The “gaffe” when taken in context, which is beyond “conservative intellect”, is pretty true. The REST of the story was that overall the economy is still ill, and needs more help!
I’m disappointed with a number of Obama’s actions, but, as when “W” was in and we had to try to explain “Americans” rational for giving him a second term to folks from Europe and New Zealand, I’m far MORE disappointed with my fellow citizens.
“The President must be greater than anyone else, but not better than anyone else. We subject him and his family to close and constant scrutiny and denounce them for things that we ourselves do every day. A Presidential slip of the tongue, a slight error in judgment — social, political, or ethical — can raise a storm of protest. We give the President more work than a man can do, more responsibility than a man should take, more pressure than a man can bear. We abuse him often and rarely praise him. We wear him out, use him up, eat him up. And with all this, Americans have a love for the President that goes beyond loyalty or party nationality; he is ours, and we exercise the right to destroy him. "
And the “jobs figures” keep going down — well that happens every year when we lay off all the teachers at the end of the school year (so they can collect unemployment insurance). Don’t know about elsewhere, but in Michigan the property taxes used to pay for education, but those got cut in half by one of our illustrious former GOP guvs — Engler. Now we don’t understand why there is no money for education — Duh!!
meetinthemiddle almost 12 years ago
What was his bonus this year? Something like $12M?
fritzoid Premium Member almost 12 years ago
As of Wednesday, June 13, 4:00 PM Pacific time, this cartoon is dotted.
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
The “gaffe” when taken in context, which is beyond “conservative intellect”, is pretty true. The REST of the story was that overall the economy is still ill, and needs more help!
I’m disappointed with a number of Obama’s actions, but, as when “W” was in and we had to try to explain “Americans” rational for giving him a second term to folks from Europe and New Zealand, I’m far MORE disappointed with my fellow citizens.
emptc12 almost 12 years ago
From John Steinbeck, AMERICA AND AMERICANS:
“The President must be greater than anyone else, but not better than anyone else. We subject him and his family to close and constant scrutiny and denounce them for things that we ourselves do every day. A Presidential slip of the tongue, a slight error in judgment — social, political, or ethical — can raise a storm of protest. We give the President more work than a man can do, more responsibility than a man should take, more pressure than a man can bear. We abuse him often and rarely praise him. We wear him out, use him up, eat him up. And with all this, Americans have a love for the President that goes beyond loyalty or party nationality; he is ours, and we exercise the right to destroy him. "
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 12 years ago
And the “jobs figures” keep going down — well that happens every year when we lay off all the teachers at the end of the school year (so they can collect unemployment insurance). Don’t know about elsewhere, but in Michigan the property taxes used to pay for education, but those got cut in half by one of our illustrious former GOP guvs — Engler. Now we don’t understand why there is no money for education — Duh!!