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#66 AThinkingPerson – I haven’t done your link due justice yet, but wanted you to know I hadn’t ignored it. I have some thoughts, but I haven’t finished it yet (darn weeds in my yard ultimately got the better of my focus) so I’ll get back to you.

#68 AThinkingPerson – Sure, the media loves him. But you can’t expect the White House to set precedent by answering every picture (photoshopped or not) of him or every article they write. That’s a dangerous road to hoe, so I don’t count that as an explicit indicator of him eating it up. You said Bush didn’t give a rats ass about the media…wouldn’t ignoring what the media says about Obama be the same thing?

As to what I want in a President (re: the world be damned) well yes and no. We have to do what is right for the country and nothing else, however I would argue that Bush did what Bush thought was right regardless of what the rest of the world said. So I’m being very careful with words there, but I have a point. If your father dies and you do what is right for your family (meaning your wife and kids) and you take the entire inheritance you can feel good that you did right by your family. But only if the rest of the family that had rights to that money are never going to be necessary to you again. Short term/long term. IF we had Russia and China’s support right now, serious pressure would be put on NK and Iran. But we don’t and so Iran will end up with nukes. Maybe what would be necessary to get their support wouldn’t be worth it, but it has to be considered. Bush just said no, which basically meant that Iran will get nukes, so he made that decision…it didn’t just happen.

#70 Ms Attitude – I don’t visit liberal sites because while they have the same characteristic as the flame patrol I find here (at times), I am honestly hoping I can convince folks here to move towards fiscal conservatism as their driving factor as opposed to the social conservatism they are currently pushing. I think the Republicans are more worried about gay marriage (as an example) than the economy or foreign policy. I agree there are morons on the left, but wouldn’t it be nice if the common sense types on both sides could stop lumping the other side as “the enemy” and maybe get together on something, anything? If you and I agree on the Iran nuke problem (for example) and we fix it, we can then later go back to worrying about the social issues. We don’t have to hate each other 100% outright just because of elephants and donkeys.

#74 Anton – Talking with Iran isn’t the solution. Talking with Russian and China is the solution to Iran, along with the work that is already being done to pump up the resistance in Iran (and the extremist policies of Achmanddedjfaldfs, whatever his name is which are out of touch with his people is unintentionally helping). But, we need the support of the countries that are funding him, giving him techonology, etc or we are honestly toothless unless we invade. I hope you don’t think that’s a good idea (or at least not one to be taken lightly).

#75 Ms Attitude – Herb and Charvakan are dead on in my humble opinion. You are right that Bush’s mistakes are irrelevant to what we do now, but I think they (as am I) are trying to get someone to tell us how to fix those very real issues. If someone here supports what Bush did, tell us why it is going to work. If you don’t, tell us what we should do! Leave Obama out of it for a sec. What should we do? I still haven’t heard anyone come up with an option…just that Obama stinks, which is at best partisan and at worst a cop out.

Jack