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Thanks for the posting, Hammy. I had a response to it but it was lost due to a malfunction of my airport. No great loss, I know, but I wanted you to know that I did read the article and found it very informative. Maybe later, when my frustration abets, I will respond to the article itself.

yes, I did. I also read Michelle's thesis which illuminated her ideas on black and white. She basically states that black politicians should act like they are interested in society as a whole in order to get elected, but their real objective is to improve the lives of blacks. I believe she still holds those truths and so does her husband.

Anyone who questions this interpretation can google her thesis as I did. (remark not intended at you, Rom, but to those who are getting flippant on this site)

A united front? Obama is the one who continually trashes the USA on foreign soil. He cannot constrain himself from apologizing for past president's mistakes (in his mind). I stand by my opinion of him as a president. He is being manipulated by Putin and Medevev and is totally out of his league with those pros.

As far as the Russian economy is concerned, it is not doing well and they cannot afford to up date their weapons systems. They should feel good tho', because soon we will not be able to build up our arsenal either if our economy keeps going down. I think Obama ought to hold on to whatever weapons we have, because we won't be able to build new ones soon. I don't think Obama would build them even if we did have the money. He wants to disarm us. He wants us to be equal with the rest of the world. He doesn't like a powerful America IMHO

Gee, I wonder how the Ukraine and Georgia feel about being snubbed. They are allies, are they not? Obama was afraid to offend Putin by going there. Manipulation.

Where did you get that the weopons Russia has are obsolete? Come with facts, I bet your wrong.
You also claim that Russia is without monies, prove that one.
Why is it one of our airliner manufactures is buying titanium from Russia, who has the metal, that is used to build airplanes?
Believe me woman, I was not baiting you when I ask a question from your statements, you have baited yourself.
You put out false information and want others to tell you the real answeers, all you can do is produce some carp and then you have the gull to put blame on media when your party gets their buns beat back big time.

Are that other people are telling other people what they want to hear, and egging them on. Those are called the followers.
Then some call others evil for they maybe leaning liberal.
Then talk of God, what hipocrites, world is full of them.
Truth of the subject is, that Obama did not go to Russia on the 4th., of July.

from a guy who's been there - Russia.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07072009/pos...

"Russia -- which designed many of Iran's nuclear facilities -- wouldn't even promise to permanently deny Iran the sophisticated air-defense systems that would make it harder to hit Tehran's nuke sites."

We sell them meat, they tell us we can fly over. Heck of a deal.

Interestingly, the only paper I've seen from college-aged Obama was criticizing nuclear weapons. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/world/...

Is his ideology trumping national security?

The natural gas issue does not mean Iran is not pursuing nuclear fuel for elctricity but it is enough to suspect ulterior motives, along with the wipe Israel off the map stuff. Senator Kerry pledged to give the wipe-Israel- off-the-map-Iranians nuclear fuel in his 2004 campaign. Probably unwise. If the Russians want to do business that way, then we really can't stop them.

Regarding the deficits...It's not a pretty picture whichever Administration is in office.
The Heritage foundation is just dividing government spending by the Gross Domestic Product which is normally in a range of 18-22% of GDP.The Bush Administration's spending placed it on the high end with 21%. Obama Admin is already up to 25% (highest ever outside WWII) and projected to increase with new agenda items. No comparison about bankrupting the store. I guess Obama wins that too.

According to a retired petroleum engineer I know , the Iranians do absolutely nothing at least 10 years ago to capture natural gas. If you needed power, why not build one fueld by natural gas. The fuel would be free,the construction simpler and free from international entanglements. While ajamo is correct; we cannot know for sure, the evidence suggests no practical reason for nuclear power when they burn off natural gas by the ton.

From my reading, the Obama Administration's goal is to reduce the overall number of nuclear weapons held by Russia and the United States.

With regard to missile defense, "...why don't those countries protect themselves...", most do not have the know-how or the money. I agree it is not up to the American taxpayer to protect every nation against every possibility. We just can't afford it.

With regard to Beo, "I read no such thing in the news today." would suffice.

"...maybe do away with them completely. Would that be nice? Wouldn't it be nice to make friends before making enemies." You fought in Korea, you know the world is not nice.

"Then you said Obama will give away the store, what store Bush left it broke, China got it all before he left office." Bush's deficits as a percent of GDP were within historic norms for the United States in war time. Projections are not.

http://www.heritage.org/Research/budget/...

So it is absurd to compare the two Administrations approach as it is clear the Bush Administration, while increasing spending, were within known avergaes while the Obama Administration's spending is far and beyond such norms.

Russia is assisting Iran in building a nuclear electric power plant, not building a nuclear bomb. If I am wrong your will have to prove they are helping them to build a bomb to me.
the missile defense system, does nothing for our country, it is to protect those countries which Iran can reach if they want to sent a missile their way. Why do we have to put them in why don't those countries protect themselves, or better yet have they asked the United States to put them in. If so why, should we the tax payers have to pay again to protect other countries?
Putin in not in charge over there.
Beo it's your turn, you are so full of crap I think it's reached the point of getting into your brain. Where do you come up with these ideas, that our President was cut up by Putin, I read no such thing in the news today.
Putin is not the President of Russia, the host was and is the President.
It did seem to me that I read where Putin when talking to Obama could not look him in the face, he looked at the floor.
The real tester here on the vistit is to reduce the Nuclear bombs of our countries, and maybe do away with them completely. Would that be nice?
Wouldn't it be nice to make friends before making enemies.
Then you brought into the picture Joe Biden, well woman of the world know it all, What did Joe Biden tell the leader of Iraq , if they fall back in the religion fighting again, we will not be there for them.
Then you said Obama will give away the store, what store Bush left it broke, China got it all before he left office.
Sorry woman but I think sometime people over load they mouth with words and soon it sounds like it's coming out of their a$$

specifically is getting done and what are we getting?

If your reference is to the US giving up missile defense in return for cooperation from Russia to not assist Iran build nuclear weapons (which they are already doing) then it does not sound like much of a win/win (imo).

as for the "we are trying to make amends with the world" Post on President Bush's Admin, President Bush to a fault reached out to Russia and then sitting Russian President Vladimir Putin. After President Bush had what was reported as productive meetings with President Putin at the start of his Admin, Putin rewarded Bush by assisting Iran with its' nuclear program. These folks are not our friends and should not be treated as such, and certainly are owed no apology.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...

I'm not gonna bite.

Yes, we should really make amends with Russia. After all, we must be the bad guys there, too. Give me a break.

THANK GOD. Today, we are trying to make amends with the world after the stupidity and ignorance of the Georgie Bush era of

BRING EM ON !!!

by Granddads post as well, about our President already being effective even before he got there. I believe he left on Sunday and has just arrived. The Russians say the only way to even begin productive talks is by us give up missile defense. I think that would be a mistake but then I'm also not sure just how accurate the present system is. We have been very closed mouth about it in recent years. No harm done here Beo; I suppose not even the "One" would leave the country on the 4th. We all know he would like to; he just loves opportunities to apologize for us terrible Americans.

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Went to Russia on July 4, 2009

I read where he will meet there on July 6-8.

which happens often. It seems from what I can find, that POTUS was at the Whitehouse for the 4th. In fact he made another historical speech, I think that makes fifteen this week.

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for your Son and his brave and honorable service.Happy fourth of July to you and yours. God bless America.

B. Hamilton Langrehr:

The Hamilton Post: www.thehamiltonpost.blogspot.com

blangrehr@gmail.com