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President Barack Obama meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations in New York in September 2011. Netanyahu argues that sanctions on Iran will not halt its nuclear program -- one of many points of discord between Obama and Netanyahu.
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LONDON — The bunting’s down, the confetti swept away. The U.S. elections are over and President Barack Obama, the winner of four more years in power, can now cast an eye beyond the water’s edge — to those thorny international problems that were bad enough before the vote and have only festered since then.
On the top of Obama’s in-tray: Syria. The civil war there is relentless. Opposition sources say at least 38,000 people have been killed. Syrian leader Bashar Assad pledges he will live and die in Syria. Only a puppet, he says, would step down or flee his nation for exile.
Every effort by the United Nations to end the fighting has been stymied by Russia and China vetoes. It is no wonder that, hours after Obama’s re-election, British Prime Minister David Cameron said that the crisis in Syria would be one of the first topics they would discuss.
The whole world was watching as America chose its president, and the general sentiment appeared to be a sigh of relief. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
Collective pressure has not worked and, with the need to appeal to his liberal, Democratic base now removed in a second term, Obama may harden his stance and agree to arm the Syrian rebels under certain conditions.
As one British official told Reuters on Thursday: "We want to put everything (back) on the table."
World leaders welcome Obama's 2nd term — but many challenges wait on his doorstep
That could mean forming, along with Cameron and other allies, a Libya-style military response which, in turn, might include air strikes and a no-fly zone.
Cameron summed up the dire situation in remarks released in London on Thursday.
In an interview with a Russian television channel, Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to live and die in Syria, amid the 19-month old uprising against him. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports.
"Look, let’s be frank. What we’ve done over the past 18 months hasn’t been enough," he said.
Top 10 foreign policy issues facing Obama
Still, enforcing a no-fly zone without a U.N. mandate would be fraught with problems. Expect to see Obama finding a way to arm some rebels if they get their house in order and unite around principles the United States can support.
Ali Jarekji / Reuters
Britaish Prime Minister David Cameron, fourth from left, walks with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, sixth from left, and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees representative to Jordan Andrew Harper at the Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, on Wednesday.
Ticking time bomb?
Iran is next on Obama’s to-fix list. Can anyone forget Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ticking bomb whiteboard presentation at the U.N. General Assembly? With the sweep of a red Sharpie, Netanyahu claimed that Iran will have enough enriched uranium to make a bomb by early 2013.
Victorious Obama 'more determined' in face of challenges
U.S. intelligence believes Iran will not have a weapon before 2014, and in his first term Obama has opted to use that time to allow tough sanctions to bite.
But Netanyahu argues that sanctions will not work, and that the Iranians can speed up the bomb-making process — it is one of many points of discord between Obama and Netanyahu, raising U.S.-Israeli tensions.
Now that he's won, six splitting headaches waiting for Obama
My colleague, Martin Fletcher, writes that many Israelis fear Obama — again, with his re-election pressures gone — may now try to negotiate a deal directly with Tehran that could leave Israel exposed.
Or Obama may stay the course in his second term, continuing to apply pressure through sanctions, while neither flashing Israel a green or red light to strike Iran. But Obama’s reluctance to get involved militarily in Iran is unlikely to change.
In an attempt to convey what he sees as a threat to Israel's existence, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a cartoon to illustrate how close he says Iran is to developing a nuclear weapon. In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly he asked the world to help stop them. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
'Sleeping bear'
It is difficult to mention Syria and Iran without turning to Russia. The "sleeping bear" which, led by the mercurial Vladimir Putin, seems to counter American diplomatic efforts at every turn.
When asked what are the three top issues facing U.S.-Russian relations, Michael McFaul, the American ambassador in Moscow, ticks them off without missing a beat are: Syria, Iran and missile defense.
As anti-US policies multiply, should next president treat Russia as friend or foe?
The latter is a red line for Russia. The placing of a NATO anti-missile defense shield — Washington says to stop missiles fired from Iran — near Russia’s border with Europe. But there is some cause for hope that, in his final term in office, Obama will find the "space" to compromise.
In March, Obama was caught by a live microphone saying as much to then-Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (this later became a talking point for Republican candidate Mitt Romney, who said: "When the president of the United States is speaking with the leader of Russia, saying he can be more flexible after the election, that is an alarming and troubling development.")
