This and that

A Terrorist attack on America

On 9/11/12, a terrorist attack killed four Americans in Libya including our Ambassador.  What did Barack Obama do?  He went to a fund raiser.  Is this what we expect of our Commander-in-Chief.  After four years does this man know so little of leadership as to do something like this? 

Law Licenses are for the little people

It appears Elizabeth Warren is in big trouble.

Obama’s nutritional guidance

The federal government is using its new power to impose “calorie maximums for school lunches – 650 calories for elementary-schoolers, 700 for middle-schoolers and 850 for high-schoolers,” reports The Star-Telegram. 

So this means that a 40 pound first grader can be giving 76% of the calories a 200 pound football player gets for lunch. Welcome to Obama’s America.

Confessions of a Boxing Coach

Hard Knocks disappears -- into the city, into the thoughts injected into her brain by a corrupt mass media.  She is consumed by popular verities.  The silliness of the truths of naive liberals is their immediate satisfaction in the short-term pleasure of making moral pronouncements rather than engaging in the long-term truth of solving problems.  Liberals are not problem-solvers, because that takes effort.  They roll over in short-term hedonism and rub the unlucky clover of their political narcissism in our faces.

How’s the ground game going?

As always, this election is going to comes down to turnout.  We got beat badly on the ground in 2008. As of a couple of weeks ago, our side had already surpassed the number of voter contacts made during all of the 2008 season. We are doing much better, but we could still use more help.

Time to volunteer. 

Obama's America

2016 Obama’s America

I went to see this film over the weekend.  It’s an excellent film and the theater was probably 70% filled.  Dinesh D'Souza has done an excellent job laying out the story of Barack Obama.  He treats Obama with respect, but tells us many troubling aspects of his rise to power and more importantly what makes him tick.  It also begs the question what would a second term of Obama be like when he has “more flexibility.”

 

I think what is more even more important is the proof of the strong turnout you can expect from Republicans this November.   The movie looks to come in third for this weekend behind The Expendables and the Bourne Legacy. 

Washington Post-ABC News poll

Washington Post-ABC News Poll from August 22-25 has Romney up by one over Obama.  However looking at the demographics you see they interviewed 31 percent Democrats, 22 percent Republicans, and 39 percent independents.  Another close poll with oversampled Democrats. 

Being Kind is better than being clever

One of the more heart-warming stories to zoom around the Internet lately involves a young man, his dying grandmother, and a bowl of clam chowder from Panera Bread. It's a little story that offers big lessons about service, brands, and the human side of business — a story that underscores why efficiency should never come at the expense of humanity.

Romney has big lead with Married Women

According to a new Washington Post/ABC’s new survey, married women are strongly backing Mitt Romney, 55%-40%, over Barack Obama.

Compare that with 2008 exit polls when Obama won married women with children, 51%-47%, while McCain won married women with no kids 53%-44%.  Romney's 15% margin soundly beats both numbers.

Overall, Obama's current lead among all women (49%-43%) is thanks to his huge lead with unmarried women, 57%-32%.  Romney has a bigger lead among men than Obama does among women.  So when will the press start covering the real gender gap?

Republican women for Obama—Really?

The Obama campaign is trying to perpetrate the same deception. It has just released a video called Republican Women ForObama features four or five women who claim to be Republicans, or to have been Republicans until recently.  The problem is we know at least one isn’t a Republican.  Among her “likes” on her Facebook page Denver Young Democrats, Obamacare, Michelle Obama, Veterans for Obama, I love it when I wake up in the morning and Obama is President, the Democratic Party, etc.  A second woman in the commercial is her mother with similar Facebook leanings. 

 

Obama’s Medicare Lies

President Obama said during his weekly radio address today that he wanted to share “some actual facts” about “a lot of accusations and misinformation flying around” about Medicare.  The problem is his  actual facts are lies.

New Obama Medicare Ad

 What do the Democrats do when the Medicare issue goes against them?  That’s easy, they lie.  Their latest ad is packed with lies from the beginning to the end. 

How much stimulus do we need?

