Poohbah, there's not enough room in Obama's rectum for both your tongue and Eyster's.

mzat74, you make the same mistake most economic neophytes make when it comes to talking about the national debt -- that is using raw numbers instead of looking at it as a percentage of GDP. I refer you to the graph at the URL given below. Please note the run-up after World War 2 and the subsequent run-down over the next seven presidents -- including Kennedy, Johnson and Carter. Now, please focus your beady little eyes (no, not you Mouse, but mzat74) on the year 1981 when Mr. Reagan lowered tax rates on the wealthiest of Americans. Since then, Reagan and Bush 1 have more than doubled debt to GDP, Clinton lowered it, Bush 2 absolutely skyrocketed it and the final word is still out on the Obama presidency. Enjoy perusing the graph and sorry for destroying every adolescent economic myth you'd learned from FAUX Noise.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Fed...
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And mzat74, about the "die-hard Democrat" question... I vote for candidates I feel will best represent my positions. And believe me, the nominating process used by both major parties pretty well assures I won't be voting for either of their candidates.

poobah,
Would you say that you consider yourself a "die-hard" democrat? Only asking a question?

Poobah,
The total national debt increased by 4.9 trillion under Bush for 8 years, and has increased 3.9 trillion in 32 months under Obama. If the same spending continues, Obama will have surpassed what happened durring the 8 year Bush presidency in less than 4 years under his presidency.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqoGORXAv...

yeah Happy Birthday......obama. celebrate by seeing the effect of your decisions.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/W...

Kind of funny how many on the right are making a very BAD comparison to the US being on the path of Greece. Some clown, chick-republican strategist, kept saying that on one of the Fox shows the other day...
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Well, not to get into all the finer points of how it's NOT, but the biggest reason we are not even close to being a Greece, is that we can print our own money to monetize our debt (QE1-2, and soon 3-4-5-6-7 as we head to a deeper and deeper recession)..Greece can not print their own money. They are part of the Euro zone-Euro currency, and can't print Euro's. They have no control over their monetary policy after they moved away from the Drachma. As I keep telling you all, our policy is to PRINT OUR WAY OUT of the mess via MONETARY policy and NOT tax or spending policy (something that is impossible to do at this point). All that is just one GIANT diversion to get the two sides fighting to distract from the real demon...That being the unchecked unaccountable,tower of power...The federal reserve.

NVgrf:
You can actually get around even $$$ on Obama to win in 2012 now on most all the exchanges, and likely out there in NV to. In a few weeks you may actually get BETTER then even money.. I personally love the bet. I would never take you up (not that I am a "right winger"...I hate both parties), because I think Obama wins pretty easy. He has a MASSIVE war chest of well over $1 billion, TONS of big $$$ friends on wall street, and unbelievable organization on the ground. Plus people are still mesmerized by the guy; like a modern day Stalin as poster "no" referenced...
I seriously believe that even if the economy sinks into a depression, he will be re-elected. So yeah; if someone wants a dime of action with you, I'd say you are at the advantage if anyone takes you up on it.

A bash like that in Chicago, Illinois! The crookedist city in the crookedist state of the union! And some of the people who write on this blog have the guts to complain about Ryans bottle of wine? Obviously, Dems economics !

reload, this economy started failing in the early 1980's after Reagan dropped tax rates on the top tax bracket from 70% to 28%. Look at our debt as a percentage of 30 years before 1980 and 30 years after 1980. Bush ran up these large deficits and you're blaming Obama. Good luck with that...

Hey reload -

Our debt just over the GDP puts us with Italy and Belgium. We be sliding to Greece at some point.
I agree with you about Eyster. Really concerning that he was a teacher for so many years. Telling.
NV - I'd take that bet but I'm a professional athlete so can't.

50, wow -- isn't that the number of Michelle's personal staff?

Happy Birthday!

The redneck right has now crossed the line into pure comedy with some of the entries here! And to all of the loudmouths who predict the President will not be elected in 012...my offer still stands. I will take all $1,000. bets offered. Funny, how putting something on the line shuts them up. I have had no takers to this point.

Well, reload, I can see you're new to the Gazette blogs. I'm not going over my background again just for your benefit (and to your dismay), but your assumptions about a progressive thinker just taking and taking and not giving are typical and typically incorrect.
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And about your statement that money being earned with hard work... Please do tell us, how hard do you think the mortgage bankers worked who knowingly sold and re-purchased mortgages to unqualified persons? Yet, YOUR solution is to give the money to them -- just as the politicians in Washington did! I'm quite certain the people who lost their homes to foreclosure -- AFTER the fat cats got their bad assets paid for by YOU -- worked much harder for their money and in a much more honest and ethical way than the bankers.

