“If you have chairs, please…. sit down. I’m sorry. I thought maybe it was the result of the
sequestration - you didn’t have chairs.”
Those words were the President’s the other day in Argonne,
Illinois as he delivered a speech on clean energy (one of his dramatically
failed policies.) The President was
making jokes about the sequester.
Just a week and a half ago he was telling all of us that the
sequester was nearly the end of the world.
He spent days telling us that firefighters, police and even teachers
would be laid off. He said the borders
would be less safe because agents would have their hours cut. And he said that U.S. Attorneys would have to
dismiss cases and release criminals.
What he didn’t say (but what actually happened) was that ICE released
several thousand illegal Democrat… I
mean aliens, citing sequester cuts – before the sequester even happened!
Then, when the sequester did happen and the world as we know
it didn’t come to an end, he said “We can work through it.” Interesting, huh? Now, when the President didn’t get his new
tax increases and the Republicans didn’t cave in to him, we can work through
it.
And now his exaggeration of the impact has become apparent
and there is evidence to show he and his cabinet are working to make it as
painful as possible for the average American to turn the people against the
Republicans, he’s making jokes about it to try to steer public opinion away
from his failures. And sadly, for most
liberals, it’s working.
In keeping with his liberal beliefs, the President does not
believe in fiscal conservatism or spending cuts. His actions and statements indicate he truly
does not care about the national debt or deficit which, if unchecked, will
bankrupt the USA in a few years. His
debt right now is projected by the CBO to be over $20 trillion by 2016. Can we afford four more years?
President Obama has stated more than once in the last few
weeks that we “do not have a spending problem.”
He’s correct. We don’t have a
spending problem. Our government is really
good at spending and borrowing and spending more. So it’s not a problem. Except for our children and grandchildren who
will have to either pay back the debt or see their nation fall into poverty and
failure. But Obama won’t be President by
then… unless he decides to declare martial law and take over the country, as
has been hinted. Of course, liberals
said that about George W. Bush too. And
that didn’t happen. In fact, Bush has
been far more gracious and respectful of Obama than Obama has been to him. I guess that shows you the difference in
class and character between the two.
Jay Carney was recently asked by one brave reporter in the
White House Press Corps (he’s probably gone by now) if Obama was going to cut
back on tax-payer funded vacations since the American people have seen their
household income drop and have had to cut back on vacations, food, luxury
items, etc. Carney’s response was “The
President has made jobs and the economy his number one priority.” He talked for about two minutes and didn’t
say anything more than that. And he
never did answer the question.
Apparently the President does enjoy the “It’s good to be the king”
philosophy. Golf lessons with Tiger
Woods while his family goes to Aspen certainly indicates that sentiment.
Now, I know some of you will say “The President deserves his
vacations. He works hard under a lot of
stress.” And you know what? I’d agree with you. I too believe he deserves vacations. But his last vacation involved him going to
Florida to play golf with Tiger Woods and his family going to Aspen to ski –
both of which cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. He has invited several celebrities (including
Beyonce) to the White House for Michelle’s birthday celebration. Again – I have no problem with that – as long
as I’m not paying for it. If he’s
spending taxpayer money for it then I object.
But if the White House can’t afford to pay a few tour guides how can
they afford to pay for the extra security for Michelle’s big bash?
Not that my objection would make a difference. The President does what he wants. George W. Bush took vacations. He went to his ranch in Texas. The cost was less than half what the Obama’s
pay for their vacations to Hawaii, Martha’s Vineyard, etc. Bush even quit playing golf because he felt
it wasn’t right for him to be on the golf course while our soldiers were dying
on the battlefield. And even after the
sequester, President Obama not only keeps playing golf and taking those
expensive vacations. I guess it’s true… it’s
good to be the king.
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