Yes, Erica, it IS Obama's war, NOW!  However, it was BUSH who was COMMANDER IN CHIEF when it began.  HE was responsible for its execution.  Tempting as it is for you Repubs to lay the blame for it all at Obama's feet, you'd do well to keep in mind the reason this is now OBAMA'S WAR.  It's because BUSH FAILED!

Still Looking for my ACORNs in the Stimulus Package.
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jawillie, Philadelphia, PA.

Actually, factually, Bush I, Clinton had a big part to play in war being waged in Iraq and Afghanistan, correct?

ACORNS are typically easier to find in the Fall.

boring. yawning.

how did bush 1 and clinton have something to do with us going into iraq and afghanistan? i want to hear these facts.

For all of you who haven't read "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin, do so.  You will gain valuable insights into how President Obama is going to govern.

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds." - President Abraham Lincoln

For those interested, you can read the full text of the House and Senate versions of the stimulus plan, amendments, the House GOP alternative and CBO charts, go to:

ReadTheStimulus.org

Maybe he can get down to Kentucky while he's there.  Many Americans are suffering in the cold, and FEMA is nowhere to be found.  Of course, the press doesn't care about this.  

And one day, provided Obama is elected to a second term because he's done a great job, he too will have his birthday declared a national holiday because of the historic nature of his presidency. We can all use another national holiday off from work.

One President honoring another, both from the same state and similar political backgrounds. Appropriate.

If you've really read Team of Rivals, you'll realize that Lincoln spent an inordinate amount of time breaking up squabbles among his cabinet.  Assembling a team of rivals was a political necessity for Lincoln, but it is not a good model for governance.  

>>>For those interested, you can read the full text of the House and Senate versions of the stimulus plan, amendments, the House GOP alternative and CBO charts, go to:

ReadTheStimulus.org

Gail, TN (Sent Monday, February 02, 2009 2:56 PM)
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Thanks, Gail.  I have the House version.  Was looking for a link to the Senate version.  Interesting reading, actually.  I would certainly recommend those formulating opinions on it to read and study both versions.

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I find it interesting that there are so many big, relative anniversaries in the year of Obama's election:  MLK's "I had a dream" speech, MLK's birthday, 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday.  A cosmic coincidence?  

"But then Sen. Obama had not been born in time to know anything about Johnson's heroic achievements for civil rights. The South in 1964, in case everyone has forgotten, was controlled by white people. Blacks faced major voting hurdles. Restaurants, hotels, public facilities and schools were segregated.

Although he was a Southerner, Johnson set out to enact the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which abolished segregation in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants, and in public facilities and schools. Indeed in his first speech to Congress on Nov. 27, 1963, just days after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Johnson said: "We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. We have talked for a hundred years or more. It is time now to write the next chapter — and to write in the books of law." Dr. King stood behind Johnson while he signed the bill.

When he ran for president in 1964, Johnson was vilified in the Deep South. It was the nastiest election I have ever witnessed in South Carolina. Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia warned Johnson that his strong support for the Civil Rights bill "will not only cost you the South, it will cost you the election." I well remember the 1964 election. "The Lady Bird Special" train came to Charleston. The overwhelming majority of white South Carolinians voted against Johnson. Some turned out in Charleston to boo, hiss and curse the first lady. Rep. Clyburn will remember that election, too. I am sure he was working his heart out for Lyndon B. Johnson, as was the entire black community and all of Mr. Clyburn's white liberal friends. Johnson won handily, but he lost South Carolina and four other Southern states (as well as Barry Goldwater's home state of Arizona). After he was elected in 1964, with the help of virtually all black Americans (he got 96 percent of the black vote) in a campaign in which Martin Luther King worked day and night to the point of physical exhaustion, Johnson then pushed through the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which abolished unfair tests for voting and forced Southern states to allow their black citizens to vote. As a result of Johnson's leadership, Jim Clyburn is now in Congress."
     Written by Robert Rosen

Claire, we had an ice storm in KC February of 2002.  The CIC didn't come, and we weren't eligible for FEMA assistance.  Our power was out for 10 days.  Yes, it's terrible; but it in NO WAY compares to Katrina.

PS.  Are you advocating Bush's governance in general or do you care to list some specifics.  I guess when you ignore the other side entirely you end up with the stellar results of Cheney/Bush.

Claire, I was referring more to Lincoln's temperament (although I don't think President Obama suffers from melancholy) than how he put together his cabinet.  And yes, I am currently about halfway through the book.  

President Obama does have a special place for Lincoln. I recall a citizen asking President Obama to do away with the copper penny. Immediately, without hesitation, President Obama said we will have to have another coin to represent President Lincoln.  

President Obama recognizes the importance of the Emancepation Proclaimation.  I have wondered if the President and the First Lady have "visited" the Lincoln bedroom.  It's none of my business, but I bet they have.

claire, in a lot of ways president lincoln was one of our most successful presidents. he was a republica, but presidents on both sides of the asle aspire to be as good as he was. history dictates the legacy of president lincoln. it wouldn't be good for presiden obama to come to kentucky now. his arrival would interfere with the recovery there. he needs to make sure that the emergency is available right away if your governor has requested under a state of emergency with fema.

the beauty if a team of rivals is that throught he arguing a lot got accomplished. only one of those rivals didn't make it hrough president lincolns term in office.

Maybe he can get down to Kentucky while he's there.  Many Americans are suffering in the cold, and FEMA is nowhere to be found.  Of course, the press doesn't care about this.  
Claire (Sent Monday, February 02, 2009 3:03 PM)
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President Obama has already declared it a Natural Disaster.  This is not the same situation as Hurrican Rita.  The states should be responsible for somethings. The states asked the feds for help during the aftermath of Hurricane Rita and were ignored. Has your governor asked for help and was denied?  

And before you ask Senator Obama went to the Hurricane ravaged states and helped. He could be seen among the people and it wasn't for a photo op either.  That's just the kind of guy he is.

And before you ask Senator Obama went to the Hurricane ravaged states and helped. He could be seen among the people and it wasn't for a photo op either.  That's just the kind of guy he is.

MsRoman

Campaigning for the next office as many other potential candidates were on the ground in New Orleans later. Has Obama visited KY yet? No, he's not running for anything at this point. Sounds very familiar doesn't it. It's so laughable.

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