Obama’s State of the Spending Speech
Barack Obama | Spending that we can believe in
I am sitting here 1/2 way through the state of the union speech, and it is just the same ole same ole. Obama is just like any politician during this talk, and really holds absolutely no credibility whatsoever. After all, his speech (just like any past presidents) is geared towards nothing but tag lines and idealistic dreams in order to get yet another standing ovation…..at least from one side.
In all reality, any one of these speeches sound strangely like a scene from my childhood. I can remember when Timmy, who had his sights set on the 2nd Grade presidency, promised that we would make recess 3x longer, homework outlawed, and pizza served every day of the week.
However, the things that continue to irk me include:
Government Spending, Spending, and more Spending
I can’t believe that the national debt is soaring past 12 trillion dollars. In my opinion, the only thing more ludicrous is spending moremoney on a high speed train centered somewhere in Florida. Are you serious? This is like taking out a 4th mortgage on your house to put a home theater in the basement. This is beyond irresponsible.
Banks are Horrible Institutions hellbent on taking advantage of the public
Thats right. The banks have taken the steps of paying back all of their TARP money, plus interest, so why don’t we give them smack in the face for doing so. After all, how dare they give bonuses to their executives after the fact?
Nancy Pelosi is a Whack Job
I wish that someone would put together a slideshow of the strange looks and behaviors that Speaker Pelosi exhibits during these speeches. Even Joe Biden keeps on looking at her when she jumps up at every given occasion. However, she has come a long
way……at least someone has sedated her to the point of blinking occasionally.
A Spending Freeze?
Whatever. Spending is up tremendously over the past year, with virtually every program gaining in dollar allocations. So a spending freeze is absolutely nothing more than locking in this higher level of spending for the forseeable future. As Newt Gingrich stated, “This is like my daughter showing back up from college after running up 20k in credit cards, and stating that she will guarantee that she will put no more than 20k in spending next year.”
Healthcare?
Get over it. The only way that you are going to pass healthcare would be to strong arm a lackluster bill, which no voter wants, through the house. However, to state that by not passing this bill will cause the national debt to grow is absurd. Yeah…….by not passing a 1 trillion dollar a year bureaucracy, we have somehow accelerated spending, instead of limiting it.
Finally
Do you really think that Obama was joking when he said that world peace and financial prosperity would ensue when he was elected? I wouldn’t doubt it if he really thought that was in the cards when he was appointed our savior.
