President Barack Obama (official thread)

[Bucklion]

This thread should be used for all political matters now that he is President...it will keep all of the arguments from when he was President-elect (many of which had little to do with political matters) seperate.

[Bucklion]

Be interesting to see what his first act as Presdient will be...there is talk of him repealing the act Bush enacted (forget what it is called) that prevents funding for overseas women's helath care that "promote" abortion.

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by Bucklion

This thread should be used for all political matters now that he is President...it will keep all of the arguments from when he was President-elect (many of which had little to do with political matters) seperate.

Should we not simply close the PEOTUS thread?

[stowfan]

An interesting article from a conservative.

Why conservatives should be looking forward to the Obama inauguration. - By Rachael Larimore - Slate Magazine

[Bucklion]

Originally Posted by sandgk

Should we not simply close the PEOTUS thread?

Good point, done. Welcome to your first Presidential library, Mr. President.

[DGADBTWSOM]

What a joyful day. God Bless America!

Good luck, Mr. President.

[OSUsushichic]

Welcome to the White House already changed completely. Good times.

[CookyPuss]

Having been born in 1973, the "where where you when... " moments of my American experience have been decisively negative (Regan shot, Challenger explosion, OJ verdict, 9/11). I sincerely hope the inuagartion of our first African-American president ushers in a new era of shared joys that outshine the sorrows.

[Bucklion]

Interesting bit of pragmatistic overtones from a guy who went 0-for-everything running Prediential campaigns.

Battered Liberal Syndrome - THE WEEK

[Gatorubet]

Originally Posted by Bucklion

Be interesting to see what his first act as Presdient will be...there is talk of him repealing the act Bush enacted (forget what it is called) that prevents funding for overseas women's helath care that "promote" abortion.

He will go through the Bush Executive Orders like that arsonist Sherman through Georgia...with similar results.

[MaxBuck]

Originally Posted by Gatorubet

He will go through the Bush Executive Orders like that arsonist Sherman through Georgia...with similar results.

So you're saying Atlanta is [censored]ed?

[fourteenandoh]

Originally Posted by MuckFich06

Having been born in 1973, the "where where you when... " moments of my American experience have been decisively negative (Regan shot, Challenger explosion, OJ verdict, 9/11). I sincerely hope the inuagartion of our first African-American president ushers in a new era of shared joys that outshine the sorrows.

i know you are a huge fan muck, but i doubt anyone will be asking me where i was when obama was inaugurated 25 years from now.

[TGfan06]

Originally Posted by Bucklion

Be interesting to see what his first act as Presdient will be...

Let me be the first to warn you. He will be prepping the White House for the day when Tim Tebow visits. Them being in the same room will be so powerful it threatens the entire DC area if they are not contained.

[Tresselbeliever]

Spengler strikes again.

Absolute power gets blamed absolutely
By Spengler

Inauguration day brings to mind the reason I don't read science fiction. It's never weird enough. Today, America will place more power than any peacetime president ever has wielded into the hands of a man nobody knows. He has convinced more incompatible constituencies that he takes their side than any politician in American history. And through no fault or merit of his own, he has stumbled into more power than the White House has had since World War II.

From the day Obama was elected to 9:30am Tokyo time on Monday morning, the S&P 500 index has lost 17% of its value, after absorbing Obama's proposed cabinet and hearing the gist of his economic stimulus plan. That can't be blamed on Bush. It counts as the "Obama crash". With the unprecedented power of his office, Obama inherits a commensurately high level of accountability. Unless he offers something radically different, the boomerang of expectations could flatten him faster and more thoroughly than the swift ascent of his star. People in power get blamed; people with absolute power get blamed absolutely. As the economy continues to deteriorate, there will be no one left standing to blame but Obama.

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[Gatorubet]

Originally Posted by TGfan06

Let me be the first to warn you. He will be prepping the White House for the day when Tim Tebow visits. Them being in the same room will be so powerful it threatens the entire DC area if they are not contained.

Constitutional scholars are hard at work trying to decide if an Obama Executive Order banning a Constitutional provision - the requirement that any US President be 35 years of age - would be valid. If so, expect the Obama Presidency to be short and the first Obama announcement a bomb shell.