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astroron
10-01-2009, 09:54 PM
How the mighty has fallen:(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7814441.stm
Ric
10-01-2009, 10:24 PM
It would be interesting to see George compared with a few other presidents.
Zuts
10-01-2009, 11:16 PM
And without wanting to start an argument and not saying who is right or wrong I can't understand why Obama has nothing to say on the current middle east situation. Given the US is paramount in middle eastern affairs what are the man's views and what will he do next month?
astroron
10-01-2009, 11:30 PM
On internal policy a president elect can make statements,but on external policy there is only one US president and he alone must make statements for the USA.
Until Obama takes office there is very little he can say.
Zuts
11-01-2009, 12:01 AM
Thanks Ron, I didnt know that, I guess the rule makes sense. Still and all I reckon behind the scenes he must be saying something and I would love to be a fly on the wall :)

Cheers
Paul
astroron
11-01-2009, 12:13 AM
The way this conflict is going ,and it seems like it may still be going by the time of his swearing in, then he can speak.
Tommy Camp
11-01-2009, 12:20 AM
Geeze.
At least this shows that Americans are waking up to the devastating effects of having a republican president are hahahahaha.
spacefish
11-01-2009, 02:04 PM
Scary thing is I saw Bush senior was talking about the younger son "Jeb" being president one day ... like we haven't had enough of that family yet!
PCH
11-01-2009, 02:18 PM
He almost certainly won't know what his policy is yet - until it's handed to him in the coming weeks:P.
Jen
11-01-2009, 11:54 PM
:lol::lol::lol:
Zuts
12-01-2009, 12:37 AM
Thats the good thing about being the most powerfull man in the world, you can tell everyone else to get F%^&*D, so basically i don't think so :)
PCH
12-01-2009, 02:17 AM
It would be extremely naive to think Obama - or any President - pulls their own strings. When they tell 'everyone else' to get lost as you suggest, they are simply passing the message on, - it is not their own thought.

In the same way that BHP etc will tell our Mr Rudd what his energy policy will be for the coming year. The same way that Packer and Murdoch will manipulate the press to their own advantage. Get it?

Cheers ;)
multiweb
13-01-2009, 04:08 PM
:lol: what a wonderful world :whistle: