Teacher Slams Obama ( Archived) (319)

Well according to the majority of the American people he was. Just with things like sending in troops to war when they weren't ready and didn't have body armor, killing the surplus, awarding no-bid contracts to haliburton, and the gross mishandling of Katrina in which he promoted a friend who was vastly unqualified.

That's a stunning statement. Why not cut out the middleman in the form of a government beauracracy and just let people keep more of their own money and use it for their own betterment or charity?

I believe the republicans tried a version of that with the tax cuts. They said tax cuts will create jobs and it will tricle down when in fact it did not. Jobs were outsourced. Bottomline, taxes are needed.

The "majority" of Americans get their news from a very biased media. The troops were ready and the body armor meme is an old and tired one. The armor that worked best had just been designed and created and production was consequently slow. Armor also slows a soldier down-the body plates they wear are 40 pounds and make it difficult to move, which can also lead to being killed. The enemy also learns to shoot around the armor, like in the head, neck and leg regions. As for Katrina, we expect states to do the first response to any disaster, then the federal government steps in. There was plenty of warning about the storm and no reason for people not to have been evacuated-New Orleans sits 3 feet BELOW sea level and has for centuries. Nagin and the city council are to blame for not using their resources to move people out of harm's way. The corruption in Louisiana and N.O. is legendary and longstanding-money sent to them by the federal gov. for levee building and flood control was instead spent on political pet projects.

I never said that no taxes should be paid, only that the tax burden slows the economy and gives government power over us. The tax cuts were made to give people back their money, period. Jobs are outsourced for a variety of reasons-one of them being that American corporations have a higher tax burden than even many European countries.

The troops were not redy and sone had no armor at all and didn't even have armored humvees. I have a pic from a friend holding up a sign that says, "Will work for body armor". Difficult to move? Should we just send them out naked and hope for the best? New Orleans did issue an evacuation, my aunt came to stay with me because of the evacuation. New Orleans is a vastly poor city and everyone did not have the means to leave. I think Geraldo aired a special on FOX that showed people trapped on a bridge trying to leave. He was crying and asking why the people were still stuck there. Information about the levees were sent to Bush and he ignored them. Furthermore, promoting a friend who is vastly unqualified screws the situation up even more.

The more money you make, the more taxes you have to pay. That's the way it's been.

The troops were ready, after all, that's what they train to do every day, and yes, Jenea, we should send them out naked.