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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Lynda, you are probably the best person to judge this..
Why do you think California is in such bad economic shape?
I heard a commentary tonight that suggested that the reason California
is way over budget is because of their social programs and education
spending.  Would you agree with this?
The point that was made is that President Obama wants us to follow a
model that is basically the same as the California plan-a recipe for
economic disaster.  What say ye on this?

I keep seeing the same Barack Obama as I saw during the campaign.  He is
still trying to be a great salesman, and America bought it...but what
have we bought into....I still don't know what his plans are for
healthcare, education, or energy independence.  I also don't have a clue
as to how he intends to deal with the banking/housing crisis.  I keep
hearing how he is going to 'lay it out' or that he has 'laid it out' but
I really don't see anything there.  I heard he is going to have meetings
on how to reform healthcare.  ?????  What the ????  Meetings?

I recall in 1992, Bill and Hillary put healthcare reform at the top of
their agenda.  I'm glad that I did not hold my breath then.  I'm not
holding my breath now.  Obama is supposed to be a great intellectual
President, but what can he do in "meetings" now that wasn't done in
"meetings" for the last 17 years?  Am I supposed to believe that he will
magically have the answer?  Was the answer buried in the latest
'stimulus' bill-the one no one read, the one with made up numbers?
I've heard all the promises.  I'm listening respectfully.  I'm ready to
sacrifice and do my part in the recovery of the country.  I know it
won't be pretty.  I'm hopeful that positive change will happen.  BUT,
Obama needs to have a plan with substance, and I haven't seen that yet.

What I did see today was surprising.  Sen. Byrd, a Democrat, publicly
questioned President Obama on all of his new appointments, saying that
the White House/Executive branch was gaining too much power without
appropriate checks and balances.
Good point there.
I also saw a chink in the armor of the love affair the media has had
with our President.  More outlets were reporting less than positive
reviews of last nights speech.  Questions are being raised.  Satire is
rampant.
It just seems to me that President Obama is a good poker player.  He's
confident and shows no fear when he has a bad hand.  He's great at the
bluff, but when push comes to shove, he quietly folds and starts talking
up the next deal.  He risks very little and plays a conservative hand,
people like his style and personality, so he remains in the game.

> Well, tomorrow Teflon takes on the rich . . . at the expense of the 
> poor.
>
> Can someone please tell me how putting a cap on tax deductions to 
> charitible organizations is going to hurt the rich OR make them pay 
> their "fair share of taxes"?  WHO is going to be hurt by this?  The 
> rich?  HELL NO!

On the news tonight, I heard a commentator state that if we took the
entire incomes of all the people who make over 250K a year, it still
would not be enough to pay for all the spending that has been discussed
and approved so far.  I don't know if that is true, but it does raise
the questions of how much more can we take and where WILL the money come
from?



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