big feather duster"), embrace the United Nations, pour sugar into the gas tank of our economic engine, and on and on. Is this really what the majority of Americans want? No, too many are being fooled into thinking that those things can't happen. That kind of "faith" can be lethal to the American Dream.
Remember that they are the leaders of the congress which currently sports an 15% approval rating (source: Real Clear Politics) – even lower than President Bush's 29%. A fifteen percent approval and some want to give them more influence?
When the dems took control at the beginning of 2007, congress’ approval shot up to 34% because democrats hoped that everything would be better. Now, here we are at the end of October (almost two years later) and they have a 15% rating. Did that hope of January, 2007 translate into reality twenty-one months later? Not according to 85% of the populace – it didn’t improve – it got worse – much worse.
Is Obama going to whip these miscreants into shape? No chance. Rather, he will do as he is told. He will be directed by congressional leadership and the rabid left and we’ll get more of the same arrogant, out-of-touch, tax and spend, Socialistic congressional activity that we’ve come to expect. The real problem is that they can make themselves unstoppable. That’s too bad – we, the people, deserve better.