During the presidential campaign, everyone wondered what style of leadership the Obama administration would bring forth. Well, here is a sample of that leadership: 1: When it comes to a bill that encourages the expenditure of billions of taxpayer dollars, there is no need for discussion; it just needs to be passed. 2: When top level government officials, particularly if they are democrats, do not pay their taxes, it is deemed a mere mistake and there will be no consequences. 3: This one is particularly effective: “I won in November” (read: Nyah-nyah, nyah-nyah, boo-boo). B.O. has said this last one several times; just who is he trying to convince, himself?
Whether or not this spendulus bill succeeds or fails in improving our economy, people will make sure that Sir Spendsalot goes down in history as the greatest man ever to walk the earth. They’re already starting here in our local paper. I asked in a previous post what was going to happen when the masses discovered that Obama was a mere mortal man and not a messiah. a local columnist provided the answer, albeit indirectly: she will blame the republicans for anything he proposes that fails.
Said columnist asserted in her recent piece that Obama pledged to encourage a spirit of bipartisanship, but that the republicans will not cooperate to facilitate such an atmosphere. Pop Quiz: in the “spirit of bipartisanship”, how much republican input was welcomed in the creation of the spendulus bill? Is she suggesting that this bipartisanship be achieved by the minority party keeping their mouths shut and acquiescing to the majority, thus allowing this bill to be passed simply because Obama created it? Well, madam, I don’t believe I care for your brand of bipartisanship, thank you very much!
This mess was created by both parties over the last several years, but it is important to deal with this problem rationally and carefully or the problem will get even worse. I for one, applaud the republicans that stand their ground and stick to the values of the base that managed to put or keep them in office. Perhaps if more of the party had done that before, there might not have been such a slaughter at the polls. I stand behind them as I fervently pray and hope everyday that this country will not dissolve into yawning darkness of the socialist cesspool that looms large before it.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Hero Worship
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 was undoubtedly a historic day. Yet another peaceful transfer of power occurred in front of millions of people worldwide. We were able to say to the world yet again, that no matter how divisive our political system can be especially during an election season, we’re still able to do this part of it in a peaceful, respectful manner. Well, respectful for the most part, anyway, if you could ignore the juvenile ninnies that couldn’t resist booing President Bush one last time.
Not about to miss such an important piece of history being made during my time, I paid attention. While I couldn’t watch the inauguration, I listened in on the radio at work. I saw some of the nonstop coverage before I left that morning. I heard the stumble in the middle of the oath and thought to myself, “Oh thank God, he is human!” It truly was something remarkable to behold. So why was I left cold?
From the moment it was official that the presidential race was between Barack Obama and John McCain, there wasn’t a doubt in my mind who was going to be our next president. I often wondered why I felt that way. My list of qualities that I liked about Obama was his vitality, eloquence and class and his ability to motivate and inspire. Sorry, his skin color never once entered into it for me. So why is that the very thing that everyone seems to be focusing on?
Early on in his campaign against McCain, Obama cautioned his followers against those evil ‘republicans that want to play the race card.’ So why is it the only time I’ve heard something uttered about race, it’s come from the democrats? Yes, he is the first black man to be elected into the presidency, and it’s something for our country to celebrate, I won’t deny that. I saw the older people looking upon this day with pride and tears streaming down their faces as they remember our history and never thought they’d see this in their lifetime, and I get it; I was as proud as anyone else. But it just seemed to me, at least from the coverage I saw, like it was the sole focus for not all, but many.
The hero worship is a bit much. Even during the campaign, he was something akin to a rock star. He even had women fainting at his campaign speeches. The media coverage has just been way over the top on this thing. I don’t think any other news was reported on Tuesday on any of the ‘alphabet’ networks. They had to be at every inaugural ball and focused on everything, right down to what Michelle was wearing. What about the dog, haven’t they gotten the dog yet??? I’m sure that somewhere they reported on what they had for breakfast, too. Oh, and we can’t forget the celebrity interviews, because they know everything about everything when it comes to politics. But when I happened to hear Bill Weir of ABC exclaim that “even the seagulls flying overhead must be in awe,” I had about all I could take; it was past time to get some reading in, anyway.
