The Obamanation

[classicman]

Fair enough. Thats the first time I've seen you post anything like that.
I apologize.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

I only hope that the outrage that sparked OWS doesn't fade away like the outrage over the Iraq War. I would like to see the power of the people actually have some oomph to it for once (and not the made up groups like The Tea Party - that's just another example of the grifters gaming the system).

So as long as the people rise up in support of your liberal ideas and Union thugs you support it. But if large groups of people rise up and actually get people who support their view elected to office, without one civil disobedience event, without one single arrest of people who want change, you think they are "grifters gaming the system"? Thank God that is not the way our system works.

[glatt]

I have to admit, this morning when I heard that Obama denied the permit for the Keystone pipeline, I was shocked. I never in a million years though he would do that. Making that decision required a spine, and that's something I haven't seen much of from Obama.

Of course, he basically came right out and said he would approve it after the election, so he's still sort of sitting on the fence, but still.

[Lamplighter]

The decision to reject the Keystone project is really a decision to circumvent
the Republican attempt to tie Keystone to the extension of the payroll tax bill.
The two are not otherwise related.

National Post NEws
Jan 18, 2012
Obama rejects Keystone pipeline, open to alternative*route

The Obama administration on Wednesday denied a presidential permit
for construction of the $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline, ruling that a proper environmental review
could not be conducted before a 60-day deadline set by the U.S. Congress
to rule on the controversial oilsands project.

But Calgary-based TransCanada Corp., the company behind the 2,700-kilometre pipeline,
has been given the option of making a new application — and company officials confirmed
they will propose an alternative route for Keystone XL that avoids environmentally sensitive areas in Nebraska.

National Post News
Dec 19,2011

Lorne Gunter: Obama’s pushback on Keystone is pure posturing

On Saturday, the U.S. Senate voted 89-10 to approve a bill
that
would extend payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans by two months.
That’s not a surprise. Going into an election year, no politician or party
wants to be responsible for a very visible tax hike.
If the Senate had not approved the extension
— an economic stimulus measure important to President Barack Obama’s jobs creation strategy
– American workers would have seen a decrease of $100 to $150 a month on their paychecks beginning Jan 1.

But it was surprising that 49 of the 89 votes were from Democrats because,
attached to the tax-cut bill, was a rider urging Mr. Obama to make a decision
on the Keystone XL pipeline within the next 60 days.

Mr. Obama announced last month that he would put off until 2013 any decision
on the US$7-billion pipeline that will run from Alberta’s oil sands to American refineries
on the Texas Gulf Coast — until after next fall’s presidential and Congressional elections. <snip>

Gene Sperling, a senior economic adviser to Obama, told CNN that
“The experts at the State Department who are authorized
for our government to make that very serious and complex review made clear . . .
that if they were only given 60 days to look at the alternative routes in Nebraska
and to do the serious environmental and health and safety reviews,
that would (not) be enough time, and would make it almost certainly impossible
for them to extend that permit.”

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[Pico and ME]

I have posted similar thought in the past, but mostly I stayed away from Obama posts. Mostly, I will get my dander up when liberal ideology is attacked. And I get really incensed whenever workers rights are threatened, because that is the big deal right now.

[classicman]

I wasn't surprised that he denied it. Hes been getting A LOT of pressure about it.
I was surprised that he said he'd revisit it after the election though.
I thought he showed some backbone until he, almost immediately, flipped on it.

[Happy Monkey]

Obama: I'll decide later.
Republicans: Decide now!
Obama: OK, I say no. But I may reverse it later.

Obama: u mad?

[infinite monkey]

I just caught a clip of Obama giving a speech at Disneyworld (loosening foreign tourist restrictions to bring more dollars to the U.S.)

He said he was glad to see Mickey, that it's nice to see a world leader with bigger ears than his.

He's so adorable.

[TheMercenary]

Someone tell obama, no more excuses.

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Someone tell obama, no more excuses.

If you attend the inauguration in Jan, 2013, you could tell him, in person.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

If you attend the inauguration in Jan, 2013, you could tell him, in person.

I would have congratulated him on his accomplishment. Today I would tell him to fuck off.

[infinite monkey]

snickers

[Lamplighter]

Does anyone but me think it's a bit ironic (maybe the wrong word) that
Carl Rove and a lot of Conservatives and Republicans are upset because
Chrysler is doing well as a result of the (Obama) stimulus.
They are even yelling at Clint Eastwood for his SuperBowl ad !
You'd think they would be pleased...

Grumpdy...grump...grump...grumps

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Does anyone but me think it's a bit ironic (maybe the wrong word) that
Carl Rove and a lot of Conservatives and Republicans are upset because
Chrysler is doing well as a result of the (Obama) stimulus.
They are even yelling at Clint Eastwood for his SuperBowl ad !
You'd think they would be pleased...

Grumpdy...grump...grump...grumps

I wasn't paying much attention but or and I feel like I totally misunderstood that commercial. When it was over I had two impressions. 1) I thought the tone was more appropriate to the beginning of a recession not the end. It felt super negative. 2) There was a flash of Obama when Eastwood said something about divisiveness? I was thinking, why do you hate America Clint?

[Lamplighter]

The Obama Administration has finalized the agreement with banks and
State's Attorneys General with regards to forgeries of documents relating to foreclosures.
It won't offer much ($1-2K) to families who were already forced into foreclosure,
but it may help those who are facing foreclosure or reductions in interest rates for others.

Importantly, the States Attorneys General have retained their rights
to investigate criminal activities, e.g., forgeries of documents.
One visible action has occurred...


The JD Journal
2/9/12

Missouri Jury Indicts First High-level Executive in Robo-Signing Case

A grand jury in Missouri has indicted on criminal charges
Georgia-based firm DocX and its founder and former president Lorraine O. Brown on forgery charges.
This is the first high-level prosecution and indictment in a robo-signing case.
DocX is a subsidiary of mortgage processor Lender Processing Services.
The Missouri jury has indicted DocX employees with forging signatures
on hundreds of real estate documents, some of which resulted in foreclosures.

This is the first time that a senior level executive could end up in jail over robo-signing
– a practice where the lender signs the documents, including foreclosure documents,
without bothering to read them or having a notary present.<snip>

Homeowners in Missouri may also benefit from this indictment.
For the homeowners whose documents are found to be robo-signed,
the relevant documents will be considered void.

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