While it is probably too early to talk about last night's off season election as a full blown wind of change, I have to believe President Obama felt at least a bit of a breeze in the air last night with the results of the gubernatorial contests in both Virginia and New Jersey.
These were both states that Obama won handily in 2008 yet last night both states elected Republican governors. In the case of Virginia it was a clean sweep as the GOP took the Attorney General and Lt. Governor's race as well.
The story in New Jersey had to be particularly concerning to the President as he personally campaigned and held fundraisers for Governor Corzine only to have him lose the election to Republican Chris Christie. Could the Celebrity in Chief be losing his Midas touch? Or are people just beginning to realize that this whole "hope and change" thing isn't all that it was cracked up to be? Either way President Obama had about as much influence on the voters of New Jersey as he had on the Olympic Selection Committee in Denmark.....and that's what shim sez..
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Celebrity Gold Medal Put Down
With Chicago rumored to be the front runner for the 2016 Summer Olympics the Celebrity in Chief decided to take time out from the late night talk show circuit and fly over to Copenhagen and make an appearance to help secure the bid for the Windy City.
However a funny thing happened on the way home from Denmark. President Obama got word that his appearance helped influence the International Olympic Committee's decision alright. He was told that of the four remaining cities Chicago would be the first city ELIMINATED!
Apparently the IOC isn't as smitten and swayed by Obama's rhetoric like alot of people and most of the media are here in the United States. Imagine that...they listened to what he said and apparently weren't very impressed. Either that or the IOC is obviously racist. I mean why else would they not just fawn all over him and give him whatever he wants? At any rate almost two million dollars of taxpayer money later the 2016 Summer Olympics will be in Rio De Janiero.
Well at least that little escapade is over. Now that he's back home he can get back to work on the important job of attempting to run the automotive, banking and health care industries into the ground....and that's what shim sez...
However a funny thing happened on the way home from Denmark. President Obama got word that his appearance helped influence the International Olympic Committee's decision alright. He was told that of the four remaining cities Chicago would be the first city ELIMINATED!
Apparently the IOC isn't as smitten and swayed by Obama's rhetoric like alot of people and most of the media are here in the United States. Imagine that...they listened to what he said and apparently weren't very impressed. Either that or the IOC is obviously racist. I mean why else would they not just fawn all over him and give him whatever he wants? At any rate almost two million dollars of taxpayer money later the 2016 Summer Olympics will be in Rio De Janiero.
Well at least that little escapade is over. Now that he's back home he can get back to work on the important job of attempting to run the automotive, banking and health care industries into the ground....and that's what shim sez...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Hail to the CELEBRITY in Chief
Nice to see the Celebrity in Chief was at it again. With American troops dying in Afghanistan and Iraq, the healthcare debate raging across the country, and double digit employment staring us in the face it was nice to see President Obama taking the time out of his busy schedule to squeeze in an appearance and face some softball questions from David Letterman.
Other than holding carefully staged press conferences, flying across the country making speeches that amount to nothing more than campaign rallies and doing the celebrity circuit with the likes of Leno and Letterman can someone please tell me what this man has done for our country since he took office eight months ago? I mean what's next....an appearance on Dancing With The Stars? Stay tuned..... and that's what shim sez......
Other than holding carefully staged press conferences, flying across the country making speeches that amount to nothing more than campaign rallies and doing the celebrity circuit with the likes of Leno and Letterman can someone please tell me what this man has done for our country since he took office eight months ago? I mean what's next....an appearance on Dancing With The Stars? Stay tuned..... and that's what shim sez......
Friday, August 21, 2009
The Bloom is Off The Rose
The latest Washington Post/ABC poll numbers show that only 49% of Americans polled now believe that President Obama will make the right decisions for our country. That's down from 60% when the poll was taken at the 100 day mark of Obama's presidency.
You see elections have consequences and these are some of the consequences we are faced with for electing a president as grossly inexperienced and unqualified as Barack Obama. But none of that seemed to matter when all people were concerned about was making history and feeling good about themselves because they were electing our country's first black president, qualifications be damned!
The man barely served time in the Senate and accomplished virtually nothing before beginning his run for the presidency. Everyone loved how he spoke without ever listening to the words he was saying. He looked good, sounded good and it was chic to be an Obama supporter and at the time that's all that really mattered. By God he was all about "hope and change!" Well how's all that "hope and change" working out for everyone now?
The chickens have begun to come home to roost.
His inexperience showed early when several of his newest appointees were a disaster due to income tax issues. He then (along with his liberal cronies in Congress) forced a $787 billion dollar spending package down our throats before anyone knew what was happening and now we are going to be paying off the debt for decades to come. He made a total fool out of himself by saying Cambridge police "acted stupidly" in the Gates affair without knowing all of the facts. Not to mention his apologizing and cozying up to petty anti American dictators around the world in an attempt to heal old wounds.
On top of all of that he is now trying to jam a healthcare reform package down everyone's throat that virtually every poll taken shows the vast majority of Americans simply don't want!
Yes it appears the bloom is off the rose. Most Americans are now finding out what some of us knew all along. The man is an empty suit, a far left leaning liberal woefully unqualified to be President of the United States....and that's what shim sez....
You see elections have consequences and these are some of the consequences we are faced with for electing a president as grossly inexperienced and unqualified as Barack Obama. But none of that seemed to matter when all people were concerned about was making history and feeling good about themselves because they were electing our country's first black president, qualifications be damned!
The man barely served time in the Senate and accomplished virtually nothing before beginning his run for the presidency. Everyone loved how he spoke without ever listening to the words he was saying. He looked good, sounded good and it was chic to be an Obama supporter and at the time that's all that really mattered. By God he was all about "hope and change!" Well how's all that "hope and change" working out for everyone now?
The chickens have begun to come home to roost.
His inexperience showed early when several of his newest appointees were a disaster due to income tax issues. He then (along with his liberal cronies in Congress) forced a $787 billion dollar spending package down our throats before anyone knew what was happening and now we are going to be paying off the debt for decades to come. He made a total fool out of himself by saying Cambridge police "acted stupidly" in the Gates affair without knowing all of the facts. Not to mention his apologizing and cozying up to petty anti American dictators around the world in an attempt to heal old wounds.
On top of all of that he is now trying to jam a healthcare reform package down everyone's throat that virtually every poll taken shows the vast majority of Americans simply don't want!
Yes it appears the bloom is off the rose. Most Americans are now finding out what some of us knew all along. The man is an empty suit, a far left leaning liberal woefully unqualified to be President of the United States....and that's what shim sez....
Monday, August 17, 2009
What....No Beers at The White House?
An intersting story came to light this past weekend when it was revealed that eccentric rocker Bob Dylan was picked up and briefly detained by police in Long Branch New Jersey after they received a call that a strange looking man was wandering around the neighborhood in the rain. When the 24 year old police officer arrived and asked for ID he claimed that he had none but told her he was Bob Dylan. Since the officer obviously did not recognize him she told him to get in the car and she drove him to his hotel where ID was presented and he was released.
Interesting...rather than scream and make a scene he did what the officer told him and the situation was quickly resolved. The police were not foolishly accused of acting "stupidly" by the President, this wasn't put forth as a "teachable" moment for America and nobody got invited to the White House for a few beers. Nothing more than a 68 year old former legend being treated like a complete unknown....like a rolling stone....and that's what shim sez...
Interesting...rather than scream and make a scene he did what the officer told him and the situation was quickly resolved. The police were not foolishly accused of acting "stupidly" by the President, this wasn't put forth as a "teachable" moment for America and nobody got invited to the White House for a few beers. Nothing more than a 68 year old former legend being treated like a complete unknown....like a rolling stone....and that's what shim sez...
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Does Healthcare Really Need A Major Overhaul?
As the healthcare debate rages on and President Obama and Congress plot on yet another way to take even more of our money, a few things are starting to become pretty clear. First of all just about every poll conducted shows that most Americans are AGAINST a major overhaul of the entire healthcare system.
Consider this. U.S. Census reports and a poll conducted by the Kaiser Foundation find that approximately 87% of Americans have some form of healthcare and the vast majority of them (89%) are happy with what they have. Of the 13% of the population that have no healthcare almost half of them claim that they CHOOSE not to have healthcare and pay out of pocket when illnesses or injury occur! That leaves approximately 6-7% of our population that wishes to have healthcare but do not. Now I ask you ..while the system isn't perfect and I'm sure some adjustments can (and should) be made, do we really need a massive multi billion dollar government run overhaul of the entire healthcare system to satisfy 6-7% of the population?
Let's look at this whole healthcare charade by Obama and Congressional Democrats and call it what it really is...more class warfare, and yet another multi billion dollar attempted money grab on the achievers, higher income earners and business owners in this country as they try to get them to foot the bill for a small percentage of people ...most of whom have never lifted a finger to help themselves or anyone else...and that's what shim sez.
Consider this. U.S. Census reports and a poll conducted by the Kaiser Foundation find that approximately 87% of Americans have some form of healthcare and the vast majority of them (89%) are happy with what they have. Of the 13% of the population that have no healthcare almost half of them claim that they CHOOSE not to have healthcare and pay out of pocket when illnesses or injury occur! That leaves approximately 6-7% of our population that wishes to have healthcare but do not. Now I ask you ..while the system isn't perfect and I'm sure some adjustments can (and should) be made, do we really need a massive multi billion dollar government run overhaul of the entire healthcare system to satisfy 6-7% of the population?
Let's look at this whole healthcare charade by Obama and Congressional Democrats and call it what it really is...more class warfare, and yet another multi billion dollar attempted money grab on the achievers, higher income earners and business owners in this country as they try to get them to foot the bill for a small percentage of people ...most of whom have never lifted a finger to help themselves or anyone else...and that's what shim sez.
Monday, August 3, 2009
"Not One Thin Dime"
Just as predicted right here the day after his address to the nation on February 24th (Good Speech...but Questions Remain) President Obama is about to have his "read my lips" moment. He guaranteed nobody earning less than $250,000 would have to pay a dime in new taxes to fund any of his programs. While intelligent people everywhere knew that wasn't possible because quite simply there aren't enough "rich" people out there to pay for all of this administrations wild spending... he emphasized the point by saying "not one thin dime."
This, along with the fallout from his idiotic statement about the Gates arrest and opposition to his healthcare plan should have him reeling a bit...that is unless the mainstream liberal media cover for him...Should be fun to watch...and that's what shim sez...
This, along with the fallout from his idiotic statement about the Gates arrest and opposition to his healthcare plan should have him reeling a bit...that is unless the mainstream liberal media cover for him...Should be fun to watch...and that's what shim sez...
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