I almost threw up when Mittens delivered his “more-in-sorrow-than-anger” prime time pirouette about Obama’s alleged lack of achievements. For the record, I’m putting a list of Obama’s first term accomplishments here. As you can see, some of the ideas actually came from the GOP.
But Obama had to do it without a modicum of help from the Cro-Magnons Republicans. From the beginning, they were bent on defeating the “Other,” the upstart black man, in spite of the national klaxon screaming for jobs, homes, purchasing power, affordable health care, a healthy environment, and other national solutions.
In my lifetime, until now I’d never seen a bloc of pols put their blood lust for power so nakedly above country. But they did–defying an Obama first term mandate in electoral and popular votes that eclipsed every president since LBJ. (Yes, a mandate even larger than their icon, Reagan.)
But of course “the will of the people” is something Romney, McConnell, Boehner, Lyin’ Ryan, and their pals, think of as a something they can manufacture much like a box of Kleenex or some other commodity to secure power and shield from the rest of us, those, like them, who are rich enough for gated neighborhoods, tax shelters, private schools, living trusts, top doctors, and full employment.
Tip O’Neill, a true patriot, once said, “We have only one president at a time.” I knew Tip O’Neill. Tip O’Neill was a friend of mine. Mittens, you and your kind are no Tip O’Neill.
August 31st, 2012 at 4:25 pm
the crux of the issue, and the source of your anger, seems to be “the upstart black man”. and i think you are right, both in your reasoning & your anger.
August 31st, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Thanks Les you express everythings I feel for what has been exhibited by the moran GOP and all for themselves. Hip hurray Mr President for be for us!!! yes inspite of!!!!
August 31st, 2012 at 5:18 pm
As a friend of mine recently posted on Facebook, blaming Obama for not fixing the economy yet is like Lucy blaming Charlie Brown for not kicking the football.
August 31st, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Comic art imitates life …
August 31st, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Thank-you for clearing that up, Les. A comprehesive response. It’s like a cloud has been lifted. Now, time for a martini.
August 31st, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Are we going to fish together next year? We could count on our fingers (and toes?) the number of fishable days we have left!
August 31st, 2012 at 10:15 pm
You hear me, Payload?
August 31st, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Yes, I agree, we only have one President at a time & her Name is Mrs Obama…
Like any good man knows who wears the pants in the family, any smart man admits his wife is the one who tells him what pants to wear .
Thankfully, I became a felon last election, by signing my name on the ballot as Susan B Anthony…So I unplugged the TV & have thankfully been blissfully uninformed about the Re-Run we hear every 4 years…
Signed,
Embracing my inner felon,
Susan B Anthony aka
Susan L Funk
August 31st, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Well, aren’t we lucky to have you filling in the blanks for us after you “unplugged the TV & have thankfully been blissfully uninformed” for the last four years. It might be a mistake for you to try to quantify the dynamics of the Obama family relationship. Congratulations on your hard earned felon status.
August 31st, 2012 at 9:53 pm
My God, Les, it’s so blatantly–and painfully–clear why Republicans ignore every achievement of the Obama first term. One needs only to read the bold print of the categories under which you list the president’s accomplishments. They’re enough to make a stalwart Cro Magnon weep.
September 1st, 2012 at 2:11 am
Excellent post, and thanks much for the list.
September 2nd, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Love this Les. I am sending the 200 accomplishments document to all I know. Thanks for sending it on.