100 Days: The Obama Presidency

Elected Officials:
Jim Leach, Former Congressman from Iowa

"For me, the national interest comes before party concerns, particularly internationally. We do need a new direction in American policy, and Obama has a sense of that."

Lincoln Chafee, Former United States Senator from Rhode Island

"As I look at the candidates in order who to vote for, certainly my kind of conservatism was reflected with Senator Obama, and those points are that we're fiscally conservative, we care about revenues matching expenditures, we also care about the environment, I think it's a traditional conservative value to care about clean air and clean water."

William Weld, Former Governor of Massachusetts

"It's not often you get a guy with his combination of qualities, chief among which I would say is the deep sense of calm he displays, and I think that's a product of his equally deep intelligence."

Arne Carlson, Former Governor of Minnesota

"I think we have in Barack Obama the clear possibility of a truly great president. I would contend that it's the most important election of my lifetime."

Wayne Gilchrest, Congressman from Maryland

"We can't use four more years of the same kind of policy that's somewhat haphazard, which leads to recklessness."

Charles Mathias, Former United States Senator and Congressman from Maryland

"My decision is based on the long-range needs of our country and which of these two candidates I feel is better suited to recharge America's economic health, restore its prestige abroad and inspire anew all people who cherish freedom and equality. For me, that person is Barack Obama."

Larry Pressler, Former Senator from South Dakota

"I just got the feeling that Obama will be able to handle this financial crisis better, and I like his financial team of [former Treasury Secretary Robert] Rubin and [former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul] Volcker better."

Richard Riordan, Former Mayor of Los Angeles

"I'm still a Republican, but I still will always vote for the person who I think will do the best job."

Lowell Weicker, Former Governor and Senator from Connecticut

"At issue is not the partisan politics of two parties, rather the image we have of ourselves as Americans. Senator Obama brings wisdom, kindness, and common sense to what is both his and our quest for a better America."

Claudine Schneider, Former Congressman from Rhode Island

Harris Fawell, Former Congressman from Illinois

Jim Whitaker, Fairbanks, Alaska Mayor

"If we are as a nation concerned with energy, then our consideration should be a national energy policy that is not predicated on crude oil 50 years into the future. We need to get to it, and I think Barack Obama is very clear in that regard."

William Milliken, Former Governor of Michigan

Phil Arthurhultz, Former Michigan State Senate Majority Leader

"I think he has the ability to bring America back as Reagan's 'shining city on the hill' as a beacon of hope to people."

Lou Thieblemont, Mayor of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

"I'm sick and tired of the politics of fear in this country. He's the only one who doesn't do that."

Linwood Holton, Former Governor of Virginia

"Obama has a brain, and he isn't afraid to use it."



Columnists and Academics:
Jeffrey Hart, National Review Senior Editor

"It turns out that these political parties are not always either liberal or conservative, Democratic or Republican. The Democrat, under certain conditions, can be the conservative."

Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University

"For conservatives, Obama represents a sliver of hope. McCain represents none at all. The choice turns out to be an easy one."

David Friedman, Economist and son of Milton and Rose Friedman

"I hope Obama wins. President Bush has clearly been a disaster from the standpoint of libertarians and conservatives because he has presided over an astonishing rise in government spending."

Christopher Buckley, Son of National Review founder William F. Buckley & former NR columnist

"Obama has in him-- I think, despite his sometimes airy-fairy 'We are the people we have been waiting for' silly rehtoric-- the potential to be a good, perhaps even great leader. He is, it seems clear enough, what the historical moment seems to be calling for."

Andrew Sullivan, Columnist for the Atlantic Monthly

"Obama's legislative record, speeches, and the way he has run his campaign reveal, I think, a very even temperament, a very sound judgment, and an intelligent pragmatism. Prudence is a word that is not inappropriate to him."

Wick Alison, Former publisher of the National Review

"I made the maximum donation to John McCain during the primaries, when there was still hope he might come to his senses. But I now see that Obama is almost the ideal candidate for this moment in American history."

Michael Smerconish, Columnist for the Philadelphia Enquirer

"...an Obama presidency holds the greatest chance for unifying us here at home and restoring our prestige around the globe."

CC Goldwater, Granddaughter of Barry Goldwater

"Nothing about the Republican tickets offers the hope America needs to regain its standing in the world, that's why we're going to support Barack Obama."
Government Officials:
Colin Powell, Secretary of State under Bush 43

"...he has met the standard of being a sucessful president, being an exceptional president. I think he is a transformational figure. He is a new generation coming into the world-- onto the world state, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be voting for Senator Barack Obama."