But it remains difficult to know how concretely Obama can compromise. A Republican-led House of Representatives will oppose any Obama administration attempt to offer classified information about the missile shield to placate the Russians.
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There is talk of Obama putting on a charm offensive in his second term. McFaul told Russian radio this week that Obama would like to visit Russia soon — but so far, since the "resetting" of the button in U.S.-Russian relations, Obama has watched Putin crack down on pro-democracy protesters and attack symbols of American values, like shutting down USAID and Radio Liberty inside Russia.
Down-ballot races showed deep ideological, regional divides across US
Instead, Obama could choose in a second term to focus more on what are perhaps easier issues, like adoptions and visas.
"The next phase ... has to do with a hundred small things," McFaul told the Moscow Times. "And it’s hard to keep our governments focused on a hundred small things." But the big things may remain too big to handle.
Russia will be at the top of the foreign policy agenda for whoever is in the White House. Ordinary Russians give their view of the election to NBC News in Moscow.
China issues go beyond trade
There are — of course — many other issues in Obama’s inbox waiting for his attention: tensions with China, for instance, go beyond issues of trade.
On Thursday, as China marked its once-in-a-decade transition to new leadership, a U.S. government report said the emerging super-power is just two years away from deploying submarine-launched nuclear weapons, adding a sea leg to its nuclear arsenal of at least 240 nuclear bombs.
Suspicion of US rife as White House contenders batter China
The worry is that China is the only original nuclear weapons state that is expanding its nuclear force.
But what to do about China is just one of many dilemmas for Obama.
He also needs to decide how to stop the spread of al-Qaida in the Middle East and Africa, whether to continue to use drones to strike terrorist targets, how to deal with the new governments emerging from the Arab Spring, and how he will approach the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian stalemate.
24 hours after President Barack Obama was re-elected to the White House, the world's other major power, China, began the very different process of choosing its new leader. It happens once every ten years, and lasts just a week. And in case there was any doubt, the ruling Communist Party began by pledging never to have Western democracy. NBC's Angus Walker reports.
And — in Afghanistan — Obama faces a decision as to whether to end the war there in 2014, or, as some military commanders have hinted, part company with his anti-war political "base" and keep some 15-20,000 U.S. troops in country for years to come.
Cleary, Obama’s in-tray is full of challenges, and a four-year term is awfully short. But at least the distractions of his re-election are behind him. Obama can now look forward. As he likes to say, "there’s a lot of work to do."
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The first day of the first 4 years his inbox was full of crises from the Bush II recession. This man has never had it easy, and I'm not sure why he wants that job.
Dick- While it is true that President Obama received the wars from President bush, purely on a foreign policy and world issue front President Obama has set himself up with his own problems/issues. Here are a few:
Iran Going Nuclear- Sanctions will only do so much with a zelot regime with international allies. The UN failed to do anything useful, so the time is coming where Iran will declare that they've got the bomb. This will push President Obama and our allies as Iran has vowed to take US out. Don't forget that Iran has been developing mid and long range missiles (testing them frequently). For the sake of an arguement they don't need a long range missile if a mid range one can hit Israel and Eastern Europe (or the US). All they need is a launch platform (think boat) to move them within range. That should make you shudder. There are a lot of articles about "talks" now, maybe we'll give them the blind shiek terrorist as a peace offering.
European Missile Defense- Here's the "flexibility" front the President spoke about to Medvided. I'm guessing that the President will pull the Plug in the name of "reset". Europe won't take it well.
Global Policing- The President has US forces in no less than 10 countries right now. With the growing Arab Spring we'll see more anti-west actions. What will he do about it? Will he push for reinforcement of our embassies and their security? Will we do nothing?
US Foreign Aid- When we can't pay for ourselves and our own programs, will the President lobby to cut foreign aid?
US Foreign Development/Government Building- As the US is NOW setting up multi-billion dollar contracts to rebuild Iraq and continue in Afghanistan (including a $1.5 billion construction deal in Iraq for Joe Biden's brother's small construction company), will the President want to give more US funds to others or will he redirect/cut to keep more home?
US Allies- So, when our friends are in trouble overseas will we act or stand back?
The UN- Will the US stand up and demand other countries help out or will the US continue to be used for our money and belittled by other nations (and the system used against US/Western interests)? Will the US back UN proposals to "redistribute" western dollars to second world nations? Guess what- that means you pay more and get less.
Yes the President has a lot on his plate. I will pray that he makes the right decisions.
