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Title: Welcome to Jimmy Carter’s 2nd term
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Washington Times
URL Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news ... s-2nd-term/?page=all#pagebreak
Published: Jul 13, 2011
Author: Charles Hurt
Post Date: 2011-07-13 13:06:38 by jwpegler
Keywords: None
Views: 9749
Comments: 15
It has taken three decades, but Americans are finally living through Jimmy Carter’s second term. Now we’ve got Jimmy Jr. barking at us from the White House about eating our peas and ripping off our Band-Aid. He might not even let us have our Social Security checks. These are just the latest in a long line of nagging lectures. Already, we have been taught how we should sneeze into the crook of our arm. We need to drive less. And we need to caulk up those drafty houses of ours. What ever happened to the soaring rhetoric and big bold ideas President Obama promised us in that historic election of his? Is this what he meant by a new kind of politics? If so, no thanks. Oh, and it is not new. Jimmy already dragged us through all this once and we just barely survived it. One of the most unpleasant things about Mr. Carter was the condescending disdain he could barely disguise for struggling Americans and their irritating malaise. Increasingly, Jimmy Jr. is having difficulty concealing that very same disdain for us as the political winds around him turn hostile and all of his bright ideas lie fallow as nothing more than socialist hocus-pocus. But even Mr. Carter never laid bare so baldly and plainly as Mr. Obama did earlier this week his deep-seated contempt for this whole annoying process we call “democracy.” The problem with reaching a deal to raise the debt ceiling, he explained in a long sermon, is that there is this huge wave of Republicans who won control of the House in the last election by promising not to raise any more taxes and to cut the absurd overspending that has driven this town for decades. He bemoaned - in public - that these Republicans are more concerned about the “next election” rather than doing “what’s right for the country.” In other words, he is saying the honorable thing would be for these Republicans to ignore the expressed wishes of voters, break their campaign promises and raise taxes. Wow. As if the whole problem of Washington spending us into oblivion is the fault of stingy taxpayers and stupid voters. And what we really need is Jimmy Jr., who knows what is best for us despite what we may think. Continuing his lecture, Mr. Obama then complained about America’s “political process, where folks are rewarded for saying irresponsible things to win elections.” How did this man get past sixth-grade social studies, much less Iowa? When Mr. Obama finished his sermon about the contemptible Republicans keeping faith with their voters like a bunch of chumps, he then turned to his own intentions - and revealed even more of his contempt for us. All this talk about “raising revenue” - the deceitful line he uses to describe raising taxes - has been most unhelpful, he said. “I want to be crystal clear,” he said. “Nobody has talked about increasing taxes now. Nobody has talked about increasing taxes next year.” So when would these tax hikes that he is demanding take effect? In 2013, well after Mr. Obama must face voters for re-election. Lucky for us, it appears more and more unlikely every day that we will have to suffer through a third term of Jimmy Carter‘s.
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#1. To: jwpegler (#0)
I just posted this over on Facebook. Those of us that lived through Carter's disasterous Presidency realized the comparision to Owe-bama's 18 months ago. Remember the posters HERE that screamed to the rooftops 'No its not like Carter!'? And then claimed those of us that remarked upon the similiarities were soooo wrong? Kinda amusing to recall who those posters were, and note they don't claim 'we' were wrong today.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
There was a candidate and party who opposed Carter There is no opposition to Obama - just a lot of bloviating. You can't beat something with nothing.
I'm still trying to figure who's currently getting those 21 percent mortgages with a big balloon payment due in five years. But I do agree Carter was stupid as he let the banking industry try to rape and ruin the economy, as did his successor. The Pubbies learned from Carter that you save the rape and ruin for the second term.
17 percent real unemployment, $4/gal gasoline and we ALL get the big balloon payment when the dollar is not even worth toilet paper, buttercup.
Actually gas was much higher under Bush, and percentage wise under Nixon. Jobs shed at over a million under Bush in just one year. And my neighborhood went from speaking English to Spanish in the two year span of 2004-2006. But then you gloom and doomers were too busy cashing in to complain because he was your boy and it was your trough.
It's difficult, but do try to stay on topic, dear. The topic, BTW, was Mr. Peanut.
This govt is drinking urine - salt water ! How much would we save if we deunionized the govt ! New tag line ... goldi's going to bang - whack me --- will be here posting full time !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
will be here posting full time !
Actually no president is an island. They all learn from each other's mistakes which was a point I made in stating although a little obtusely that Reagan/Bush learned from Carter's. I guess it went over your head. I'll put it more concrete terms next time.
Contact the ACLU, rear admiral bunsup will get you reparations.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
whatever.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
I love the cartoon -- it's perfect
In the wagon all govt freebies !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
+1
#2. To: jwpegler (#0)
#3. To: Badeye (#1)
(Edited)
#4. To: mininggold (#3)
I'm still trying to figure who's currently getting those 21 percent mortgages with a big balloon payment due in five years.
#5. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#4)
17 percent real unemployment, $4/gal gasoline and we ALL get the big balloon payment when the dollar is not even worth toilet paper, buttercup.
#6. To: mininggold (#5)
#7. To: jwpegler (#0)
Increasingly, Jimmy Jr. is having difficulty concealing that very same disdain for us as the political winds around him turn hostile and all of his bright ideas lie fallow as nothing more than socialist hocus-pocus.
#8. To: BorisY (#7)
goldi's going to bang - whack me ---
#9. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#6)
#10. To: BorisY, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#7)
(Edited)
goldi's going to bang - whack me ---
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#11. To: mininggold (#3)
#12. To: BorisY (#7)
Stupid, stubborn and stoned is no way to go through life
#13. To: jwpegler (#12)
#14. To: jwpegler (#12)
#15. To: BorisY (#14)
Any fourth grade history student knows socialism has failed in every country, at every time in history -- Vladimir Putin
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