Whats New, Barack? Nothing.

It's often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. President Obama keeps giving us the same thing---the same policies, the same rhetoric, the same tone---over and over again. I'm not sure he expects a different result, though. And that's the point: he's neither insane nor stupid. He's a pure leftist ideologue who will not---indeed, cannot---change.

And so in last night's State of the Union address, he gave us more of the same warmed-over, failed stuff: more spending, more government programs (six new federal programs in the first 30 minutes alone!), more lip-service to debt reduction, more class warfare, more wealth redistribution, more self-aggrandizement. He actually used the same words---verbatim!---from speeches he gave in 2010 and 2011. His speechwriters have a fondness for beer-pong, and apparently they're playing a lot of it these days. No need to change his words when he hasn't changed policies or intentions.

If anyone is still wondering who this man is, what he believes, and what he intends to do, last night's speech should have cleared that up. In fact, since he announced his candidacy in 2007, every speech, every policy, every action he has taken should have cleared it up. Still, many people refuse to see it. A pity, since it's all right there in front of us. Last night's leftist Alinsky hoedown had him once again doubling down on his radical agenda. No one should be surprised.

He is a totally committed leftist. In many ways, it would be more comforting if he were insane.

Comments

[LongRifle]

Don't whine and snivel Jay...If you would stop insulting everyone and try to intelligently debate, maybe we could all play nice.
I don't appreciate being called a "Conservative" every time you disagree with me. I am far from it, and it is tiresome and boring.
If I say Blacks are better in the NFL, that's okay; but if I say they commit more violent ctime--I am a racist. Both are facts, but you let Your ignorance show and your childish quips and name-calling degrade the debate.
Either that is your plan; or you just like to be a boor.
You can have the last word...

[jay]

Had it sawed-offyears ago thinks that Reagan had millions in debt.

When he had trillions.

carter had billions reagan had Trillions. Pure had it sawed-off. Doesn't know his millions from his trillions. Does he know the difference between a Twosie and a threesie while playing jacks?

[mjfell]

State of the Union or Wishful Thinking?

The 2012 State of the Union address has come and gone with little change in the White House’s view of the world. This is unfortunate. America needs viable solutions, not more wishful thinking.

Most disturbing is the continued, steadfast insistence that doubling America’s corporate tax rate will somehow create middle class jobs. After repeated failures by the current Administration to productively invest taxpayer’s money in green energy companies like Solyndra, what track record exists to support the assumption that government can invest the people’s money more wisely than those who earned it? Why should Americans trust a White House that said no to the Keystone pipeline, a privately funded project that would create thousands of jobs while reducing American dependence on oil from the Middle East? Especially when the White House is still pushing a multi-billion dollar high speed rail project in California that will never have the projected number of passengers and will become just another taxpayer subsidized failure like Amtrak?

Why insist on ending taxpayer subsides for the oil industry while choosing to “double-down” on clean energy? Why should government subsidize any of the energy industry? Let the energy companies go about their business and may the best, cheapest, most efficient energy be provided to the public.

If the White House truly wants to have “an economy built on American manufacturing”, they should cut taxes on manufacturing so investors have incentive, and reduce regulations that are inflating the cost and reducing the efficiency of starting and growing a manufacturing business. Without the return of manufacturing, any economic recovery in America will be sluggish at best. Why continue to practice policies that discourage growth in this vital economic sector?

Yes, Congress appropriating funds for construction projects is a normal part of doing business. But don’t try to convince us that you’ve suddenly become an expert on recognizing “shovel ready projects”. Everyone who’s been paying attention remembers what a dismal failure your last attempt was with the “stimulus” bill.

Iran’s closer than ever to getting the bomb and you’re still trying for dialogue, while civil unrest runs rampant in Iraq thanks to your failure to secure a Status of Forces agreement before withdrawal. The Arab Spring is becoming a Muslim Brotherhood bonanza, and the Taliban is licking their chops in anticipation of our withdrawal from Afghanistan. Talking with the Taliban is simply allowing them to gain credibility while they stall and await our departure.

Enough with the divisive class warfare rhetoric. Americans aspire to be rich, not get a handout. Besides, the top 10% pays 70% of the taxes in this country. 47% of Americans pay zero income tax. Exactly how do you define “fair share”?