President Obama and the Democrats keep talking about another stimulus.  It appears to be the only arrow they have left in their quiver.  But we’ve already had an $861 billion stimulus in 2009, deficit spending to the tune of over $5.5 trillion from 2009 til today and the fed has done a QE1 and a QE2 (During QE1, the Fed purchased $175 billion of agency debt securities and $1.25 trillion of mortgage-backed securities in addition to purchases of Treasuries while QE2 the FOMC decided to expand its balance sheet by $600 billion through the purchase of Treasury securities.), but both investors and economists agree: They don't want QE3.

It’s time for a change.  

Liberal Fascism

The latest news from Argentina has Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's popularity sinking to 30 percent in August.  What caught my eye was the fact that she is the head of the Peronist party which has long be considered to be a fascist party.  At the same time there is no doubt that Fernandez is a leftist.  It appears all those leftists who claim fascism is a party of the right don’t have their facts correct. 

Obama's problems keep multiplying

What’s new today

Our #1 tells the story of excessive regulations, this time from OSHA.  Article #2 is a fascinating look at the differences between the TEA Party movement and the Occupy movement.  Especially interesting is the morality aspect of it.  #3 points out what Obama’s solutions are doing to America.  #4 lays out the top 10 problems for Barack Obama.  Article #5 tells us America is about to come back.  You can thank oil for this prediction.  #6 gives us an update on an Obama Scandal.  What’s the latest on Solyndra? 

1.  OSHA and Other Rogue Regulators

….After months of interviewing employees, reviewing documents, and taking videotaped tours of the hospital, OSHA ISSUES THE HOSPITAL A CITATION AND FINE (!) ON THE BASIS THAT THE VIOLENCE WAS FORESEEABLE AND THE HOSPITAL DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO PREVENT IT.

As you may have guessed, the above inspection is not so hypothetical. On Sept. 8, OSHA issued a directive to its investigators regarding how to inspect -- and cite -- employers for instances of workplace violence.

If you're wondering where to look up the federal law or regulation that tells employers how to avoid a citation for workplace violence, don't bother. OSHA HAS ISSUED THIS DIRECTIVE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT A VAGUE CLAUSE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT GIVES OSHA THE POWER TO CITE EMPLOYERS FOR SOMETHING AS SPECIFIC AND UNPREDICTABLE AS WORKPLACE VIOLENCE.

KNOWN AS THE "GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE," this provision requires employers to keep their workplaces "free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm" to employees.

CONGRESS INTENDED FOR THIS CLAUSE TO BE USED ONLY AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE, UNTIL OSHA COULD DRAFT RULES REGARDING SPECIFIC HAZARDS THAT HAD THE AGENCY HAD NOT YET ADDRESSED. It was not intended to be used as a means for OSHA to issue citations for anything under the sun.

Yet in the past several years, OSHA has used the General Duty Clause to cite companies for issues as varied as crowd control, heat stress, and even the use of killer whales in SeaWorld shows.

NOW, OSHA SEEKS TO TAKE THE GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE ONE STEP FURTHER, AND TO USE IT TO HOLD EMPLOYERS LIABLE FOR ACTIONS TAKEN BY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT THEIR EMPLOYEES…

http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2011/10/osha-another-obama-agency-gone-rogue#ixzz1bVbKO2Fa

If someone is not an employee and they are injured, they have redress through the courts and most business have liability insurance to handle this.  Another example of government’s overreach.

2.  Tea Party vs OWS

… THE TEA PARTY REPRESENTS VINTAGE AMERICA'S TIME-TESTED PRINCIPLES ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. The Tea Party consists of Republicans, independents, and even old-style Democrats. It arose spontaneously in response to the spending madness of Obama, Reid, and Pelosi, in the midst of Obama's frenzied rush to pass trillion-dollar bills with thousands of unread pages. ITS MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON WAS AND IS "GET BACK TO THE CONSTITUTION, CUT SPENDING, AND LET'S LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS."…

… Titanic spending and taxing initiatives of the federal government are the fundamentals of the new collective morality of the left. THE CENTRALIZED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LOOKED TO AS THE SAVIOR OF THE MASSES. Part of the moral construct of the new secular religion involves the federal government taking from the "rich" and spreading the wealth to the poor. TO THE NEW LEFT, IT'S A MATTER OF MORALITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO SHARE THE EARNINGS OF PRIVATE CITIZENS IN A WAY THAT IS "FAIR."..



http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/10/what_explains_the_lefts_affinity_for_ows_and_abhorrence_of_the_tea_party.html

An interesting look at the difference between the TEA Party and the Occupy Movement.  If found the morality aspect of it particularly interesting. 

