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Sick of Obama

aplusmnt

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Oldtimer said:
For those critics who accuse Obama of lacking substance, his speech in Houston, Texas, last night should provide them with plenty of substance to mull.
He promised to:

--End tax breaks for companies that "ship jobs overseas"
--Give tax breaks to companies that hire American workers, and provide pension and health care plans
--Reform predatory lending laws
--Provide universal health care; subsidize existing premiums by $2.5K per family
--Roll back the Bush tax cuts, and give tax cuts to families making under $75K/year
--No income tax for families earning less than $50K/year
--Trade policies should include provisions for labor and environmental standards
--Minimum wage to keep pace with inflation
--End standardized tests as a criteria for schools' performance
--Provide a $4K college tuition credit in exchange for community service
--Cap for greenhouse gas emissions
--Penalties from polluters will subsidize alternative energy development
--Raise mileage standards for cars
--Enforce border security, crack down on the employers of illegal aliens
--Path to citizenship for illegal aliens in the country that would include a fine, an English requirement, and moving to the "end of the line" for citizenship papers
--Provide military with proper training and equipment
--Increase spending on the VA and other veterans' programs
--End the Iraqi occupation by the end of 2009
--Pursue diplomatic solutions to foreign policy problems
--Make finding missing nuclear weapons materials a priority
--Assist countries ravaged by HIV/AIDS
--Work to end genocide in Darfur
--Close the Guantanamo prison
--Restore habeas corpus

His plans on Congressional Reform include:

Create a Public "Contracts and Influence" Database: As president, Obama will create a "contracts and influence" database that will disclose how much federal contractors spend on lobbying, and what contracts they are getting and how well they complete them.
Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny: Barack Obama will ensure that any tax breaks for corporate recipients - or tax earmarks - are also publicly available on the Internet in an easily searchable format.

End Abuse of No-Bid Contracts: Barack Obama will end abuse of no-bid contracts by requiring that nearly all contract orders over $25,000 be competitively awarded.

Sunlight Before Signing: Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As president, Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days.

Shine Light on Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending: Obama's Transparency and Integrity in Earmarks Act will shed light on all earmarks by disclosing the name of the legislator who asked for each earmark, along with a written justification, 72 hours before they can be approved by the full Senate.

So the only ones that get tax cuts are those making between 50K and 75K and those under 50K don't have to pay their way in life. Punish those that pay the most and reward those that pay the least. Punish success and reward failure. That is some scary unfair stuff.

This man is crazy stupid! I wonder if I have time to register in Texas to vote for Hillary? Anyone rent me a room for a few weeks?
 

aplusmnt

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
For those critics who accuse Obama of lacking substance, his speech in Houston, Texas, last night should provide them with plenty of substance to mull.
He promised to:

--End tax breaks for companies that "ship jobs overseas"
--Give tax breaks to companies that hire American workers, and provide pension and health care plans
--Reform predatory lending laws
--Provide universal health care; subsidize existing premiums by $2.5K per family
--Roll back the Bush tax cuts, and give tax cuts to families making under $75K/year
--No income tax for families earning less than $50K/year
--Trade policies should include provisions for labor and environmental standards
--Minimum wage to keep pace with inflation
--End standardized tests as a criteria for schools' performance
--Provide a $4K college tuition credit in exchange for community service
--Cap for greenhouse gas emissions
--Penalties from polluters will subsidize alternative energy development
--Raise mileage standards for cars
--Enforce border security, crack down on the employers of illegal aliens
--Path to citizenship for illegal aliens in the country that would include a fine, an English requirement, and moving to the "end of the line" for citizenship papers
--Provide military with proper training and equipment
--Increase spending on the VA and other veterans' programs
--End the Iraqi occupation by the end of 2009
--Pursue diplomatic solutions to foreign policy problems
--Make finding missing nuclear weapons materials a priority
--Assist countries ravaged by HIV/AIDS
--Work to end genocide in Darfur
--Close the Guantanamo prison
--Restore habeas corpus

His plans on Congressional Reform include:

Create a Public "Contracts and Influence" Database: As president, Obama will create a "contracts and influence" database that will disclose how much federal contractors spend on lobbying, and what contracts they are getting and how well they complete them.
Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny: Barack Obama will ensure that any tax breaks for corporate recipients - or tax earmarks - are also publicly available on the Internet in an easily searchable format.

End Abuse of No-Bid Contracts: Barack Obama will end abuse of no-bid contracts by requiring that nearly all contract orders over $25,000 be competitively awarded.

Sunlight Before Signing: Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As president, Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days.

Shine Light on Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending: Obama's Transparency and Integrity in Earmarks Act will shed light on all earmarks by disclosing the name of the legislator who asked for each earmark, along with a written justification, 72 hours before they can be approved by the full Senate.

So the only ones that get tax cuts are those making between 50K and 75K and those under 50K don't have to pay their way in life. Punish those that pay the most and reward those that pay the least. Punish success and reward failure. That is some scary unfair stuff.

This man is crazy stupid! I wonder if I have time to register in Texas to vote for Hillary? Anyone rent me a room for a few weeks?
 
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Now let's look at the Wisconsin exit polls as reported by the NY Times. Obama won the men by 61% to 35% but he also (narrowly) won the women, 51% to 49%. He won the people making more than $50,000 a year easily, 59% to 39% but he also won the under $50,000 voters (narrowly), again 51% to 49%. Women and downscale voters have been the core of Clinton's candidacy up until now. If Obama can win huge victories among men and upscale voters and break even with women and downscale voters, Clinton is in deep trouble.

Education is probably the clearest separator between the two of them. Among high school graduates, Clinton won by 8%. Among people with some college, Obama won by 14%. With voters holding a college degree he won by 18%. Finally, among people holding a postgraduate degree by a huge 32%. The picture is clear here: the more education you have, the more likely you are to support Obama. In Wisconsin, 73% of the Democratic voters had at least some college. It is interesting to see how Obama is viewed. Fundamentally, he is not seen as the black candidate (except by blacks, who are a tiny fraction of the Wisconsin population). Instead he is seen as the educated candidate, a guy with degrees with Columbia and the Harvard Law School (which apparently trumps degrees from Wellesley and Yale Law School, which is what Hillary Clinton has and which to non-Harvard graduates would seem entirely equivalent).

Another surprising item is the partisan breakdown of the vote. Among Democrats, Obama squeak by Clinton 50% to 49%. But among independents and Republicans he won near 2 to 1. Religion was not a huge factor, with Obama winning both the churched and the unchurched. Among Protestants Obama won by 14%; among Catholics Clinton edged him out by 1%. No Jews were reported voting (probably both of Wisconsin's U.S. senators, Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold--both Democrats and both Jewish--were out of town).

Finally age played out as it has in the past. the 72% of the voters under 65 preferred Obama 61% to 37% while those 65 and older went for Clinton 60% to 39%. No specific breakdown by age and gender was reported, but based on past data, Clinton's lead among seniors may be due to a prodominance of older women.
 

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