Obama on the ever dying roads and bridges

In October of 2008, candidate Obama told us that we needed to fix our crumbling infrastructure.  We had too many "roads and bridges" that needed repair.
What was needed was some kind of... stimulus...

So naturally, being sheep, we passed a nearly $800 BILLION stimulus program that included about $400 BILLION of spending to fix our roads and bridges.
Oh wait.
Who am I kidding?
This is the democrat party. If you solve a problem, you can't come back a few years later and repeat what the problem is, and say that you need to spend money on it.
"There are so many roads and bridges waiting to be repaired, and rebuilt..."



Well hell. At least after that money was spent, we were able to finally fix our roads and bridges problem.
Right?
oh.
2013:
Okay... we FINALLY got the roads and bridges problem fixed.
Yes?
Oh fuck.
2015:

In any other presidency, the president would get called out for constantly repeating the same refrain in an effort to get more spending.
Not this guy. Not this president.
He's special.
We know that, because he appears on late night television shows, sports broadcasts, and basically anywhere that you can find a camera.
But he has a point. We need to spend money on roads, bridges, and anything else that will help us transport people from one part of the country to another. Perhaps we could go about putting a special agency, and fund it every year with the express purpose of doing those things. We could call it... I dunno... a Transportation Department?
Yes, a Department of Transportation!
We could fund it every year, and task it with the job of taking care of such things.  And since its a government department, it will do an amazing job of taking care of such things!  And maybe we could give it roughly $70 billion dollars a year to play with, just to build roads and bridges?

If only such a thing existed, our president wouldn't have to keep insisting that our roads and bridges crumble ever couple of years...

That time when 1/3rd of the public said that Obama should be impeached

Keep in mind, only 24% of the people polled were Republicans...

Based on what you have read or heard, do you believe that President Obama should be impeached and removed from office, or don't you feel that way?
Should be impeached-----33%
Don't feel that way--------65%
No opinion-----------------1%

Some of the takeaways...
Age is almost a non factor in this poll.  The difference in age demographics is around 5%
Those who attended college don't want him impeached by a 11% margin.
Among "independents", 35% want to see him impeached.
Only 13% of liberals want impeachment.
Urban, 25%.  Rural, 43%.
41% white, 17% non-white.

Now what's really annoying is when CNN asks about impeachment later in the story.
This seems to be a "push poll": a poll designed to give an opinion about the reasons for impeachment:

Question 41- In general, do you think Congress should attempt to impeach a President in order to express dissatisfaction with his policies or the way the president is handling his job, or do you think Congress should attempt impeachment only if there is evidence that the president has committed a very serious crime such as treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors?

No one is trying to impeach the president for his policies.  They are, however, arguing that the president is going beyond his presidential powers.

From conservative media outlets to the campaign trail to book stores, chatter about impeaching Obama and members of his administration has heated up in recent weeks. It’s fueled by conservative anger over the president’s increasing use of executive actions on issues such as immigration and air pollution regulations, the exchange of Taliban detainees for the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdhal, and the familiar issue of the Affordable Care Act.

Which means that the question within the poll is bunk.

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/07/02/232163/time-to-impeach-obama.html#storylink=cpy

Cantor copying Obama. Or rather, Obama copies Cantor

Sometimes the left gets something so entirely wrong, that you can't even laugh at how wrong it is.
For instance.. this post by Jason Easley on Politicus USA:

Eric Cantor Rebrands the Republican Party by Plagiarizing a 2011 Obama Speech 

Sounds like a slam dunk, Right? And sure enough, when you read the entry, you're astounded by how much Cantor's speech sounds like Obama's speech.

It makes it clear that Cantor was copying Obama... and as the blogger suggests, trying rebrand the GOP.
Unless, of course, Cantor had made a similiar speech before Obama did.

But that can't be.  Right?  Because then that would suggest that Obama... had copied Cantor???

Which would really be hilarious.
And it is:

Below is a comparison of President Obama’s remarks (as prepared for delivery) and Leader Cantor’s. While their words are similar, their message is very different. Republicans want everyone to have a fair shot at earning their success, but the President is calling for tax increases, government controlled equality of outcomes and sweeping changes that will put Washington in charge of determining opportunity.

