- New Responsible and ethically pure government: Obama nominates three cabinet members who did not pay all their taxes (Daschle, Geithner, forgetting the other). Does not release visitor log for White House. Lobbyists make billions in 2009, best year ever!
- New Age of International Relations: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton uses "reset button" to symbolize change in relations with Russia. Problem is button is mislabeled and thus far relations have not changed. Obama and Clinton fail to get new Strategic Arms Agreement done by deadline at end of 2009. No new sanctions on Iran, North Korea. No progress on Israel-Palestinian conflict. Venezuelan President still hates US. Snubs Great Britain, France, Israel, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic and Georgia. All allies.
- Jobs: Federal Stimulus includes programs to protect habitat of frogs in San Francisco (real job creator). Stimulus website touts new jobs that do not exist in Congressional districts and ZIP codes that do not exist. Most of Stimulus not spent in 2009 and yet it was jammed through Congress so quickly because of some sort of sense of urgency ???
- The Czars: Green Jobs Czar Van Jones cannot define what a green job is, as well as numerous public statements that eventually get him fired. No one undestands why there are dozens of czars how much authority they have and why they are not vetted.
- Fiscal Discipline: Trillion dollar deficits, National Debt exploding, and solution to all is more spending.
- Post-Racial President: Obama makes statement of "police acting stupidly" regarding arrest of black professor. Facts later come out that is was not racially motivated and professor was being disorderly and profane. Obama later has "Beer Summit" where he and professor refuse to apologize or admit fault in any way.
- Supporting the Troops: Homeland Security Report warns of possible "right-wing extremists" plotting against government and include returning veterans as possible threats. Believes Fort Hood was act of single maniac, does not visit wounded troops. Somehow gun control becomes issue. Agrees to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, announces it at West Point and basically apologizes for doing it and makes excuses for why he has to do it.
- Will of the people: Democratic Healthcare Plan is challenged for costing $1 trillion, including death panels, cutting billions from Medicare. During Town Halls people protest strongly, Democrats dismiss the protests as "Un-American", "astroturf", and financed by the insurance companies, Republican Party, Darth Vader, etc.
- Demagoguery: Obama insinuates that doctors perform unnecessary procedures to get paid, insurance companies don't cover patients because of their love of profits, then goes onto blame Republicans for obstructing the bill even though he can't get his own party to approve it.
- Tea Parties are quickly dismissed by the media, the President, and Democrats as astroturf, Un-American, a bunch of right-wing nut jobs, and "Tea Baggers"...protests turn out to massive and widespread.
- No more Politics as usual: Democrats buy off Sen. Landrieu (LA) and Sen. Nelson (NE) with millions in government handouts for their states in order to get their vote on the Senate Healthcare Plan. Negotiations are closed door and bill is not posted online. Negotiations between House and Senate Democrats with President are also closed to public.
- Special Interests: Healthcare Plan to include tax on "cadillac" health insurance plans that many labor unions get for their members. Obama bends and exempts them from the tax to get their support.
- Embrassing America: Obama bows to King of Saudi Arabia, Emperor of Japan, and few other heads of state
- Global Warming: Obama claims evidence of Global Warming is vast and overwhelming just months after evidence comes up that Environmental studies have been manipulated to show significant changes in temperature. Democrats want investigation into the leaks, not the actual allegations of the leak itself. Cap and Trade passes House with NO Republican input.
- Bipartisanship: Republicans shut out of legislative negotiations and work on Healthcare, Cap and Trade, Immigration, Jobs Bill (Stimulus), and just about every other important bill.
- State of the Union: Obama lectures Democrats on their inability to get his agenda passed, lectures Republicans on being more agreeable and less obstructionist, lectures Supreme Court on their recent decision, lectures the people on not understanding his ideas, lectures the media and pundits for being too partisan, he is above blame. Says "I" and "me" more than any other words. Claims he has created 2 million jobs (where?). Its not his fault its Bush's fault, but we need to get past partisan politics and look ahead. Hmmm.
Studies show Obama is the most divisive President of the modern era. His approval ratings have dropped steadily from 65% to 45% in one year, the biggest drop among recent Presidents. He has had more conferences, speeches, and interviews than any President of recent memory. He has done more political fundraising than any recent President.
And people wonder where this Tea Party movement came from... It was inevitable. Anyone as divisive as this man is will generate a large and potent opposition, especially in a center-right country. Obama has splintered this country, made it weaker, and put us in such a fiscal crisis, that it may take years to undo the damage.
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