Okay, time to get off of the "blame game" train. Press the "stop" button on this tape that continues to play over and over. It's no wonder nothing gets resolved. Will Obama be saying in 2016 "Well, I walked into this mess from the previous administration...oops, that was me. Never mind. What else can I give as an excuse, Hilary? Is there a video somewhere?"
As with bin Laden, the Bush Wars, social responsibility, DODT, affordable health care for all, and our newfound global respect, Obama will continue to kick ass for another 4 years - on behalf even of those who voted simply against their own distinct interests in order to trounce that black guy. He's our Tolerant Tortoise, as compared to ol' Twitchy Mitt the Jackrabbit, and the biggest asses to be kicked are those of Weepy Boner, Mitchy McTurtle, Errant Cant-do, Lyin' Ryan, and all the rest of 2012's mega-bigot-losers. Now sit down hard on your obstructionism, TeaBaggers, and rotate ever so slowly for another 4 years...
Dick: That's an easy question. He wants the job so he can fulfill his Father's dream. His Father was a full fledged Marxist. You can argue all you want, but the fact is that Marxists and those who hate everything
America stands for were Obama's mentors and who he associated through the years. You don't turn on a dime when elected President and go the other way. And, through 4 years he's stayed the course.
As with all Marxist leaders, you never go out and tell the people what you are really planning on doing. You just divide and conquer. You tell the people what they want to hear and promise that they will be safe and secure. Lenin did it. Stalin did it. Hitler did it. Castro did it. Chavez did it. Mao did it. Heck, even the Europeans did it and now look what they are facing. And that is where Obama wants to lead us.
This article is really a bunch of BS and assumes that Obama is just like the rest of our Presidents, always trying to do the right thing for America and keeping us strong. But, Obama is not like any of the other Presidents. He's the only one who said "whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower." Now, only someone who does not want us to be a dominant military superpower could even think of uttering such a statement. And, his actions support this. You don't leave an Ambassador out to get killed and spend 2 weeks lying about it to the public and the victims families unless you are siding with the enemy here. Remember, he actually blamed a video that no one saw and lamented that unfortunately we have free speech and he understands that other countries do not. The video was a completely administration created story. And, even if it wasn't a bogus excuse, if you are President of the United States, you stand up for freedom, not apologize for it.
So, the assumption that Obama wants to take the best course of action for America, in terms of leading and keeping America strong is just wrong. As I've said before if you assume that the President is following his Father's Dreams, as he stated he would, "doing" something about all these things is the furthest thing from Obama's mind.
witchrunner,
YOU have had too much koolaid dude, sit down now and call a psychiatrist !!!!
Since he has never done the job, obviously he doesn't want it. He does want the golf vacations and Michelle does like the European vacations with 40 of her closest friend.
Witchrunner: Excellent observations. KarlRover... any relation to Karl Marx?
"But Netanyahu argues that sanctions will not work"
He is right...just look at North Korea. I say let the Israelis do whatever to Iran. We can't touch Iran OR Syria without Russian and Chinese military intervention. I don't want Iran to get a nuke, but I don't want WWIII either.
Bottom line, voters made sure he was re-elected. The past is overwith- it doesn't matter what happened in prior administrations. It's been Obama's job to get our affairs in order and he's got another chance to continue. The only thing that matters are the results. Can he do it or can't he? Time will tell...
The first order of business should be AMERICA -- pass a budget in accordance with the constitution they've all been skirting and work on the economy. EVERYTHING else will have to wait, it's time these bottom feeders start paying attention to the 53% that pay there salary and not pander to the freebie crowd or you won't have enough taxpayers to fund these welfare breeders. Cut spending, cut loopholes, stop sending $$$ to other countries, especially those that HATE us, cut the pork, cut these programs so that the only ones on them are those that REALLY need them! Stop paying the politicians until they start doing the job they were ELECTED to do. STFU latinos you have to wait for your "payment" from BO when he takes care of LEGAL AMERICANS FIRST!
He saved us from having to deal with an incompetent Romney! Can you imagine what he would be doing right now? His last debate scared the hell out of me.
@ Dotties girl,
Pass a Budget? Does he have one on his desk? Congress needs to get with it and do their job!
Toredown (how appropriate)
CHANGE AND FORWARD- REMEMBER?
Yet you throw out the old race card. Move on - there are reason's people didn't vote for the president - many don't like Biden either!
