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One thing barrack would NEVER do is to prosecute Bush, Rove, Cheney or even Rumsfeld.
That goes against his innermost thought.
Obama is a Republican in disguise. Watch the signs:
1. Obama never attacks McCain. Recall his attacks against Hillary and now recall his attacks against McCain. 10:1
2. Obama supported telecom immunity even when a majority of people wanted telecoms to be prosecuted. He ignored the majority when he claims to represent them. Isn't that ironic?
3. Obama never supported impeachment. He always says a president can be impeached for high crimes, but refuses to rally congressmen to impeach Bush even though 67% of voters want it.
4. Obama refuses to support any investigation into war crimes in Iraq.
5. Obama has ruled out withdrawing troops from Iraq immediately even though that's what he promised when he took dollars from you.
6. Obama has refused to commit himself to capturing Bin laden, stating he will look into it. AFter all if Laden is captured then the war-on-terror loses its steam.
7. Obama has refused to investigate corporates like Halliburton for war profiteering.
8. Even in this article, he keeps saying "Things will be investigated and if violations of law did occur he will consider prosecuting." This is pretty vague when proofs have been produced many times. Much like how Reagan's advisors stated: "We neither confirm nor deny."
9. Obama's refusal to bring criminal charges against Countrywide for defrauding millions.
Obama is a charlatan who has tapped into citizens' innermost fears and wishes, promised to bring them to fruition, and milked them dry for campaining.
Now that the common man is tapped out, he has started borrowing from corporates which means he will bow down to their wishes rather than your wishes.
After all you donated $10. Corporations plunked down $100,000. Who will he listen to?
For republican party this is a delicious irony: Two republicans fighting for the throne.
Whoever wins this would not matter: The Republican party will continue, shovelling millions into corporate and richmen's coffers while you will continue to bleed to death.
Wake up and smell the reality guys: Obama does NOT represent the common man. Defeat him this November.
The US you and your forefathers imagined, is gone for ever.
The Statue of Liberty which brought succor to so many millions of refugees and the words written beneath it have no meaning today.
The First Republic is being slowly owned by corporate
The Obama you and me believe will not lift a finger to stop it, because he himself is an agent of the same.
I saw Smith Goes to Washington yesterday night and i wept for America.
Are you the descendants of the brave who threw out boxes of tea over Boston harbor to protest taxes?
Are you the same people who wrote those immortal words: "We the people..."
Are you the same people who would rather give the shirt off your back to a defeated enemy and share your meals with him?
Are you the same people who pioneered the Flower Power Generation?
I weep for you.
Destroyed is too strong a word. Corruption & Politics always go hand in hand. They are like hand and glove: Fit well together.
Show me a politician who does not take money/favors in one way or another and i will show you a True Democracy where people's concerns trump the concerns of a corporate or the B'crats.
Democracy and Politics are always at logger heads. Democracy aims to be free, clean and transparent.
Politics has to be opaque, tied-to-interests, and dirty to get things done.
In a True Democracy, no one would be able to get anything done.
You need Politics to get it done.
Humans by nature are selfish. Politics only aims to harness it.
Democracy aims to stifle it.
Much like Socialism and Communism did. And both failed...
I don't understand the hype about Obama:
In recent times he has flipped on all major issues:
FISA
Oil Drilling
ANWR
Tax Cuts for Rich
Medical
Housing Mess
In addition he refuses to respond to any attacks by McCain either on personal or professional front, thus making those suspicions come true.
McCain was right: He is a pop-star and has burned out now. Time for Obama to retire from scene and let Hillary take up the challenge.
Obama is too weak, inexperienced in anything (except Bull$hitting), and full of hot air.
Goodbye Obama: Thanks for the Entertainment. If you were a Hip-Hop star you would be famous now.
You don't need a better example than our The Government.
You pay increasing amount of taxes: What do you get in return? Foreclosure of your home by an unknown bank because your payment was raised by 53%: No fault of yours.
Does the Government help you by avoiding foreclosure? NOOO.
But they are quite willing to take your tax money and help JP Morgan or Freddie Mac to avoid booking losses.
With Dog poop, you can use it as a fertilizer for plants.
With corporate poop, you die.