tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15272457.post3283178451602670713..comments2023-10-16T07:04:09.051-07:00Comments on CLIZBIZ: Winds of ChangeHeather Clisbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11159325461476113920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15272457.post-56855023594663628312010-04-07T10:13:46.842-07:002010-04-07T10:13:46.842-07:00I guess it comes down to expectations. I always re...I guess it comes down to expectations. I always recall what George H.W. Bush said after he left office - I'm paraphrasing here but it was basically: "The mistake every President makes when campaigning is the idea that he can foster so much change right away. Once you get into that chair, you realize you are working with a giant immovable machine with 8 million working parts. It has been there before you and will be there after you. It's sure easy to make promises until you actually get there." <br /><br />Having said that, I guess I never believed that Obama would be ABLE to pull off every thing he promised. There are 309 million people in the U.S. - compromises must be made in every direction so I certainly don't expect to agree with every move he makes. <br /><br />I, too, was surprised and disgusted that he renewed the Patriot Act. I'm hoping he changes his mind. <br /><br />As for Guantanamo, I believe he working hard at that but you can't just shut the place down until you find other places to house the 250 prisoners. No other countries will take them and certainly no states want them. It's not an easy fix as some would think but its happening one prisoner at a time. <br /><br />I could go on and on but my ultimate point is, I have to believe he is doing the best he can, otherwise, I have to return to that state of suspended anxiety and I just can't do it anymore. <br /><br />I plan to re-focus my political energies in a big way on issues around factory farms and the food industry. Coming soon!Heather Clisbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159325461476113920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15272457.post-61553403035564090362010-04-06T20:45:26.127-07:002010-04-06T20:45:26.127-07:00Heather, it's not so much what Obama has not d...Heather, it's not so much what Obama has not done, it's what he's done. Says he will rescind the Patriot Act, and he renews it. Says he will hold Wall Street accountable, and he gets in bed with the crooks. Says he'll close Guantanamo, and it's still doing business. Says he will pull troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, and he sends more troops. Says there will be no more torture and extraordinary rendition, but endorses "pre-emptive incarceration." Passes a so-called healthcare bill that at its best benefits the insurance companies and, if you read the fine print, allows for the microchipping of all Americans and the limiting of access to care for those deemed not worth saving. Perhaps that's the way we have to go in a world of limited resources. But if we weren't bailing out Wall Street and if we weren't killing Arabs and if we closed the doors on the Fed, perhaps we could have real healthcare for all. It is a wonder to me why Republicans are upset with Obama. He's doing their bidding, even opening up offshore oil drilling! Just like Clinton, Obama is a good Republican. The only reason why he is billed as a Socialist is so that Americans will think they're in a democracy and that there are differences between the two parties. It's all a game. Obama looks good and talks a good line, but he is just Bush with intelligence and cool and nice words. I am so glad I voted for the other African-American presidential candidate--Green Party Cynthia McKinney. She meant what she said. Great gal. As a senator, she did not vote to invade Iraq and she did not vote for the Patriot Act.Heidi's hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690200258869420055noreply@blogger.com