Keep in mind, Jason Easley was accusing Cantor of copying Obama's 2011 Kansas speech. But as the blog points out, in 2011, Obama was copying Cantor's material!
Neat trick.
Now someone (pointing to himself) may have tried to correct PoliticusUSA.  They might even have tried to let them know how wrong they were.
And originally, PoliticusUSA let that guy link to Cantor's original statements.
But then two things happened.  Or rather, didn't happen.
Firstly, the blog never corrected itself.  Go figure.  The left never admits that they're wrong, thus allowing themselves to think that they're always right.
Secondly, the blog didn't let this guy post again.  Go figure, again... if you're going to get it that wrong, you don't want someone suggesting that you should fix your post... when you want to spread the lie.
More importantly... you have to protect Obama from criticism.  Especially when you just aimed that exact same criticism at someone else.
I was curious if anyone else had accused Cantor of copying Obama... and lo and behold, the website Smoke And Mirrors provided me with the best pull quote of the week:

Eric Cantor did more than steal the president’s words. Cantor tried to steal the essence, concept, and theme that has been the trademark of Obama’s words and promise on economic equality, rights, and immigration since taking office. Like other transparent and lazy Republicans of his class, Eric Cantor assumes that the voting public will be fooled by sleazy tactics, empty promises, and the same tired policies wrapped in poetic language ripped from a popular progressive president.
We’re smarter than that.
Aren’t we?

No.  No you aren't.  You're really, really dumb.
Because even though I'm pointing out to you, now, that Cantor said it first, I'm willing to bet that you'll never.  Ever.  Ever.  Admit that you were.

Magazine covers Barack has appeared on

According to IMDB:

Time Out Chicago (USA)	1 November 2012, Iss. 401/402
Parade (USA)	2 September 2012
Ebony (USA)	11 September 2010, Vol. LXV, Iss. 11
Parade (USA)	16 May 2010
Time (USA)	1 May 2010, Vol. 175, Iss. 4
Garavi Gujarat (India)	17 April 2010, Vol. 43, Iss. 2066
The Times Magazine (UK)	12 December 2009
Parade (USA)	21 June 2009
Time (USA)	4 May 2009
The Times Magazine (UK)	2 May 2009
Fabian Review (UK)	April 2009, Vol. 21, Iss. 1
Time (USA)	26 January 2009, Vol. 173, Iss. 4
Time (USA)	20 January 2009, Vol. 173, Iss. 5
Parade (USA)	18 January 2009
Daily Mail Weekend (UK)	17 January 2009
Time (USA)	17 November 2008, Vol. 172, Iss. 20
Time (USA)	19 May 2008, Vol. 171, Iss. 20
Time (USA)	21 April 2008, Vol. 171, Iss. 16
Time (UK)	10 December 2007, Vol. 170, Iss. 23

A partial list of television shows that Obama has appeared in

I edited out the documentaries and things that the president has to appear in, courtesy of IMDB.
Having said that, our celebredent has been busy.  Not in the White House, of course...

2012 CMT Music Awards (TV movie)
2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
2012 Ali 70 from Las Vegas (TV movie)
2012 Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2007-2012 Today Show
Himself
– Episode dated 13 January 2012 (2012) … Himself (as President Barack Obama)
– Episode dated 2 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 September 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Sen. Barack Obama)
– Episode dated 3 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 2007 (2007) … Himself

2011 WWE Tribute to the Troops (TV movie)
2006-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– President Barack Obama/Yo-Yo Ma & Friends (2011) … Himself (also archive footage) (as President Barack Obama)
– Episode #17.50 (2009) … Himself (as President Barack Obama)
– Episode #15.185 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #14.219 (2006) … Himself

2007-2011 The Situation Room (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 August 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 July 2007 (2007) … Himself

2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge Special (TV movie)
2011 Get Schooled: Race to the Top (TV movie)
2011 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Himself - Video Greeting

2005-2011 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– All New! President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (2011) … Himself (as President Barack Obama)
– Episode dated 18 October 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 January 2005 (2005) … Himself

2011 All Together Now: A Celebration of Service (TV special)

2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2010 WWE Tribute to the Troops (TV movie)

2010 Christmas in Washington (TV movie)

2010 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– President's Challenge (2010) … Himself

2005-2010 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Barack Obama (2010) … Himself
– Barack Obama (2008) … Himself (as Sen. Barack Obama)
– Barack Obama (2008) … Himself (as Senator Barack Obama)
– Barack Obama (2007) … Himself (as Sen. Barack Obama)
– Barack Obama (2005) … Himself (as Sen. Barack Obama)

2010 A Conversation with President Obama (TV movie)
2010 Stand Up to Cancer (TV special)

2007-2010 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 July 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 2007 (2007) … Himself (as Senator Barack Obama)

2010 The Apprentice (TV series)

2010 The Real World (TV series)
Himself
– From D.C., with Love (2010) … Himself
– White House, Glass House (2010) … Himself


2009-2010 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.138 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Himself

2009 Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special (TV special)

2008-2009 Access Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 July 2008 (2008) … Himself

2009 Get Schooled: You Have the Right (TV documentary)
Himself

2009 2009 MLB All-Star Game (TV movie)

2008-2009 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #5.76 (2009) … Himself - Guest (as President Barack Obama)
– Hillary Clinton/John Edwards/Barack Obama (2008) … Himself (as Senator Barack Obama)

2009 Inside the Obama White House (TV movie)

2009 Sky News: Live at Five (TV series)

2009 A-studio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 2009 (2009) … Himself

2009 President Barack Obama: The Man and His Journey (video documentary)
Himself

2009 We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (TV movie)

2009 Be the Change Inaugural Ball (TV movie)

2006-2008 Meet the Press (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 2008 (2008) … Himself (as Sen Barack Obama)
– Episode dated 22 October 2006 (2006) … Himself (as Sen. Barack Obama)
– Episode dated 22 January 2006 (2006) … Himself (as Sen. Barack Obama)

2008 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
Himself
– Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Barack and Michelle Obama (2008) … Himself

2008 Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer (TV series)

Pattrick Caddell speech on Media bias

Here's an interesting post on how media bias is threatening our future.  Its a speech by Patrick Caddell, who is a Democratic pollster who comments for Fox News.

Peter Schweizer has done a study talking about corruption.  Sixty percent or 80 percent—it’s closer to 80 percent  I think, now—of the money given under the stimulus to green energy projects—the president and this administration’s great project—has gone to people who are either bundlers or major contributors to Barack Obama.
But nobody says a word. 

He cites point after point on how the media seems to be ignoring big stories in favor of Democratic candidates.

Politico article on Obama's Medicare Plan

Here's a great post by Politico on Medicare, ala Obama.  Its pretty brilliant.

Its about how the president is cutting Medicare.  Here's the bullet point:

What bothers Democrats on Capitol Hill, but not a lame-duck White House, is that any compromise that includes Medicare cuts would deprive the party of a significant issue heading into 2014.

Obama makes babies cry

This is, of course, a ridiculous proposition.
Babies just cry.  Its what they do.
However, there was a meme that I ran across recently that suggested that Romney was making babies cry, and that babies "know" evil when they see it.

Awesome.
Courtesy of Politico, here are pictures of babies crying in response to our "evil" celebredent.
Of course - in defense of the celebredent - they are most likely Republican racist babies.

Obama campaign American flag with Barack's logo replacing the stars

From the land of You've-Got-To-Be-Fucking-Kidding-Me???

What would you say if I told you that the Obama campaign took the US flag and replaced the stars with the Obama logo?
You'd think I was full of shit, and that I made it up.  Right?
Because only a cult would do something that dumb.

Well guess what?  Its a fucking cult.  Here's a screen grab:

Honestly... if I was at a meeting of Republicans and you told me that this had happened , I'd tell you to go check on Snopes, because you'd been had.
If I hadn't taken a look at it myself, I would have never believed it.
Remember when this happened, and they told us that it wasn't really authorized by the campaign?

