No Deal: I'm Looking Through You

Most recently thrown under the bus by Obama? The Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

I, for one, am not one bit surprised. From his history, it was clear as day that he was not the man of integrity he claimed to be. The way he and his minions ran his campaign; the way he treated Hillary and other/all women; the way he treated the LGBT community; the way he treated the working class the way he treated Hispanics, et al; the way he pandered to whatever group he was in front of at the time; the way he smeared President Clinton, and his legacy; the constant WORMing on every single issue ("What I really meant to say when I said I was going to pull troops out of Iraq...." "What I really meant when I said I was for Unviersal Health Care..." Just name any of his so-called "positions," and he has most likely done a flip flop on it.); when he said it was "fair" for him to be given votes that were never cast for him; when he decided that he was READY to run for the highest office not just in the land, but in the WORLD with his limited experience, I knew he was not who he said he was. I just cannot believe the number of people who really DID buy what he was selling. I almost feel sorry for them, except they, for the most part, have been so nasty to anyone who DIDN'T support him.

So, yes, he voted to shred the Constitution. I am not surprised. He also voted for the Bush/Cheney Energy Bill. Did none of his followers ever think to ask why he so adamantly opposed the Gas Tax holiday? I mean, really - c'mon, people, THINK!!!!

I almost feel sorry for them - almost. But the people I know, just two of my siblings, for instance - both PhDs - and they think he is the Cat's Meow! Not that they have bothered to look at his record (or lack thereof). Not that they have bothered to look beyond the Obama Talking Points (my younger brother, when he was visitng recently, mentioned TWICE about Hillary running for the Senate in NY when she wasn't from there, and mocking her for wearing a Yankees cap. I told him that Obama was not from IL, either, and that Hillary has been a Yankees fan ALL HER LIFE. He said, "But she's from Chicago, and is a Cubs fan! Who has two favorite teams?!" I said, "I do. I'm a Yankees fan. And a Braves fan. They are in two different leagues - just like the Cubbies and the Yanks!") My point is that over the course of a couple of days, he threw out a number of Obama Talking Points, and it really surprised me. He is so enamored of this guy from his 2004 speech that he cannot see anything else. He did confes sthat he was "disappointed" in the FISA vote.

"DISAPPOINTED"? Um, no - one is disappointed to not get the grades one wants, or the job one wants, or what have you. But when your candidate chooses to take away your civil liberties, I think it qualifies for a little more than "disappointment." At least for me. Maybe that's why I want Hillary for president. Or at the very least for a return to Democracy. But that's just me...