And while we’re at it, the healthcare law you, Pelosi and Reid jammed down America’s throat without our consent is a mass medical tragedy in the making that increases the already monstrous debt we’ll owe for the unfunded Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid mandates.

You’ve had your chance. Your policies have failed. Why don’t you see if Bill Ayers is available to write your memoirs?

http://mjfellright.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/state-of-the-union-or-wishful-thinking/

[jay]

Don't whine and snivel Jay...If you would stop insulting everyone and try to intelligently debate, maybe we could all play nice.
but you let Your ignorance show and your childish quips and name-calling degrade the debate.
Either that is your plan; or you just like to be a boor.
You can have the last word...

Posted by: LongRifle | January 25, 2012 at 08:21 PM

Lets see, FIRST LR engages in the name calling. so, I responed with sawed-off. then, LR's feelings were hurt. So, he said, "Let's quit the name calling, huh?"

Said okay.

What does LR do? Shows his typical conservative side and starts the name calling over again.

So, responded with same. NOW, he's trying to put the blame on me.

LR, has shown TWO sides of Conservatives.

[jay]

If the White House truly wants to have “an economy built on American manufacturing--MJFELL

Labor department said that manufacturing jobs in this country has increased during the past 2 years. Last time it increased for one year was in the 1990s under Clinton.

[jay]

Don't whine and snivel Jay...If you would stop insulting everyone and try to intelligently debate, maybe we could all play nice---LR

Tried the playing nice game from day one. The irregulars decided NO WAY!

The ones who do,"Play nice" respond as such.
Most on the memo, call them by their username. the others, let them dictate the way it goes down.

[SYBIL]

baby JayN, posting government provided stats at a conservative website, where the majority of the posters have a healthy distrust of their government, is not only not nice, it is inheritently dumb, IQ BOY.

[gringoman]

{snip}

Conservatives should not be surprised by the scandals that lie ahead, if they stick with him. Those of us, who raised the question of character in 1992, were confronted by an indignant Bill Clinton, treating the topic as a low blow. To listen to him, character was the “c” word of American politics. It was reprehensible to mention it. By now we know. Character matters. Paul, Santorum, and Romney have it. Newt has Clinton’s character.

Source

http://www.nysun.com/opinion/william-jefferson-gingrich/87674/

Posted by: DJ | January 25, 2012 at 04:36 P

I read the whole Tyrell hit piece on Newt, DJ. Because of the veneer of sophistication and "insight," he does a better than average job for the Establishment in its determination to foist Wall Street Willard on us. But I'm at a loss for answers to two questions. Maybe you, an ardent Romneyiac (at least in comparision with baaaaaad Newt) can answer (since I missed your replies to my query about your trotting out the Newt and Al Sharpton story, assuming you ever made any reply.)

Two questions. How does such a persipicacious conservative as Mr Tyrell do a hit piece on Newt and neglect to mention

1. The NY Times in 2008 refers accurately to Gingrich (despite his being smeared as a Fanny Freddie 'lobbyist') telling Congress NOT to vote for any more F & F funding, as the whole thing was a dangerous boondoggle)

2. Newt has pointed out repeatedly that he went after Bill Clinton for perjury, lying under oath, a felony, and not on his sexual morality.

The latino reporter recently who could not understand this, even after Gingrich repeated it to him in an interview, might be understandable. But how do we explain the "intellectual" Tyreell's ignoring the issue in his hit job. This would not be a tell-tale sign that even a conservative luminary like Mr Tyrrel is capable of doing hack work, is it, DJ?

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The ordinary pyschopath gets in your face out in the real world. The Mom's basement troll is another type of psychopath. It knows it is too obnoxious for the real world. Better to stay in the basement at the computer. Much safer there.

[LongRifle]

As an aside...
Former almost-great NFL wide receiver Terrel Owens, age 38, has squandered the $80 million plus he earned in the NFL and has remained single while fathering four children...He is broke.
Conservative, or...?

[LongRifle]

Filed my taxes today and found that I only had to pay 13.3% for SE (self-employed) while I have paid 15.3% for as long as I can remember.
Who do I thank? Bush? Obama? Boehner? Reid?

