“he has become the President elect soon to the President ”

Yes, I believe this means he has not taken office yet.

There is a world of difference between pragmatism and unfounded fear.. Like I stated, I have not moved closer to Obama, he has moved closer to me. This is why I am being pragmatic.

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I’ve been warned away from a certain establishment for health reasons.

Putting “Country First” does not mean ignoring the past actions and proposed policies of the winner of a Presidential election. If the term “pragmatic” becomes a synonym for “self-serving” then that’s not going to be a good thing for the country in the long run.

I don’t have a problem agreeing with Obama’s choices and policies when they are right, but I think it’s unhealthy to ignore his past actions and stated policies in the name of “Country First”. I’d rather go into the next administration with my eyes open than put on blinders and pretend I don’t know his history and documented inconsistencies. If McCain had won, a lot of conservative Republicans would have definitely switched into “monitoring” mode to ensure McCain didn’t start moving more towards the center, because that wouldn’t be good for the country (in my opinion). I see no reason to deal with a President Obama any differently.

Actually he has, he has become the President elect, soon to the President of these United States. Just as it was with Reagan, Clinton and Bush, we cannot predict what Obama the president will do based upon his record. The reality is the office does change the man.

For me, putting aside my differences with Obama to give him a chance is what I call “Country First”. Obama is a smart man, and I am sure he realizes that is was not the left that got him elected. The question that remains to be seen is how effectively will he rein in nutjobs Pelosi and Reid.

As Joe points out, Obama has planted himself firmly in the center with his post election actions. With that, he has come to me more so than I have gone to him. And for that, he gets a few Brownie points…

Obama will have the entire time with Tom Brokaw on his Sunday talk show. POLITICO lists ten questions and the reasons for wanting answers to those particular questions. You might want to take a look.

Maybe we will get to discuss this in person?

If you’ve been speaking truthfully in the past about the issues that are of concern to you regarding Barack Obama, then why should that change? He hasn’t changed. He hasn’t suddenly become a new person. Whether he appoints Democrats, Republicans, or Independents, he still has a track record of being someone who is not pragmatic, but self-serving at the expense of living up to a certain moral code.

Promising to take public financing and then switching at the last minute is not being pragmatic, it’s being self-serving, regardless of the moral consequences.

Being friends and colleagues with Bill Ayers, and then claiming he was just “someone in the neighborhood” wasn’t being pragmatic, it was self-serving and untrue.

Promising his constituents that he would “give” them health care as good as Congressmen wasn’t being pragmatic, it was self-serving and bordering on immoral in that it fostered a sense of entitlement that is dangerous for people in a democratic society to embrace.

It’s too soon for him to have changed enough to make it reasonable for conservatives to just stop thinking critically about his Presidency.

If Barack Obama is pragmatic, then George Bush was being pragmatic when he basically embraced socializing portions of the banking system. I think that’s what George Bush thought about his own choices, but I absolutely disagree with him. If it’s OK to say that you disagree with a Bush decision, it’s still OK to speak up and disagree openly with an Obama decision. Speaking truth to power IS giving them a chance while keeping them honest at the same time.

And, yes I know this was a rant, but I just couldn’t help it.

To all, Islamic banking and Sharia go hand in hand, one cannot exisit without the other.

HERE is an article about AIG Insurance comapny and Sharia.

Article is as follows:
“Risk Specialists Companies, Inc. (RSC), a subsidiary of AIG Commercial Insurance, is introducing what it says is a first in the U.S.: a homeowners insurance product that is compliant with key Islamic finance tenets and based on the concept of mutual insurance.”

“The Takaful Homeowners Policy is underwritten through RSC member company A.I. Risk Specialists Insurance, Inc., in conjunction with Lexington Insurance Co. and in association with AIG Takaful Enaya. Headquartered in Bahrain, AIG Takaful Enaya was established in 2006 to provide Takaful products, including accident and health, auto, energy, property and casualty products.”

“The Takaful home policy is the first installment in Lexington Takaful Solutions, a series of Shari’ah-compliant (Takaful) product offerings in the U.S.”

“The Takaful Homeowners Policy builds on LexElite, the homeowners policy from Lexington that is sold throughout the U.S. The Takaful Homeowners Policy is available in all 50 states.”

“According to Jim Crain, associate vice president and personal lines underwriting director for Risk Specialists, the coverage, terms, commissions and sales proceduers are the same for this new products as they are for LexElite.”

“‘The introduction of Takaful products in the U.S. represents an important and emerging growth opportunity for AIG Commercial Insurance. We are pleased to offer socially responsible solutions to this segment of the domestic market,’ said Matthew F. Power, president, Risk Specialists Companies, Inc.”

“AIG Takaful Enaya is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain and its Shari’ah Supervisory Board is composed of Shari’ah scholars Sheikh Nizam Yaquby, Dr. Mohammed Ali Elgari and Dr. Muhammad Imran Usmani.”

“Risk Specialists Companies, Inc. is a U.S. surplus lines broker providing access to specialty casualty, property and personal lines insurance from Lexington and other AIG companies.”
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unitedstatesaction/message/18960
Sharia Finance: AIG Offers First Takaful Homeowners Insurance Product for U.S.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/12/02/95930.htm
— U.S. Taxpayers have partial ownership of AIG
http://federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/other/20081110a.htm
http://anti-jihad.org/blog/2008/11/stopsharianow
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/116.html

Another one in the 10 ring G..

Amen. Thanks a lot Mr. President. For you Mr Bonoir, stop crying, buck up and start acting like a conservative. If Republicans put in half the effort to restrain spending as they did acting like Democrats bailing out every special interest that comes down the pike we would be OK.

Trust but verify !

Just trying to spread some information to individuals whom do not know what to look for.

I’m all for higher education, but as the saying goes,

you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink.