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Don't you all get it yet! It's 2008 and we've all moved on to a more transparent world. You are only kidding yourself, get over it the BEST man won on the day.
We as conservative Americans must support him when he agrees with our positions, vigorously but respectfully oppose him when we disagree and pray that he governs from the center since America is essentially split down the middle in political ideologies.
The pendulum will swing the other direction if President Obama and the expanded Democratic congress rule from the far left with a heavy hand. The 2010 congressional elections will be a thermometer of the next two years.
Political Prophet: what a terrible thing to even joke about. And you weren't joking.
I don't like Obama but I would never encourage loons.)***********************************
His celebration and revival election party reminded me of a black church meeting. Everyone jumping up and down and feeling the �Spirit�. But the good feelings ended quickly when the world markets began looking into this new presidents desires for tax and spend and American isolation on the World Trade markets and NAFTA. Also his desires to withdraw American forces from Iraq and whatever else he plans to do in Afghanistan or Pakistan. Remember: �I will do whatever it takes to get Bin Laden.� When the market dropped almost �500′ points I knew then that we don�t have to worry about a Democrat controlled Congress or a Black president. The world is now out of any presidents or Congressional control, ask Bush. And those poor black people that were crying and weeping for joy will wake up to the harsh reality that Mr. Obama is no Messiah or Moses, he will not �fill their gas tanks and make their mortgage payments,� because the World Trade Markets wont let him, go ask Barney Frank and Chris Dodd.
Mark my "WORD'S."
It's true.
"Taxpayer's first!."
Obama's "TEAM" Platform ?
"support the full inclusion of all families, including same-sex couples, in the life of our nation, and support equal responsibility, benefits, and protections."
"oppose the Defense of Marriage Act"
"reproductive health care"
"reaffirm our support for the Equal Rights Amendment, recommit to enforcing Title IX, and urge passage of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women."
universal "comprehensive healthcare"
"vigorously oppose 'Right-to-Work' Laws and 'paycheck protection' efforts"
"expand the Family and Medical Leave Act and make leave paid."
"an economy-wide cap and trade program"
"a world-class education, from early childhood through college"
"early childhood care and education available to every American child from the day he or she is born"
"bilingual education"
"the first $4,000 of a college education is completely free for most Americans"
"lift the current Administration's ban on using federal funding for embryonic stem cells"
"need stronger international institutions"
"a free, quality, basic education for every child in the world."
"reduce oil consumption by at least 35 percent, or ten million barrels per day, by 2030."
"defeat the epochal, man-made threat to the planet: climate change."
The better organized team won. So, let them do the job first and start criticizing when they start the real job.
Just mentioning Emmanuel doesn't mean there is no change. You cannot change everything. There need to be some continuity and some experience added by some new aspirations. The team will certainly be a mixture of new and old; that is exactly what change will mean.
As a conservative LDS living in Illinois for 12 years, I am very concerned with the terribly corrupt political background that Obama had as his training ground. It is my hope that Obama will prove to be a leader who will put his country first, rather than being overly influenced by special interest groups.
At this point in time, all we can do is to be positive and get behind our leader for the next term, while remembering that in the coming years we have the opportunity to vote for our representatives in the Senate and House.
it is tanking again today!
/It is all Obamas fault!
Hey! that felt GOOD.
Stop speaking non sense and WORK!!!
...Dismayed??? your freedoms will be stripped from underneath you and you will be dismayed??? Moral issues will be crammed down your throat and you will be dismayed??? Your taxes will be increased and your income distributed to others and you will be dismayed??? wow, I feel better now! I guess we'll just stand like dumb sheep and be dismayed. I'm sure that will help. Sheeesh
You are right about one thing, NO ONE is concerned about the ties, at least until they find out how it adversely affects them. It will be too late by then.
His ties to those around him are real. Do you think that those who funded his campaign are not going to look for a return on their investment? I know of no shrewd businessman who is not looking for a return and they will as well.
Obama is not moving this country to the middle, he is moving it decisively to the left. In Oregon, a moderate Sen Smith, recently thought by the Dems as a Sen that would be easily converted from Rep to Dem, was voted out for someone far more left of moderate. Obama did not want a moderate in congress, he actually campaigned for Merkley so that congress would be less moderate and more liberal. Smith was very bipartisan and worked with Obama on serveral occasions.
If Obama is truely the candidate to unite the country would he not seek people of GOOD character who are bipatisan to work with? His plan is to silence the right and unite all the leftovers.
Words are important and so are LACK of words. I do not see the words that say "Political Prophet" would kill Obama. I believe they are merely making a prediction.
There have been one assasination plot foiled and another person arrested have a gun close to Obama. The threat is real.
I do not like Obama and do not want him to be assasinated, but it is a real possibility.
I suppose reality doesn't matter, but with headlines like:
CNN: Number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance reaches 481,000, those continuing to receive benefits at 25-year high.
Fox: NEWS Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch yesterday flagged "extremely challenging" times for the global media sector in the coming year, after a deteriorating international advertising market caused a sharp fall in first-quarter profit and a cut in forecast earnings.
Bloomberg: Macy's, Target Monthly Sales Fall.
Bloomberg: Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group Inc. said sales sank 27 percent (even with Palin's big purchases:)
I guess it is easier to blame Obama because it supports your preconceived notions, in spite of other relevant facts.
Just like the Bush haters can't let go and even give him some credit, Obama haters will never give him a chance. That's just the way it is.
The Dow fell a little over 400 yesterday because the unemployment numbers die to W's "stellar" economic/fiscal policies.
I do enjoy reading the comments on the desert news, with it being a church news paper most of these comments must be from good standing people of the church.
When the church leaders ask its faithfull to love your neighbors and to be good examples of what a christian should be like. LOL
The true examples are here in the comments.
If you do not like the leaders of this country then leave. I for one will stay in Utah and wonder how so many people would support people like Butters and say such hatefull things about your soon to be President?
As for getting behind our new leader, it has been said before but is worth repeating, I plan on supporting Mr. Obama every step of the way. Just like democrats supported Mr. Bush.
I agree with several comments about supporting our leaders. Agree with his politics or not, he'll be the president for at least four years. We should recognize the need to be subject to presidents, rulers, etc. and obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law. (to paraphrase an LDS article of faith.)
Of course we, as citizens, have the right of free speech and can vigorously oppose issues upon which we disagree. If President-elect Obama does things we disagree with, we are free to (and should) speak up and oppose (in legal, civilized ways).
Yet on the other hand, we'd also be well-served in supporting and praying for him than continuing the tired bipartisanship that so many of us have come to loathe. At least respect the office.
"Wasn't President Bush criticized for cronyism? With every person mentioned being from Chicago/Illinois or being a Harvard buddy, sounds like the cronyism is getting worse. So much for change."
First, a transition team is a transition from his campaign to the White House. He wouldn't pick any random person off the street, who he has never met, or known. This is why the majority of the team is made up of people he knows. He doesn't have time to start all over and get to know new people.
That's not cronyism since they have the experience to serve on the transition team. Cronyism means he would appoint friends and family without any regard to their experience. What do you want? Him to pick up a phone book, randomly flick through the pages and point at the first name he sees and say "so and so will be the Chair of my transition team."
He's already vetted these people, has worked with them and new their responsibilities include what they have already been doing on the campaign. Some will go on to serve in the White House while others won't but this appointment was wisely handled.
The hypocrisy and the sheer hatred that the democrats have displayed have me in chills.
Be prepared for Obama to be severely critizised
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Emmanuel has mob ties. So much for cleaning up the corruption in government!