State of the Union
The State of the Union address was not given last night by the President: it was given 10 days ago by the People of Massachusetts. An out-of-touch and delusional talking head gave a speech last night that insulted just about everyone: to the extent that Obama vowed to stay the course, he continues to insult the electorate.
What sort of lunatic ranting was aired last night?
To start with, Obama insulted the Supreme Court last night criticizing that body's recent decision protecting the First Amendment. Not bad enough that our President should whine and complain that he did not get his way in public, but he did so in front of six of the same nine, robed and present on official business seated right before him. In effect, he lectured another branch of government on how to do their business. I can guarantee you that each of the six seated there has forgotten more law than Obama -- one-time Constitutional Law professor (tell me that was not a political appointment) -- ever knew. Justice Alito was so shocked that he mouthed "that is not true." Hence, no less a jurist than a Supreme Court Justice has opined that Obama is a liar. And they will not make good enemies. Obama stated that we would open our country to interference by foreign countries in our political process: Obama is flat wrong and Alito is right -- the opinion specifically excludes foreign nationals and corporations from the ruling. Either Mr. Law Professor can't parse a Supreme Court decision, or he was lying for political gain.
Somehow Obama has not received the message of the People and if the commies in Massachusetts can elect Scott Brown, then you have to believe that the vast tracts of Red State voters would send the same message: (1) we don't want your brand of healthcare; (2) we want effective immigration control; (3) we want national security; (4) we don't want more taxes; (5) we don't want cap and trade; (6) we want jobs, not political payoffs.
Instead, Obama chose to promise to continue with "health insurance reform" ... somehow the "care" got dropped? Move the marble and see if he can pass it? Here's a thought ... if Obama can save $500 billion in medicare "waste" and fraud, how much has he saved for us in the past year? Or is that only something he is willing to do if we agree to the "package?"I don't see how elimination of fraud and waste could hurt at any time?
Obama told us he cut taxes for 95% of Americans. "With all due respect" (Obama's words to the Supremes) ... bullshit. What he did is cut the withholding in the weekly paycheck -- so that the Average American takes home about $13.95 each week. THAT is Obama's tax cut. In point of fact, not a single taxation bracket has been reduced for ANY taxpayer. In point of fact, the Democrats have let 70 (that is seven-oh) tax cuts the needed renewal lapse, so that as of January 1, 2010 they are back in force. So by doing nothing, they effectively raised taxes, though by their counting they are not responsible. Far more misleading is that over 45% of Americans pay no Federal Income Taxes at all ... The "tax cuts" are really increased unearned subsidies to this group -- these are refundable tax credits.
The single most important thing on the minds of Americans is jobs. Obama barely mention jobs, and in passing asserted that the stimulus bill "saved" 2 million jobs. The Congressional Budget Office disagrees. And on his watch, Obama over 3 million jobs were lost -- 2.7 million since the stimulus was passed and 3.4 total since Obama took office. Unemployment went above 10%, though Obama told us prior to and just after the election that if we trust him unemployment will not exceed 8%. The real number is closer to 17%, since the 10% figure only captures those registered as actively seeking employment -- those who have given up are exlcuded.
Obama continues to drink the cap and trade poison: "for those who have yet to believe the overwhelming scientific evidence that exists on climate change..." He ignores the FACT that large amounts of data have been effectively forged. He ignores the FACT that "irrefutable evidence" of Himalayan glacier melt has its source in a man who admits that it was conjecture and not supported by ANY scientific evidence. He ignores the FACT that the Russians who have reviewed data used by the global warming conspirators at East Anglia Univ in the U.K. have stated that their data was cherry picked and even then was flat wrong, causing a skew in the numbers of over 1 degree centigrade - or over 70% of the claimed increase in total.
Another surprise in the speech: so all of a sudden Obama wants to build nuclear powerplants: it was the Democrats and their allies that have stymied all attempts to build and develop nuclear power since 1970. And that is FACT my friends. FACT. Obama now wants to have clean coal powerplants too. In his campaign, he promised that anyone trying to build coal-fired powerplants would be financially ruined. HE would make it too expensive. How does that fit in with cap-and-trade? Bonus to Goldman Sachs? Of all the things on the minds of American voters (according to Pugh Polling) global warming is dead last. How come he had to wait for a year before deciding that these were good ideas?
Mr. Obama could have been mistaken for a spokesman for Exxon-Mobil in the way he appeared to advocate drilling for American oil. It seems as if he is hell-bent to annoy the far left enviro-wackos, the same people that voted for him, but equally feels too superior to come to the middle.
He wants to freeze government spending. Hah. Already it went from 20% of GDP to 24% on his watch, and his "freeze" will put it back to 23%? BFD. In the next three years the Obama administration will borrow more that the United States borrowed in its previous 230 years, together, and including Bush's catastrophic spending mess. Obama can do in 3 what the United States did in 230. That's change I can do without.
Since he has only spent about $200 billion of the stimulus money ... how about spending some on jobs? He did say that he spent $159 billion on 640,329 jobs created .. about $160,000 per job. But more than 75,000 of those jobs are highly doubtful according to the Washington Examiner, or "clearly imaginary."
Obama used the word "I" over 95 times (and "me" 18 times) in his speech -- long enough to have been drafted by Castro's speechwriters. It was an unrepentant ego-fest ... that popinjay strutted Mussolini-esque in front of the nation, chin tilted upwards as if to say "tough." If Obama had had anything to credit himself with that had happened in the last year, he would have trumpeted like an elephant, but instead all the bad things were the fault of Boosh. That sort of playground amateurishness won't work anymore. And THAT is the State of the Union.