The seeds of Obamas excuses are in the air. Obama's playbook - Blame Blame Blame. You are correct that the GOP doesn't have the candidate that is building momentum...yet. But, by the time the 2012 election rolls around I'm thinking a stuffed sock could compete and beat Obama.

bigchip, you are correct that the problem is implementation (and I add passage) of policies that are costing more than they save. That is why Obama and the Democrats should have stood up to the conservative wingnuts and implemented single payer health care for everyone (replacing Medicare, Medicaid and state-sponsored programs). They also should have fixed the mortgage crisis by giving that money to the mortgage holders to pay help them pay their loans and not to the bankers who knowingly issued and purchased bad debt and then foreclosed on these homeowners. The problem isn't trying to do too much, it's settling for too little. Obama has now lost most of his political capital, lost significant portions of his base and probably is in bad shape going in to 2012. The good news is that the Republicans have nobody except flip-flopping wingnuts and RINO's that will self-destruct once nominated.

Can we get beyond Bush? He ran up debt recovering from 9/11, 2 wars, drugs for seniors (Ted Kennedy co-sponsored) and no child left behind. BTW - he made the same mistake his dad did - he was sucked into going with the dems (drugs for seniors) and the dems kicked him to the road and are still kicking him.
Ok - contrast the role of government spending under Bush and Obamacare, Stimulus, Regulatory Overdrive. Can Obama quite pointing a finger anywhere but at himself?

Jesyter:
I hope for change. Yes I can. I hope for change. I pray for change too. OBAMA must go. To look at how he is not a leader and is accelerating our country's demise and not hope for change is unbelievable. He is NOT a leader. And, I'm afraid he's dellusional too. "You've got my back"...every day he turns around, there are less in his wake.
National Debt < GDP - ridiculous. He is clueless. Yes - Congress has blame in this too. BUT recovery starts with the removal of Obama and the legions of loser lefties from positions that allow implementation of policies that are screwing us to the wall with pneumatic tools!

Folks...our debt now equals our GDP. Boy is there no end to this borrowing and spending? The stock market took a big hit today too. We are cruising for a crash! And Obama says we are not headed back into a recession!!

APAP,
Please point out on this, or any of my posts on other threads, where I blamed Obama for the economy.
Or perhaps I'm guilty by association for being a conservative ... maybe even.... a "right winger".

Obama talks about taxing the rich, most of them are his friends and contributors. So do they get a tax break from him, He is worth a million himself.

third eye,
Excellent response, I will give you that.
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However, if you blame everything on someone else for Bush and the same "government function" takes place now, HOW CAN YOU BLAME OBAMA?

Oh my God ! It gives me goosebumbps !

no:
HAHA...Funny post, and very much DEAD ON!
No doubt years later his face would also be removed from all Stalin's official records as well!!
I truly think Obama is pretty much a shoe in to win re-election. Even when this economy totally tanks, I think he'll still win, simply because you have so many absolutely memorized by the guy. If McCain would have won in 08, and you had the same economy you have now, I seriously believe his approval would be around 10%, or the lowest in history.

" And they shall eat cake "

americanproductsamericaspride Aug 4, 2011 at 1:32 p.m.
I'll take your points one by one,
"Did President Bush not start with a surplus?"
No. while there was a projected surplus in the latter years of the Clinton Administration it did not appear in reality. One of the contributing reasons was the collapse of the tech bubble.
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"Did 9/11 not happen on his watch?"
While it was easy to connect the dots in the aftermath of 9/11 our intellegence agencies did not have the mechanism to connect those dots before 9/11. Exactly what could have President Bush done to prevent 9/11?
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"Were the economic conditions when he left office the worst since the Great Depression?".
While the left likes to project the bad economy of 2008 on President Bush's entire time in office, for the most part the economy was robust during his terms. There was full employment and rapid growth from 2003-2007. The groundwork for the 2008 downturn was laid many years before. In addition the takeover of Congress by the democrats in 2006 put the brakes on some of Bush's economic ideas.
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"Did he not fail to balance the budget?"
Balancing the budget is a function of the Congress. The only reason Bush failed to balance the budget is because he was not given a bill to sign by Congress.
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"Did he not fail to put the 2 wars on the books?"
Financing wars is a function of Congress. They approved the funding.
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"Did the middle-class not SHRINK/"
No
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All of my answers can be verified by either a Google search or a basic knowledge of how government functions.

bebe53, You forgot to mention that he also failed to keep his party in power in the House of Representatives coming out of the 2010 elections. Under his Presidency, it should have been a walk for the Democrats with the kind of popular support that swept him into office in 2008. That monumental failure alone should have the DNC party bosses sucking down antacids going into 2012.

just 17 more months...

I heard John & Chris Matthews sung a duet together, a modern day version of Happy Birthday Mr. President originally sung by Marilyn Monroe and Michelle O was proud of her country for the 2nd time in her adult life!

Eyster never fails to amuse and amaze insofar as the depths to which he will sink as a lickspittle and a toady. It also never fails that the lowest, most ignored and most insignificant member of any organization is usually the most enthusiastic. If this were 1950, Eyster would be the last one applauding after a Stalin speech.

Facts are facts, old or new. You may get tired of them, third_eye, but my guess is you're more ashamed of them than you are tired of them.