People like you keep prejudice alive in America.
Yes. He does not give a damn about anything.
2016 is looking pretty good.
the repugs acn't even decide why they lost the election !!!!
go Hillary !!!!!
Hilary screwed the pooch over Benghazi and she will not run let alone get elected. Now BO has to man up (if he even knows how) and take responsibility for Benghazi otherwise he will fail another four yrs and go down in history as the worst prez EVER.
Sorry, but Bush jr has already become the worst POTUS in history !!!!
The man is a crisis. We re-elected it. We get what we deserve. He spent years campaigning and paying off political debts on the taxpayer dime.
I am really starting to believe the U.S. will never come back now. The spending is out of control, he morale of our service members is even lower than Vietnam, the unions will keep prices high while stymieing productivity, food prices are rising, fuel prices are rising, our nations borders are not enforced, and our children fall farther and farther behind in education.
I am an old man who has lived through a lot. I feel sorry for the youth of this country that know no better and probably never will. obama has the media in his pocket but they cannot hide the truth forever.
You might want to grab pre-obama history book and copy of The Constitution to share with your grandchildren. They will never believe we were once that great.
The election is over, sad, old, hand-wringing TeaBubbas, and so is your manufactured apocalypse. Back to the shuffleboard courts with ya now, and make sure to tune in to yer hero, Rushbo on yer way down...
navyvet98: I agree... I am also concerned that we will never come back from the abyss that Obama has started and will now continue.
Toredown: You're a snarky bigot who hates seniors. I don't know why, but someday you may attain that status... Oh, and you're also an @!$%#!
The headline yesterday was that Obama was leaving the country ... going to visit some silly Asian countries. Heck, the empty chair can fix the US economy or NOT! Obama doesn't care. He's been reelected. Screw the people ... time to take Michelle on a world tour, again.
Syria- Obama adm. has been providing arms to the 'foreign fighters' (read AQ) battling Assad and committing war crimes (POWs gunned down execution style). Turkey under PM Erdogan is trying to get NATO to intervene under mutual defense pact- so far only Patriot Missiles to Turkey/Syria border. Raed today's Hurriyet Daily News and how Israel must furnish Boeing spyware (courtesy Obama).Iran- read Ria Novosti- Ahemedinejad wants direct talks with US on Iran nuclear issue (http://www.en.rian.ru/world/20121109/177318015.html) remembering Obama's 3 letters to Khamenei and Wendy Sherman-we don't have that much differences. Russia- yes Putin expects Obama's 'flexibility' in missile shield (http://www.en.rian.ru/world/20121108/177294455.html) -sharing classified info with Russia on missile defense- NATO missile shield . PA/Erekat - going ahead at UN for statehood- Hamas is only a little pump on the raod with their 'new sophisticated missiles'- on top of all the other arms and ammo (can shootdown aircraft). EU is bursting at the seams- eurozone becoming eur- ozone. China arming its submarines with nuclear missiles- China by financial experts will be numero uno in 4 years bypassing US with its debts/industrial downsizings/unemployment/no jobs for youth/college graduates/laid-off workers.
Add-on. US/Obama and Iran/Jalili have agreed to direct nuclear talks (only Obama/US and Iran) Talks will take place in December 2012. Furthermore Obama/USA and Putin/Russia have agreed on Syria- Bashar al-Assad will stay in power. (Gen.R.Mood-UN Peacekeepers will return to Syria.).
USS Liberty
USS Stark. USS Cole. WTC. Pan-Am. Ft. Hood. Benghazi.
Abu Ghraib, Gitmo, Oklahoma City, Columbine... WTF?!
Yet another reason to thank God for President Obama's reelection. He knows the history of all these crises, has a history with the leaders and the situations and is better able to work things out, compromise....Republicans can't ever do that!! And I can just picture Romney dealing with world leaders.....he'd promise Netanyahu a war with Iran and then just delegate all the rest to underlings. I've worked a long time with these "CEO types"....don't count on them to get things done, but they are very good at punting to others and taking the credit. Thankfully, President Obama has the experience, skill and willingness to get the job done. Just ask Bin Laden!!
How about we ask Chris Stevens instead?
You're funny.
Forget about foreign issues and lets see him fix the mess left from Sandy.
Really? .. 2 hours on the ground in NJ and thats it from him? Bush did more and better than that!
FEMA sign said "closed due to weather", c'mon dear leader you can do better than this!
