Why Obama Is Still in Catbird Seat

This is so very tiring. So Animal Farm. So since you say he has pulled the country back from the abyss I take it then that you agree that this economy is now his. Great. Therefore you are ready to blame him for all the unemployment that continues to grow. Or are you locked into the tired mantra of the man-child's' never ending blather of, "It wasn't me, I was mislead, I was misquoted, It's a conspiracy, I inherited it."

Leaders lead, charlatans blame others.

And lest you forget, that his stimulus package had to be passed or the world would cease to exist...where he stated that once passed, the unemployment rate would not exceed 8%. Now we are at 9.5 (more like 17%), what is it in California? Say 20%?

A recent Wall Street Journal Poll taken on October 22, 2009, shows that 52% of Americans believe we are on the wrong road under Obama’s leadership. Americans are less than impressed with Obama’s handling of the economy.

We are watching the revelation of the nothingness many of us knew Obama hid underneath the bright lights of the campaign stage. Maybe that's why this fool can't stop campaigning.

But I don't want to fall into Faulkner's hackneyed discussion.

The real issue is the general welfare clause of the Constitution. Now I'm pretty sure you have no idea what the general clause is so let me remind you.

No two words have taken greater abuse in our country, and it has become a ticket for politicians to exceed the limits placed upon them by the Constitution. Progressives, have discovered welfare is a voting machine that encourages subservience from citizens in exchange for a vote. General welfare doesn’t mean make the people dependent on a government. That creates oppression. Any fool, even a progressive, should be able to see that.

You can’t simply have a government program for every pain Americans face from health care costs to food safety without giving the federal government power beyond the limits placed in the Constitution. Knowing the founding philosophies, you can't make the case that the general welfare clause gives them the power to continue creating welfare program after welfare program. It’s not just Democrats, there are many Republicans who have grown to love the power of the abuse of these two words.

The general welfare clause has more to do with government getting out of the way to create real freedom for Americans to make something better than it has for government holding out a hand and providing a handout. These two words have been redefined by those who want power, and they gain their power by creating dependence. Don’t be mistaken by Faulkner. Ronald Reagan said it best, “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.’” Daniel Petry

Whoa Nellie there Daniel . Much as we would all like to forget the misdeeds of the past administration , you seem all too eager to pass the buck . The war in Iraq will always be Bush's baby , a needless war started with no exit strategy , with costs quickly approaching a trillion dollars . President Obama is stuck trying to clean up this mess . Remember he had the wisdom to vote against the invasion of Iraq in the first place . The misguided belief that the government should just get out of the way is exactly what has led us to the brink of financial ruin . The anti - regulatory fervor espoused by Reagan/ Clinton/Bush had the oversight agencies castrated and looking the other way as the foxes raided the henhouse . Bush ran up unprecedented deficits giving tax breaks to the top tier with money borrowed from the Chinese . These strategic blunders have us in a huge hole . Owning up to the these realities would be a good first step for those so quick to condemn our President , but not likely for those with nothing better to do than sit around painting Hitler mustaches on Obama posters .

geeber I don't think Daniel said that Bush was not at fault. In fact he said that both the Republicans and the Democrats are at fault. I think Daniel is speaking to the broader issue of leadership. A true leader never passes the buck. Remember, it is NOT Obama's economy. Right?

Now I do have to say that I did not agree with either the Iraq invasion or the Afghanistan operation (I think your man supports that effort). Destruction of the Taliban and crushing Al Qaeda, yes.

700 military bases worldwide is absurd! Bring the Divisions home and lock down the border...a much better use of applied force.

As for the deficit, I agree that Bush and the Democratic congress gave us a healthy budget shortfall - heck take a look at Barney Frank's (D) statements that the real estate market was healthy as could be, he didn't want his friends at the FDIC to take any heat, and then there were those HUGE bonuses to the FDIC board members....board members placed there by Democrats. So there is enough blame to go around. Remember, it is NOT Obama's economy. Right?

And I guess a 1.4 TRILLION budget deficit, and climbing, versus a 500 Billion deficit is just another Bush mistake, so let's not give your dear leader credit for tripling down on it. Remember, it is NOT Obama's economy. Right?

As for the Chinese...where the heck do you think we are getting the money now. Oh I forgot, the Chinese laughed at Obama when his crew told them they had it under control; and then drastically slowed down their purchases of T-bills. So now we are just printing money and watching the money supply skyrocket. Wait till you see the inflation we will be experiencing in the next few years when the Fed has to pull those funds back into the Treasury. Junk bond rating anyone. And I suppose that will be Bush's fault too? Remember, it is NOT Obama's economy. Right?

And where in bloody hell did Daniel talk, or accuse your leader, of being Hitler? If you think insults make your arguments any stronger - get over yourself. But since you brought up this despicable historic figure; Hitler too believed in central control of industry, massive gun control, state control of the media, state control of large sectors of the national economy, national healthcare...and on and on and on. Sound familiar?