Its a cult.
Say it with me:
Its a cult.

Obama's job record

I really can't state it better then Investor's Business Daily did in an editorial:

The White House, during its convention, repeatedly claimed to have "created" 4.5 million jobs. Leaving aside the fact that businesses, not government, create jobs, it's still factually incorrect.

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, payroll jobs in August totaled 133.3 million. The month Obama entered office, there were 133.561 million. So the number of jobs has shrunk.

Obama's convention speech moved back indoors on account of ego

Here's the official story according to the Daily Mail:

We have been monitoring weather forecasts closely and several reports predict thunderstorms in the area, therefore we have decided to move Thursday's proceedings to Time Warner Cable Arena to ensure the safety and security of our delegates and convention guests,' said convention chief Steve Kerrigan.

However, the weather doesn't sound that threatening:

The latest Weather Underground forecast for Charlotte on Thursday states that there is a 40 per cent chance of rain tomorrow and only the possibility of thurnderstorms: 'Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain..Chance of rain 40% with rainfall amounts near 4.8 mm possible.' The chances of rain in the evening drop to 30 per cent.

Huh.
So... there is a 40% chance of rain... of 4.8 millimeters of rain.
Or roughly ¹³⁄₆₄ of an inch of rain.  -And that's during the day.  At night, the chances of rain drop to 30 percent.

Do you suppose it could be that they're worried about filling 74,000 seats?  The Daily Mail thinks so, and it quotes a convention worker to back them up:

A convention worker told MailOnline on Tuesday: ‘It looks like a done deal to me. The decision’s apparently been taken and it’s just a matter of spinning it as being forced on us by the weather.’ As the source was speaking, Democrats were saying publicly the event would go ahead as planned. 

Interesting...

How Bush isn't responsible for the FY 2009 budget

Lets talk about the United States budget for Fiscal Year 2009.

The left has tried repeatedly to blame Bush for the FY 2009 budget, and most of the time, this would be completely legitimate.  After all, when Obama came into office, it was in the middle of FY 2009.  So logic would dictate that whatever budget was in place when he came into office, he had no say over.  Moreover, one would think that the previous president had his voice in the FY 2009 budget.

But then you'd be wrong.
Let me explain.  As soon as the Democrats came into office, they started ignoring Bush's budget.  By the time Bush turned in his FY 2009 suggestion, it was dead on arrival.
Then the Democrats proposed their budget.

They loved their budget compared to the president's budget, because it didn't involve cuts:


When the Democrats proposed their budget, Bush similiarly declared it dead. This is from Feb 2009,  Bloomberg:

Democrats postponed work on the appropriations bills last year after they were unable to reach an agreement with former President George W. Bush on how much to spend on domestic programs. Bush had demanded lawmakers freeze most domestic spending. Most federal agencies, except those related to defense, have been funded by a stopgap measure that expires March 6.

Democrats did vote on the "idea" of the budget in March of 2008.  However, it was a non binding budget... meaning, it meant nothing.  According to USA today:

Democrats gave final approval on Thursday of a budget blueprint for 2009 that rewards domestic agencies and the Pentagon with generous budget increases while leaving wrenching decisions about curbing Medicare costs and increasing taxes to the next president.

The House approved the $3.1 trillion budget plan by a 214-210 vote; senators passed the measure Wednesday. The nonbinding measure does not go to President Bush but instead sets guidelines for future action by Congress.

The House-Senate compromise relies on questionable assumptions to predict a small budget surplus by 2012 after seven years of deficits under the Republican president.

Wait... what was that?

The next president actually will inherit a deficit in the $400 billion range, or higher, under current estimates. Some Wall Street economists fear record deficits of up to $500 billion.

Republicans lamented the lost opportunity to tackle the biggest budget challenge: the rapidly spiraling cost of Medicare, Social Security and the Medicaid health care program for the poor. The Democratic plan would not impose any cost-cutting on them.