Lol....thanks for the laugh. BTW: you can stop campaigning now.
Yep, I reckon Obama should be gettin' out his shovel and headin' back to NJ to do some real fixin'...
Yet in 4 years he never did. Incompetence? Negligence? Interferes with golf games and Michelles vacations with 40 of her closest friends?
Well Oblamobots you were taking credit for the stock market, hope you going to take credit for the impending crash. In case you didn't notice the market is down 1000 points for 4 more of 44.
Dear Robert. Get a job or something. This economy is going to take off, and when it does, all the naysayers will spin it with this and that. The world will not end. Grow up.
What a moron the highest sustained unemployment rate since the depression. Yeah right keep drinking the kool aid.
Dear John:
Please share your secret info on how and when the economy will take off. Seriously, tell us all.
Thanks in advance!
C'mon, didn't you hear all that hope and change stuff? No, no, not from 4 years ago, that was practice. He meant that this term there would be hope and change. All those things he promised to do, well, it isn't his fault we thought he was to do them from 2009-2013. This time he really means it! I think he even said that if he can't cut the deficit in half by the end the first year of his 2nd term, he wont run again!
John,
What drugs are you taking. It's going to be 4 more years of the same failed policies. Get a job? Where.
Right afs... We've all gotten used to hoping, hoping and hoping. When does the change come in? Despite the lies we here from Washington unemployment is still way to high, companies continue to outsource, we're still playing global police, people are still loosing their jobs and homes, our borders are just a leaking sieve for illegals and drug cartels, we're giving billions of dollars to shady foreign regimes that are doing nothing more than taking advantage of us. In the meantime we have given up many of our rights to the patriot act and we're going to be loosing more as time progresses. I don't know about anyone else but I'm just about hoped out and I haven't seen the changes.
All part of Obama's secret plan. The unwashed wouldn't understand it anyway.
vance-2256611 banned for death wishing the POTUS. Not good. Don't do it.
If Obama's inbox overflows with crises, why is he leaving all this and going to Burma?
Because he cannot use the excuse that he is campaigning anymore. He has to come up with something else. That is why he is going on a "foreign policy tour". of course it is not to areas that need attention.
Is he going to be like his wife and take a plane load of his golfing friends to see if he needs to give the countries money to upgrade their golf courses?
Because he knows how to walk and eat pretzels at the same time...
Burma is the only place Obama didn't promise free stuff for votes.
Wow people. We have enough problems here at home. Why does every one think we are supposed to help the entire world with their problems. It's time for the U.S. to take a good look at our problems. Thomas Jefferson and several others had it right. America is strongest when we take care of our own business, and let the world take care of theirs.
You quote Jefferson and consider Obama a competent leader. Bipolar?
We have to allow for at least a month's worth of wingnut sour grapes to ooze out now, John...
The community organizer is going to promise to develop children's TV programs in any country that stops their civil wars.
Maybe Oblamo can give the poor nations Big Bird that surely will fix it.
He wanted the job, he got it. He has four years to do something about it. No more excuses, blame game is a yawn. Maybe the 52% of the folks who voted for him will get their dream and President Obama will eliminate/suppress the other 48% that did not vote for him to make you happy. Happy? Enjoy the implication of your own intolerance to those you consider intolerant.
Actually, Bubba, we got the dream 4 years ago, so more of the same is a really good thing...
Happy? You bet!
Think about it. If Obama was a white man in stead of just half white he would have lost the election in a land slide. Many of his "Blue States" should have been marked "Black States".
He already had 4 years and didn't do anything. Why would anyone expect something different in another 4 years?
Did someone just say that it's easier to be President if you're black than white? White man has it tough in America...
I was reminded of the story that The Onion put out right after President Obama won in 2008:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/black-man-given-nations-worst-job,6439/
Prequel to: "Americans Given Nations Worst President"
How about the Fiscal Cliff that is 54 days away!!! This CLIFF will send our economy back into a deep recession and Obama will spend spend spend... My prediction after analyzing the cliff and Obamas policies-
Once again Obama will not pass a budget and will not do a thing to stop the fiscal cliff from dropping out from under us. Look at the auto industry for example, either plan would have forced bankruptcy, Romney suggested that before the backruptcy we put inplace measures that would allow the private sector to handle the future of the companies, Obama put inplace measures that would basically give the auto industry to the unions after the bankruptcy and give the power and ownership to the gov. Now with the fiscal cliff comming into light what do you think is going to happen to the health care industry? Bad economy = less workers = less people paying for medical insurance = insurance companies closing their doors = Gov bailout of insurance companies of their choice and control of all health care = middle class picking up the tab again! What do you think is gonna happen to other industries? My prediction is that by the end of this next 4 years the government will have their had in just about every facit of our life, no more private industry, and well over 20 Trillion in debt...