Ken Duberstein, White House Chief of Staff under Reagan

"Well let's put it this way-- I think Colin Powell's decision is in fact the good housekeeping seal of approval on Barack Obama."

Douglas Kmiec, Head of the Office of Legal Counsel under Reagan & Bush 41

"I was first attracted to government by Ronald Reagan, who lives in our national memory as a great leader and an inspiring communicator. Senator Obama has these gifts as well, but of course, more rhetorical flourish without substance would be worth little. Is there more to Senator Obama? I believe there is."

Charles Fried, Solicitor General of the United States under Reagan

"I admire Senator McCain and was glad to help in his campaign, and to be listed as doing so; but when I concluded that I must vote for Obama for the reason states in my letter, I felt it wrong to appear to be recommending to others a vote that I was not prepared to cast myself."

Jackson M. Andrews, Former Counsel to the U.S. Senate, & 1986 Republican Senatorial Nominee for Kentucky

"Barack Obama is a thoughtful visionary leader who as President will end the decline of American law, liberty, and fiscal responsibility that are the hallmarks of the extremist policies of the current Administration, now adopted by John McCain."

Susan Eisenhower, Granddaughter of President Eisenhower & President of the Eisenhower Group

"Given Obama's support among young people, I believe that he will be most invested in defending the interests of these rising generations and, therefore, the long-term interests of this nation as a whole."

Francis Fukuyama, Advisor to President Reagan

"...Obama probably has the greatest promise of delivering a different kind of politics."

Rita Hauser, Former White House intelligence advisor under George W. Bush

"McCain will continue the wrong-headed foreign policy decisions of Bush, while Obama will take us in a new direction."

Larry Hunter, Former President Reagan Policy Advisor

"I suspect Obama is more free-market friendly than he lets on. He taught at the University of Chicago, a hotbed of right-of-center thought. His economic advisers, notably Austan Goolsbee, recognize that ordinary citizens stand to gain more from open markets than from government meddling."

Scott McClellan, Former Press Secretary to President George W. Bush

"From the beginning I have said I am going to support the candidate that has the best chance for changing the way Washington works and getting things done and I will be voting for Barack Obama and clapping."

Bill Ruckelshaus, Served in the Nixon and Reagan administrations

"I'm not against McCain, I'm for Obama."

Ken Adelman, Served in the Ford administration

"The most important decision John McCain made in his long campaign was deciding on a running mate. That decision showed appalling lack of judgment... that selection contradicted McCain's main two, and best two, themes for his campaign-- Country First, and experience counts. Neither can he credibly claim, post-Palin pick."

Lilibet Hagel, Wife of Republican Senator Chuck Hagel

"This election is not about fighting phantom issues churned out by a top-notch slander machine. Most important, it is not about distracting the public-- you and me-- with whatever slurs someone thinks will stick."

Bruce Rabb, Served in the Nixon administration

George C. Lodge, Assistant Secretary of Labor under President Eisenhower

William B. Ewald, Jr., Special Assistant under President Eisenhower

Robert R. Bowie, Assistant Secretary for Policy Planning, Department of state 1953-1957

Jarold Kieffer, Assistant Secretary, Health, Education & Welfare, 1959-61

Roswell B. Perkins, Assistant Secretary, Health, Education & Welfare, 1954-56

Timothy Ashby, Served in the Reagan and Bush 41 administrations

"America needs a courageous and innovative president rather than one such as John McCain who would only perpetuate the failed Bush policies. On Nov. 4, this Reagan Republican is voting for Barack Obama."

Richard S. Seline, Finance Director, Republican Party of Texas

"Why do I support Obama as a Republican? His vision and focus is what I want for my child and my country."

David Caprara, Faith-Based Initiatives Director, Federal Volunteer Service Agency under Bush 43

"As president, Barack Obama would take the faith-based initiative started by President Bush to a new level in global affairs."

John Perry Barlow, Former Dick Cheney Campaign Manager


Republicans for Obama!
 
[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]FACT CHECK: Obama disowns deficit he helped shape

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]WASHINGTON (AP)[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]"That wasn't me," President Barack Obama said on his 100th day in office, disclaiming responsibility for the huge budget deficit waiting for him on Day One.


It actually was him - and the other Democrats controlling Congress the previous two years - who shaped a budget so out of balance.


And as a presidential candidate and president-elect, he backed the twilight Bush-era stimulus plan that made the deficit deeper, all before he took over and promoted spending plans that have made it much deeper still.


http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090429/D97SCPI00.html

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At least Obama Is talking to the people. How many press conferences did Bush have during his first year?
How did the Bush presentations compare with the obama ones in both substance and presentation?

