Posted on 08/30/2009 4:31:29 AM PDT by Kaslin
Never has an administration who had more firepower at their disposal, been set to so totally fail in the next six to eight weeks. It is nearly a foregone conclusion. It is nearly unavoidable. And it defies all logic given the sizable majority the administration has in both houses of Congress.
Since I was the first pundit to predict Obama's presidency (Dec 2006) it behooves me to tell you the course I believe the next few weeks will take and effectively halt the radical transformation that the left appeared unstoppable with only months ago.
1. Health Care's long and painful death.
Barring the existing possibility that the Democrats cram a reform bill down the throats of actively protesting Americans through an ultra-partisan process that would shut out conservatives and Republicans from even being allowed to contribute to the discussion, health care reform is dead. It actually died a good while back when the President decided to pivot and create a new issue that no one had been discussing--health insurance reform. The American people will want to know why we should spend $4 billion to cover everyone in America "efficiently," when we already do so with inefficiencies like people using the emergency room as their general practitioner for $2.5 billion. Deep thinkers on the issue want to know why the President hasn't entertained one item of tort reform--protecting his friends, the trial lawyers--yet is willing to claim that doctors are eager to lop off feet, tonsils, and foreskin just to make a buck.
2. Cap & Trade will be the largest tax increase in American history.
With the 2010 election cycle just around the corner, campaign ads are not far off from being drafted. With Cap & Trade still sitting in legislative limbo, with the President's own advisor--Warren Buffet--now opposing it openly on media, with the 9.12 project in the works in which the largest gathering of anti-tax Americans from the left, right, and middle will be coming to Washington DC on September 12, and with blue dogs getting absolutely hammered in their home districts supporting it, the chance of single-party ram through victory on the matter is not wise. Cap & Trade, if passed, will contribute to unemployment, Wall Street stop and starts, and ultimately reduced treasury revenues. It would serve as the single largest tax increase on the average American in all of American history. Even President Obama admitted as much, predicting that electric bill prices, in his words, would, "skyrocket." Those that have looked at the specifics tell us that the average utility bill in America will go from $167 to $307 per month, per family.
3. Unemployment to remain high.
Now several Washington organizations from left and right, and one of note consisting of both--the Congressional Budget Office, predicts that unemployment will not shrink from the predicted "Obama high" of 8%. Instead, nearly without fail, economists are predicting unemployment at or over 10% for up to the next 24 months. That is nearly 250% the increase in unemployment under Bush for nearly the duration of his two-term presidency. If people were working, higher taxes and possible new health care entitlements could be considered, but without them working it is political suicide for Democrats to even think of it.
4. Obama's integrity tarnished in August.
Not a great deal has been made of the whoppers that the President has been spewing while the Federal Government has been in recess, but it is worth noting that many more people than I had previously realized have notice the President "exaggerating" badly in his talks on health care. For instance confusing he actual $500 physicians get to amputate a foot as opposed to the $50,000 that he claimed they got. He has shown an utter disregard for the reputation of those he talks about, the "facts" he uses to make his argument, and is highly overly optimistic about the results of his policies. Long story short, at the beginning of the summer Americans mostly trusted him, his passion index was at +10, he heads into the fall at -14.
5. A $3 trillion dollar budget.
New spending for this and that sure added up. And that brings me to number 6.
6. A coming middle class tax hike.
They will hem and haw. There will be an official, and ever arrogant Robert Gibbs explanation from the White House Press room as to why they must to do this to be "good stewards" and to be a "responsible administration" that, "pays as it goes." But the truth is, in order to pay for everything they've promised and budgeted for, a tax is looming for small businesses and working families that President Obama promised would never come. And as an aside, he was going to break that promise all along. Because the minute the "Bush tax relief" runs out in 2010, middle class taxes would be going up in an "Obama administration." Hence fundamentally Obama's "not a single dime" pledge on the campaign trail was bollocks start to finish.
Of course the President, the Democrats, the left, and Congressional leadership could surprise me. They could show up in September and endorse the Coburn health care bill in the U.S. Senate and swipe the credit for it. They could show up next week and fight with all their might to not allow the tax rates to skyrocket in 2010. They could decide to scrap Cap & Trade and re-think the use of public money for true job-based economic stimulation.
But I'm not holding my breath, and I'd advise you against it as well.
They've awakened the American worker, the American small-business owner, and the American voter.
All three of which are now wondering aloud, "What on earth have we done?"
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I may have posted it hereon about 1-3 months ago.
Otherwise, I don’t have a clue . . . I should compile that stuff in a Word doc. Am starting to. Rather late, I realize.
Sorry.
Are you still in-country where you were? Where are you?
And almost immediately, the bitching on the right began.
Yes, I think you are correct.
Is that a yes?
But the only thing the czars can do is advise the President. He then has to take the hit for the proposal. It’s important to see that he is trying to deflect his personal responsibility as well as the Democractic Congress’s responsibility on whatever rotten proposal they pitch.
