[smhatahy]

Originally Posted by luvinjesus

Posts like this make me VERY glad I am not a democrat.

I'm not a democrat.

[Gwenny]

Originally Posted by Akshay

I'm not a democrat.

I didn't say you were. However your viewpoint is one that many of my democrat friends share. I was just stating I am glad I am not a democrat.

[cytorath]

Originally Posted by Akshay

EDITED BY THE MOD

Ouch. Be friendly people, it's just a little political talk. I know things can get heated with these subjects, but it's just talk and discussion.

[Gwenny]

Originally Posted by Akshay

EDITED BY THE MOD

Perhaps you could not resort to calling me names. I responded to your comment, and I said nothing wrong. Nothing so much as to give you the right to attack me.

[jfahler03]

OK, I've addressed the little incident. You all know who you are.

I'll keep the discussion going, as it seems it's not getting too ridiculous. If it goes downhill though, I'll let you know that this thread will have top candidacy for being closed.

So please, refrain from personal attacks and keep having an intelligent discussion.

[PatchworkMan]

I haven't read all the way through this thread, but I'll respond to the opening post directly:

1. The President always gets blamed for everything by his political opponents; our current president is by no means unique in this way. Taking the blame (and the credit) for everything goes with the job.
2. Our current President is very bad at verbally defending himself. He is easily the worst public speaker to hold the office since Gerald Ford. Where other Presidents have had the the political savvy to silence critics, this one has allowed them to linger because of his relative inexperience (note that this is not in any way to be construed as commentary on his character, only his speaking skills).
3. The current administration has invited more criticism by being less forthcoming than previous administrations. The way to silence critics is to tell the truth. As long as there are questions to ask, there will be people who ask them, and, what's more, there will be critics who say they already know the answers.