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January 6th, 2009 2103 GMT
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I agree with Mr. Obama that is not acceptable to attack with rockets his home where his daughter sleeping. (His statement when he was visiting Israel) But I was expecting from him to have the decency to coming out and make the statement that is also unacceptable to attack by airplane and helicopters and with any other means for retribution the houses of others. ISRAELI OR PALESTINIANS for that matter.
When Georgia bombed South Osetia the world condemns the Russian response like an aggression in disproportion with the size of the Georgia attack to the Osetians. Now the retaliation of the Israelis against Hamas rudimentary rockets is clearly disproportionate to the extreme. Peace in Middle East is not possible when Israel attack and kill civilians with the approval of the USA and when the Arabs use the Palestinians for political gains!
U.N Resolutions only good for the invasion of Iraq. What about numerous resolutions against Israel?
Not Nuclear weapons for Iran. What about the nuclear weapons of Israel?
Shame, Shame!
We know already Bush but we not expecting
Double standards from you to MR .OBAMA

I always find it interesting to see all the right wingers complain about Obama not saying anything or making a comment on an issue that he has no control over, he has not yet taken the oath of office and is trying to allow Bush to do his job (such as it is)until the day he is inaugurated. I feel this is his way of being respectful and trying to show some decorum for us around the world. Would you have him act like a spoiled child who cannot wait his turn? he is the next President of these United States and he has accepted the terms of this agreement,it begins 1-20-09. I find this to be a refreshing return to manners and in right in line with his measured and thoughtful ways so far. GW needs to take the heat for all this as he is the one and his cabinet have helped him make this country at war in several places,broke,unable to hold our heads up as a moral nation in regards to torture, illegal wiretapping, catering to the filthy rich while they cheat and lie us into a depression,no health care for millions of our own citizens and oh how I could go on. Obama should take every minute he can to go on vacation, rest, visit with his family and friends and recharge from that long campaign. He is in for a lot of hard work and he lost his grandmother toward the end of that campaign. He and his family deserve all the rest and quiet they can get.

It is amusing to see how desperately all the right-wing haters try to tie some sort of scandal to PEBO. Guess what, losers: he will be innaugurated.

"Scandal after scandal" that incriminate Obama?

BEGINNING with, conservatively speaking, Bobby Rush and Alice Palmer (the latter after The CHANGEling joined the stable of media-hustler Axelrod, who cloned attractive mobbed-up "candidates" everywhere).

The appearance of PUBLIC information linking Obama to what He presented as the "Richardson" scandal suggests that the "press" wind -- and the Justice Department wind -- has turned against the "Obama" organization and its associates.

Encouraging the romp in Gaza mightta done the trick. Or the good ole Jesse Jacksons, God bless 'em. But SOMEthing has.

"Many of us think that we haven't even had a real president for the last 8 years."

Many MORE of us think we haven't had a "real" president since JFK was assassinated.

Maybe Edwards would come back ... whatever his zipper problems, he made his own money, instead of collecting zillions from mobsters.

"obama hasnt even taken the oath of office yet and there is scandal after scandal"

Sorry, just stating something does not make it true. What scandal exactly have you scratched up that in any way incriminates Obama?

"Scandal after scandal" that incriminate Obama? Again, propaganda and spin that has nothing to do with reality.

"Obama's efforts to control the news cycle this week ... "

... seem to have been disrupted by the return of what was formerly the "Richardson" scandal:

"Rubin's firm, which helps local and state governments issue bonds, is no stranger to scandal and controversy. The IRS has investigated him on suspiciously high fees and concerns about his ties to banks who his firm connects with governments to issue bonds. The Justice Department raided his offices in 2006. No charges have been brought, and Rubin has denied any wrongdoing."

They "help" issue bonds? And then buy the politicians -- like Obama -- who buy the political offices (and, as Obama did, vote "bailouts" for the banks)?

The Governors -- including Richardson! -- might want to think about sending the National Guards to arrest ... most of the Congress, for starters.

Many of us think that we haven't even had a real president for the last 8 years. It's about time that we'll have one.

"obama hasnt even taken the oath of office yet and there is scandal after scandal"

So ... how come the hijacked Democrats won't seat Senator Burris? Governor Blagojevich is still Governor, in exactly the same way Obama is still president-elect.

