Obama, where are you?

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Thursday June 24, 2010 · 9:48 AM PDT

2010/06/24 · 09:48

They say if you drop a frog into boiling water, it will try to hop out. But if you put the frog in warm water and slowly increase the temperature until it is boiling, the frog will stay put until it dies.

This is kinda how I feel about America right now. Bush was like boiling water and we jumped out. Obama isn't boiling water but I can't help but feel the heat is being slowly turned up on us.

Ever since I've been posting diaries here, I've been pro-Obama. But I must say, lately I'm running out of ~~excuses~~ reasons to be optimistic. I mean, just look around us. Everything is completely fucked up. It seems as if nothing is going right for this country and it really makes me wonder...

How bad does it need to get?

theboneguy

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Saturday June 19, 2010 · 12:07 PM PDT

2010/06/19 · 12:07

It's finally starting to happen.

For almost a year now, the Senate Republicans have been successfully using the filibuster maneuver to avoid voting on key issues facing our nation. The House of Representative has been doing it's job in getting bills voted on but when the bills arrive at the Senate, they get sidelined by the Republican filibuster tactics.

Until now, the White House has done very little to stop this from happening. Instead, they have taken the approach of weakening bills to gain more support to overcome filibusters. Many Democrats and especially Progressives have criticized this approach because it makes genuine reform virtually impossible. Obama has been labeled an incrementalist mainly because of his willingness to weaken bills instead of taking on the Senate Republican leadership.

Well, as of today, it looks like the White House has decided to change it's strategy. Both President Obama and Vice President Biden have come out publicly with harsh criticisms directed at Senate Republican leadership. Progressives have been calling for this kind of action for months. Finally, it looks like the White House is moving on this incredibly important issue.

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theboneguy

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Thursday June 17, 2010 · 10:21 AM PDT

2010/06/17 · 10:21

"Zen is being zero or one-hundred percent" - Old Zen Proverb

"God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time." - Abraham Lincoln

"United we stand. Divided we fall."
-Aesop

Lately, the DKos community has been unraveling. It has become near impossible to find consensus around here on major issues. Indeed, we cannot even agree if we have a good president or not. As a consequence, too much of our time and energy is now being used up debating each other. The left, as a whole, is disbanding. This community, as a whole, is disbanding. Under the Bush regime, it was easy for us to unite against a common enemy. Under Obama, we find that we are as torn and divided as the rest of the country is. The bottom line is this; The Daily Kos community needs to get its shit together and it needs to do it soon.

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I value loyalty over integrity. I stand behind this president and this party even if it means compromising the progressive agenda.

34 votes

I value integrity over loyalty. I stand behind the progressive agenda even if it means compromising Obama's power and the power of the Democratic Party.

47 votes

Why Obama's FAIL isn't really a failure

theboneguy

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Wednesday June 16, 2010 · 5:46 AM PDT

2010/06/16 · 05:46

When I refer to Obama's FAIL, I am referring to the speech he gave from the Oval Office last night. The speech was a FAIL. It gave us little or no new information or assurances. After the speech, many (including myself), asked themselves, "What the hell was THAT?"

My first response was, "He didn't say anything. He just repeated shit we already know. WTF?"

This got me thinking. I know Obama is a sharp guy and I know he has a knack for giving great speeches when great speeches are needed. So, why, during the most important issue he has faced so far, did he fail so miserably at saying the right thing?

It just doesn't make sense. Unless you really think about it...

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theboneguy

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Tuesday June 15, 2010 · 10:35 AM PDT

2010/06/15 · 10:35

It's a common sense idea.

Every offshore oil well would have a relief well drilled concurrently with the main well. That way, if an off shore well begins to leak, the relief well is already in place. If this had already been a law, the Deepwater Horizon well would have blown on April 20th and by April 23rd or so the situation would have likely been under control. Three days of leaking vs. over one hundred days of leaking.

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Pre-Emptive Relief Well Drilling

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Pre-Emptive Relief Well Drilling

Yes, it sounds like a good idea.

27 votes

No, this idea sucks.

1 vote

The People's Party

theboneguy

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Monday June 14, 2010 · 5:52 AM PDT

2010/06/14 · 05:52

There is an ancient chinese proverb that says...

When the Cove and the Mussel fight, it is the fisherman who benefits.

