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Let Obama do the job we elected him to do
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Letter: Let Obama do the job we elected him to do
March 12, 2010 05:30 am
— To the editor:
Columnist Thomas Friedman wrote earlier this year that we wouldn't need any financial stimulus if the American people had confidence in Washington. I have to agree.
President Obama has allowed me to survive almost two years of unemployment. I, like millions of others, happened to be working in an industry — home renovations — that vanished when the economy crashed.
I think Obama is a man with more intelligence, integrity and strength than we've seen in decades. Our representatives need to exhibit the same integrity, strength and intelligence, and give him a chance. If they don't go beyond their individual needs to address the needs of our country, we won't have an environment to leave our children, an educational system, health care or a financial system.
Forget leaving a deficit for them. The deficit is critical to our financial stability; but saying no to everything paralyzes us and we're losing credibility as a nation. As Obama pointed out, he inherited the bulk of that deficit, anyway! How do Republicans have the nerve to act as if he created it?
I'm actually more afraid of our politicians than I am terrorists. If that's the Republican strategy, which it appears to be, there are millions of people whose lives are being destroyed by it, and that role model for our children will do more damage than any deficit ever will.
Obama is attempting to bring an intelligent, collaborative approach to a shark tank. Competition and self-interest are valued in the current political arena, and collaboration, kindness and working for the general good are considered signs of weakness.
The president's not playing a game to win, he's trying to tap the "brain trust" we've sent to Washington and get something done. I hope they can start providing some intelligent alternatives, and let him do it.
Barbara Bowker
Marblehead
Comments
Strike out the "we" and insert "his supporters".
If they vote against the people on this, it will be strike THREE.
1) the TARP bill
2) the stimulus bill
3) the health care bill
What will it take for the people to understand that we do not have a representative government anymore?!?
This is nothing more than an attempt by the communists to bring this country done.
Stop and think about it. If everyone lived off the government, why would anyone lift a finger to produce electricity, build a car, grow food, open a corner grocery, package corn flakes, or repair a road? That is what is going on in all those other socialist countries. No one is stupid enough to wake up at six each morning, drive to work, spend 9 hours doing a loathsome job, drive home, fix supper, wash the dishes, clean the house, and then go to bed so they can do it all again tomorrow.
What made this country great was the total lack of government interference. If you did not work, you did not eat. So everyone found some way to produce goods and services which they traded for money.
Today we have a class of people who want to do nothing yet want what everyone else has. As time goes on, those who are working today will see what is happening and will join the ranks of those living off government taxes. What will happen when 98% of the population joins those ranks? No food, no roads, no electricity, no decent shelter and long lines when food does appear.
Go for it. I won't be around long enough to see it so I don't care.
yes the economy was'nt anywhere near what it should have been, but Obammy wanted this job and said "there is Change" in the air? what? from bad to worse???!
This is nothing more than a typical Democratic response. Spend, spend, spend. Things will get better..!
NOT>>!
Yes George should've tried to do better, but he did'nt, so that was this schmucks cue to drive the economy farther down the tube, and now he wants to force the american people to take health care or else.! BUll...!
What this jelly-bean needs to do is own up and do the job he was elected to do and then he may have the support of the public.
In my opinion, he has'nt got the brains that GOD gave a jack-ass without looking at a prompter to say what should be said.
This is my opinion, and for those who don't like it, it's your fault, not mine....!
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