Be honest now Dix and WRL.
 
I voted for McCain/Palin, but I by god didn't want to! I had no other possible choice! That's what I mean, when I say conservatives need to get mad, stand up and fucking demand representation in government!!! We didn't have a true conservative representative in McCain, Bush, Dole, or other Bush! Not a damn one of them are true Reagan Conservatives. Year after year, we let the northeast and east coast elites in the party, who are practically democrats, decide who will be our candidate, in a series of really poorly planned primaries. By the time the flyover country gets to vote, the race is over, and we are left with some mealy-mouth repuplicrat, who wants to suck democrat ass every chance he gets.

Was Reagan a fiscal conservative? YES! He certainly was! A true fiscal conservative republican president, with a majority democrat liberal tax-and-spend-a-holic Tip O'Neil-run Congress to work with. IF he had gotten his way, we would have ZERO capital gains tax in America! We have had ZERO death tax in America, and the size and scope of government would have been drastically less than today. I know you had your heart set on nailing me with a trick question, but Ronald Reagan fucking bled Conservatism dude, he just had to deal with a Pinhead Congress. Any more stupid questions, stupid?

Southern Confederate conservatism isn't the only brand of conservatism Dix. Sure, it would be nice for you if the rest of the country was just like the Bayou, then you might have a case as to why there have been no "conservatives" per your observation. However, your tunnel vision on the philosophy zero's in on 1861, and guess what? Times have changed. If all conservatism can be written up in a single line of philosophy, then you're a total liberal radical madman, according to the Taliban. So don't run around claiming that your brand of conservatism is the only one that's out there, or the only one that counts, because your brand has become irrelevant. You're living in the 1860s, the rest of the Conservatives are not.

And no, Detective Dixie, it was not a trick question. I know it sounds really loaded to hear a sophisticated and complex 5 word sentence to you, such as "Was Reagan a fiscal conservative?", which obviously is steeped in innuendo and double-speak, but I was merely asking your take on it. I'm a big fan of Reagan, for the most part.

Any more stupid inferences stupid?
 
Elected Officials:
Jim Leach, Former Congressman from Iowa

"For me, the national interest comes before party concerns, particularly internationally. We do need a new direction in American policy, and Obama has a sense of that."

Lincoln Chafee, Former United States Senator from Rhode Island

"As I look at the candidates in order who to vote for, certainly my kind of conservatism was reflected with Senator Obama, and those points are that we're fiscally conservative, we care about revenues matching expenditures, we also care about the environment, I think it's a traditional conservative value to care about clean air and clean water."

William Weld, Former Governor of Massachusetts

"It's not often you get a guy with his combination of qualities, chief among which I would say is the deep sense of calm he displays, and I think that's a product of his equally deep intelligence."

Arne Carlson, Former Governor of Minnesota

"I think we have in Barack Obama the clear possibility of a truly great president. I would contend that it's the most important election of my lifetime."

Wayne Gilchrest, Congressman from Maryland

"We can't use four more years of the same kind of policy that's somewhat haphazard, which leads to recklessness."

Charles Mathias, Former United States Senator and Congressman from Maryland

"My decision is based on the long-range needs of our country and which of these two candidates I feel is better suited to recharge America's economic health, restore its prestige abroad and inspire anew all people who cherish freedom and equality. For me, that person is Barack Obama."

Larry Pressler, Former Senator from South Dakota

"I just got the feeling that Obama will be able to handle this financial crisis better, and I like his financial team of [former Treasury Secretary Robert] Rubin and [former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul] Volcker better."

Richard Riordan, Former Mayor of Los Angeles

"I'm still a Republican, but I still will always vote for the person who I think will do the best job."

Lowell Weicker, Former Governor and Senator from Connecticut

"At issue is not the partisan politics of two parties, rather the image we have of ourselves as Americans. Senator Obama brings wisdom, kindness, and common sense to what is both his and our quest for a better America."

Claudine Schneider, Former Congressman from Rhode Island

Harris Fawell, Former Congressman from Illinois

Jim Whitaker, Fairbanks, Alaska Mayor

"If we are as a nation concerned with energy, then our consideration should be a national energy policy that is not predicated on crude oil 50 years into the future. We need to get to it, and I think Barack Obama is very clear in that regard."

William Milliken, Former Governor of Michigan

Phil Arthurhultz, Former Michigan State Senate Majority Leader

"I think he has the ability to bring America back as Reagan's 'shining city on the hill' as a beacon of hope to people."

