May 01, 2009

One Hundred

Barack Hussein Obama has been holding the office of President of the United States for 100 days now. Those of you who voted for BHO may consider yourselves unique, self-motivated individuals, but I have found that most of you fall into three categories. If you are honest about your beliefs and your reasons for voting, I am willing to bet that at least half of you are in some way disappointed with Comandante en Jefe.

First, there are those of you who are socialists. You may not use that term in describing yourself, but that's what you are. You have no problem with taking money from the "rich" and spreading it around. You believe companies are generally greedy and need to be kept in check via steep taxes and harsh regulation. Despite this, you also believe you are owed a good job with great benefits. If you fall into the socialist category, congratulations---you received the President you've wanted for most of the last 60 years.

Second are those of you who voted not for BHO, but against President Bush. I understand you more than the other two groups, even though I believe you are very misguided. You feared that John McCain would be another Bush in terms of spending and foreign policy despite some evidence to the contrary. But instead of voting for a third party, you instead voted for a man who has all but guaranteed huge increases in federal spending and who has, thus far, shown that his understanding of foreign policy is, for lack of a better term, childish. You voted against Bush and for something much worse. Congratulations---BHO will never be McCain. In fact, he wouldn't make a patch on McCain's flight suit.

Finally, there is the largest group of BHO voters. The members of this group are the people who believed the hype about "change" and thought Obama really represented something different. In fact, you have been sucked into a larger version of the Chicago political machine, the dirtiest political scene in the nation. BHO is a product, just like the Backstreet Boys or The Monkees. But Oprah, who you worship, endorsed this product and you did as well. Why? Because you are a lemming. You voted for BHO despite the fact he does not hold your beliefs because there are "more important issues". You should have stayed home because you know more about reality TV than how the three branches of our government work. But you are the future of this nation, all but ensuring all future Presidents will be Obama-esque: a good, tall voice promising everything, accomplishing little and endangering everyone. Good job.

Posted by Matthew at May 1, 2009 10:24 PM
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Your analysis of the BHO voters seems spot on. I know people in each fo the three categories. Here's hoping that the lemmings wake up and pay attention before we descend too far into either debt or socialism.

Posted by: Bob Olson at May 2, 2009 05:43 PM

I couldn't agree more. Touchdown!

Posted by: J. at May 3, 2009 10:51 PM

Matt, stuff like this is why I come here every morning after catching up on my daily web comics. There's nothing like a nice helping of sweeping generalizations to get the old blood pumping. Thanks, you made this crazy, left-wing socialist's day. I'm sorry, "crazy left-wing socialist" is triply redundant, isn't it?

Posted by: Jeff G at May 5, 2009 09:04 AM

So what was your motivation for voting for bush twice Matt? Was it because he was fiscally conservative? You know he tripled the national debt right? Was it because he believed in small govt? He created the largest government beaurocracy in the dept of homeland security. Maybe it was because he was a strict constitutionalist? Well through his signing statements we all know that isn't true. Could it be because he didn't believe in nation building? Or was it because he was a moral man who brought Christian virtues to the table? The outright slaughter and displacement of millions of innocent Iraqis isn't very Christian now is it Matt? You can be critical all you want about BHO because like jeff I only come here for a good laugh. After years of cheerleading the coMmander of cheerleaders GWB you can only pigeonhole the people who elected BHO. As long as people like you continue to support policies and ca didates like GWB the republican party will continue to stay in the wilderness of the minority and it's kind of sad considering what one party rule got this country during GWBs tenure.

Posted by: Kkkarlrove at May 5, 2009 02:22 PM

I have said before on here that I did not vote for Obama, but for my own reasons, none of which apply here, as I fall into neither of the three aforementioned categories.

The one point that I'd like to make is that you seem to use his middle name of Hussein in a misguided attempt to associate him with the most famous of anyone bearing that name.

In the time I have been coming here to read posts, and that's been several years, along with MTIH, very rarely do I see you use a political figure's middle name. I know it happens, rarely, but this seems to be a cornerstone of the points that you're making.

I might have voted McCain, but this guy's our man now, whether we like it or not. I will choose to stand behind him and pray for him and wish God's blessings on his family the same as I did for W. Everyone says they want that job, and a very limited few could actually handle it. You and I, and all of us here are not that man. Remember that when you get up in the morning.

Spin that all you want, but there's lots going on that you'll never know about, and while some of you here have military experience that makes you privy to some of the details of events the general public will never know (or believe, I fear) we're still not THE MAN.

In politics, there's always more to the story.

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