I promised myself I would try my hardest to remain optimistic about the new administration. This blog has been silent since the election (I’ve been really busy) and a lot has happened in the 50 days since Barry has taken over. You might see this as a typical conservatives lashing at an arch enemy. I have no problems with The Big O personally, however I cannot morally or consciously support his viewpoints on most issues. I have tried my best to look at the State of the Union objectively and here are some of my observations.
As people, we are only as good as those we surround ourselves with. It’s hard to hang with druggies without eventually taking drugs yourself. It’s human nature. Does it give anybody else pause to realize that a large number of the people Barry selected to his cabinet have had difficulties with their confirmations? Many withdrew on their own. What does that tell you? Do you really want a tax fraud running the Treasury? That’s like putting a counterfeiter in charge of the Mint. You just don’t do it! Have you read about some of the things Rahm Emanuel has done to those who oppose him? This is our President’s Chief of Staff, perhaps his most trusted adviser!
Now we have our new SecState Hillary Clinton. Did you see that stunt she pulled in Russia with the “reset” button that actually translated to “Overcharge”? Did nobody on her staff bother to check a Russian/English Dictionary? Not to mention that the whole symbolism was so cliche to begin with. These are the people the President has entrusted to run the government!
Then there is the Obamanomics. I do not know A SINGLE PERSON at work, at home, at church, or on the street, or any economic adviser (televised or quoted in print), trader or anybody else in the industry who has given an ounce of support for the stimulus (spending) package that Congress just steamrolled through. Aren’t these guys supposed to represent us and not their own interests? Did any of them actually read the over 1000 page bill? I think they all (Republicans and Democrats alike) saw this as an opportunity to slide in their pet projects without a lot of scrutiny.
Obama promised us the world during his campaign. I’ll let Rush and Hannity go through and pick apart the details of what campaign promises have already been broken but I have a feeling that those tax cuts for 95% of us are about to go bye bye. Jobs are being lost. It sucks. Who provides jobs? Businesses. Who does Big O want to tax? Businesses! This is counter-productive!
Most insulting to me is that the current news reports say that BarryO is preparing to go onto Leno this week to convince America to support his unprecedented $3.6 trillion dollar budget! Talk about a deficit! Barry, you already have the job! You don’t need to campaign to me. You know America does not support your asinine and outrageous spending plan! Get off Leno and figure out a different way to tackle this issue that doesn’t leave my kids with a 75% tax rate.! If all the rest of us need to tighten our belts then so should the government. Obama’s poll numbers are falling and congress’ numbers are still dangerously low! What will it take for our government to see that we are not happy with their performance?
America has the opportunity to vote with their wallets every day. Its called the stock market. Is it me or is there a correlation between the events of November 5th and the performance of the market to date. I wonder if many are now saying “I’ve made a huge mistake” with my election vote. Probably not too many…they’re all too concerned about what JCrew outfit the first lady is wearing. I’m not saying McCain would have been better but ‘m fairly certain that he wouldn’t have been worse!
We are in a dangerous place where the democrat controlled government can push their own agendas without any opposition. Just watch out for a “civilian security force”. When you hear that, it’s time to go get your guns…
Does anybody else wonder why congressmen and senators do not have term limits? I think that this is something that needs to change. Lets limit the terms to 2 for senators. That gives them 12 years to serve their country in a high office. Instead we have these stodgy old people who have grown comfortable in their lifestyle and have become corrupt by the lobbyists and special interest groups that feed their sense of importance.
I think that our elected officials have largely lost the idea that being in government is about service to your country, not the other way around. It has become a place where it is all about who is in charge. This is perhaps best exhibited by the second in line to the president one Nancy Pelosi who defiantly proclaimed “I am the most powerful woman in the world!”
Unfortunately, I wouldn’t expect congress to enact term limits on themselves. They would basically be putting themselves out of work. No, that would make too much sense…
