[Vision2020] The more things change the more they stay the same

[Glenn Schwaller]

Tom Hansen stated

"Yet, when examined amongst the other accomplishments of President Obama
since January 20th (30 days ago) . . ."

This is exactly the kind of excuse one continues to hear from kids,
slackers, misfits and everyone else who simply will not accept
responsibility:  "Yeah so I screwed up on this that and the other.  What
about all the good stuff I did?"  I don't care about the good stuff - that's
what you agreed to do.  Thanks for sticking to your agreement.  Enough
said.  Now lets look a what I really do care about, and what really matters,
and that is the stuff you said you would do and didn't.

I'm not saying Obama is making excuses.  I doubt he will even acknowledge
there is a problem.  What I am saying is Mr Hanses seems to think it's
perfectly OK to excuse bad behavior by lauding good behavior in its wake.

Totally irresponsible.
GS

On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Tom Hansen <idahotom at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Paul Rumelhart stated:
>
> "In my opinion, it's wrong to torture prisoners AND it's wrong to hold them
> indefinitely. If I'm understanding this correctly, Obama just failed us all
> here."
>
> Yes, Paul.  That does tend to upset me.
>
> Yet, when examined amongst the other accomplishments of President Obama
> since January 20th (30 days ago) . . .
>
> Signed executive order establishing strict guidelines for lobbyist who want
> to work in the White House.
>
> http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ExecutiveOrder-EthicsCommitments/
>
> Announced executive pay caps
> http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/04/obama.executive.pay/
>
> Signed executive order to close GITMO and secret CIA camps overseas
>
> http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_to_alter_CIA_interrogation_detention_0122.html
>
> Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, legislation to fight pay
> discrimination and ensure fundamental fairness to American workers.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtKAKlurRAY
>
> Signed the S-Chip legislation giving 4 million kids health insurance.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl1gCF9U2Cc
>
> Cancelled 77 leases around Arch's National Park (Utah) that had been
> auctioned off to oil and gas companies.
> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008709435_drill04.html
>
> Signed the Stimulus Bill
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100785745
>
> I can overlook a little oversight.
>
> I am quite pleased . . . no make that impressed . . . with President
> Obama's first THIRTY days.  Aren't you?
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
> "For a lapsed Lutheran born-again Buddhist pan-Humanist Universalist
> Unitarian Wiccan Agnostic like myself there's really no reason ever to go to
> work."
>
>
>
> - Roy Zimmerman
>
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