So no, I did not vote for Obama. His stance on the issues and his policies did not and still do not sit well with me. However, I’m not going to turn my back, stomp my feet and declare like a sniveling democrat that “He’s not my president,” because my candidate didn’t win. He is my president, as much as George Bush was my president, and as much as (Lord help me) Bill Clinton was my president. I will support him and pray that he does the right thing, makes good decisions. If he does well, shouldn’t that mean we do well? I would hope so, anyway. If he makes decisions I don’t agree with, or that upset me, I will disagree and be vocal about it, because we’re still allowed to do that here. He’s already made some grand gestures in his first 4 days that have turned my stomach, but no, I’m not giving up my citizenship just yet. It takes more than that to make a conservative jump ship.
So what happens when folks discover that he really is a mere mortal, not a messiah? When he can’t necessarily follow through on all the change he promised? Well, they’re already making the concessions: “Well, he can only do so much,” “Oh, but look at all the problems he inherited.” Yeah, they’ll be blaming Bush for the next 50 years. It’s what they do.
Not about to miss such an important piece of history being made during my time, I paid attention. While I couldn’t watch the inauguration, I listened in on the radio at work. I saw some of the nonstop coverage before I left that morning. I heard the stumble in the middle of the oath and thought to myself, “Oh thank God, he is human!” It truly was something remarkable to behold. So why was I left cold?
From the moment it was official that the presidential race was between Barack Obama and John McCain, there wasn’t a doubt in my mind who was going to be our next president. I often wondered why I felt that way. My list of qualities that I liked about Obama was his vitality, eloquence and class and his ability to motivate and inspire. Sorry, his skin color never once entered into it for me. So why is that the very thing that everyone seems to be focusing on?
Early on in his campaign against McCain, Obama cautioned his followers against those evil ‘republicans that want to play the race card.’ So why is it the only time I’ve heard something uttered about race, it’s come from the democrats? Yes, he is the first black man to be elected into the presidency, and it’s something for our country to celebrate, I won’t deny that. I saw the older people looking upon this day with pride and tears streaming down their faces as they remember our history and never thought they’d see this in their lifetime, and I get it; I was as proud as anyone else. But it just seemed to me, at least from the coverage I saw, like it was the sole focus for not all, but many.
The hero worship is a bit much. Even during the campaign, he was something akin to a rock star. He even had women fainting at his campaign speeches. The media coverage has just been way over the top on this thing. I don’t think any other news was reported on Tuesday on any of the ‘alphabet’ networks. They had to be at every inaugural ball and focused on everything, right down to what Michelle was wearing. What about the dog, haven’t they gotten the dog yet??? I’m sure that somewhere they reported on what they had for breakfast, too. Oh, and we can’t forget the celebrity interviews, because they know everything about everything when it comes to politics. But when I happened to hear Bill Weir of ABC exclaim that “even the seagulls flying overhead must be in awe,” I had about all I could take; it was past time to get some reading in, anyway.
So no, I did not vote for Obama. His stance on the issues and his policies did not and still do not sit well with me. However, I’m not going to turn my back, stomp my feet and declare like a sniveling democrat that “He’s not my president,” because my candidate didn’t win. He is my president, as much as George Bush was my president, and as much as (Lord help me) Bill Clinton was my president. I will support him and pray that he does the right thing, makes good decisions. If he does well, shouldn’t that mean we do well? I would hope so, anyway. If he makes decisions I don’t agree with, or that upset me, I will disagree and be vocal about it, because we’re still allowed to do that here. He’s already made some grand gestures in his first 4 days that have turned my stomach, but no, I’m not giving up my citizenship just yet. It takes more than that to make a conservative jump ship.
