Obama, our savior

Posted by Ray on July 31, 2009 under Main, Politics | Be the First to Comment

After watching Obama a few minutes ago it really disturbed me. I am fully aware that government spending created a “less bad” GDP report, but, as I have stated earlier, it is unsustainable. The stimulus has created a temporary works program accompanied by cash for clunkers and other miscellaneous programs, but is not a solid long-term solution.

I understand that the President has a deep desire to be loved and in the media everyday, I do not remember any President having this many press conferences, however, I find his optimism troubling. Since he ~~misread~~ didn’t have all the facts about the economy he has lost substantial credibility with me. The simple fact is that everyone knew how bad things were in 2008 i.e. $700 billion bank bailout and several prominent economists saying the trouble was only growing and going to get worse, so to deny that is disingenuous at best and a flat out lie at the worst.

I fully believe that he and his economic team had very little clue about what was really going on which is evident now. Even worse is that Obama and Co. went ahead with such a large stimulus that he did not want anyone to read in detail and urged a quick passage of the bill, contrary to his campaign promise to allow Congress 5 days to review any bill before voting on it to ensure all understood the contents of the bill. We now know why they weren’t given time to read it, it was all pet and one off projects with no real long-term solutions.

In a nutshell, he, in classic Obama fashion, moved too fast without having the “complete picture” or all the facts. Now, he wants us to trust him on health care as he urged Congress to get a bill together before the August recess which is very little time for such a huge undertaking. This is unbelievable to think our government is simply rushing bills through without giving ample time to read them let alone understand them when Obama himself seems to never have all the facts.

There is also talk about a second stimulus on top of the trillion dollar waste of money we already have. His narcissistic behavior has to go and he needs to make sure he has all the facts instead of just rushing things through. He is our representative and while we wanted change from Bush we did not want change for what America stood for and least of all we do not want a showboat President who loves himself more than out country.

To sum it up, this guy is dangerous for our economy long-term and the sooner we recognize this the better off we will be. President Obama, government spending is the propping up of the economy and not real growth. You are not responsible for this growth, American taxpayers are through your irresponsible spending. You have not fixed anything and it is unlikely that you will. You do not believe in real change, you are more of the same, but worse because you lack the knowledge of how money works and put in place who destroyed our banking system. You also have more lobbyists and Washington insiders in your administration than other Presidents which goes against your campaign promise. Get over yourself because at this rate you are going to make Carter look good.

While I did vote for the other guy, I am a political atheist as I voted for Clinton in the 90′s and Bush in 2000 so this is not a partisan hit piece, it is from a concerned citizen.