A lot of responses. OK.
Well, I frequent another forum dedicated to a certain type of firearm, and one of the members there started a campaign to have the members send in their AR-15 magazines (same that are used in the militaries M-16) because they didn’t have enough. There are also numerous news stories about the troops having inadequate or no body armor, nor properly armored vehicles, just to name a few things.
Of course this means that this deficit has been going on for at least 8 years.
Do you believe that someone has put a "buy more magazines" bill in front of the president that he has refused to sign? Can you point me to the millitary spending bill that would have authorized this that he has not signed? Can you point me to where the Pentagon has made this request to the administration?
The commanding general in Afganistain has requested 25,000 additional troops to help support the effort. The CIC hasn't gotten back with him on that.
Has that request been officially made? In an 8-year war that was made what, yesterday?
So that request wasn't in front of him when he went? Next.
ya know, after he addresses more pressing issues of the day....like the government takeover of HC and cap/trade debacle. At least now the Olympics can be scratched off the 1st order of his priority list. It's one less thing.....now ahead of our troops welfare/Victory.
Has government taken over healthcare? Please name a single example.
Cap-and-trade has not been implamented. How is it a debacle?
The olympics was the first thing he did after taking the oath of office? You see you've confused me because you've said it was his first priority. Please support.
Better armor, better intel, make Congress stop micro-managing so the people on the ground can do their jobs, acknowledgment that he knows they need support and supplies- that's just a start
Armor would be the same discussion as M-16 magazines.
How would you suggest that Obama make congress do something?
How would you suggest Obama make intelligence better?
Obama was doing this more for his cronies in Chicago then for anything else.
Do you have support?
BTW, when Bush attended the Bejing Olympics, was that his #1 priority?
Well after 8 years of liberals bashing Bush now you know how it feels. Bush kept this country safe and didn't go around the world on a apology tour telling people how bad we are.
Well, except for 9/11, and the DC sniper, and the anthrax thing, and the N.Korean Nuclear program, and the Iranian Nuclear program, and the 6k dead in his wars, and the economic collapse, and the record deficit... but other than that... so/so job.
Of course you say "Bush wasn't America-bashing", but Americans were less liked when he left office than when he came in. But feel free to show me where Obama has bashed America. Make sure you aren't showing him owning up to bad behavior.
A public option will drive the private insurance companies out of business and then what do you get....that's right government controlled healthcare.
60% of Americans want a single-payor system.
70% of doctors want a single payor system.
We have the highest medical costs in the world, and are 16-th from the bottom in preventable deaths.
If private insurance cannot function in a fair market against a public option, it will be because they are providing inferior services. What I want is good, effective, available healthcare. We don't have it. Time for something different.
Too bad Hillary didn't get the nod because at least she has more balls then Obama....
She was a much bigger proponent of universal healthcare than even Obama.
Had she won, you would be here Hillary bashing lamenting Obama not winning.
