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The Four-Year Honeymoon
Weekly Standard, by Fred Barnes

Original Article

Posted By:JoniTx, 1/5/2013 4:55:07 PM

President Obama never disappoints. When the monthly unemployment rate fails to drop, forget it. What’s important is the number of jobs created. But when the rate actually does drop, forget the growth (or lack of it) in jobs. It’s the rate that matters. And don’t blame Obama for the persistence of slow economic growth and high joblessness. That’s the “new normal.” As for the millions of dropouts from the job market, that’s no big deal, hardly worth more than a passing mention.(Snip) No president in my lifetime has been covered so favorably and so gingerly.

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: 2dogs, 1/5/2013 5:37:59 PM     (No. 9100702)

And where are our silent elected Republicans?


Reply 2 - Posted by: ruready?, 1/5/2013 5:38:28 PM     (No. 9100704)

My angst is primarily because I do not understand what is going on. I have never seen anything like it. Obama is one stud if he can kick a Clinton to the curb. Could it be that Obama is going forth "conquering, and to conquer". As the pastor of First Baptist, Dallas is onto something about "Obama paving the way".

Not trying on my tin hat just yet - but something different is going on. Can´t you smell the electricity in the air?


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: Coy860, 1/5/2013 6:28:08 PM     (No. 9100748)

#2. not sure I feel electricity in the air, but I do see a seething resentment and anger and arrogance in many of the 14% of the population, now that one of their own is President.
I was naive enough to think that we were all Americans, grew up in a mixed neighborhood and really, really was not aware of racial division as a kid growing up.
Fast forward to 2013, and I see a President putting us all in our own little boxes, separated by race, gender, economics, age, education, etc.
Separate and divided. BY democrat PLAN. With the assistance of the msm.
Questioning the fiscal policy of this man makes a person "racist". Questioning the foreign policy of this man makes one "racist"..get the idea?
Now I seethe and feel resentful. This is not going to end well, I fear.


Reply 4 - Posted by: mizzmac, 1/5/2013 6:38:35 PM     (No. 9100759)

The press will never hold this president accountable for his actions. They don´t want to, and even if they did, they don´t have the courage or integrity to do so. But Republicans should. Conservatives should. Every conservative elected official should directly criticize his lies, evasions, and gutless silence when he should speak. Take it to him, every time. Tell the truth and don´t pull any punches. This man is so ill equipped to deal with criticism (or with the truth) that he will fold like a cheap tent. He can´t take the heat. He´s spineless. All hat. No cattle.


Reply 5 - Posted by: JediJerry, 1/5/2013 7:00:45 PM     (No. 9100769)

I unpacked a box of dishes today. It was a box of dishes I packed because I couldn´t afford rent on my apartment anymore and I actually moved in to my office to live for about a month until a friend let me couch camp in his living room. That was the time my business disappeared overnight. 9 months later I had lost everythig I owned. All gone. I had put that box of dishes into storage along with a few other posessions. I looked at the date of the newspaper I used to wrap my plates bowls and glasses in.
It was December 15, 2007. Now a little over 5 years later my business is completely gone as an Architect. My California license is due for renewall in February for $300.00. I am letting it go. What´s the use. I don´t have the money and no business where I actually need it to work. That´s the new normal for me. Thanks Barry, hope you had fun in Hawaii. Looks like Hawaii for Christmas and New Years is the new normal for Zippy and his Wookie.


Reply 6 - Posted by: Nimby, 1/5/2013 7:22:42 PM     (No. 9100785)

What can one expect from dbags who parade as reporters?


Reply 7 - Posted by: Coy860, 1/5/2013 7:29:48 PM     (No. 9100791)

#5. Please try to renew your license.
My younger son planned to be an Architect, but lost his ambition and chose drug addiction. YOU did it, you passed those boards..please don´t give up.
OR perhaps try to relocate in TX or FL.
Failure can be an opportunity, if you let it be.
Good Luck.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: TXknitter, 1/5/2013 7:36:42 PM     (No. 9100796)

#5, please come to Texas. Do not give up. You have too much going for you. Many others would never have gotten as far - just keep going. You are going to be in my prayers.


Reply 9 - Posted by: strike3, 1/5/2013 8:21:24 PM     (No. 9100811)

The people who have been pushing the affirmative action and diversity agendas for the past fifty years will not let 0bama fail. Even if he is more naive and stupid than Jimmy Carter, as mouthy and arrogant as muhammed ali and as clueless as Joy Bahar. They will prop him up with everything they have, including the kitchen sink.

The simple truth is that he doesn´t have what it takes to lead this country in normal times. In this problem-laden atmosphere he really sucks.


Reply 10 - Posted by: zephyrgirl, 1/5/2013 8:36:13 PM     (No. 9100828)

I´ve seen this many times over my working career - an affirmative action hire/promotion can´t cut the mustard, and everyone bends over backwards to prop him/her up long past the time it is obvious that he/she can´t do the job. Eventually, they´re quietly retired or moved over to the side and someone competent takes over to clean up the mess. Unfortunately, it can´t happen to BO. We´re stuck with him for four more years.


Reply 11 - Posted by: snapper451, 1/5/2013 9:21:37 PM     (No. 9100859)

#5 - Please do not let Barry win by beating you. As noted in earlier posts - please come to Florida or Texas. If you lose - Obama wins and we can not let that happen. You are in our prayers as well.


Reply 12 - Posted by: saraguay, 1/5/2013 10:47:02 PM     (No. 9100942)

yes. where are the silent, compliant republican "leaders?" i, for one, can´t be more disgusted with the bunch in the house who are the only firewall between america and evil. silence. silence. silence. compliance.


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: DaBigGuy, 1/6/2013 12:09:34 AM     (No. 9100999)

FTA: "But the press corps loves to zing presidents for reneging on campaign vows."

After Zero was elected, he said he would cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. You know, because these debts are unpatriotic. Gee, I was so sure the press would bring this trillion dollar deficit thing up during the "supposed fiscal cliff" debate, or whenever Zero brings one of his DOA zero-vote-getting budgets to Congress, or when they sweet talk innocuous questions to him at his rare press conferences. Ow, my ears hurt from the sound of media crickets.

Let´s face it, the press corpsemen could have a field day with Zero´s habitual lies and self-contradictions. It´s despicable that we have both a president and a press corpse so completely devoid of ethics.


Reply 14 - Posted by: Wetlandz, 1/6/2013 12:25:38 AM     (No. 9101006)

I´ve never seen anything like the Teflon Thug er President we have now. #5 Texas isn´t far enough away from this tyranny so I´m making my plans. Sure I´m stupefied by the house leadership, Boehner is the wrong man at the wrong time too. The press is on standby to assassinate the GOP opposition, until the freebies stop and chaos errupts we are in a lose lose situation.


Reply 15 - Posted by: Trigger2, 1/6/2013 5:45:43 AM     (No. 9101079)

Peelousy, who ranted and raved about Bush´s 5.6% unemployment rate is now bragging about the 7.8% unemployment rate. Isn´t she just so special than she can turn on a dime and lie through her dentures and the drive-by media just sucks it up as divine wisdom?


Reply 16 - Posted by: Rather Read, 1/6/2013 5:49:31 AM     (No. 9101080)

#5 Please don´t give up. Go somewhere - anywhere and do whatever it takes to keep a roof over your head until our long national nightmare is over.


Reply 17 - Posted by: pineledger, 1/6/2013 6:00:28 AM     (No. 9101090)

Children always have an answer for everything.


   

 

  


 

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