Muscatine

Wrong again, mobman. I wrote in Roger Roth last time.

15 Questions The Mainstream Media Would Ask Barack Obama If He Were A  Republican

During the practically endless series of Republican debates, we have heard  almost every question imaginable asked to Republican candidates – if by every  question imaginable, you mean horribly slanted, often irrelevant questions  designed to make them look bad and help Obama. We've heard questions about  contraceptives, religion, Newt's angry ex-wife, Gardasil, etc., etc., etc. So,  what would happen if the mainstream media treated Barack Obama the exact same  way that they treat Republicans? The questions might sound a little something  like this.

1) Numerous Mexican citizens and an American citizen have been killed with  weapons knowingly provided to criminals by our own government during Operation  Fast and Furious. If Eric Holder was aware that was going on, do you think he  should step down as Attorney General? Were you aware that was going on and if  so, shouldn’t you resign?

2) In 2010 you said Solyndra, which gave your campaign a lot of money, was  "leading the way toward a brighter and more prosperous future."Today, Solyndra  is bankrupt and the taxpayers lost $500 million on loans that your  administration was well aware might never be paid off when you made them. What  do you say to people who say this is evidence of corruption in your  administration?

3) Unions invested a lot of time and money in helping to get you elected. In  return, they gained majority control of Chrysler, the taxpayers lost 14 billion  dollars on General Motors, and General Motors received a special 45 billion  dollar tax break. What do you say to people who view this as corruption on a  scale never before seen in American history?

4) Through dubious means, you and your allies in Congress managed to push  through an incredibly unpopular health care bill that helped lead to the worst  election night for the Democratic Party in 50 years. Since the bill has passed,  many of your claims about the bill have proven to be untrue. For example, we now  know the bill won't lower costsand despite your assurances to the contrary, big  companies like McDonald's say they may drop health care because of the health  care reform. Since the American people have rejected your health care reform and  it doesn't do what you said it would, shouldn't you work with the Republicans to  repeal it?

5) When you took office, gas was $1.79 per gallon. Since then, you've  demonized the oil industry, dramatically slowed offshore drilling, blocked ANWR,  and killed the Keystone Pipeline. Now, gas is $3.34 per gallon. How much higher  do you anticipate driving gas prices?

6) Occupy Wall Street has been protesting against Wall Street and the richest  1 percent in America. You are in the top 1 percent of income earners in America  and you have collected more cash from Wall Street than any other President in  history. So, aren't you exactly the sort of politician that Occupy Wall Street  wants to get rid of?

7) How do you decide which foreign leaders to submissively bow towards and  why do you think that's appropriate for an American President?

8) If they could, don't you think the Nobel Committee would take back the  Nobel Peace Prize that you were awarded?

9) You made bipartisanship one of the central themes of your campaign in  2008. Yet, you've worked to push bills through Congress with almost no  Republican support, spent much less time negotiating with Congress than George  Bush, and you've said things like, "But, I don’t want the folks who created the  mess to do a lot of talking. I want them to get out of the way so we can clean  up the mess. I don’t mind cleaning up after them, but don’t do a lot of  talking." Why did you decide to break your campaign promise to pursue  bipartisanship?

10) America lost its AAA credit rating for the first time under your watch.  What do you think you should have done differently to have prevented that  historic failure?

11) You cut more than 500 billion dollars out of Medicare to fund your wildly  unpopular health care reform bill. Given that Medicare is running in the red  already, don't you think it's irresponsible to cut money out of one entitlement  program, that millions of seniors depend on -- to put it into a risky new  entitlement program?

12) Back in July, you said, " Nobody’s looking to raise taxes right now.  We’re talking about potentially 2013 and the out years." Since you plan to raise  taxes if you're elected and you've had kind words for a value added tax,  shouldn't every American expect a tax increase if you're reelected?

13) Why should the American people reelect you when your 10 year budget  saddles America with more debt than all previous Presidents combined?

14) Your stimulus bill cost more in real dollars than the moon landing and  the interstate highway system combined. What do we have to show for all of that  money spent?

15) Members of your administration promised that the trillion dollar stimulus  would keep unemployment under 8 percent. Instead, we've had 35+ months of 8% and  above unemployment. Doesn't that mean we wasted a trillion dollars on  nothing?

I'm waiting for the Presidential debates, but doubt these questions will be asked.

Maybe I should have written in Kim Otto instead? Please guide me here!