Mea Culpa

The North Attleboro Free Press ^ | 08/26/2009 | Todd A. Carges

[Fishface]

Just over 200 days into the Obama Administration and boy was I wrong. I guess I owe all of you an apology. I really missed the mark on this guy and feel terrible about it. In an effort to show just how wrong I was, let’s take a look at some of the highlights of his short Presidency.

First and foremost, he took $800 billion of tax-payer money that the government didn't have and, in the name of “economic stimulus”,gave it away to radical left-wing groups, unions and ill-conceived municipal projects that included repaving airport runways that are rarely used, creating underground “eco-passages” for road crossing animals and building safety guard rails around lakes that don't have water in them. The jobs that President Obama promised from this spending are either temporary or haven't offset the massive job losses throughout the economy. The official Unemployment Rate sat at 9.4% in July while the Bureau of Labor Statistics believes that the actual unemployment rate is 16.4% when you consider those that want to work full-time but can't.

He initiated the government take over of General Motors, gave preferred debt-holders the finger and gave the unions, who are responsible for the bankruptcy in the first place, 51% ownership. This guarantees that these companies will never be profitable. He hired a new CEO of General Motors, Edward Whitacre, who promptly said: “I don’t know anything about cars. A business is a business. I can learn about cars.” Mr. Whitacre should spend some time learning about the unions and how their contracts killed the American automobile industry.

He watched the citizens of Iran get brutalized for rebelling against a corrupt, dictatorial regime and said nothing but then admonished the congress and military of Honduras for forcibly removing a would-be dictator who refused to leave office. He then had a chummy meeting with evil, Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez who represses freedom in his own country and funds Marxist terrorists throughout the world. These are just a few instances where Obama had opportunities to take clear moral stands against totalitarianism and be the voice of freedom. Sadly, he was either too weak-willed or uninterested to do so.

He has appointed an entire of army of Czars that wield real power outside of Congressional oversight. These Czars and their radical agendas are funded by the Stimulus money. The real role of these Czars is to create a stealth power base accountable only to the White House that will execute his radical agenda without the need for Congressional approval. If you don’t think this is scary, just ask Democrat Senator Robert Byrd. He sent a letter to the White House voicing concern over this shadow government. It read: “as presidential assistants and advisers, these White House staffers are not accountable for their actions to the Congress, to cabinet officials, and to virtually anyone but the president. They rarely testify before congressional committees, and often shield the information and decision-making process behind the assertion of executive privilege.” All you have to do is to look at the background of these Czars to see that they are extreme radicals like John Holdren, our new Science Czar. Holdren co-authored a book in 1977 entitled: Eco-Science. The book advocates: forced abortions, sterilizing the American population by putting fertility drugs in our drinking supply, forcibly re-distributing babies from single mothers and teens to other households, and creating a trans-national ‘Planetary Regime’ that will assume control of the world economy and dictate the most intimate details of American lives. Holdren is just one of these radical Czars getting funds and a mandate from the White House.

He pushed a “Cap and Trade” Bill through the House that will, in his own words: “cause electricity rates to necessarily sky-rocket” and “bankrupt the coal industry”. This bill is based on corrupt science, amounts to the largest tax increase in the history of the world and will almost certainly transform America into a 3rd rate economic power.

His Afghanistan strategy is a complete failure. The British are openly questioning it and their media is calling Barack: “President Pantywaist.” I can’t blame them with quotes like this: “I am always worried about using the word: victory.” It must be so comforting for our Soldiers on the ground to know that their Commander-in-Chief isn’t comfortable saying that “victory” is a goal in Afghanistan. God Bless them.

He has put our National Security at risk by cozying up to dictatorial regimes, scrapping key anti-terrorism programs and attacking the CIA for using harsh interrogation techniques that kept us safe for over 8 years. While America is distracted with economic problems, our vicious enemies around the world are plotting to kill us. President Bush made National Security his number one priority. President Obama hardly has time for it. As we saw with 9-11, there is a price to pay for this indifference.

Despite the fact that Government run health care has failed in every country that has instituted it and that America has the best health care system in the world, he is pushing a Government run health care system on all of us. The Democrats that support the bill admitted that they didn’t read it and wouldn’t understand it if they did. He has held staged town hall events to promote it. He has ordered his minions in the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) and ACORN to intimidate, threaten and in some case physically attack law-abiding, Constitution-loving Americans who stand up and dissent. He has asked Americans to turn in their neighbors and relatives so they can be intimidated and coerced into agreeing. He has sent unsolicited emails to American citizens whose names have been forwarded to the White House. It's hard to believe this is happening here in America.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, his 10 Year deficit projection now stands at $9 trillion. President Bush left Obama with a $1.2 trillion deficit and the Democrats complained about it. To put this staggering $9 trillion number in perspective: 1 trillion seconds ago, no one on this planet could read or write, neither the Roman Empire or Chinese dynasties had yet come into existence and none of the founders of the world's major religions had yet been born. Of course, we're not talking about seconds here, were talking about dollars. We will all suffer the consequences of this irresponsible spending.

Yes Siree, a busy 200 days, indeed. As you can see, I was wrong about Barack Obama. He is much, much worse than I ever thought he would be.

[fanfan]

Good job!