[LongRifle]

Besides, the top 10% pays 70% of the taxes in this country. 47% of Americans pay zero income tax. Exactly how do you define “fair share”?
MJFELL

Good question...If the top 10% earn 99% of the income, isn't paying 99% of the taxes "fair"?

Romney paid 15% income tax on $27 million, while a Police Officer making $50K works until May for free...

While poor families with dependents pay less (or no)income tax, they are still taxed nine ways to Sunday.

[xbjllb]

"I happen to think that Driftersong's quite correct with his prediction. I may just decide to give him a call." - UG

Going to work for the Gingrich Campaign now? How does HQ feel about that?

[xbjllb]

"McMittens is McCain 2.0 IMHO.

At least the fat neut gives us a fighting chance against the anti-colonialist Marxist-in-Chief." - Some idiot via DJ

Things just NEVER get any better in the loony bin, do they.

[xbjllb]

"It knows it is too obnoxious for the real world. " - Gringoman

I'm ALL OVER the "real" world. More reach than in your wildest nightmares.

[xbjllb]

"Exactly how do you define “fair share”? " - MJ Fellspam via longrifle

50% on unearned sit-on-your-butt capital gains... money making money. For a start.

And a progressive system with 1950 rates.

And it's coming. One way (Obama and a DNC majority in both houses) or the other (revolution.)

Pray for the former.

[xbjllb]

AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, LEAVE.

AMERICA. LOVE 1950 TAX RATES OR LEAVE IT.

[xbjllb]

There's NOTHING in the Bible that says Christians have to listen to vicious witches.

http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/25/10238029-arizona-governor-obama-in-tense-exchange-over-book

Vicious baked harpy should be glad he didn't exorcise her demon(s) on the spot.

[jay]

baby JayN, posting government provided stats at a conservative website, where the majority of the posters have a healthy distrust of their government, is not only not nice, it is inheritently dumb, IQ BOY.

Posted by: SYBIL | January 25, 2012 at 08:50 PM

newsflash, Sybil, er Lurker whatever you want to call yourself.

The truth is the truth for ALL. Whethere you like it or not.

You conservatives remind me of several hundred years ago. When, the main idea was that the Sun revolved around the Earth.

[jay]

The ordinary pyschopath gets in your face out in the real world. The Mom's basement troll is another type of psychopath. It knows it is too obnoxious for the real world. Better to stay in the basement at the computer. Much safer there.

Posted by: gringoman | January 25, 2012 at 09:31 PM

While Gringo is the modern day Nazis occupying Poland.

Even wants to tell Monica how she should run her own blog.

Does Monica want to be Gringo's princess or not?

Why did her blog delete one of his comments?

Was that a hint?

[jay]

Filed my taxes today and found that I only had to pay 13.3% for SE (self-employed) while I have paid 15.3% for as long as I can remember.
Who do I thank? Bush? Obama? Boehner? Reid?

Posted by: LongRifle | January 25, 2012 at 09:51 PM

Doubt if you'll thank Obama. No conservative would ever than a democrat for anything!

[jay]

Doubt if you'll thank Obama. No conservative would ever than a democrat for anything!

Posted by: jay | January 26, 2012 at 12:08 AM

Conservatives would rather BLAME a democrat for everything!

[jay]

AMERICA. LOVE 1950 TAX RATES OR LEAVE IT.

Posted by: xbjllb | January 25, 2012 at 11:30 PM

Last time the GOP had a balanced budget.
1956 with 91% tax rates and the Federal Highway Act.
Now, since Obama is in office. The GOP isn't so keen on repairing roads and bridges.

That's part of the spending Monica spoke of.

Keeping their homes,( McCain has several) and cars maintained, yes.

But, not repairing infrastructure with a Democratic president.

Wait until a Conservative is president for that.

[jay]

more lip-service to debt reduction, more class warfare, more wealth redistribution, more self-aggrandizement.---Monica

The debt reduction lip service was done by the conservatives, fleabaggers especially.

The wealth redistribution, thanks to Conservatives is from the middle class up. Which is also the class warfare. The rich being done AGAINST the middle class.

[xbjllb]

"I'd bet YOUR life on it though" - UG

Always with the threats. Italian mob mentality.