Democrats are generous, however, in the near term with the annual spending bills passed by Congress. Over the five years of the Democratic plan, appropriated spending would rise $241 billion. In line for large increases are education, energy and public works.

Huh.   Okay.
Here's the vote in the house:

	Yeas	Nays	PRES	NV
Democratic	214	14		7
Republican		196		3
Independent
TOTALS	214	210		10

It appears as though the Republicans were solidly against the Dems non-binding budget proposal.
And of course, the vote in the Senate:
Where you'll find that only 2 Republicans voted for it.

So instead of freezing spending, Democrats passed parts of the budget piecemeal in order to keep the government going.  But that's not all.  Democrats waited until Obama got into office, and then passed the final portion of FY 2009 under him... in March 2009!  Again, via Bloomberg:

The U.S. Congress gave final approval to a $410 billion spending bill that includes an overall 8 percent budget increase for some federal agencies and thousands of congressional pet projects.

The Senate approved the so-called omnibus measure on a voice vote, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature. Moments earlier, the bill cleared a procedural vote 62 to 35. The House approved the plan Feb. 25.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said before passage that he was “very” surprised at how long it took lawmakers to reach agreement on the legislation. He said the bill will provide needed funding increases for federal agencies that saw too many lean budgets during former President George W. Bush’s administration.

Please note that Harry Reid wrote that there were "too many lean" budgets under GWB.  Now, with Obama in charge, he was much happier, and fatter.

HR 1105 caused a little bit of a ruckus over the pork laden in it.
But you might wonder who actually voted for it?
Well, here's the roll call of the House:

	Yeas	Nays	PRES	NV
Democratic	229	20		4
Republican	16	158		4
Independent
TOTALS	245	178		8

Huh.  Seems kinda lopsided.  Like.... like there were a ton of Republicans voting against it.
But maybe that was just the house?

Here's the final cloture bill in the Senate:

Of the 62 "Yeas", only 8 were Republicans.
Which means this bill swept through, despite Republican opposition.

If you say that either Bush or Republicans were responsible for the FY2009 budget, you are beyond wrong.  You're in that special category of dishonesty or ignorance.

Pick one.

President Obama on enforcing immigration, March 2011

I'm sure he has a good reason for this.
Like... well, there were 3 branches of government.... but I didn't like 2 of them.

Background: watch this video


Okay... got all of that? Seems pretty straightforward, yes? The president said that we can't just ignore the laws that he doesn't like. That he has to enforce them.

Cut to this Wapo article:

President Obama said Friday his administration would stop deporting some illegal immigrants who were brought to the country as children and have gone on to be productive and otherwise law-abiding residents, forcing the emotional immigration policy debate into the forefront of the presidential campaign.

But wait... there's more...

The change was not imposed by executive order. Instead, it effectively extends an existing policy of “prosecutorial discretion,” in which immigration officials last year were instructed to prioritize the removal of felons, repeat border crossers and others considered to be security risks. Officials said the government would continue its aggressive enforcement policies but with greater care not to remove young people who came as children.

So... its the same thing. But different.
Come the fuck on.
Can we be adults for a moment here? Mr President, you completely reversed the position you held earlier... that you can't change enforcement of laws that you don't like.

Rewinding to previous State Of The Union Speeches

‎Before the State Of The Union Address, I thought it was relevant to look backwards at Barack's previous State Of The Union Addresses, at the statements made...

2009:

"Now is the time to jump-start job creation, re-start lending, and invest in areas like energy, health care, and education that will grow our economy, even as we make hard choices to bring our deficit down. That is what my economic agenda is designed to do, and that is what I'd like to talk to you about tonight."

2010:

"Now, if we had taken office in ordinary times, I would have liked nothing more than to start bringing down the deficit. But we took office amid a crisis. And our efforts to prevent a second depression have added another $1 trillion to our national debt. That, too, is a fact.
I'm absolutely convinced that was the right thing to do."

2011:

"We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time. We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. (Applause.) We have to make America the best place on Earth to do business. We need to take responsibility for our deficit and reform our government. That’s how our people will prosper. That’s how we’ll win the future. (Applause.) And tonight, I’d like to talk about how we get there."

Obama predicting the stimulus would prevent double digit unemployment

Someone recently challenged me to prove that Obama predicted a dire outcome if we reached a 10% unemployment rate.... and that the way out of it was a stimulus.

From AP:

Throughout his remarks, Obama painted a stark picture, including double-digit unemployment and $1 trillion in lost economic activity—that recalled the days of the Great Depression in the 1930s.

Huh.

But wait. Maybe AP misunderstood what Barack said at George Mason on Jan 8th, 2009?

Now, I don't believe it's too late to change course, but it will be if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible. If nothing is done, this recession could linger for years.

The unemployment rate could reach double digits. Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four.

We could lose a generation of potential and promise as more young Americans are forced to forgo dreams of college or the chance to train for the jobs of the future. And our nation could lose the competitive edge that has served as a foundation for our strength and our standing in the world.

In short, a bad situation could become dramatically worse.

Hmm. I guess not.

But that was just one speech... right?

These are America’s problems, and we must come together as Americans to meet them with the urgency this moment demands. Economists from across the political spectrum agree that if we don’t act swiftly and boldly, we could see a much deeper economic downturn that could lead to double digit unemployment and the American Dream slipping further and further out of reach.

Of course, you can't trust that source. Its Change.gov.

John Stewart, on Solyndra

He gives the administration a lot of leeway for "good intentions". Having said that, he also nails them to the wall on Solyndra.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Its genuinely hilarious, and refreshing to see the left make fun of the left in government. Even if he did have to throw Fox News into the mix.

"Pass This Bill"; Obama... and jobs

I ran across two videos today that are worth their weight in gold; mainly for the work that went into them.

My first nod goes to the Huffington Post.
Yes, you read that right... the Huffington Post.
Some editor must have spent a week in the editing suite putting together this representation of the president telling us that he was focused on jobs... since 2009:

The second one is the president telling us to "pass this bill", 90 times in 5 speeches over 1 week.
Politico deserves a Pulitzer for this one.

Oh Good. The president is going to do something about jobs. Again.

If a mechanic kept promising to repair your car, and kept messing it up, would you keep paying?

In 2009, Barack promised to create jobs and reduce the deficit, in an address to congress:

Now is the time to act boldly and wisely -- to not only revive this economy, but to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity. Now is the time to jumpstart job creation, re-start lending, and invest in areas like energy, health care, and education that will grow our economy, even as we make hard choices to bring our deficit down. That is what my economic agenda is designed to do, and that is what I'd like to talk to you about tonight.

Then he promised to attack jobs in 2010.

Now, as we stabilized the financial system, we also took steps to get our economy growing again, save as many jobs as possible, and help Americans who had become unemployed.

Wait... maybe we can get him saying that he won't rest until he gets us a job?

Oh.

Look, its 2011. We don't need more promises/ plans/ from the guy who spent $787 Billion and couldn't keep unemployment under the 8%.

At some point in time, do you stop listening to the mechanic who keeps promising to fix your car?

Or are you different?

Do you give your keys to the mechanic, again, pay again, and presume that this time... he's going to get it right?

Presidential gaffe: "The Internets"

As Real Clear Politics points out:

When President Bush made the same mistake during his campaign for President in 2000, he was roundly criticized as unintelligent.

Yet, Barack can continue to make gaffe after gaffe, and its not a reflection on him.

To be fair, I don't consider "The Internets" to be that big of a gaffe. But then again, I wasn't the one making fun of Bush for doing the same damn thing.

Fact Checker gives Obama Two Pinocchios

The Washington Post recently fact checked one of Obama's speeches on the debt, and gave him "Two Pinocchios."
A sample of what they wrote:

The president’s claim of an “unprecedented” effort to trim federal regulations is laughable. And it would be nice to hear Obama acknowledge for once that, until a few months ago, his administration was eager to do business with Gaddafi.

They also take apart his efforts to blame corporate jet companies for robbing the public coffers of taxes. Read the piece. Its pretty good.