But the czars are a toothless enemy in and of themselves. They’re only good for shifting blame. Beware of any legislation that originates with a czar. Neither the President nor Congress will mind if the people hate or revolt against a czar. It’s themselves they’re shielding.
The only thing that even started to turn the healthcare debate around was when the people held their congress critter’s feet to the fire. That’s what we need to keep doing.
Jimmah looks good. That’s bad!
Thanks for your kind reply.
It’s no coincidence that they both were Constitutionally questionable, with divided allegiances.
I’ve been thinking all along, that it was purposed to further undermine the Constitution, particularly anything pertaining to citizenship, which has been under very visible assault for going on two decades, on all fronts.
But, now I’m beginning to wonder. Would Joe Biden even countenance the deliberate destruction of his homeland ... his people? Stupid and deluded as he almost always is, I don’t think so.
Would either of these two? The one certainly would, and the other seems rather detached.
Yes, I’m still in Shanghai.
My wife returned to the States for two months to help our daughter who delivered another granddaughter to us.
Her first has NKH—one of those children who will have no value, a non-contributor-not worthy of using up scarce medical resources—worthy only to perish and be gotten out of the way (as per Dr. Emanuel) under Obama’s healthscare proposals. It really did require a family member to help care for her while my daughter was recovering.
Please pray for her first one with the NKH, who I believe God is going to heal, just like he did our eldest daughter.
My wife is due to arrive back here Monday afternoon. I really need that woman! God gave this old undeserving boy a great wife! And her children here (we still have three with us) sure do miss her.
Appreciate your prayers, Brother.
And aside from the economic and social aspects of Fascism, he's got the racial superiority issue too.
Very good points. It's odd that I haven't put the "racial superiority" issue in the "like Hitler" category myself. Thanks for the mental nudge!
Do you know of a good summary of similarities one could refer to when making the case Obama has similarities with Hitler?
Sorry, I don’t.
Being consciously aware and on alert guarding against it . . . practiced critical thinking skills helps.
Body awareness tuning into one’s body going into a quasi-altered state and forcing one’s self out of it helps.
We are all sort of hypnotized by advertisements and white stripes on the road.
But this stuff imho gets into the realm of giving entry to demonic forces and delusions.
To be resisted at all costs.
ABOVE ALL KNOW SCRIPTURE. KNOW GOD. RESIST ALL THAT DOESN’T MATCH HIS TRUTH, HIS WILL, HIS PRIORITIES, HIS WAYS. WALK ABOUT COVERED SPIRITUALLY IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD . . . helmet of Salvation, Sword of Spirit, shield of faith . . . etc.
ABSOLUTELY.
What if a ‘jihadi’ nuke were lit off during a joint session of Congress with Shrillery out of town?
Sure, Bro.
Enjoy some sesame red been balls for me.
BTW, what’s the price of the plastic Chinese chess sets there?
LUB
Psych-Freep
You’ve nailed it. The population centers are all democrat for that very reason, their every move is controlled by some arm of the government. Their survival is completely dependent on the government. If it goes in the crapper, they will not survive a week, probably not even the 72 hours that FEMA, Homeland Security, and your local and state health departments advise we ALL prepare for.
INDEED.
And, if possible, she’s meaner than OThuga.
Sometimes OThuga strikes me as a sort of recreational satanist though I know that’s not really possible.
For Shrillery, it’s her passion to do dark deeds ruthlessly. I think she enjoys it like a vampire enjoys blood.
Leadership cult - he is The One we've been waiting for, like der fuhrer.
Control of media -- Leni Reifenschtahl (sp?) and Goebbels on the one hand, MSNBC and the NYT on the other.
Demagoguery -- no real accomplishments, but you want your tyrant to give a good speech, don't you?
No direct takeover of business, but merely government control of private capitalist firms. Very Fascist.
Narcissism and a fragile self-image such that mockery and opposition will not be tolerated.
Community organizing, brownshirts, "get in their face" -- Hitler's folks engaged in much street fighting.
Racial Superiority, Jews are the problem -- Whites are the problem: they've controlled other people long enough.
Stabbed in the back -- Germany didn't really lose WWI, America was great until George Bush ruined it.
Environmentalism, eugenics, vegetarianism -- the Left has always embraced these things.
Just to start.
Ha! Plastic chess sets! You want one or three sets? If you trust me with your mailing address I’ll send you one or more. You want the traditional Chinese chess, or Western chess. They play both here in the parks, as you probably saw yourself.
A young lady is taking a mission trip here and going to stay with us. I can send the sets back with her and have her mail them to you. It would be fun to let our kids go hunt for them (my son loves chess) and see if they come back with a variety.
I don’t know what they cost, but it can’t be enough to interrupt my budgeting. I’m serious. You want them, I’ll do my best to get them to you.
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