Lou Thieblemont, Mayor of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

"I'm sick and tired of the politics of fear in this country. He's the only one who doesn't do that."

Linwood Holton, Former Governor of Virginia

"Obama has a brain, and he isn't afraid to use it."



Columnists and Academics:
Jeffrey Hart, National Review Senior Editor

"It turns out that these political parties are not always either liberal or conservative, Democratic or Republican. The Democrat, under certain conditions, can be the conservative."

Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University

"For conservatives, Obama represents a sliver of hope. McCain represents none at all. The choice turns out to be an easy one."

David Friedman, Economist and son of Milton and Rose Friedman

"I hope Obama wins. President Bush has clearly been a disaster from the standpoint of libertarians and conservatives because he has presided over an astonishing rise in government spending."

Christopher Buckley, Son of National Review founder William F. Buckley & former NR columnist

"Obama has in him-- I think, despite his sometimes airy-fairy 'We are the people we have been waiting for' silly rehtoric-- the potential to be a good, perhaps even great leader. He is, it seems clear enough, what the historical moment seems to be calling for."

Andrew Sullivan, Columnist for the Atlantic Monthly

"Obama's legislative record, speeches, and the way he has run his campaign reveal, I think, a very even temperament, a very sound judgment, and an intelligent pragmatism. Prudence is a word that is not inappropriate to him."

Wick Alison, Former publisher of the National Review

"I made the maximum donation to John McCain during the primaries, when there was still hope he might come to his senses. But I now see that Obama is almost the ideal candidate for this moment in American history."

Michael Smerconish, Columnist for the Philadelphia Enquirer

"...an Obama presidency holds the greatest chance for unifying us here at home and restoring our prestige around the globe."

CC Goldwater, Granddaughter of Barry Goldwater

"Nothing about the Republican tickets offers the hope America needs to regain its standing in the world, that's why we're going to support Barack Obama."
Government Officials:
Colin Powell, Secretary of State under Bush 43

"...he has met the standard of being a sucessful president, being an exceptional president. I think he is a transformational figure. He is a new generation coming into the world-- onto the world state, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be voting for Senator Barack Obama."

Ken Duberstein, White House Chief of Staff under Reagan

"Well let's put it this way-- I think Colin Powell's decision is in fact the good housekeeping seal of approval on Barack Obama."

Douglas Kmiec, Head of the Office of Legal Counsel under Reagan & Bush 41

"I was first attracted to government by Ronald Reagan, who lives in our national memory as a great leader and an inspiring communicator. Senator Obama has these gifts as well, but of course, more rhetorical flourish without substance would be worth little. Is there more to Senator Obama? I believe there is."

Charles Fried, Solicitor General of the United States under Reagan

"I admire Senator McCain and was glad to help in his campaign, and to be listed as doing so; but when I concluded that I must vote for Obama for the reason states in my letter, I felt it wrong to appear to be recommending to others a vote that I was not prepared to cast myself."

Jackson M. Andrews, Former Counsel to the U.S. Senate, & 1986 Republican Senatorial Nominee for Kentucky

"Barack Obama is a thoughtful visionary leader who as President will end the decline of American law, liberty, and fiscal responsibility that are the hallmarks of the extremist policies of the current Administration, now adopted by John McCain."

Susan Eisenhower, Granddaughter of President Eisenhower & President of the Eisenhower Group

"Given Obama's support among young people, I believe that he will be most invested in defending the interests of these rising generations and, therefore, the long-term interests of this nation as a whole."

Francis Fukuyama, Advisor to President Reagan

"...Obama probably has the greatest promise of delivering a different kind of politics."

Rita Hauser, Former White House intelligence advisor under George W. Bush

"McCain will continue the wrong-headed foreign policy decisions of Bush, while Obama will take us in a new direction."

Larry Hunter, Former President Reagan Policy Advisor

"I suspect Obama is more free-market friendly than he lets on. He taught at the University of Chicago, a hotbed of right-of-center thought. His economic advisers, notably Austan Goolsbee, recognize that ordinary citizens stand to gain more from open markets than from government meddling."

Scott McClellan, Former Press Secretary to President George W. Bush

"From the beginning I have said I am going to support the candidate that has the best chance for changing the way Washington works and getting things done and I will be voting for Barack Obama and clapping."

Bill Ruckelshaus, Served in the Nixon and Reagan administrations

"I'm not against McCain, I'm for Obama."

