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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (109823)	8/4/2011 1:12:59 PM
From: JakeStraw	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

So Obama just adds more debt, does nothing about it and blames Bush. Makes perfect sense to brain-washed partisan lemmings like yourself I guess.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (109823)	8/4/2011 1:27:35 PM
From: joefromspringfield	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Bush is gone. Get over it. Obama became responsible the day he took over. Are you better off than you were 3 trillion dollars ago?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (109823)	8/4/2011 10:27:57 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224729

At the famed "South of the Border" tourist stop on the North Carolina/South Carolina border, they sell Obama figurines. They're not a big seller, according to one cashier. The speculation is that if the economy doesn’t improve soon, Obama will lose the election next year. That might improve sales as the Obama trinket could become a collector's item. Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post washingtonpost.com 48 Jake Silbert had a theory. He figured that in this bad economy, most people wouldn’t be buying new cars. After leaving applications at scores of local restaurants, supermarkets and retail outlets, with no offers, he enrolled in a tech college for auto repair. "At some point people are going to get their cars fixed, because right now they aren’t buying new ones," he said. To pay for classes, he got a job holding a sign, dressed as a character from the Mario Brothers video game. For $8 an hour, he wears a 15-pound head and waves at passing cars while holding a placard advertising the nearby game store in a strip mall. "The only reason I got this job is because the last person only lasted one day." The heat inside the costume is stifling and he admits that he's got an advantage because he's a pretty tough guy. "If you can't stand the heat, then this is not the job for you." He added that another hazard of the job is that people in passing cars often throw things like bottles and bags of trash at him. He also endures getting his head thumped by kids as they surprise him from behind. "I try not to take it personally. I mean, they don't know me. I figure they just don't like Mario." Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post