Obama Deserved a Second Term,WHY?

[bonnie]

Now that Romney has slithered away in defeat and Obama has the next four years and plans on more of the same great policies of the past four years and can no longer blame his predecessor we can expect what?

Not what Romney would have done,who cares,he has slithered away.

[bonnie]

A big achievement of Obama was new Credit card rules.Yeah,finally put those sharks in their place.

Way to go Obama

[Guest]

The real slithering is just getting started.

[bonnie]

The real slithering is just getting started.

You think so.I am not sure they can do or say anymore than

Many can tell us how racist we are because we don't like his policies,but they don't seem to name any significient achievement

[bonnie]

The real slithering is just getting started.

I think Obama's new Credit card policies were one of the best things he did.

He protected the deliberately ignorant/lazy "poor" from themselves. Made it so that the responsible credit card holder could help carry their water once again and guess what.

Both the poor and the responsible person get to pay higher interest rates.

What a deal and what a achievement but thank goodness he really taught those "loan sharks" a lesson

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-6798896.html

Not a "right wing master"

[bonnie]

Obama was committed to reducing poverty.He must have meant that he intended to provide more food stamps,more medicaid,more on general assistance. He has certainly kept his word,who can fault him for that? He has promised more of the same. Blacks have higher unemployment,white unemployment even with the funny numbers is the same or a bit higher than when Bush left office.Women hit very hard,but let's remember they can have birth control provided. So all in all you have to assume the people that voted to re-elect the "smartest man" to ever grace the White House is performing superbly.

[bonnie]

The greatest thing he did was convince the american people Chicago style how great his health care was.I think his cost

projections were the new math.Sounds like a great plan.

Obama "Everybody who's looked at it says that every single good idea to bend the cost curve and start actually reducing health care costs are in this bill."

New math is exciting. The promise that health insurance premiums would go down by 2500.00 in his first term sounded wonderful,but we didn't understand the liberal math.The Kaiser Family Institute explained it for us.Employer Health Benefits were to go up at least 2500.00

Those seniors that republicans were going to shove off the cliff have been well pleased to see the new math in their costs.Many medicare prescription drug plans will increase by double digits

That nasty wal-mart plan is going to increase by 23%

Humana 11%

Wonder if some of the seniors in dire straights are checking out the gourmet dog food aisle.We know Obama wants only the best for us

[bonnie]

Obamacare has been a real blessing to small business.

To many businesses to count are dropping employees below the number 50.But that will help the economy in more food stamp,assistance and medicaid growth.New math says that is a win-win

The good news is that there are those that can afford to close up are doing so as well.Leaves less competition. In our small town of ten thousand two businesses just closed.Not going to fight it any longer.Wonderful gift for those laid off close to the holidays,they don't need to worry about buying christmas gifts.

Thanks Obama and Obama voters for the lump of coal

[Dr. Shane]

Obama got elected by the Latino community. He owes them big and he will probably deliver. However I don't think his other agenda items are going to go over so well. Time will tell. He squeaked by with a victory. Second terms can be tough. LBJ got bogged down with Vietnam in his second term. Nixon resigned during his second term. Reagan had Iran-Contra. Clinton had Monica. GW Bush approval numbers went down to 34%.

[bonnie]

Let's not forget race relations.They are at an all time high. Some people may look at that high and see it as low but we were told to expect Obama presidency to heal old wounds right?

I have had a little interesting experience concerning race.Strictly anecdotal and at first I thought maybe it was just me. We have several people that walk our block morning and evening with their dogs.Both white and minority.If I am out in the yard I chat for a bit with most of them.One regular is a very nice black woman,typically she will stop and chat.

There is another black woman that walks hers,or more accurately

she let's it walk unrestrained.Odd situation as she carries the leash in her hand.At times I have driven past her and her dog is on leash for a bit.

I found it odd at first that she would hold the leash and the dog would come into my yard and use as his potty stop,while she watched. I don't get to excited when a dog accidently gets in my yard but this is pretty blatant and frequent.She has not been friendly,I have said Hi and tried to be repeatedly.

I wasn't aware there are several that are very angry at this woman until I went to a neighborhood party and our various dogs were being discussed.She does this to several. Yes,I am aware that there are obnoxious white people as well,but this is more my reaction that surprised me than anything else.

Typically I would have said something nicely to her and asked her to restrain her dog but I didn't want to because of her skin color. It is so rare if we have any problems here it takes everyone by surprise when we do.Prior to the last couple of years it would never have occurred to me to hesitate to speak to her,I certainly would not hesitate to speak to a white person that did that.

Two of the people at the party have said they are going to take a shovel,pick up the mess and put it on her front door step.They don't want to speak to her either for fear of causing problems.Obviously their solution if witnessed will cause a problem or will it? Will she take the hint or is it like the one said

This is so obviously a"P%$# on you whitey,what are you going to do about it.And he intends to show her

It is annoying,rude and deliberate but I can deal with that. It really bothers me that I am hesitant to speak to someone because of their skin color and causing a problem.Has never before happened.

Is this a sign of improved race relations?

[bonnie]

Obama got elected by the Latino community. He owes them big and he will probably deliver. However I don't think his other agenda items are going to go over so well. Time will tell. He squeaked by with a victory. Second terms can be tough. LBJ got bogged down with Vietnam in his second term. Nixon resigned during his second term. Reagan had Iran-Contra. Clinton had Monica. GW Bush approval numbers went down to 34%.

So he has the latino vote and owes them so he will deliver special consideration to them.

Why did all the others vote for a man that has proven to be a failure more often than not.

I am sure the black community felt Obama owed them big time but it doesn't seem to have helped them

Latino poverty rate is 28%.This is what they want more off?

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2012/11/14/latino-poverty-rate-climbs/

[Dr. Shane]

Let's not forget race relations.

Race relations have gotten worse under Obama and I think he has played off from that. He is a divider. Nothing uniting about him. His philosophy is divide and conquer.

[bonnie]

Originally Posted By: bonnie

Let's not forget race relations.

Race relations have gotten worse under Obama and I think he has played off from that. He is a divider. Nothing uniting about him. His philosophy is divide and conquer.

That still doesn't explain why so many voted for him again.

He has not helped anyone with divide and conquer. He certainly has not helped with policies that allow for economic growth so they have jobs.

The only ones he has helped is making it easier to live on the benefit of other taxpayers.

If I voted for Obama in 2008 because I felt Bush was responsible for the recession and just about everything else

and he failed at everything,my position was worse today than 2008,he promises more of the same only more of it, What is the rational for voting for him a second time.

If regardless of the color of my skin, it is obvious he has made race relations worse,why do I want more of it?