What Did Obama Get For Placating The Russians?
Dec 2, 2009 Political
Barack Obama gave Russia a “Reset” button that actually read “Overcharge” in Russian as a gesture of how our countries can better get along. Obama swept into office as a person who would negotiate with everyone. His great oratory skills would make the world love us and would build up the trust and confidence that the evil Bush Empire broke down.
So how is that working out?
Iran has bent Obama over a number of times and is not negotiating in good faith. Obama is mocked by most of the leaders of the world who have come to realize that he has no experience but possesses an inflated ego and overestimates his abilities.
Russia, in exchange for Obama screwing the Poles and Czechs out of missile defense systems promised by President Bush, has reciprocated by building an arms plant in Venezuela. Russia is building a small arms and ammunition plant, is sending up to 53 helicopters and has already delivered military equipment including fighter jets.
So the great orator Obama allowed himself to be bullied into stopping missile defense programs for our allies in order not to hurt Russian feelings but is now faced with a Russia that is building and supplying weapons to a country that is hostile to the US and is not very far away. The Russians care little about how we feel on the subject because they got what they wanted.
This is what happens when an amateur with no experience in world matters (except world travel as a child) tries to get in the game with the big boys. This is what happens when a politician is afraid to demonstrate power and instead cowers before those who care little about us.
Negotiations are fine but in order to be effective one must negotiate from a position of strength. The Russians have already sized Obama up and realize he is not up to the job.
Overcharge. How about Overhyped because that is what Obama was during the campaign.
America has been sold a bill of goods.
Fortunately 2010 will allow us to push our own “Reset” button.
Source:
Forbes
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Is New Hampshire Hillary’s Exit Poll?
Jan 7, 2008 Political
If we are lucky, by this time tomorrow Hillary Clinton’s campaign will be gasping for its last breaths of air and it dies a long overdue death. I realize that even if she loses New Hampshire she could go on but there are indications that many of her supporters have secretly said she is not going much further and there are also indications that she is or will soon be strapped for cash. What once seemed a juggernaut of political and money raising efficiency is now heading down to the bottom very rapidly.
Hillary was out giving a please vote for me speech today when someone asked her how she does it. Hillary got tears in her eyes and her voiced cracked a few times during her answer which largely consisted of her her desire to make the country better and her beliefs blah, blah. The truth is Hillary expected to be the next president. She has been planning her chance for years and her pact with Bill looked like manifest destiny when she was way ahead in the polls and raising millions upon millions of dollars. She started out asking people to max out by giving the largest amount possible for both the primary and the general election. Now she is just asking for the amount needed to continue in the primary.
Hillary Clinton spent a fortune in Iowa and has a third place show for it. She has blown millions of dollars to convince people to vote for her and it is not working. She has brought out the big guns in her husband and while he is exciting many people it is because of their cult like worship of him and his decadent ways and not so much for her. They seem not to like her very much and I don’t really blame them. Hillary was all set to be the next president and now it looks like she might bow out. This is why she is crying though some might think she is trying to show she is actually a caring human. In reality, she can hear her dreams shattering and that shatter sounds like Senator Obama.
The other thing to consider is if she gets this emotional about this campaign how will she handle any issues that arise if she were president. Seems that this is the take that John Edwards has on the event and who could blame him? If Hillary drops out he has a better chance against Obama.
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