If you have two enemies, the most efficient way to defeat them is by getting them to fight each other. If you have only one enemy, then you must work to divide that enemy into two opposing forces and then turn them against each other. This is a war strategy that is called divide and conquer. And even though it's well known and has been around since the dawn of civilization, it is still used today with great success.

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America needs a non-ideological political party that focuses on eradicating corruption in government.

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America needs a non-ideological political party that focuses on eradicating corruption in government.

I agree. Something like The People's Party is a great idea.

19 votes

I disagree. I don't think something like The People's Party is a good idea.

10 votes

Israel Hopes Soda and Cookies Will Prevent Investigation

theboneguy

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Wednesday June 09, 2010 · 5:28 AM PDT

2010/06/09 · 05:28

Here's the story...

Israeli and Palestinian officials say Israel has allowed some formerly banned food items into the Gaza Strip after widespread international criticism of its three-year-old blockade.

Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattouh says Israel has lifted the ban on soda, juice, jam, spices, shaving cream, chips, cookies and sweets. He said Wednesday some products have already entered Gaza.

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theboneguy

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Friday May 28, 2010 · 2:55 PM PDT

2010/05/28 · 14:55

There has been a lot of criticism of Obama's efforts to handle the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. I have already written a diary in full support of our president's efforts. Most of you agreed with me, some of you didn't. One thing that was repeated in the comments was the notion that if Bush were still in charge, I wouldn't be satisfied with the job being done in the Gulf of Mexico. My response to this is that if Bush were in charge of this operation, we'd be far worse off. Bush wouldn't have handled this crisis in the same way that Obama is handling it. After doing some thinking, I decided this might make an interesting and enlightening diary.

What if Bush were in charge of this disaster?

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theboneguy

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Wednesday May 26, 2010 · 7:07 AM PDT

2010/05/26 · 07:07

Folks, there are several members of our government who are completely out of touch with reality when it comes to unemployment benefits. Republicans and Democrats alike just simply don't seem to get it. I'm writing this diary to help clarify why I believe they are out of touch and what they need to do to fix the problem.

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Should Congress create jobs right now instead of whining about unemployment extensions?

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Should Congress create jobs right now instead of whining about unemployment extensions?

Yes.

13 votes

Duh!

6 votes

Of course!

0 votes

Hell yes!

20 votes

Stop Trashing Obama Over Gulf Disaster

theboneguy

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Tuesday May 25, 2010 · 8:59 AM PDT

2010/05/25 · 08:59

There seems to be a bad case of unrealistic expectations going on around here over how the Obama Administration is handling the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. This is ridiculous, especially for a Democratic website. If the Obama Administration is guilty of any wrongdoing in this crisis, it is how they have handled the media on this. But as far as actual hands-on work is concerned, there is not much else they could be doing right now to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

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theboneguy

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Monday May 24, 2010 · 7:07 PM PDT

2010/05/24 · 19:07

It's been said before. Its been said here before. And, if you were to look at all of today's comments, you'd probably see that somewhere, someone said it again today.

I call it The Main Problem.

So what is The Main Problem?

It's the number one reason why most of our elected officials suck so much. The plain fact of the matter, the blatant truth, the bottom line is this... most politicians don't work for We The People. Instead, they work for Campaign Donor, Inc. That's the main problem that most of all our other problems stem from.

It's not complicated. Just name virtually any issue and it becomes clear as a bell. Health care reform, financial reform, unsustainable defense budgets, war, bankruptcy laws, oil regulation, climate change, corporate income taxes, and the list goes on and on.

Folks, the truth is this: Until we solve The Main Problem, we're just playing pick-up-sticks with our butt cheeks.

theboneguy

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Sunday May 23, 2010 · 8:11 PM PDT

2010/05/23 · 20:11

It happened in the Gulf of Mexico. Something went wrong and there was an explosion on the oil rig. Try as they might, the experts couldn't stop the geyser. For 10 months, it spewed oil into the open ocean. Over 4 million barrels. Wildlife was devastated. The fishing industry was ruined. The beaches were covered in crude. Luckily, a naturally occurring micro-organism that eats oil was able to clean it up. Three years later, everything was back to normal. You couldn't even tell there had been a disaster.

Sounds like an optimistic fairy tale from the future, doesn't it? Well, it's not. The year was 1979 and it really happened.

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