tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post8533421686430125132..comments2023-07-16T03:58:42.088-07:00Comments on Acts of Faith In Love and Life: Are We Being Prudent or Overly Critical With Obama & the Economy?Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-53106382435948280972009-02-19T05:23:00.000-08:002009-02-19T05:23:00.000-08:00I just finished reading Fareed Zakaria's "The Post...I just finished reading Fareed Zakaria's "The Post American World." GOOD STUFF. he doesn't lambast anyone, but he gives an honest and open minded critique on American foreign and domestic policy.<BR/><BR/>He points out how in other countries, when a party whens the majority, they just steam roll everyone else where as in the United States, we all claim to want bi-partisan politics when in reality, it just doesn't work that way. <BR/><BR/>to be honest, i have to fault the electorate. the president can do very little to cause a quick and sudden change to the economy. our focus should be on the legislative body and how many of them on both sides have betrayed us and will continue to do so. That's where the change should happen. the dems and reps have let us down. but of course, we continue to put our faith in them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205384167481897308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-30984379904483414322009-02-18T00:20:00.000-08:002009-02-18T00:20:00.000-08:00we all must be patient. The economy will not turn ...we all must be patient. The economy will not turn around overnight.<BR/><BR/>We need at least 3 years to even determine if this economic stimulus package is actually successful.Kofi Bofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525557832900245785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-80027281663515383302009-02-17T22:53:00.000-08:002009-02-17T22:53:00.000-08:00Hello there, Faith!Excellent post (as always)!You ...Hello there, Faith!<BR/><BR/>Excellent post (as always)!<BR/><BR/>You said, <EM>"I'm telling you, reading Atlas Shrugged has me longing for a secret society I can escape to..."</EM><BR/><BR/>You got all the way through the extremely LONG Atlas Shrugged? I'm impressed! I tried, but just couldn't read all of that. Anyway, I'm still looking for a secret society that I can join. LOL!<BR/><BR/>You said, <EM>"Despite that some people (and I'm specifically talking about Blacks) voted for him the second time because the Black men they let interpret their religious beliefs told them to."</EM><BR/><BR/>Yep. I had many bitter and disappointing discussions with Black folks who were voting for Bush specifically because of their opposition to gay people. <BR/><BR/>I couldn't believe it. It was crazy. Some of these folks were shacked up with out of wedlock children. [Which of course, I reminded them of when they started to drone on about "moral issues."]<BR/><BR/>Although, I will note that these same confused Black people stopped talking that "moral issues" and pro-Bush stuff so loudly after their "God-fearing" Pres. Bush ignored the suffering caused by Katrina.<BR/><BR/>You said, <EM>"Rep. Cao got buzz for being the first Asian elected official for that district. He's a Republican who promised to do right by his constituents, despite being from an opposing party and an immigrant. He even wanted to join the Congressional Black Caucus because his district is primarily Black. <BR/><BR/>Well he was part of the Political Wall of Opposition that voted against the stimulus. Now who in their right mind would turn down money to rebuild NOLA? A FOOL! So we can judge him by his actions and see he is going to be even more useless than the greedy Jefferson was and he's only been in office a short time. Things went from bad to worse."</EM><BR/><BR/>My goodness. It didn't take long at all for that totally predictable back-stab. Ohhh, my foolish, foolish people...<BR/><BR/>You said, <EM>"Did the Republican factions against Clinton wear down during his tenure in office? No. In fact they were aided by the corporate media in presenting a biased viewpoint. How would it have looked for those hypocrites to be revealed trying to expose Clinton for his personal failings while they were engaged in the exact same thing?"</EM><BR/><BR/>Larry Flynt did a great public service when he started offering money in exchange for true confessions of adulterous affairs with some of the hypocrites who were trying to destroy Bill Clinton. Some people took him up on his offer; and several married Republican hypocrites were exposed. <BR/><BR/>I was amused. If I remember correctly, this was the point at which the Republicans started whining about "the politics of personal destruction."<BR/><BR/>You said, <EM>"Look at the policies Clinton implemented that were harmful to those Blacks (and others) on the lower economic pendulum. Three strikes, harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine and welfare-to-work are just some examples. Yet Blacks were touting him as an honorary Negro."</EM><BR/><BR/>{long sigh} My foolish, foolish people...<BR/><BR/>Anywaaay, those of us who know better simply need to continue our preparations.<BR/><BR/>Peace, blessings and solidarity.Khadijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07732325133964607276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-57232828819670062232009-02-17T13:12:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:12:00.000-08:00pjazzypar: I think we need to take action as well ...pjazzypar: I think we need to take action as well as having faith because once decisions have been made w/o our participation it's much harder to get things back on track.<BR/><BR/>michelle: PBO removed the family planning portion immediately and added a lot of unnecessary tax breaks (i.e. a rebate for buying a new car, a homebuyer rebate in addition to the tax breaks already on the books). 1/3 of the stimulus was additional tax breaks for people who don't need them.Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-53227719376995192912009-02-17T11:48:00.000-08:002009-02-17T11:48:00.000-08:00... how disappointed I was with the PBO capitulati...<I>... how disappointed I was with the PBO capitulation to the Republicans to garner support that never came ... </I><BR/><BR/>Could you say what <B>capitulation</B> you were talking about -- specifically?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-26264810429745335752009-02-17T08:12:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:12:00.000-08:00We just got to keep the faith and let Obama do his...We just got to keep the faith and let Obama do his thing. I am confident (as I know you are) that he will meet this challenge, which he did not create by the way :-) I was living in California at the time and had voted for Grey Davis and then he was impeached. I was like, what the hell! Then they elected someone who is not only under qualified, but he can't even pronounce California. Go figure!pjazzyparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270767809180700095noreply@blogger.com