The Election of Obama
It's true, I've been gone for a long time. Often I find myself immersed in work and I knew I could not keep up with a blog. However, I switched my schedule around so I am only really busy about three times a week. I wouldn't come back if it weren't for my loyal readers who really do surprise me every time.
I couldn't stay away from talk about Obama. I just had to wait a few days after his election to compile my "I told you so" speech.
Let's talk about Gitmo. What is really going on here? Despite our failing economy, Obama orders for Gitmo to be closed. This does not even dent our current financial crisis. Instead, 250 terrorist detainees (over 100 considered too dangerous to even be released) have to be shipped to somewhere in the United States. Why didn't I think of that? ...Shipping dangerous terrorists to our soil so I can feed and house them here is most certainly a solution to our current problems.
Tell me, does anyone see anything wrong with the following sentence: "President Obama has sat for his first formal TV interview with the Arabic cable TV network Al-Arabiya." Hmm... the president of the Ara...I mean the United States of America prefers to make his first formal interview with people OTHER than Americans. This is one of my biggest issues with other presidents. We have issues on the home front that need to be solved immediately. How the middle east feels is NOT a top concern for our country at this time. I'm not against "good relations" but it is strictly a matter of "priority."
So what is he doing for the economy? Obama ordered a pay freeze that affects 100 or so White House employees who make more than $100,000 a year. Obama says, "Families are tightening their belts, and so should Washington." There is a big problem with this statement. Something Obama has touted throughout the election process is "fairness." This is music to the publics ears but is it constitutional, does it work, and is it real?
In a perfect world things would be "fair." But there's something we call incentive , that we as humans need. When you are in a bad economy, and you start to freeze INCOMES, the number one factor determining an economy, you are setting yourself up for failure. Not only do you decrease national incentive, you decrease the amount people buy, the amount they hire, and the amount they invest. Some of you will say that it is was only white house officials so what is the big deal? However, his spokesperson said to not be surprised if it went beyond that. Either way, it is detrimental to our society.
Finally, he is proposing 819 billion in new spending and tax cuts. I'm sure this sounds great but let us look at the allocation. The tax cuts aren't for us...and by us I mean the average citizen. It is allocated for those on food stamps and officially unemployed. To those who are not familiar with economics, it again has an air of "fairness." However, giving these people the tax cuts doesn't help the overall economy whatsoever. Don't take my word for it though.
So far all i see is what I saw before, a president focused on making an imperfect world fair and consequently making our situation worse.
Disagree?
