Comments on: On energy, Paris Hilton makes more sense than Ken Salazar http://www.markhillman.com/2008/08/08/on-energy-paris-hilton-makes-more-sense-than-ken-salazar/ Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: TM http://www.markhillman.com/2008/08/08/on-energy-paris-hilton-makes-more-sense-than-ken-salazar/#comment-83 TM Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:29:56 +0000 http://www.markhillman.com/2008/08/08/on-energy-paris-hilton-makes-more-sense-than-ken-salazar/#comment-83 Absolutely loved your analogy about the teenager who refused to get a job preferring instead to spend his grandmother's gift of a saving account. It is absolutely amazing to watch the flip flopping of the Udalls and Obamas of the world when they find themselves on the wrong side of the issue from a public sentiment fact. I've been amazed at how they trot out solutions like the SPR which everyone agrees would have no impact to look like they are being responsive to voter concerns when they have absolutely no intention of addressing the actual problem. I don't more which was more amazing when Obama essentially said he lied about his opposition to NAFTA during the primaries, because he was appealing to those voters, or that the media went beyond merely ignoring Obama admitting to political pandering for votes, to actually celebrating it as showing his political astuteness reversing key positions he held in the primary in order to appeal to a different demographic in the general elections. This as much as anything shows the elitist mentality of the liberal elite, not only do they feel they know what is best for us, but they feel we are either so naive or ignorant that they can tell us whatever we hear in order to get elected, and then return to Washington with their agendas intact regardless of their constituents desires and values. America wants leadership that is sincere in their convictions, and consistent in their words, and actions. Telling us what we want to hear, may actually work once in a short term election cycle if you have little public record to hold you accountable, but it sure is going to be heck on the reelection campaigns. Absolutely loved your analogy about the teenager who refused to get a job preferring instead to spend his grandmother’s gift of a saving account. It is absolutely amazing to watch the flip flopping of the Udalls and Obamas of the world when they find themselves on the wrong side of the issue from a public sentiment fact. I’ve been amazed at how they trot out solutions like the SPR which everyone agrees would have no impact to look like they are being responsive to voter concerns when they have absolutely no intention of addressing the actual problem.

I don’t more which was more amazing when Obama essentially said he lied about his opposition to NAFTA during the primaries, because he was appealing to those voters, or that the media went beyond merely ignoring Obama admitting to political pandering for votes, to actually celebrating it as showing his political astuteness reversing key positions he held in the primary in order to appeal to a different demographic in the general elections.

This as much as anything shows the elitist mentality of the liberal elite, not only do they feel they know what is best for us, but they feel we are either so naive or ignorant that they can tell us whatever we hear in order to get elected, and then return to Washington with their agendas intact regardless of their constituents desires and values.

America wants leadership that is sincere in their convictions, and consistent in their words, and actions. Telling us what we want to hear, may actually work once in a short term election cycle if you have little public record to hold you accountable, but it sure is going to be heck on the reelection campaigns.

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