So what happens when folks discover that he really is a mere mortal, not a messiah? When he can’t necessarily follow through on all the change he promised? Well, they’re already making the concessions: “Well, he can only do so much,” “Oh, but look at all the problems he inherited.” Yeah, they’ll be blaming Bush for the next 50 years. It’s what they do.
Queen for a Day
Does anyone remember the TV show ‘Queen for a Day’? It was before my time as it aired in the 50’s and early 60’s. Basically, the contestant with the worst luck and best sob story won over the audience and were showered with gifts and made ‘Queen for a Day’. Well, it appears that they were attempting to resurrect the show in Fort Myers, FL this week. The Anointed One was there to reach out to the masses, promoting his stealfromus plan. It soon became difficult to tell if this was a town hall meeting or a religious revival, replete with healing and revelry.
Many people shared their sob stories about the bad things happening in their lives. Our first contestant was a woman that was homeless and living in a car. The next was almost overcome with adoration for the messiah. He has worked for McDonald’s for the last 4 ½ years, and is attending college. He wanted to know what the president planned to do to “make people like myself get better benefits.” Our final contestant was a man who recently lost his job, lamenting that he went from making $3000 per month, and now on unemployment, he’s getting $1100. He wanted to know what the savior was going to do about increasing unemployment compensation so that he can once again make the $3000 per month that he was making before his job loss.
This is why this man was elected. All of these people wanted to know what their government was going to do to compel the country’s taxpayers and businesses to help them. Please tell me that someone else sees the horrifying wrongness of all of this. I am not without compassion and sympathy for these folks. But not one person stepped forward with the question of how we were going to pay for all of it. No, the crowd was full of ‘I need,’ ‘I want,’ and ‘gimme, gimme’. It was appalling.
To their chagrin, the crowd didn’t get the answers they wanted. Obama sympathized with the downtrodden, and offered eloquent yet vague evasions on how the spendulous would help them. They really didn’t like the woman who asked how he can expect his administration to set an example and have credibility when cabinet members don’t pay their taxes. She was booed almost into oblivion until Mr. Obama cut in and told her that Mr. Geithner made a mistake and if he excluded everyone with mistakes in their past from consideration for positions, there would be no one from which to choose. Hmm… I wonder how forgiving our government would be if the average citizen made the same sort of ‘mistakes’.
Could it be that Obama the Omnipotent doesn’t really exist?
Many people shared their sob stories about the bad things happening in their lives. Our first contestant was a woman that was homeless and living in a car. The next was almost overcome with adoration for the messiah. He has worked for McDonald’s for the last 4 ½ years, and is attending college. He wanted to know what the president planned to do to “make people like myself get better benefits.” Our final contestant was a man who recently lost his job, lamenting that he went from making $3000 per month, and now on unemployment, he’s getting $1100. He wanted to know what the savior was going to do about increasing unemployment compensation so that he can once again make the $3000 per month that he was making before his job loss.
This is why this man was elected. All of these people wanted to know what their government was going to do to compel the country’s taxpayers and businesses to help them. Please tell me that someone else sees the horrifying wrongness of all of this. I am not without compassion and sympathy for these folks. But not one person stepped forward with the question of how we were going to pay for all of it. No, the crowd was full of ‘I need,’ ‘I want,’ and ‘gimme, gimme’. It was appalling.
To their chagrin, the crowd didn’t get the answers they wanted. Obama sympathized with the downtrodden, and offered eloquent yet vague evasions on how the spendulous would help them. They really didn’t like the woman who asked how he can expect his administration to set an example and have credibility when cabinet members don’t pay their taxes. She was booed almost into oblivion until Mr. Obama cut in and told her that Mr. Geithner made a mistake and if he excluded everyone with mistakes in their past from consideration for positions, there would be no one from which to choose. Hmm… I wonder how forgiving our government would be if the average citizen made the same sort of ‘mistakes’.
Could it be that Obama the Omnipotent doesn’t really exist?
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