[xbjllb]

"Does Monica want to be Gringo's princess or not?

Why did her blog delete one of his comments?

Was that a hint?" - Jay

Even a baseball bat wouldn't be enough for her to get through to him.

[xbjllb]

All I can say about McCain is he better have a good retirement plan.

Gabby's comin' to get him.

Will be the best thing for him. He'll be able to finally admit those strokes and get them treated.

And speaking of GOP-induced strokes, was Mark Kirk getting ready to switch parties or what?

[xbjllb]

RE: President visiting Las Vegas

Always good when the current and next President visits Las Vegas. Have a good trip, Mr. President, and call me. And for the rest of you haters? America. Love it or leave it.

P.S. My project couldn't be greener. Off the grid with solar, recycled water, the way of the future.

[Ummahgummah]

While conservative sremind me of someone on Youtube who grew up in Nazi Germany. They had to be careful what they said in their own homes. For, as he said,"The walls have ears."

POSTED BY: JAY | JANUARY 25, 2012 AT 07:15 PM

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Actually with Big Sis directing DHS against regular Americans and away from islamic terrorists, some of are indeed getting the feeling that we have to be careful about what we say.

Which of course is just fine and dandy for you Socialists. UNTIL there is noone left to speak up for you because they've all been taken away already.

PS. The eastern part of Germany lived in constant fear of the STASI for about 45 years. You libs never mention THAT part of German history.

I wonder why.

Care to explain?

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[Ummahgummah]

* A Republican politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.

* A Democrat politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for a foreign country.

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Since a deliberate misunderstander is trying to skew the meaning of the above, let me lay it out in simple terms where even IQ BOY can understand.

Yeah, the pubes send us to shyteholes like iraq where we had no business being WITHOUT a clearly defined objective and the broken promise that the iraqis would be made to PAY US BACK for the cost in form of reparations to be paid for in petroleum.

Bush lied.

There was however, a war we had no choice but fight, which is Afghanistan.

Which is where the DemonRATS come into play. They are responsible for the impossibly restrictive RULES OF ENGAGEMENT and the PERSECUTION OF OUR TROOPS AT HOME AND IN THE MEDIA, see also under Abu Ghraib, Fallujah, corpse pissing etc.

Which should also explain Longrifle's Sioux proverb about long-distance bravery.

Breathless "journalists" excitedly chattering about the "outrageous acts" of American servicemen who have just survived another day.

PHOOEEYYY!!!

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[Ummahgummah]

"I'd bet YOUR life on it though" - UG

Always with the threats. Italian mob mentality.

POSTED BY: XBJLLB | JANUARY 26, 2012 AT 01:03 AM

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We have it on record from the X-lax that it's OK to be racist against Italians and Germans.

I am fairly sure that this matches standard White House attitudes.

This does not mean that other Europeans are exempt from officially sanctioned racism though.

But these two we have indelibly on record so far.

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[Ummahgummah]

P.S. My project couldn't be greener. Off the grid with solar, recycled water, the way of the future.

POSTED BY: XBJLLB | JANUARY 26, 2012 AT 01:33 AM

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Off the internet.. OFF THE MEMO??

Oh boy, parting would be such SWEET SORROW!

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[Ummahgummah]

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Speaking of that recycled water.. oh never mind.. the punch line writes itself.

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[Ummahgummah]

"Does Monica want to be Gringo's princess or not?

Why did her blog delete one of his comments?

Was that a hint?" - Jay

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What comment of his was deleted? Let's hear this one..

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[Ummahgummah]

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Furthermore, I don't even think that Monica reads what people write here, never mind sitting around and deleting.

You trolls might as well calm down now before I devastate your delusional world with more truth.

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[Ummahgummah]

Doubt if you'll thank Obama. No conservative would ever than a democrat for anything!

Posted by: jay | January 26, 2012 at 12:08 AM

Conservatives would rather BLAME a democrat for everything!

POSTED BY: JAY | JANUARY 26, 2012 AT 12:14 AM

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Gotta appreciate the troll commenting on its own posts when it runs out of OURS, since WE are too busy with life and work to post much.

Kind of like a bad homeless comic dribbling spittle, insulting and menacing passersby as he laughs at his own jokes.