Third eye,
What facts are disputed?
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Did President Bush not start with a surplus?
Did 9/11 not happen on his watch?
Were the economic conditions when he left office the worst since the Great Depression?
Did he not fail to balance the budget?
Did he not fail to put the 2 wars on the books?
Did the middle-class not SHRINK/
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Please, tell me what about those FACTS are untrue.
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Please tell me what positives hapened under President Bush.
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You, a right-wing partisan hack, might believe they are old but I STRONGLY believe the American people should be reminded of those FACTS daily. It is important to learn from history.
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Please, I triple dog dare you, dispute my facts with something besides a BS accusation.

APAP, your talking points are old, outdated, and easily refuted with facts (of which you supply none).
But don't let that stop you.

I think John is feeling the same warm running down his leg that Chris Matthews did. Oh be still my beating heart! I think I'm going to faint from excitement!

"""Obama will go down as the WORST president in history! cant wait till this nightmare is OVER!"""
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There is NO WAY the president who took over the mess left by GW will go down as the "worst" in history.
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President Bush...
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FAILED to keep America safe...
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FAILED to keep a budget surplus...
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FAILED to gow the economy...
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FAILED to grow the middle-class...
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FAILED to win his first election...
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GW is the most FAILED president in recent memory. He was given a coutry full of promise and a budget surplus and DESTROY ALL OF IT.
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President Obama is FAR from perfect but he took over the WORST economy (THANKS GW) since the Great Depression, two wars (THANKS GW) NOT ON THE BOOKS and a shrinking middle-class (THANKS GW).
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Think of this...the current GM/HC combo of the Detroit lions have a 2 year record of 8-24 and nobody will NFL knowledge would consider firing them. WHY, because they took over an 0-16 team.
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President Obama took over an 0-16 economy (THANKS GW)...it has been 2.5 years and he should not be fired.

Fifty nifty read all about it.

What am I hopeful for? With the worsening economy and unemployment, finally John, Oprah and Chris Mathews will stop judging President Obama by the tingles he gives them.

So, John, do these posts answer your question? We're not feeling quite as warm and fuzzy about Mr. Obama's tenure in the White House as you seem to be. It would be helpful if he actually exhibited leadership or decision making skills--or any kind of skills, for that matter. So far, not so much. He has surrounded himself with a lot of "czars," and takes a great photo--and apparently plays pretty good games of golf and basketball and has a lovely family. Other than that, I think he's been an abysmal President. But "Happy Birthday." There ya go.

Perhaps it would be wise to repeal the tax deduction for lobotomies.

wislady: How about

1. dare or lie (politicians version of truth or dare)
2. checkers (all of Obamas pieces are kinged from the start)
3. Go fish (with a marked deck)
4. L.R.C. (with loaded dice)
5. Russian Rullette (the gun is always pointed at tax payers)
6. Motor vehicle chicken (Obama's vehicle is a tank while the tax payer has a subcompact electric car)
7. Scavenger hunt (all of the prizes say you owe the federal government $$$$$$)

Top 10 Obama Birthday Party Games
Michelle Malkin...

Twitter is blowing up with Obama 50th Birthday Party Games.

The hashtag #obamabirthdaypartygames is now trending across the U.S.

Here’s my top 10 list:

10. Jenga: U.S. economy edition

9. Tic-Tax-Toe

8. (Getta) Clue

7. Monopoly: Spread the Wealth edition

6. Barrel of Soros Monkeys

5. Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Your Paycheck Right Over

4. Duck Duck Responsibility

3. Pin the Debt on the Children

2. Scavenger Hunt — for a job

1. Unfollow The Leader

Leave your suggestions!

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Update:

Runners-up:

- Musical Czars

- (I’m Not) Sorry!

- (I’m Numero) Uno

- Pin the Fail on the Elephant

- (Truth) Twister

- Bobbing for Bailouts

http://michellemalkin.com/2011/08/03/top...

The only part of Obamas back I want to see is when he leaves the white house for good after the next election!

I was going to drive down with the Mrs. to wish him a happy birthday, but then remembered I wouldn’t have $38,500 left after paying for gas and tolls. I was distraught. So I thought I’d go solo, checked my wallet, but I was a tad shy of the required $10,000. Then I became totally despondent, until suddenly, it occurred to me: I can wait until his 52nd birthday, when he’ll be a private citizen, and then I can wish him happy birthday for free! Ah, happiness returns!

Just think, if all the attendees, who being devout liberals are required to firmly believe in higher taxes, had skipped the festivities and sent that money as a donation to the Treasury instead. OK, it’s still a spit in the ocean, but at least they’d be doing something useful.

In related news, President Obama will celebrate his birthday with a gala birthday party at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The cost for the party?? 2.4 Trillion.

I really doubt that Obama watches Bob the Builder, but apparently you do.

Don't be so hard on yourself.
;-)

Usually wisdom comes with age....sadly not in this case.