Time for the "POS-in-Chief" to go Golfing and send Mooch-elle and the kids on vacation like a good Do Nothing Lib.
Yeah, but he sure is COOL on Letterman
Obama likes Letterman. He is one of the few Obama didn't promise something in exchange for a vote that they want to collect on.
Oh man, Obama thought he inherited a real mess from Bush, he inherited a total nightmare from Obama!
Let the one minute manager meet his monkey. Is it his monkey? Which one is his monkey? Jobs. Who is helping the Americans with creating jobs? Not even those who donated to Romney "want" to create jobs for Americans. (they want Romney to create them money). I am sure Syria, Iran, Russia, China are all very urgent. But did our forefathers teach us to do what is urgent first? or are we suppose to do what is important first. If 30,000 Americans die tomorrow because they have no jobs, no money, no food, no housing, do the Syrian, Iranian, Russian, Chinese care? OB-1, smell the coffee. The arms dealers wants to start wars to sell more fire crackers. It's quick money for Romney. Those made-in-USA life time guaranteed first class products are great but are lousy return on equities. Firecrackers burn now, and they need to buy more right the way. Good money for Romney's friends. OB-1, smell the coffee. Choose wisely. We are on this side of the 2 oceans. World War 3 without USA is still a tough situation for anyone over there to bomb us the German bombed London style. Please work on the jobs. OB-1, don't go to Syria, go to Star Bucks with Tim Cook. Tell him to bring the jobs home. Talk to Maytag and Del Monte. Take them to a gala dinner on TV. Thank them for keeping the jobs at home. Charity begins from home. OB-1, do what you do: love your people, create jobs for your people. Do it better than anyone else and the whole world will beat their path to your door. The Syrians, the Iranian, the Russian, the Chinese, will admire the prosperity you create for your people and they will follow your example. They will drop their guns. They will want your Nobel Prize for peace. OB-1, smell the coffee. Choose wisely. God help us.
It is obviously time for the Celebrity-in-Chief to hit the Talk Show circuit. He can snub Netanyahu and make fun sarcastic comments about him that the Libs will suck up with glee, and then he can bow down to more Muslim Leaders, kiss their A$$es, and apologize to them for America...While Michelle is on another Taxpayer funded vacation.
Now come on R., I am sure there are some major government issues needing immediate attention in Bermuda like he sand isn't politically correct because it is to white. Michelle will do another theses on it.
Sorry SteveBro, but now that we KNOW there are enough votes in the Majority to vote for Fiscal Suicide, the votes will continue to be in favor of the Celebrity Talk Show Teleprompter Messiah of the Liberal Media Stooges.
Look at it this way R., a majority of the Senate candidates are white, therefore race does not become an issue and the only determining factors will be policy something the Democrats are failing miserably in. Many of those who voted along race lines will not even vote if the only candidate is white. So the only ones to vote in the Senate race will be those seriously interested in issues and policy thus a republican landslide.
First thing he needs to do is replace Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, Bill Geitner, Ben Bernanke, Nancy Pelosi, and Janet Napalitano. Second thing he needs to do is revamp his plans for withdrawal from Afghanistan to yesterday. Third thing is tell Netanyahu to go take a flying F--k at a rolling bagel. Then, by sunday, play a little golf.
Are you going to give your free phone back or you will carry the golf bag for him?
Dear Asshed;
Please drink 1-2 gallons of antifreeze daily and you can live and die in Syria, so long as you hurry up and get to the dying in Syria part.
The Sane Part of the World
The best course of action is a nice golf vacation to a private club. No one can get in to collect the vote payoffs.
Election over, Obama inbox overflows with world crises.
Like Benghazi?
USA does not take harassment.
At what point will the press stop babying Obama and put normal expectations on him? He's the President of the United States of America and has all the power he needs to get things done. The expectations should be high and now that four years have passed, the excuses should be zero. When Obama looks back at what he inherited, all he should see is himself in the first term. Get to work Mr. President!