Presidental Approval Rating

[Bartruff1]

The Constitution and the Courts will decide, not the President, about the legality of the Bankruptcy Proceedings....I don't need to add that BHO taught Constitutional Law, so I at least suspect he knows as much about it as the people in this forum. There are no Czars in America with unkown or unlimited power and most work for relative peanuts. I don't worry that the Congress has given up it's powers of oversight and more importantly the Budget. (re Gitmo) As a Capitalist Pig, I have absolutely no trouble with regulating the financial "industry". I haven't heard any apologies (?) just the truth for a change and it appears to be well recieved based upon the polling data.... As for health care, we shall see but I would support some minimum universal level, especially for children. The thing that really pisses me off about health care is that I will have to pay for the fat, smoking, alcohol/drug abusers who don't use common sense about eating and exercise to PREVENT illness. I wish we would test these people when they sign up for Medicare/Medicade or whatever universal progam is comming and tell them that .....sure, the taxpayers will help if you go home, lose 40 pounds , exercise, quit smoking ect...ect.... take some freaking responsibility for yourself !!! But alas...that likely won't happen...

[Dan40]

Originally Posted by Bartruff1

The Constitution and the Courts will decide, not the President, about the legality of the Bankruptcy Proceedings....I don't need to add that BHO taught Constitutional Law, so I at least suspect he knows as much about it as the people in this forum. There are no Czars in America with unkown or unlimited power and most work for relative peanuts. I don't worry that the Congress has given up it's powers of oversight and more importantly the Budget. (re Gitmo) As a Capitalist Pig, I have absolutely no trouble with regulating the financial "industry". I haven't heard any apologies (?) just the truth for a change and it appears to be well recieved based upon the polling data.... As for health care, we shall see but I would support some minimum universal level, especially for children. The thing that really pisses me off about health care is that I will have to pay for the fat, smoking, alcohol/drug abusers who don't use common sense about eating and exercise to PREVENT illness. I wish we would test these people when they sign up for Medicare/Medicade or whatever universal progam is comming and tell them that .....sure, the taxpayers will help if you go home, lose 40 pounds , exercise, quit smoking ect...ect.... take some freaking responsibility for yourself !!! But alas...that likely won't happen...

I think your defense of obama is actually a defense of the US and a hope for the best. Our condemnation of obama is ALSO a defense of the US and a hope for the best.

[cobra de capell]

The Constitution and the Courts will decide, not the President

Normally, yes but not with Obama - he's pushing the envelope right over the edge.

Actually, as above (Dan40), I also hope that you are right - but (for example.....)

This is nothing short of Americans asking the Judiciary Branch to step in and exercise its check and balance powers to stop an out-of-control Executive Branch. Our Republic is held together by such power, and in this instance, the Supreme Court is the last bulwark against an authoritarian president nationalizing a private company and extinguishing Constitutionally protected contract and property rights to reach his goal of giving the company to his political allies.

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2...-Supreme-Court

From the article:

Thankfully, there are brave Americans who are willing to take on an dangerously left-wing White House, despite the very real prospect that whether they win or lose, they will be punished in some way for their insolence. Authoritarians are not a forgiving bunch.

It's the 'people' that are having to step in to stop Obama, not the courts - but, of course, the courts will step in now - but, one wonders if they continue to be independent.....

[Ronbo]

Originally Posted by Bartruff1

As for health care, we shall see but I would support some minimum universal level, especially for children. The thing that really pisses me off about health care is that I will have to pay for the fat, smoking, alcohol/drug abusers who don't use common sense about eating and exercise to PREVENT illness.

Gee, you mean like the extra tax I pay on cigaretts to pay for kids health care, or the fact that I'll never collect dime one from Social Security.

Fact is the "healthy" folks are the ones that spend 20+yrs living off the government tab and rack up half a mil in hip/knee replacements. Not to mention I pay more for life insurance (which, granted I understand). Sorry but that's a load of crap.

BTW most cancers are genetic, even lung cancer. Most smokers keel over from heart problems, as well as "fit" people like Jim Fix. (keeled over jogging)

Could the problem with health care be the $5 asprins and $100 a day TV charges the hospitals whack the "evil insurance co." with? Not to mention unnessasary surguries, ordering every test in the book, ect.