Ken Adelman, Served in the Ford administration

"The most important decision John McCain made in his long campaign was deciding on a running mate. That decision showed appalling lack of judgment... that selection contradicted McCain's main two, and best two, themes for his campaign-- Country First, and experience counts. Neither can he credibly claim, post-Palin pick."

Lilibet Hagel, Wife of Republican Senator Chuck Hagel

"This election is not about fighting phantom issues churned out by a top-notch slander machine. Most important, it is not about distracting the public-- you and me-- with whatever slurs someone thinks will stick."

Bruce Rabb, Served in the Nixon administration

George C. Lodge, Assistant Secretary of Labor under President Eisenhower

William B. Ewald, Jr., Special Assistant under President Eisenhower

Robert R. Bowie, Assistant Secretary for Policy Planning, Department of state 1953-1957

Jarold Kieffer, Assistant Secretary, Health, Education & Welfare, 1959-61

Roswell B. Perkins, Assistant Secretary, Health, Education & Welfare, 1954-56

Timothy Ashby, Served in the Reagan and Bush 41 administrations

"America needs a courageous and innovative president rather than one such as John McCain who would only perpetuate the failed Bush policies. On Nov. 4, this Reagan Republican is voting for Barack Obama."

Richard S. Seline, Finance Director, Republican Party of Texas

"Why do I support Obama as a Republican? His vision and focus is what I want for my child and my country."

David Caprara, Faith-Based Initiatives Director, Federal Volunteer Service Agency under Bush 43

"As president, Barack Obama would take the faith-based initiative started by President Bush to a new level in global affairs."

John Perry Barlow, Former Dick Cheney Campaign Manager


Republicans for Obama!

Leftist pundits all! :D
 
Per Cheney: Reagan proved the defecit did not matter.

I forget his exact quote but I am sure you can google it up.
Sounds like a real conservative to me ;)
 
At least Obama Is talking to the people. How many press conferences did Bush have during his first year?
How did the Bush presentations compare with the obama ones in both substance and presentation?

Be honest now Dix and WRL.

Honestly, I could care less about style, or press conferences, I want substance. If the man's giving great sounding press conferences, yet lying, about what he's saying, you still give him points? Clearly he was lying about his responsibility with the deficit, even the AP called him out on it. Come on, if this was Bush lying about something like this, you'd be screaming about it, no? Also, remember the good ol' days when we'd complain about 200 billion dollar deficits? Where's the outrage with a near two trillion dollar deficit? That's not even including the near 1 trillion more they plan to drop on health care. Where's the outrage?
 
Honestly, I could care less about style, or press conferences, I want substance. If the man's giving great sounding press conferences, yet lying, about what he's saying, you still give him points? Clearly he was lying about his responsibility with the deficit, even the AP called him out on it. Come on, if this was Bush lying about something like this, you'd be screaming about it, no? Also, remember the good ol' days when we'd complain about 200 billion dollar deficits? Where's the outrage with a near two trillion dollar deficit? That's not even including the near 1 trillion more they plan to drop on health care. Where's the outrage?

Yeah.

Only 1 trillion?!

That's not nearly enough!

Fucking bastard, putting politics above our national health.
 
Honestly, I could care less about style, or press conferences, I want substance. If the man's giving great sounding press conferences, yet lying, about what he's saying, you still give him points? Clearly he was lying about his responsibility with the deficit, even the AP called him out on it. Come on, if this was Bush lying about something like this, you'd be screaming about it, no? Also, remember the good ol' days when we'd complain about 200 billion dollar deficits? Where's the outrage with a near two trillion dollar deficit? That's not even including the near 1 trillion more they plan to drop on health care. Where's the outrage?

I wonder the same about you. This deficit is unspeakable. The last 8 ones have been also, but for some reason, you're only chiming in now.
 
I wonder the same about you. This deficit is unspeakable. The last 8 ones have been also, but for some reason, you're only chiming in now.

Buddy, I've been speaking out all along against 'wasteful' Washington spending, be it Bush or Obama, it just happens that under Obama, it's happening like a runaway freight train, so my voice is louder. I may have supported Bush, and some of his policies, but I was opposed to the pill bill, at the time it was passed I said this isn't the true cost of this legislation, it will explode over a decades time, I wrote my Congressman, my Senators, I sounded off. Same with the TARP bailout Bush supported, in that instance my voice was even louder, I did everything within my power to try and stop it. Wrote my Reps, Senators, several times. Most Republicans got the message that time, and it only passed with the Democrats carrying it across. There is a few instances of when I opposed wasteful spending by Bush, now can we drop the inferences that I was gung ho about Bush's wasteful spending, and focus on the train wreak about to become our economy?
 
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