BTW, if you knew anything about government regulations and the history behind them you would know that over regulation stifles economic growth, but that is for another discussion.

The blame shifting and spin is probably better utilized on the gullible and those content with low levels of information . Labeling our current predicament as " the Obama economy " is only a superficial attempt at avoiding responsibility . Inheriting a 236 billion dollar budget surplus in 2001 , Bush and the Republican majority quickly reversed course and saddled us with record deficits . Another first for this group was waging a war while not raising taxes to pay for it . While conveniently forgetting that the Bush administration came frantically calling for $ 700 billion to bail out financial institutions in his final few months in office , spinners are all too eager to forget the many shortcomings of Bush and his majority and lay blame on the Democratic Congress which was barely in long enough to warm up their seats . As we watch history filter hyperbole from fact , the stone throwers would be better served spending a bit of time looking back as we move forward .

I love the sand box mentality seen from both Republicans and Democrats. "Mommy that bad Republican stole my dump truck!"

It's kind of like the song that gets stuck in your head. Right geeber?

geeber, when you wake up in the morning and shuffle into the bathroom to wash up you must look in the mirror every morning and say to yourself, "I must be valiant and brave, for today I go forward to vanguish the evil Republicans." "If only we could bring back FDR's concentration camps and send every one who voted against the dear leader to be re-educated." "Ah but I must be strong for that day has not yet come."

I read your unending tirades and can only think of Lord Tennyson's famous poem,

Republican to the right of him,
Republican to left of him,
Republican in front of him
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly he rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the mighty geeber.

Oh and as Perez has said so well....Remember, it is NOT Obama's economy. Right?

Have a happy day. Daniel Petry

Eight months ago Obama signed a $787 billion stimulus bill that had been rammed through the House without a single Republican vote. He claimed the bill would "save or create" 4 million U.S. jobs. Since then, nearly 3 million jobs have been lost and the unemployment rate has soared from 8% to a high of 9.8%, more like 16%.

As the unemployment rate goes past 10%, Obama continues to muddy up the water (on purpose) about the economy. On one hand, Obama has touted his success, saying that because of his leadership he has added 1 million to employment, even as unemployment grows. Then he says that the stimulus has done little for jobs and growth, and argues that more government action needs to be taken, saying, "there is more we need to do.

Now, while we suffer, your Team continues to attempt to ram through a government health care scam which includes trillions of dollars in taxes and new entitlement spending, as well as a national energy tax. This Administration continues to prolong the pain with new deficits, debt, taxes on job creators and unbridled government expansion.

Remember, it is NOT Obama's economy. Right?

Geeber, imagine the economy as a boxer who has just been slammed to the mat. A 9 count is in progress and just when he is getting up a lovely old lady leaps ionto the ring and beats the boxer down to the floor again and again. So much for the boxer/economy recovering.

Now who could that nice old lady be and what is she really doing?

I don't mean Barbara Boxer, though that is appropriate when you think about it. Led by the lovely, adorable, and brilliant California export to the rest of the country (and they love us for it) – Pelosi; democrats seem almost pathologically compelled to restore their status as a tax-and-spend party. Nine months into the first era of complete Beltway control since 1994, all they have offered is massive spending plans backed by massive new taxes.  A VAT would not just be another example of this, but would be the most visible of all their proposed taxes, hitting consumers on every retail transaction. It will hit the middle and lower income brackets the hardest.

A VAT would be the favorite tool for you since you can actually increases taxes atrociously and the public never gets to see it. Consumers will notice sharp price increases but you will be able to blame the evil suppliers, greedy manufacturers and those oh so diabolical retailers. The VAT would have a multiplier effect, as it gets applied at every stage of the distribution chain. Also the extra accounting required for collecting and paying the tax on the part of these suppliers, manufacturers and retailers would be passed on. Ultimately this will cost both jobs and sales. And that VAT would be IN ADDITION to your normal income tax.

The VAT would be great news for the political insiders and beltway elite. A  brand new source of revenue would mean more money for them to spend and a new set of  loopholes to swap for campaign cash and lobbying fees.

Now let's include higher taxes from your boys' cap and trade joke, and a host of additional taxes. And let's not forget the 1,2,or 3 trillion healthcare entitlement. The result? That beat up boxer just says to heck with it. I'm going to stay on the mat and let you geniuses find your own way out of this.

So geeber, in your heart, you know that you prefer higher taxes because you really feel that they are necessary to fund all those great government welfare programs you want. But I imagine that as the Republicans have demonstrated in recent years, your lust for retaining power is far more important to you than actually having a country that works.

Look at it this way...keep printing and borrowing. Just live for today and those worthless kids coming up can just figure it out for themselves. You got yours...right?

And remember...it's NOT obama's economy. Right?

Perez, you have got a burr under your saddle. I love it! Go get 'em girl. Remember this though...logic generally does not register with neither Republican nor Democrat Statists. One spent money like a drunken sailor and the other spends like a drunken sailor while asking for a raise. The difference is in degrees. Daniel Petry