Our national security has been compromised in ways that cannot be restored.
The national debt has risen by $30,000 per man. woman, and child in America.
Millions of illegal and even terrorist aliens are living among us.
Much of the damage can be mitigated, but we will never be rid of it.
This guy refuses to let go because he duped the country once and knows he can not do it again. What is he going to do now? Build a library? The the same person that is leaving is the same one that came in: a nobody.
HA, I feel your pain but think what could have happened and the way you would be feeling right now.
The Rock
I disagree with your concern about the healthcare system.
For decades, the federal government has been far too involved in healthcare. The mess and the problems started with Medicare, not Obamacare, although Obamacare certainly made things worse.
Done properly, Congress has the opportunity to allow us to return free market principles and ideas to our healthcare system, Will they? Probably not and certainly not to the degree I'd prefer. But it will at least be a step in the right direction.
Here's the thing. These battles and assault's on the Constitution are not new. They have been going on for a LONG time. We lost a lot of ground to it since the 60's. It's time to right it back for the next slow surge. That is the way it work. Human nature ensures it.
So,I'm pleased as we are turning it back on itself now. I was beginning to wander if that was going to happen. God Bless
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I'm sure there's a way to make it live with an embed, but that's beyond my level of expertise.
He was the numbskull that started the whole redistribution of wealth thing. Of course, he was already wealthy and unaffected by it...
Call me a gullible, wide eyed optimist, but I believe the mood of the country is changing. People have pride in their country, and they believe their leaders are once again pro American and not ashamed to say it. I believe the vast powerful economic engine of this nation is about to become unleashed and unshackled to a degree we may have never seen.
May be wishful thinking, but it's what I'm thinking......and praying.
I, too, am an optimist and I believe there's a reasonable chance you're right. Good Americans have finally had all they can take of this liberal crap. I think the left knows that, or at least fears that, which is why they've gone insane the past two months.
I understand what Henry is saying but I think the damage can be repaired, or at least the direction can be changed.
In my opinion the main reason left is panicking is because they have lost the power to put judges on the Supreme Court, and they know the Court is their only hope for forcing their radical agenda on the people. Without a majority of leftist SCOTUS judges, they really have no way forward, and they know it.
I don't doubt for one second Americans could fix the problems we have with the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of our astray government. What Henry is saying is there are a lot of people that were let in here that will hide behind that to carry out their agenda. By our law and, our insistence that we follow it, they will have the security to do so. So, the effects will be long lasting in every topic that liberalism gained ground.
More importantly, we have as a Country turned our back on the FOUNDER of this great nation. And, we will reap what we have sowed. Because, there has been no repentance for doing so. God is forgiving. So, hope is not lost. However, my failure to put my hope in man is where I'm coming from. And, I'm certain that explains Henry as well. As history has shown mankind gets lost in it's own vanity. So, it is impervious to fix morality.
Plainly, the bright future of America strictly and solely depends on whether it returns it's faith in God. Period. I'm pleased we at least turned in that direction this last time at the ballot boxes.
God Bless men
Can you name one POTUS, just one in the modern age, who was not a politician? Just one who was not a life-long self serving fund raiser, who was only interested in getting re- elected?
Have we ever had a president who has been in competitive business all his life? Who lived and died by balanced budgets?
Get ready for some unorthodox still folks. I'm gonna enjoy the show!
God bless, Steve
But this has been a past year of VERY unusual things so maybe this will come to fruition.
Yes, the path of our nation can be changed, but the past cannot.
Absolutely
Take the tax penalty out of the ACA and no more freebies.
Way to many people in this country, sit back and expect our Gov't to cure all the problems. Really the solution begins with you, me, our neighbors ect..
Our country has become so twisted in its views I struggle to believe we will ever return to right and wrong thinking and rational thought.
If a man does not have a clear moral conviction of right and wrong, he will most likely also not exercise Wisdom in other areas as well.
I'm at least hopeful that change will at least begin in the right direction. But in order to see drastic improvement in this country, we need to see change that goes beyond just our Gov't.
Ditto.
God bless, Steve
God Bless men
Music to my ears!
Biggest employer in the state of NM, and it wonders why their financials are hurting so bad.
It is certain that damage was done to this nation......culturally, socially, morally and financially. Damage that will take a long time to repair, if ever. But correcting the direction we were headed should be a reason to celebrate!
Lagavulin sounds about right bk.
No telling what evil stunt this sorry lowdown s.o.b. will pull tomorrow.....
Breitbart News:
"President Obama announced his decision to free Oscar Lopez Rivera, a Puerto Rican domestic terrorist serving 55 years in prison. "
obama does not deserve any benefits post presidency.
God bless, Steve
Too bad you can't go back 8 years and erase it.
I actually hope in 100 days I can ask Kyle for a crow recipe.....
Less than a day left!
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I got a good feeling about this. He isn't going to be perfect but, I believe he has the intent to do well for all of us. Something that anyone besides a minority hasn't been able to say in a while. God Bless
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When she was leaving and walking up the steps, I'm sorry to say, I was hoping she'd go ass over tin cups the whole way down.
Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: Thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done. Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent. Today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning. Because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another -- but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People. 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