| ca is now facing its biggest economic challenges since | | | | his stimulus is aimed at reestablishing eternal power for |
| the great depression. Last year, 2.6 million Americans | | | | the Democratic Party rather than stimulating the |
| lost their jobs. Last month another 600,000 went | | | | economy. |
| looking for work. Economists say if unemployment | | | | This is the strangest kind of partisanship and very |
| figures were determined in the same way as 30 | | | | much out of sync with the direction most Americans |
| years ago, we would now be talking about 17 percent | | | | have elected to go. |
| unemployment levels. Millions of Americans are | | | | Partisan politics cannot be allowed to derail the very |
| struggling to keep their health care and homes, and | | | | important things that need to be done now. We are |
| millions of Americans are losing that struggle. | | | | Americans and all of us are in the same boat on a |
| President Obama is working to keep the nation afloat | | | | stormy sea. |
| in this economic storm left to him by the Bush | | | | Even in their worst moments, those who love this |
| Administration. But what would you think of someone | | | | country would not wish a US President to fail. We |
| who wishes to see him fail? What would you call | | | | want him to succeed because Americans want our |
| someone who does not want that want to see the | | | | country to succeed. The argument that real |
| president to recreating jobs and helping people keep | | | | Americans will have is about how to make our country |
| their homes? If our president fails, America fails. | | | | better, not how they hope to see it made worse. |
| Remember, wishing for the president to fail is not the | | | | Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) was an admiral in |
| same as wishing the president would have different | | | | the U.S. Navy before being elected to the House of |
| policies... | | | | Representatives. He has fought in our wars and |
| So who is the one that wished the President to fail? | | | | defended our country and taking no pride in Limbaugh's |
| His name is Rush Limbaugh. When asked by a major | | | | remarks, he said that the future of America is about all |
| print organization to offer 400 words on his hope for | | | | Americans succeeding. In a time of crisis, no patriotic |
| the Obama presidency he said: | | | | American wanted President Roosevelt to fail; in the |
| "If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the | | | | Cuban Missile crisis, no patriotic American wanted |
| Republicans have laid down. I don't want this to work. | | | | President Kennedy to fail; in Afghanistan, no patriot |
| So I'm thinking of replying to this guy, say 'okay, I'll send | | | | wanted President Bush to fail. How can anyone who |
| you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need | | | | cares about America want President Obama to fail? |
| four: I hope he fails'". | | | | Should our Commander-in-Chief fail, our nation fails. |
| Even conservative Bill Bennett disagreed with | | | | America, we have to be smart enough to recognize |
| Limbaugh's saying he wished Obama to fail. On CNN's | | | | that now is the time to put aside political differences |
| "State of the Union," Bennett said that the locution 'I | | | | and work together to find solutions for America. We |
| want him to fail' is not what you say the first week the | | | | have to be smart enough to realize that if this |
| man's been inaugurated. | | | | President fails, the Republicans could inherit an even |
| On January 24, 2009, Russ Limbaugh stated in National | | | | greater mess than the one they left him! This is reality |
| Review that Obama's plan is to isolate elected | | | | and not rhetoric! |
| republicans from their voters.... Put simply, he believes | | | | |