One or both of them could be removed from office from corruption ... or the Democrats (along with the Republicans) could be seized as the criminal enterprises they are.

"Before PEBO takes office?
Hummmmm?"

WILL He take office, or -- now that He's outed as a player in what WAS "the Richardon scandal" -- end up in the hoosegow with Mr. Rezko, instead ... ?

That's what the hijacked Democrats get for pretending ANY of them is morally superior to Governor Blago.

Has Rahm Emanuel re-materialized from Kenya?

Anyone other than me think that Gaza is a smoke screen for what might be really building on a Nuclear Reactor strike in say....Iran? Before PEBO takes office?
Hummmmm?

Obama made a campaign promise to AIPAC that Israel is "sacrosanct", and was conveniently bubbled up in Hawaii when the IDF assault on Gaza began.

His remarks in Israel six months ago (see December archives for Political Punchr) signalled support for Israel's current activities in Gaza:

OBAMA: "The first job of any nation state is to protect its citizens. And so I can assure you that if -- I don't even care if I was a politician -- if somebody was sending rockets into my house where my two daughters sleep at night, I'm going to do EVERYTHING IN MY POWER [emphasis added] to stop that. And I would expect Israelis to do the same thing."

Obama's weeks-long silence on Gaza, more than ANYthing else, has given the IDF carte blanche to shoot fish in a barrel, and wantonly lay waste to the area (including, now, white phosphorus shells and cluster bombs).

why does obama need to control the news cycle this week?

that is not his job.

or do you want the news cycle controlled
as bush and co. did leading up to the war?

controlling the news is not obama job.

Sadly, Obama's efforts to control the news cycle this week, as he rightly should, are drowned out by the petty politics of denying Burris his seat in the Senate.

I fear that this is just the first sign that the Democrats will lack the discipline and integrity to govern effectively. Though we love their heart, we rightly hate their ineptitude.

Reid and other IL politicos obviously want the power to give that prized seat away; no other reason could justify the refusal to seat the untainted Burris.

An IL court will force IL SOS to endorse Blago appointment (he does not have a veto power, his is a ministerial act, w/o discretion); then, Burris will be quietly seated. All of this distracting press could have been avoided. I expected Rahm to be an enforcer type that would predict and easily avoid an obvious trap like this; that he has failed to do so bodes ill.

"and the Secretary of State's job should have been what?"

To be redundant, responsive to national emergencies. Katrina was forecast as a Category 5 hurricane, though it's initial impact waned, but there was also specific warnings to the outdated and worn levees not holding up. It took days for a showing of concern by the Bush administration. Maybe that could be attributed to the bubble effect of his administration.

Where is Obama's support for Israel in their conflict with Hamas? No wonder the Israelis went into Gaza BEFORE Obama takes office!!

all you tough talkers out there,

WOW!! I just read that the US used to get FREE oil from Venezuela. pathetic, pathetic, pathetic. Your country is getting charity from a South American country and you have the nerve to go on parroting nonsensical points?? WOW!! I am absolutely shocked. Time to drop the idiocy of politics and get started on discussing some IDEAS for the country that your children will need to inherit one day. You don't want to leave them a country that is sustained on charity.

and the Secretary of State's job should have been what?

"I know that now the government is supposed to be responsible for holding back weather patterns, but you are under the impression that the Secretary of State is involved in that?"

The government is responsible for attending to national emergencies. On the day the levees broke or before, as forewarned, Bush was playing golf and Ms. Rice shopping for shoes in NY. Goodnight!

Come on, you bitter losers. President elect Obama is not embroiled in any scandal or any controversy.

He never did get along with Gov. Blagojevich and kept him at a distance. Congressman Rush, who insists that the Illinois Senate Seat must be an African American Seat has always had disdain for Obama because Obama had the audacity to run against Rush for his Congressional Seat.
Rush won the contest but never forgave the young "upstart" for daring to challenge him. Rush did not support Obama in the Democratic Primary when he ran for the U.S. Senate.

As far as Richardson, he had the grace and decency to withdraw his nomination for Commerce Secretary, unlike the lunatic governor of Illinois.

Obama had the brains and fortitude to rise above the corruption in Illinois politics. In addition, there are some decent public servants, both Democrat and moderate Republican, in Illinois. Don't smear mud on all of them.