tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post8512516439627699146..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: It Really is Important for Government to Make People Happy - With GovernmentGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-35519183502874954722010-05-20T08:39:30.833-04:002010-05-20T08:39:30.833-04:00Thank you PG. When the left don't have a good ...Thank you PG. When the left don't have a good arguments they tend to riducule their opponents.<br /><br />5. "Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counteract ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage."<br /><br />Saul Alinsky... Rules for Radicals #5Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-41394347306093653992010-05-19T21:20:42.830-04:002010-05-19T21:20:42.830-04:00I didn't vote for Obama - I knew better. But ...I didn't vote for Obama - I knew better. But when you get into office, you should be smart enough to see which way public opinion is turning. The public is MUCH more interested in jobs and the economy than they were about health care but HIS agenda meant more to him than the issues important to the people. He's an ideologue and he wants what he wants because he believes HE knows better than the people. But I can only hope that after the 2010 elections, he will (as Clinton did) see the writing on the wall and move to the center.<br /><br />And I don't understand why you are ridiculing Jill's statement on abortion. He did overturn the Mexico City policy. If that doesn't enable more abortions at taxpayer expense, then what does?PGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-25721154418406241772010-05-19T18:39:16.908-04:002010-05-19T18:39:16.908-04:00Votes show Obama was elected (by a huge majority),...Votes show Obama was elected (by a huge majority), prove to me the healthcare bill is significantly different than what he campaigned on and we'll talk. Also, nobody is making fun of abortion, just ridiculous comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-55856054591041606952010-05-19T09:54:42.363-04:002010-05-19T09:54:42.363-04:00Polls show Americans did NOT get the healthcare bi...Polls show Americans did NOT get the healthcare bill they expected.<br /><br />Sad to hear people make fun of abortion.Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-87993180711315753372010-05-19T09:34:25.795-04:002010-05-19T09:34:25.795-04:00I agree that this isn't a banana republic, but...I agree that this isn't a banana republic, but you should realize that means President Obama isn't playing dictator, at least not any more than the 10 previous guys. <br /><br />Under President Obama an overwhelming majority (~90%) have seen a decrease in their tax load (only cigarette taxes have been raised). I agree with you on Guantanamo and Iraq, and I would like to see the administration take more action on several other issues like DADT and personally I'm wondering why we're still in Afghanistan, but that's for another day. However, that doesn't mean you get to pretend he didn't do almost exactly what he campaigned on in regards to healthcare. As for the silly abortion and apologizing for the US comments, well they don't deserve comment.May 18 anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-18754426396395877662010-05-19T08:44:36.696-04:002010-05-19T08:44:36.696-04:00Just because someone wins an election doesn't ...Just because someone wins an election doesn't mean they get to play dictator. This is not a banana republic, at least not yet.<br /><br />"He's has overwhelmingly done what he said he would do."<br /><br />He didn't end Guantanamo in one year as he said he would or end the Iraq war when he said he would.<br /> <br />What he did do was to raise the deficit astronomically,raise taxes on the poor, enable a drastic increase of abortions, apologize to the world for America and to demonize capitalism.Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-5190985780642367072010-05-19T08:12:00.450-04:002010-05-19T08:12:00.450-04:00May 19th anon, it's not Obama's fault if y...May 19th anon, it's not Obama's fault if you or anybody else weren't paying attention and voted for him. He's has overwhelmingly done what he said he would do.May 18 anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-64546710600007012072010-05-19T07:35:49.120-04:002010-05-19T07:35:49.120-04:00Not when the overwhelming majority have seen what ...Not when the overwhelming majority have seen what his policies actually are and what they will mean to them and decide that they don't like them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-75502424419053454642010-05-18T19:53:52.904-04:002010-05-18T19:53:52.904-04:00So the president elected by an overwhelming majori...So the president elected by an overwhelming majority shouldn't try to pass legislation he campaigned on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-89060131261067301052010-05-18T16:23:18.453-04:002010-05-18T16:23:18.453-04:00I don't know if this would work right now with...I don't know if this would work right now with the current regime in Washington.<br /><br />Polls showed and show now that a substantial majority of Americans did not and do not want Mr. Obama's health care bill. It was rammed through anyway.<br /><br />Just because the government knows what the people it supposedly serves want doesn't mean that the government will listen does it.Jillnoreply@blogger.com