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'Ready to lead'

. . . for our Nation's sake, that President Obama is ready to lead, though he's off to a poor start. Stumbling over the oath and then, as his very first official act, stopping the trials of Al Qaeda terrorists in Guantanamo doesn't give me a lot of confidence.

Let'a all pray he can recover quickly.

Now, let's take a closer look into this statement. Let's read between those lines also. Honesty (I have NEVER heard a liberal tell the truth), courage (to bring back our troops ASAP, so that they can still kill off themself faster and destroy the oil feelds) and fair play (blocking what the majority in the US Senate of Republicans want), tolerance (same sex marriage and abortion on demand)and curiosity (on where's our checks as promised, and how soon will the liberal's toss us into another Great Depression, and when will the New World Order start up, plus how soon will our retirement be totaly lost for good and when will the Market really crash for good) , loyalty (to the socialist utopian system) and patriotism (to the flags of other third world countries that believe in true socialism) that have never been the bedrock of America's success, President Barack H. Obama declared (in a whisper mode under his breath). Both before and after Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th U.S. president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in front of the Capitol in Washington DC.

Ready to:
1. tax
2. spend
3. blow your tax money on a failed (erroneously named) "bailout" package
4. implement socialist policy
5. continue to support failed union policy at the expense of tax payers

Barack will lead this country into long term financial doom.

I really don't think Prez Obama is ready to lead anything. The American people and the players in the region are going to know that we are serious about dealing with the Middle East, dealing with Iran, dealing with Afghanistan and Pakistan on the diplomatic front and not just on the military front. Does Obama really believe that Afghanistan and Pakistan, if not Iran, haven't been dealt with successfully on the diplomatic front?. Barack Obama was elected promising change, and a new direction in both domestic and foreign policies. Yes it's true, they say, "a picture is worth 1,000 words", right?. Then let's be politically correct here, President Obama (with a Muslim name) is not the first African-American in The White House, that's a lie, let's tell the truth here. Biologically: white parent and black parent = bi-racial. But really, the biracial community is a group unto itself and should be defined as such by those who are biracial and no one else. Personaly, I don't believe he knows what box to check, nor how to slove the problem's in the middle east either.

Re: Sincerely hope; the stumble belongs to Justice Roberts, who administered the oath of office; he got the order of the words mixed up. President Obama noticed and the pause gave Roberts time to correct his mistake.

Re: Bro Upchuck; You have read your own interpretation to the speech given by Pres. Obama. Did you listen at all or were you too busy getting your dander up? Come on folks let�s work together to improve our country. Put the negative stuff away. Do your part to make this a better country. By the by; Barack is not a Muslim name; it is an African name. It might surprise you to know that the name appears in the biblical story of the prophetess Deborah.

"Put the negative stuff away. Do your part to make this a better country"

I totally agree with that.

As a single white male who has had his wealth redistributed for years to educate the children of Utah's conservative voters, I'm sick of the whining of people who for the most part have NEVER paid their own way! Yah Obama's a socialist. Bush is a socialist. Our goofy legislature is socialist and most the clowns on this blog are socialist.

Love the "its time to play nice from the leftists in this country." 8 years of vitriol and divisiveness, now its time to "put negative stuff away." It must be nice making the rules society plays by. Must be nice playing god!
Regarding Obama: Of course he is not ready to lead, because he's no leader! Look at his votes in his short tenure in the senate. (luke warm) not willing to take a stand.
Personally, I think he has no gravitas!

Bro Chuck: You are a sad, small, angry little person. Fortunately for you, we 'liberals' allow you to be who you think you are. There is no reason for such negativity. Its a new day - try and enjoy it. I know I will.....

I agree with those who want to see our new President succeed. However two keys to success will be for him to distance himself from wealth redistribution programs and listening to his own far left extremist party leaders in Congress.

Clearly the most shame and disgrace earned by any entity leading up to this election lies with the biased liberal media. Not that Obama isn't or wasn't qualified....we never got a balanced, unbiased perspective of Obama, his qualifications, his experience, his associations and his past. What we got was slanted coverage of McCain/Palin and silk glove treatment of Obama/Biden.

The citizens of this country deserve better than biased propaganda.

The liberal media has cheapened the concept of a "free press" in this country. Their refusal to act as a form of "checks and balances" for the people is a disgrace that will be critically judged by history.

The liberal media in this country will never be ready for prime time.

Talk about bitterness. You must have been a Palin supporter. Don't worry you will get another shot at destroying the country for self-greed come 2012. For now, lets try to work together and make sure there is still a country left for you to destroy. Deal? :-D

How typically liberal! Always blaming someone else.

Obama supposedly memorized the oath and still could not say it.

But let's blame some else, and if they are a conservative, a religious person, or a republican, then even better.

Re: 12:41 pm & 2:31 pm

Thank you for your kind liberal thought's. And, thank God President BHO did not get that job through afirmative action and quotas in the work place to. I HAD A DREAM also, that Dream was Sarah Palin / McCain 2008. I guess I will now wait till 2012 for that dream to come true. Ironies true conservatives like myself noted during the Obama love-fest on TV. Animal Planet was poorly represented at Inauguration, at least by its living inhabitants. Liberals may be pro-PETA, but when the temperature drops, so does their commitment to protecting Mother Earth and her furry friends. One of our sources walking in the Inauguration crowds yesterday counted over two hundred fur coats within eight blocks. Phase 1 of the Economic Stimulus Plan was enacted: feed the public Obama memorabilia (not sold at Wal Mart). And, finally, as cold as it was for the Inaugural, wouldn't our new dearly belobed president have been wise to wear ear warmers?. Maybe he was a little too hopeful on the global warming schedule. Everything I say and do is the truth. If truth hurts - to bad.

On 'Frontline' they interviewed Tom Daschel on how he helped Pres. Obama decide to run for President.

Summarizing: '... I told him to run before too long in the Senate, since he won't have to explain his voting record!" ... now we know who helped start all the 'Present' votes.

At least now he can't just vote present.

"Ready to lead?" What part of his past experience could possibly lead to that conclusion? Obama is the least qualified President ever elected!

Good public speaking does not a good leader make.

But I am ready and willing to be impressed.

Or disappointed.

Why can't one of you have an honest debate without calling people you disagree with degrading names?

"Ready to dictate - Obama's first 100 days" So far, he's proven more than willing to push thru his agenda, I'll give him that. Too bad it's catastrophic to the next generation of Americans. Oh well, as historians say, "Easy come, easy go." May be the country that rises from out ash after the next dark age will be wiser than us.

At long last I can travel overseas and not be ashamed of who is my President. Obama: I love yah. Keep up the good work.

The guy is a feckless, untalented upstart with a big mouth.

As he stated, he won. He won all the marbles. Now he and his Democrat friends Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and all the rest of the thieving Democrat in Congress can rob the treasury of all our (remaining) tax dollars. And what money we don't now have for them to gobble up they will pass the bill to following generations.

The Dems have hit the jackpot!!

=@stillinut84651 (12:41 p.m.):

>>>Come on folks let�s work together to improve our country. Put the negative stuff away. Do your part to make this a better country.<<<

Was that your same advise when Bush was in the White House?