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Will Hillary Step Up To Challenge Obama?

Speculation runs rampant that Obama resign shortly….say by January? If his numbers continue to slide and they will as the economy is hitting everyone in the United States with cross punches that really, really hurt, the Dems will start to put pressure on him to do so.

They don’t want to lose congress after holding it for the last 5 years. They love that power!  In the house, Nancy wants once again to hold that speaker’s seat and will refurbish the jet she once had as a perk and Harry loves telling other senators what to do and when to do it.

But really, have you ever wondered who takes the place of Obama if his numbers and support continue to decline? According to recent polling, 89% of the country thinks it is headed in the wrong direction.

Consider that his campaign is in full swing while he uses taxpayer resources to continue to run around the country making speeches and watches as Rome burns. He observes from the sidelines as Americans suffer from his disinterest in improving the economy. As a result, Obama’s numbers continue to slide and there is only one person who has the moxy, ground game, money, and popularity to run against him or to step up if he resigns – Hillary Clinton.

None in congress will have time to get a campaign together or are well enough liked to campaign for the White House gold ring – and those who have the money to run a campaign are generally unknown. So who is left?

In the last election Americans voted against Bush rather than for Obama and this election will be of the same nature – voting against the incumbent, not for a Republican. So what is to lose if Hillary runs? She enjoys a 62% popularity rating in the polls and has her hubby behind her who is also liked. IF she isn’t elected, what does she lose? She slides into retirement savoring the fact that she actually “beat” Obama at his own game.
But can she win? She is as much a pathological liar as he is and that was clearly proven with her outrageous story of being shot at by Bosnian snipers as she deplaned in that country – while little girls were standing on the tarmac with flowers to greet her! Conservative talk show media will raise the travelgate scandal as she was heavily involved in it and cite her record as secretary of state which is almost non-existent – Palestine still fights with Isreal and Libya is controlled by rebels we support and yet know nothing about.

She doesn’t have negotiation skills nor a government who stands strong as to what is believed so would she make a good president? Many liberal Democrats think so.

Consider the following:
Her husband, Bill has written a new book about putting America to work – that comes out in November. The success of that will accrue to her. She will parrot his ideas – good or bad.
He wants her to be president so he can once again be president. You can bet that he will be her “senior advisor” and take center stage in the White house. Back when, he said that she was “One of the brightest people of her generation.” Oh yeah baby! She stood behind her man when he philandered so now its tit for tat in their household.

He has recently come out and criticized Obama’s jobs and tax proposals as “confusing.” A first grader would call it “Poo Poo” which is a better description. His old advisor and consultant, James Carville is also out stumping about Obama’s failure and his chances of winning. Carville doesn’t do this unless the Clintons tell him to do so. It doesn’t do Bill any good for himself as he can’t run again, but it does wonders for Hillary and her chances to be the Democratic nominee come January or February.

Hillary has spent time this past three years getting some “bona fides” that will stand up as a claim to her competency – she is Secretary of State. As state Senator from NY and a former first lady, she had enough in liberal minds to be named as Secretary and with her current position, those same liberal voters will blindly push the button next to her name.

Obama is battling for his political life and if the economy does not turn around, he will not win in November – Americans will punish him for not having the sense to do what is needed.

They already see the results of his fecklessness, his inexperience, and his ego. So who is waiting in the wings? Hillary!

In-state tuition for “Illegals” is a big deal here in Colorado.  And SB11-126 (aka in-state tuition for illegals)  not passing  is a big victory, in my humble opinion.  SB11-126 failed to pass in a straight party-line vote; 7 Republicans voted ‘no’, 6 Democrats voted ‘yes’.

Had it not been for all the recent “Tea Party”/grassroots activity, the outcome of this bill may have been different.  The elected officials who voted on this may not have been comprised of  7 Republicans and 6 Democrats.  And some of the Republicans that did vote ‘no’ may have voted ‘yes’ , without the pressure of citizen activists.

I sat through 3 hours of the 5 hour testimony yesterday and almost testified myself against this bill.  Boo hoo, cry me a river – these ‘undocumented’ students might now have to go to college in a state other than Colorado, because they can’t afford ‘out-of-state’ tuition.  Welcome to the real world.  This is all so insane.  The fact that Liberals call illegals ‘undocumented’ rather than ‘illegal’ and act like they are poor little victims makes me ill.  “Undocumented” is among the many “Politically Correct” words I refuse to use.  I have empathy for these kids for what their parents did to them…brought them here illegally.  But, I don’t have so much empathy that I’m willing to reward them at the expense of taxpayers and CITIZEN students, whose slots they would take if they were given ‘in-state’ tuition.  The Denver Post article referenced below is misleading on a number of levels.  It says in-state tuition is not ‘subsidized’.  This is not true.  The in-state tuition rate is subsidized in various ways, by Colorado and OTHER STATE’s tax payer’s $$, by federal funding (e.g. ARRA) and other things.

I didn’t realize until yesterday that the Supreme Court ruled that any child here in the United States, legal or illegal, cannot be denied K-12 education.  So, these illegals who are crying because they can’t get in-state tuition, have gotten whatever other education they have gotten here for ‘free’.  And guess what, they will still be illegal, even after they graduate college.  So how would they get a job here?

We can thank this mess on our local, state and federal government for not enforcing immigration laws.  What legally and morally are we to do with all these children who are here illegally, whose parents have not paid taxes, but who know no other country than the US of A?  Why were these kids and their parents not deported a long time ago?  What kind of work are their parents doing?  Who’s employing them?  What other ‘freebies’ have they gotten besides free education, at the taxpayer’s expense?

I don’t know what the answer is.  But I certainly don’t think it is to reward Illegals by giving them yet more ‘freebies’, while at the same time punishing CITIZENS.

As Colorado Representative Chris Holbert  (R-Parker, HD 44) pointed out, elected officials’ responsibility is to CITIZEN constituents, not to illegals.  Because of that fact alone, SB11-126 should not even have been put forth for debate.  Shame on representatives Joe Miklosi (D-Denver, HD 9) and Angela Williams (D-Denver, HD 7) for sponsoring this bill.

Click HERE to read Denver Post article on this.

By MIKE KOPP | COLORADO SENATE MINORITY LEADER The Pueblo Chieftain | 0 comments

The Colorado General Assembly is considering Senate Bill 126, which will allow illegal aliens to attend college through “unsubsidized in-state tuition.”  There are only two problems with this bill:  there is no such thing as “unsubsidized” in-state tuition, and the bill violates federal law.

Click HERE to read more.

Denver, February 22, 2010 by El Marco

White House political arm, Organizing for America, teamed up with Service Employees International Union (SEIU), for their latest astroturfing effort in Denver. Teamsters and other workers were bussed in to the State Capitol in an increasing effort by the White House to interfere in relations between states and public sector unions.

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