President George W. Bush and The Shelling of America
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Posted By: J. A. Faulkerson on August 21, 2009 This morning, while watching "Good Morning America", I learned that President Barack Obama's approval rating has gone from 68 percent to 57 percent. The eleven point drop is largely due to his proposed health care reform package, which is being lauded by many but openly criticized by others. I have yet to read through President Obama's proposal. I plan on doing so within the next couple of weeks. But I do applaud President Obama for being the type of politician who is staying true to his campaign promises by addressing the issues. Truth be told, he took the Presidential Oath of Office knowing that he had inherited a mess from George W. Bush. A historical analysis of Bush's two terms in office reveal that he took America and the rest of the world down a road that it should have avoided at all costs, the road to death and destruction. I can only imagine what went through his mind after the September 11th (2001) terrorist attacks. Based on what happened in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, his decision to attack the Taliban in Afghanistan was probably justified. But why did he have to lie to us, contending that the Saddam Hussein-led Iraq government was amassing Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and training terrorists. United Nations inspectors report that Iraq never even had WMDs. But what disturbs me the most is some Americans' unwillingness to acknowledge President Bush's role in the current mess. When he took office more than eight years ago, he was working with a surplus. Rather than build upon the surplus, he opted to give it back to the American people. Soon after, he embroiled us in two wars, the first in Afghanistan, the other in Iraq, seemingly thinking these wars would be cheap. So, in hindsight, was it a wise decision to put more money in our pockets? I think not. If you didn't notice, the Bush Administration, and the Republican Party for that matter, ran a shell game on us. They blatantly lied to us, and we, the American public, didn't even raise a fuss. We just fell prey to the positive spin they placed on the "War on Terror" and American prosperity. And anyone who questioned them was labeled a traitor. People, I don't think President Barack Obama is into running shell games on us. I believe he is willing to do what is necessary to restore America to its pre-Bush state. Should we question his spending habits? Sure. But we should also become more aware of the measures he's taking to save us money in the long run. President Obama is working on real solutions, not trying to make our problems worse. The issues that he is trying to address are many, and they will not be resolved within his first 200 days in office (I hope you don't think he can make the problems go away by waving a magic wand). Their amelioration is going to take time, the kind of global diplomacy that the Bush administration was unwilling to employ. What do you think? I look forward to reading your responses. Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW From "THE PURPOSEFUL WRITER" http://www.purposefulwriter.blogspot.com If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Amen, Clark. Amen. Thank you for your insightful comment. You always shed truth on the subject. Be blessed, and continue to be a blessing.
Friday, August 21st 2009 at 11:17AM |
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But, never let us not look at how this bill's being delayed has brought a brand new chapter of CHANGE IN THIS COUNTRY. a. the main peole paying for the expences of those birthers to go yell and scream at all of these town hall meetings has had to fire the main person signing those checks for this has put a great dent in these yellings.Lets hope that uncovering things like this and bringing it to the public continue. b. Yesterday I got to hear a fully white haired "GRANNY' asking one fo the 'gang of six about the $102,000 an hour pay of the CEO of the insurence company what those on the right keeping siteing as experts on THE why and how this Health care reform bill will be bad for America. This question could be "HEARD" being asked by granny to Senator Grassley of all people.Oh, and lets not forget that birther holding up a picture of our president with a Hitler mustash accusing that J-E-W-I-S-H senator about how can he support these plans of Hitler? c. And, as far as I am concered the best thing to happen in our government ever is going to come about if there is a filibuster on the floor in congress..."I" plan to not miss a minute of it on C-Span as this is were those who have been paid off now from those $millions upon $millions by these insurance companys are going to have to go the last mile for them and against the interest of the voters for the first time and do it in PUBLIC. c. the 2010 and 2012 elections campaigns have already begun. too many of all partys' politicians have been in congress only collecting lobby pay for far too, too long and need to be kicked out and exposed and go to prison if necessary... C-H-A-N-G-E is here now and we must be there to help take our government back...YES WE CAN...FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN are watching their ever steps...SO LET US KEEP THESE BLOGS COMING o.k. Brother Jeffery??(smile) Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM |
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Have any of you noticed how they are now saying our president should not be bringing into this health care reform bill talking to talk with (their)religious leaders....have not these very same people been running on the Christain-family value ticket for, for ever...desperate people should not be so desperate that they just all move to PLANCE STUCK ON STUPID AT THE SAME TIME(smile)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM |
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