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[Ummahgummah]

We are experiencing extreme weather conditions and we have scientific facts that this is attributed to us and the pollution we cause.
Posted by: Rafe | January 23, 2012 at 10:56 AM
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NAME THEM.
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Posted by: Ummahgummah | January 24, 2012 at 01:24 AM
Won't do any good. conservatives are the party of DENIAL!
POSTED BY: JAY | JANUARY 24, 2012 AT 07:37 PM

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Yeah, like algore says: we're just a bunch of denahrs.

EPPURE SI MUOVE, STRONZO DI MERDA!

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[Ummahgummah]

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Question for warmologists: Should denahrs be imprisoned and their property confiscated or should they merely be sent to re-education camps as practiced by Stalin and advocated by Bill Ayers. You know.. THAT Bill Ayers, the Bama's good friend.

The cuddly eduMACation terrorist next door..

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[xbjllb]

"We have it on record from the X-lax that it's OK to be racist against Italians and Germans." - UG

There you go again lying. It is only permitted to be "racist" against Italians if they're criminals in the Mob and Germans if they're NAZIS.

And the word isn't "racist"; it's HUMAN.

[xbjllb]

"Off the internet.. OFF THE MEMO??

Oh boy, parting would be such SWEET SORROW!" - UG

You know where to make the donation, my Mob Don of the 1%.

[xbjllb]

"What comment of his was deleted? Let's hear this one.." - UG

Every time he types a one-word "comment" that states merely "test", we know he's been blocked.

Possibly more than one attempt at posting too.

Bon appétit!

[xbjllb]

"Kind of like a bad homeless comic dribbling spittle, insulting and menacing passersby as he laughs at his own jokes." - UG

You DID visit Gringoman after all...

[xbjllb]

"since WE are too busy with life" - UG

I wouldn't call living in the bottom of a wine bottle while your family alternately looked on and away in horror much of a life.

But whatever floats your boat, Don.

[xbjllb]

"Furthermore, I don't even think that Monica reads what people write here, never mind sitting around and deleting." - UG

That's only because you haven't been prosecuted yet.

Operating word... YET.

"You trolls might as well calm down now before I devastate your delusional world with more truth." - UG

You wouldn't know truth if it busted down your door.

[xbjllb]

"* A Democrat politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for a foreign country." - UG

You mean like blessed Holy Mother Israel?

You mean countries like that?

Or is that bloodstained piece of dirt only a GOP fetish?

[xbjllb]

"You libs never mention THAT part of German history.

I wonder why.

Care to explain?" - UG

Collapsed under its own weight, not Reagan's infamous halitosis as most conservaBorg claim.

And.... YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

[xbjllb]

"Speaking of that recycled water.. oh never mind.. the punch line writes itself." - UG

Only to a militant jingoist obsessed with Arab desert practices.

No, we won't be recycling the brown water out of the toilets and bidets... that will be used to irrigate the landscaping.

Everything else, separate plumbing, yep. Distilled and recycled into the well and then distilled yet again before entering the housing plumbing.

Fool.

[xbjllb]

"Yeah, like algore says: we're just a bunch of denahrs." - UG

Actually, you're dinosaurs, and just past the verge of extinction.

Thank GOD.

[xbjllb]

"Question for warmologists: Should denahrs be imprisoned and their property confiscated or should they merely be sent to re-education camps as practiced by Stalin and advocated by Bill Ayers. You know.. THAT Bill Ayers, the Bama's good friend.

The cuddly eduMACation terrorist next door.." - UG

Unnecessary. Merely kick back and watch as the vanishing dinosaurs who remain alive rip each other to shreds.

And then the meek shall inherit the earth.

[xbjllb]

'Night all... got to hit the sack, have a meeting with Obama tomorrow to talk about those 60+ jobs. After he wags his finger in MY face for a most deserved minute or so.

[xbjllb]

LATEST CBS POLL.... An astounding, unheard of, unprecedented whopping NINETY-ONE PERCENT OF FOLKS APPROVE OF OBAMA'S PLANS AND POLICIES AS LAID OUT IN THE SOTU SPEECH.

You guys? The disapproving ones?

NINE PERCENT. 9%. NINE NINE NINE.

Die, dinosaurs, die.

Sweet dreams!