What sort of lunatic ranting was aired last night?
To start with, Obama insulted the Supreme Court last night criticizing that body's recent decision protecting the First Amendment. Not bad enough that our President should whine and complain that he did not get his way in public, but he did so in front of six of the same nine, robed and present on official business seated right before him. In effect, he lectured another branch of government on how to do their business. I can guarantee you that each of the six seated there has forgotten more law than Obama -- one-time Constitutional Law professor (tell me that was not a political appointment) -- ever knew. Justice Alito was so shocked that he mouthed "that is not true." Hence, no less a jurist than a Supreme Court Justice has opined that Obama is a liar. And they will not make good enemies. Obama stated that we would open our country to interference by foreign countries in our political process: Obama is flat wrong and Alito is right -- the opinion specifically excludes foreign nationals and corporations from the ruling. Either Mr. Law Professor can't parse a Supreme Court decision, or he was lying for political gain.
Somehow Obama has not received the message of the People and if the commies in Massachusetts can elect Scott Brown, then you have to believe that the vast tracts of Red State voters would send the same message: (1) we don't want your brand of healthcare; (2) we want effective immigration control; (3) we want national security; (4) we don't want more taxes; (5) we don't want cap and trade; (6) we want jobs, not political payoffs.
Instead, Obama chose to promise to continue with "health insurance reform" ... somehow the "care" got dropped? Move the marble and see if he can pass it? Here's a thought ... if Obama can save $500 billion in medicare "waste" and fraud, how much has he saved for us in the past year? Or is that only something he is willing to do if we agree to the "package?"I don't see how elimination of fraud and waste could hurt at any time?
Obama told us he cut taxes for 95% of Americans. "With all due respect" (Obama's words to the Supremes) ... bullshit. What he did is cut the withholding in the weekly paycheck -- so that the Average American takes home about $13.95 each week. THAT is Obama's tax cut. In point of fact, not a single taxation bracket has been reduced for ANY taxpayer. In point of fact, the Democrats have let 70 (that is seven-oh) tax cuts the needed renewal lapse, so that as of January 1, 2010 they are back in force. So by doing nothing, they effectively raised taxes, though by their counting they are not responsible. Far more misleading is that over 45% of Americans pay no Federal Income Taxes at all ... The "tax cuts" are really increased unearned subsidies to this group -- these are refundable tax credits.
The single most important thing on the minds of Americans is jobs. Obama barely mention jobs, and in passing asserted that the stimulus bill "saved" 2 million jobs. The Congressional Budget Office disagrees. And on his watch, Obama over 3 million jobs were lost -- 2.7 million since the stimulus was passed and 3.4 total since Obama took office. Unemployment went above 10%, though Obama told us prior to and just after the election that if we trust him unemployment will not exceed 8%. The real number is closer to 17%, since the 10% figure only captures those registered as actively seeking employment -- those who have given up are exlcuded.
Obama continues to drink the cap and trade poison: "for those who have yet to believe the overwhelming scientific evidence that exists on climate change..." He ignores the FACT that large amounts of data have been effectively forged. He ignores the FACT that "irrefutable evidence" of Himalayan glacier melt has its source in a man who admits that it was conjecture and not supported by ANY scientific evidence. He ignores the FACT that the Russians who have reviewed data used by the global warming conspirators at East Anglia Univ in the U.K. have stated that their data was cherry picked and even then was flat wrong, causing a skew in the numbers of over 1 degree centigrade - or over 70% of the claimed increase in total.
Another surprise in the speech: so all of a sudden Obama wants to build nuclear powerplants: it was the Democrats and their allies that have stymied all attempts to build and develop nuclear power since 1970. And that is FACT my friends. FACT. Obama now wants to have clean coal powerplants too. In his campaign, he promised that anyone trying to build coal-fired powerplants would be financially ruined. HE would make it too expensive. How does that fit in with cap-and-trade? Bonus to Goldman Sachs? Of all the things on the minds of American voters (according to Pugh Polling) global warming is dead last. How come he had to wait for a year before deciding that these were good ideas?
Mr. Obama could have been mistaken for a spokesman for Exxon-Mobil in the way he appeared to advocate drilling for American oil. It seems as if he is hell-bent to annoy the far left enviro-wackos, the same people that voted for him, but equally feels too superior to come to the middle.
He wants to freeze government spending. Hah. Already it went from 20% of GDP to 24% on his watch, and his "freeze" will put it back to 23%? BFD. In the next three years the Obama administration will borrow more that the United States borrowed in its previous 230 years, together, and including Bush's catastrophic spending mess. Obama can do in 3 what the United States did in 230. That's change I can do without.
Since he has only spent about $200 billion of the stimulus money ... how about spending some on jobs? He did say that he spent $159 billion on 640,329 jobs created .. about $160,000 per job. But more than 75,000 of those jobs are highly doubtful according to the Washington Examiner, or "clearly imaginary."
Obama used the word "I" over 95 times (and "me" 18 times) in his speech -- long enough to have been drafted by Castro's speechwriters. It was an unrepentant ego-fest ... that popinjay strutted Mussolini-esque in front of the nation, chin tilted upwards as if to say "tough." If Obama had had anything to credit himself with that had happened in the last year, he would have trumpeted like an elephant, but instead all the bad things were the fault of Boosh. That sort of playground amateurishness won't work anymore. And THAT is the State of the Union.
posted by Zaphod at Thursday, January 28, 2010
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