Buchanan was a dungerhead , no doubt, I mean the idiot vetoed building more colleges cus he thought there were already too many educated people, just as one example. But I don't think you can blame the Civil War on him. And honestly, we have people talking Civil War now, BO has been THAT divisive. Especially odd considering he ran on a platform of bipartisanship, but then once elected tosses that idea right out the window.
Buchanan did shit to prevent the Civil War, that's why he was a horrible president. He thought it was illegal for states to secede, but also thought it was illegal to go to war over it. Essentially, he did nothing but punt it off on his successor, Lincoln.
Barack Obama hasn't done anything worthy of causing a civil war. He's done what he thinks is right, and the polarized political climate today has reacted as it did with Bush and Clinton. Plus, don't pin all the blame on Obama solely, it's not like Republicans in Congress aren't guilt-free either.
Lie after lie after lie from this man, that's what's most disappointing. I could live with him using his power to pass his agenda, that's the spoils of winning, but the dishonest tactics are an embarrassment to the Office of President and to our nation. And I am sickened that so many people support t hat, I'm doubly sickened when the very people who rightly criticized Bush for his deceptions are willing to let Obama slide on his. That is pathetic.
What dishonest tactics, and what lies? I'm personally disappointed Gitmo is still open, and that he's kept parts of Bush's wiretapping policies, but on the whole he's making pretty good headway on what he promised us.
I don't really see him doing anything drastically different than any other president has done.
I didn't say he has done anything worthy of a Civil War, I said we have people talking about it. No I don't blame BO for everything. Congress as a whole is a worthless collection of dirt bags, that doesn't excuse Obama though.
I never said you did, but you did mention that people were talking of it, and I asked just what he did was worthy of igniting such talk.
What dishonest tactics? Are you serious? Must we rehash the whole Conrhusker kickback and other issues, or can you just admit that yes, he is the atypical Chicago politician?
Links will be much appreciated to any dishonest tactics you wish to bring to my attention.
What lies? Where to start...
no more ear marks
end no bid contracts
allow five days of public comments before signing bills
televised debates on healthcare reform
no family making less than $250K will see ANY form of tax increases
close gitmo
out of iraq
bipartisanship
Racial equality
UGH the list could stretch on for decades. Don't be one of those losers who won't admit that BO has lied plenty.
No more than anyone else who made promises on the campaign trail to get elected, so I don't see why he's so special to enjoy a moniker like "worst president ever" as you said so in the OP. To be fair, he's delivered on a lot more promises than he's broken, which is to be expected seeing as he made hundreds of promises.
To also be fair, there are plans to get out of Iraq, and I believe we have a withdrawal time table. I'm also not entirely sure what you mean by 'racial equality.' Was there not racial equality in government before the arrival of the current President? Or in the executive offices? How has he broken this? As has been said, bipartisanship is a bit of a two-way street, and Republicans aren't exactly promoting it either. Didn't we have a thread about gridlock last week?
Also, how do you mean about earmarks? Isn't that usually something that Congress does and includes in bills?
You don't see him doing anything different than any other President? Hmm how odd, because he ran on a campaign of in fact being different than any other President.
I thought he was supposed to be different than Bush, not every other president we had. But I could be wrong, I don't tend to listen to the vague rhetoric on the campaign trail and then hold that up as their only and best promises.