Yawn.....I could careless about an individuals color. And I don't hate President Obama, I just can't stand his policies, and its the other guys fault manner of addressing issues.. This President and his buddies on the hill have spent more in his time in office that any other President in his first year ever. President Obama has shattered the budget record for first-year presidents -- spending nearly double what his predecessor did when he came into office and far exceeding the first-year tabs for any other U.S. president in history.

That price tag came with a $1.4 trillion deficit, nearly $1 trillion more than last year. The overall budget was about a half-trillion more than Bush's for 2008, his final full fiscal year in office.

That's a big increase. But compared with other presidents' first years in office, Obama is running circles around them.

Bush spent $1.8 trillion in 2001, according to government budget figures that have been adjusted for inflation based on 2000 dollars. Using the same formula, former President Bill Clinton spent $1.6 trillion in 1993.

The last president to clock in under $1 trillion was Gerald Ford, who logged a $982 billion budget in 1975. Post-war Dwight Eisenhower even brought Uncle Sam's tab down to $556 billion in his first year, 1953.

Obama's first-year budget, adjusted for inflation, is about five times that. His 2009 budget is also close to 21 percent of that for Clinton's eight years in office -- Clinton's spending added up to $13.5 trillion over his two full terms. Bush spent $16.8 trillion from 2001-2008.

Back to local issue.

It's hard to ignore the fact that some major crimes happened in our county seem to be more and more related to minorites from the other surrounding counties . Thats fact, not racism.

Don't give up! Many here can discuss issues without bringing up race. But some people just have to denigrate/belittle those who don't agree with them - and instead of making their opinion known in a cogent manner, they resort to sexism, racism, etc., etc., etc. Many Americans don't even realize they are being racist - because many mannerisms, sayings, etc., have gone unchallenged. The younger generation is sick of it. One person in my generation sort of sluffs it off by saying 'that's the way it was'. Well the remnants of the way it was are no longer accepted today by most Americans. I have been guilty of using belittling remarks when attacked by a very few in these discussions. I have learned a great deal about the conservative thought. . . and this has increased my understanding of why some disagree with my thought. NOT ALL CONSERVATIVES ARE RACIST. I've learned that and share that with my friends. (And there are some liberals with racist notions). I have seen so much progress while here on this earth. The progress will not stop. Angry Taxpayer must believe that if you don't 'treat' something, it will 'heal' by itself. WRONG! Just as we must work at making our country healthy and whole again, we must look at our weaknesses and correct them - or the sickness will fester and grow. Keep your eyes open - and correct/educate when and where you can. God bless - and have a happy new year.

But, the point I was trying to make was that if you respond to racism with racism then there will be no solution's to the problem. The perp was described in the article and so we all knew his color, height and what he was wearing. Usually this is when the derogatory remarks begin.
My question to the other blogger was so who is the racist? Who has the more racist view? Boogurl or you? They never answered me. Did you read the difference in how the PTC Chevron robbery was reported as opposed to the Fayetteville Walgreen's report? The fact that someone refer's to the President as a "bro" in the White House suggesting that he is no better than the common criminal?

I was bothered by that. I agree that for some people, President Barack Obama will never change their hate for him, but he will continue to do what he can for this country and his supporter's are still there. As for making the world a better place, after seeing the picture of the PTC Chevron robber, myself and other's contacted the police to give them information that might help in catching this guy and whether it helped or not...They caught him and he is one less bad guy on the streets. I appreciate and respect what you stated and believe me when I say I am tired of it too. I thought I would live to see a world where we didn't have to disguss it as much, but that isn't reality. So maybe in the future you and I can both do what is necessary to make it better. I'll continue to try.

Alas, racism is so easy to find... when you're looking for it all the time.