3.  What Progress looks like in Obama’s America

Unemployment stands at 9.1 percent, with real unemployment closer to 20. Nearly 50 million Americans are on food stamps. We’ve added $4 trillion in new debt in less than three years. And there’s no sign any of this will change soon.

THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE TIMES REQUIRE SERIOUS LEADERS...AND ALL WE HAVE IS BARACK OBAMA, CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS AND A SEA OF UNWASHED “GIMMIE-CRATS” SLEEPING IN PARKS DEMANDING MORE. WELCOME TO PROGRESSIVE AMERICA.

As more “Green” scandals involving “friendly” treatment of friends and fundraisers for the president emerge, no one with a “D” after his or her name seems to give a damn. Why would they? It’s not their money. SPENDING OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY IS FUN. Spending two as-yet-unborn generations’ money is even more fun because you won’t be around when they realize what you’ve done to them. It’s the progressive way…

Not all our problems are Obama’s fault, of course. BUT HIS PROGRESSIVE “SOLUTIONS” TO THE PROBLEMS HE INHERITED AMOUNT TO BLOWING A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF A SINKING SHIP IN HOPES OF LETTING THE WATER OUT. It might seem like a good idea on paper but only if you don’t actually consider the problem in the solution.

http://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2011/10/23/progressive_america/page/full/

I liked the analogy about what the Progressive solutions amount to.

4.   Top 10 Problems for BHO and the Democrats

Bad omens abound for President Obama in his quest to win reelection in 2012. The President will have an uphill battle in his bid for a second term when faced with these Top 10 Bad Signs.

1. JOBLESS RATE: The unemployment rate is STUBBORNLY STUCK AT AROUND 9%, with no sign of abating. Obama is reduced to running around the country touting his phony jobs bill and blaming others (President Bush, Japanese tsunami, Arab Spring, European debt, Tea Party) for the sad state of affairs.

2. FAST AND FURIOUS: The gunrunning saga is playing out as a classic Washington scandal that keeps getting bigger as “who-knew-what-when” is unraveled. With pit bull Rep. Darrell Issa putting Eric Holder on the hot seat, and possible tentacles into the White House, EXPECT THIS ONE TO HEAT UP DURING THE PRESIDENT’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN.

3. SOLYNDRA: The bankrupt solar-panel firm, which wasted half-a-billion dollars of taxpayer money while the White House was obsessed with a photo-op, is another scandal exploding at the worst time for Obama. NOT ONLY DOES IT RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT STEERING FEDERAL FUNDS TO POLITICAL SUPPORTERS, IT MAKES OBAMA’S PROMISE OF A GREEN-JOBS REVOLUTION LOOK HOPELESSLY NAÏVE.

4. POLL NUMBERS: Obama’s approval rating just keeps dropping, scraping the low-40s in poll after poll. Less than 20% of the population believes the country is on the right track. His base is depressed, he seemingly has lost the independent vote, and the enthusiasm of 2008 is gone for young voters….

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=47033

Keep reading the article to find out the last six.

5.  The Coming American Revival

Assumptions that the Great Republic must inevitably spiral into economic and strategic decline - so like the chatter of the late 1980s, when Japan was in vogue - will seem wildly off the mark by then.

Telegraph readers already know about the "SHALE GAS REVOLUTION" THAT HAS TURNED AMERICA INTO THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE PRODUCER OF NATURAL GAS, AHEAD OF RUSSIA.

Less known is that the technology of hydraulic fracturing - breaking rocks with jets of water - will also bring a quantum leap in shale oil supply, mostly from the Bakken fields in North Dakota, Eagle Ford in Texas, and other reserves across the Mid-West.

"THE US WAS THE SINGLE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL OIL SUPPLY GROWTH LAST YEAR, with a net 395,000 barrels per day (b/d)," said Francisco Blanch from Bank of America, comparing the Dakota fields to a new North Sea.

Total US shale output is "set to expand dramatically" as fresh sources come on stream, possibly reaching 5.5m b/d by mid-decade. This is a tenfold rise since 2009.

THE US ALREADY MEETS 72PC OF ITS OWN OIL NEEDS, UP FROM AROUND 50PC A DECADE AGO.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8844646/World-power-swings-back-to-America.html

Cheap energy will bring America back from the precipice that we are experiencing today.  Instead of pouring money into wind and solar, the US needs to harvest the gifts we have.  Rather than being at Peak Oil, we are more likely to be at the beginning of the age of fossil fuels.  

6.   Obama Scandal Update:  Solyndra

As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, defunct solar company Solyndra will auction off thousands of items from its California production facility on Nov. 2 and 3. BUT TAXPAYERS WON’T SEE A DIME OF THE PROCEEDS, DUE TO THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT’S DECISION TO SUBORDINATE TAXPAYERS TO SOLYNDRA’S PRIVATE FINANCIERS IN REPAYMENT OF THEIR INVESTMENTS.

… DOE has developed an UNPRECEDENTED INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW TO ALLOW SOLYNDRA’S PRIVATE INVESTORS TO RECOUP $75 MILLION OF THEIR INVESTMENT BEFORE TAXPAYERS ARE REPAID.

Heritage Global Partners, which is conducting the auction, told Scribe that the money raised “will not be anywhere near” $75 million, meaning the proceeds will go entirely towards repaying Solyndra’s private investors (though later asset sales may exceed that threshold)….

http://blog.heritage.org/2011/10/21/solyndra-to-auction-assets-but-taxpayers-wont-see-a-dime/

Just another example of Obama ignoring

All things Obama

Obama seeks to dump GM

…A sale within the next several months would almost certainly mean U.S. TAXPAYERS WILL TAKE A LOSS ON THEIR $50 BILLION RESCUE OF THE DETROIT AUTO MAKER IN 2009.

To break even, the U.S. Treasury would need to sell its remaining stake—about 500 million shares—at $53 apiece. GM closed off 27 cents a share at $29.97 in 4 p.m. trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange, HITTING A NEW LOW SINCE ITS $33-A-SHARE NOVEMBER INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING….


….Shares have been hurt by rising fuel prices, industry production disruptions and management turnover. At Monday's price, and taking into account shares sold during the IPO, TAXPAYERS WOULD LOSE MORE THAN $11 BILLION ON THE RESCUE IF THE GOVERNMENT DUMPED THE REST OF ITS STAKE NOW.

Government officials are willing to take the loss because the Obama administration would like to sever its last ties to the auto maker, the people familiar with the matter said. A summer sale makes it more likely Treasury could sell all of its stake in GM by year's end, AVOIDING A POTENTIALLY CONTROVERSIAL SALE IN THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR…

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703916004576271382418887092.html?mod=e2tw#

See, raising a billion dollars for his campaign is nothing when he can get the taxpayers to pitch in 11 billion to remove just one embarrassment of his.



Obama and Medicare

Piously posturing as the savior of Medicare, President Obama lashed out at the House Republicans for embracing the budget proposed by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). But a comparison of the president’s own plans for Medicare with those in the Ryan budget shows that THE DEMOCRATIC CUTS ARE FAR MORE IMMEDIATE AND DRASTIC THAN ANYTHING IN THE GOP PROPOSAL.

WHILE THE REPUBLICAN MEDICARE CHANGES ONLY TAKE EFFECT IN 2021, OBAMA’S CUTS WILL BEGIN HURTING SENIORS RIGHT AWAY. The president’s healthcare legislation imposed a hard spending cap on Medicare 
— the first time it has ever had one — which he has just proposed lowering by another one-half of 1 percent of GDP (a further cut of about $70 billion a year).

Obama’s cuts, which will take effect immediately, are to be administered by his newly created Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) of 15 members appointed by the president. ITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CUTS IN MEDICARE SERVICES OR FOR REDUCTIONS IN REIMBURSEMENT WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL BUT WILL TAKE EFFECT BY ADMINISTRATIVE FIAT. RIGHT NOW.

http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/dick-morris/156879-obamas-medicare-hypocrisy

Sarah Palin was right. Remember this when the left talks about how the Republicans are destroying Medicare.



Why Obama is so far behind the times

Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post and others have noted that President Obama seems a few beats behind things; unable to anticipate things as they develop, and awkward when forced to catch up. WHEN HE RESPONDS, HIS ANSWERS SEEM LACKING.

Good politicians are in tune with their times, great ones foresee them, but OBAMA SEEMS OUT OF STEP WITH HIS TIMES, AND BEHIND THEM.

He is in the right job (he thinks), at the wrong moment, handed a crisis he never expected, and is doing his best to ignore. HE WAS TOLD, AND BELIEVED, HE WAS THE NEW FDR AT THE START OF A NEW AGE OF EXPANSION, AND IT WOULD BE HIS JOB TO REDEEM THE OLD LIBERAL VISION.

How could he know that a few months into his term the welfare state would implode both at home and in Europe, and that, INSTEAD OF RESTORING THE LIBERAL CREED TO DEPRESSION-AGE GLORY, HE WOULD PRESIDE OVER ITS FINAL DEMISE?

Two years ago, Time had him on its cover as FDR redux, and Newsweek was saying that we were all socialists now. Soon after that, the real socialists threw in the towel in Europe, admitting their system had not been successful, urging retrenchment and large cuts in government spending.

OBAMA'S RESPONSE WAS TO SPEND STILL MORE MONEY, TOUT SPEED RAIL AND WINDMILLS, AND TREAT WARNINGS AT HOME AND ABROAD OF A DEBT-FUELED DISASTER AS PART OF A PLOY BY THE RIGHT IN ITS DRIVE TO STARVE CHILDREN

http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/04/why-obama-so-far-behind-times#ixzz1K3jesIe9

This is a sad commentary on Obama and the state of the Left in this country. They actually feel if you aren’t with them, you are un American.



Obama in and on Texas

Apparently Obama did not appreciate the tone of this reporter from Texas, who asked Obama some pointed questions and at one point corrected him on how badly he lost the Lone Star state in 2008. OBAMA TESTILY CONCLUDES "LET ME FINISH MY ANSWERS" AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW:

In case Obama needs a better refresher, the National Republican Senatorial Committee gleefully sent out the following email:

Good morning – as you continue to hear national DEMOCRAT CAMPAIGN STRATEGISTS PONTIFICATE ON HOW THEY INTEND TO TARGET TEXAS IN NEXT YEAR’S ELECTION, I wanted to point out that in an interview last night, WFAA-TV reporter Brad Watson had to remind even President Obama that HE ACTUALLY LOST TEXAS BY 11 POINTS IN 2008 – AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS POPULARITY -- AND NOT BY “A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS” AS THE PRESIDENT INITIALLY CLAIMED.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/case-obama-has-forgotten-he-lost-texas-117-points_557578.html

Obama, the Democrats and the left in general are more and more out of touch with reality.



Obama: The Bully-in-Chief

…To grasp the magnitude of this spectacle, it is important to understand the context. At the start of the year, the President spoke directly to Republican House leaders at their annual retreat. There, he took on a tone reminiscent of his hope-n-change, post-partisan healer routine from the 2008 campaign trail, urging, "I DON'T THINK [THE AMERICAN PEOPLE] WANT MORE PARTISANSHIP... THEY DIDN'T SEND US TO WASHINGTON TO FIGHT EACH OTHER IN SOME SORT OF POLITICAL STEEL CAGE MATCH TO SEE WHO COMES OUT ALIVE... THEY SENT US TO WASHINGTON TO WORK TOGETHER, TO GET THINGS DONE."

In such an environment of cooperation and collaboration, PRESIDENT OBAMA INVITED CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN -- the architect of the recent Republican budget plan -- TO SIT IN THE FRONT ROW, JUST INCHES FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL LECTERN AT HIS RECENT BUDGET ADDRESS. It would be fair to assume that Ryan believed this to be a sign of goodwill. Though the President was sure to disagree with portions of his plan, Ryan probably felt he was in for a bipartisan pat on the back and an expression of appreciation for tackling this monumental challenge. Why else would the President save him such a seat of prominence?

How about so the Playground Bully-in-Chief could ambush Ryan and make an example of him in front of the country? FOR THE BETTER PART OF AN HOUR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES LAMBASTED RYAN'S EFFORTS PUBLICLY AS LITTLE SHORT OF ABANDONING AUTISTIC KIDS TO THE SEWERS AND LOCKING GRANNY IN THE ATTIC.

Given this undignified blindside, Rep. Ryan would have been well within his rights to walk out of the hall in disgust. But apparently, decorum and respect are words that find meaning in the Ryan vocabulary -- more than can be said for our Chief Executive. After all, THIS RECENT MANIFESTATION OF HIS BRAZEN CHILDISHNESS IS BUT ONE THREAD IN A MUCH LARGER TAPESTRY OF IMMATURITY THAT HAS EMERGED

http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/04/the_presidents_maturity_proble.html

Like a bully, Obama likes to pick times his opponents can’t fight back. Ryan above and SCOTUS at last fiscal year’s SOTU.



Obama lies again

President Barack Obama claimed that coal could create "the kinds of air pollution" THAT IS "CREATING ASTHMA FOR KIDS," in speaking at a town hall event in Annandale, Va., on Tuesday. However, the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH SAYS THAT “THE EXACT CAUSE OF ASTHMA ISN’T KNOWN” AND THAT “ASTHMA IS DIFFERENT FOR EACH PERSON.”

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-claims-air-pollution-coal-creating

I’m sure NBC/CBS/ and ABC will lead with the story that Obama was lying in his Annandale speech.



Even Arianna doesn’t trust BHO

….Perhaps it's because we feel like we've seen this movie before. CALL IT "ATTACK OF THE IMPASSIONED YET EMPTY RHETORIC." But this version was even more unsettling than the earlier versions, in which the president delivered great speeches then failed to back up his words with the promised action. IN THIS SEQUEL, HIS WORDS TURNED TO BROKEN PROMISES AS SOON AS THEY PASSED HIS LIPS.

IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE SPEECH WAS PREMISED ON THE HOPE THAT MOST OF HIS AUDIENCE HADN'T BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS. "They want to give people like me a $200,000 tax cut that's paid for by asking 33 seniors each to pay $6,000 more in health costs? That's not right. And it's not going to happen as long as I'm president," he said, drawing rhetorical lines in the sand. The problem is, he had already welcomed Republicans across these lines and enjoyed a few celebratory toasts with them on the other side.

We got used to the president making strong promises and then caving -- from closing Guantanamo to not extending the Bush tax cuts for millionaires. Now he's making strong promises he's already broken. HE'S LIKE A POLITICAL VERSION OF THE GUY PEARCE CHARACTER IN MEMENTO -- HE'S FIGURED OUT A WAY TO BREAK PROMISES OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF LINEAR TIME….

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/obama-economy-speech_b_851311.html


2012 is looking good if you are a Republican, not so much if you are a Democrat.



Obama: Sense and Nonsense

President Obama said sensible things in his speech about deficits. "Most Americans tend to dislike government spending in the abstract, but they like the stuff it buys," he noted. True. "NOBODY WANTS TO PAY HIGHER TAXES." TRUE. "AROUND TWO-THIRDS OF OUR BUDGET IS SPENT ON MEDICARE, MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY." ALSO TRUE. Therefore, cuts to discretionary programs alone "won't solve the problem." True again.

Alas, THAT WAS ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S TRUTHFULNESS. The rest of his speech WAS WASTED SETTING UP STRAW MEN AND KNOCKING THEM DOWN with bombastic nonsense about who wants Americans to be prosperous and happy (him) and who wants them to die cold and hungry (anyone who disagrees with him). As for specifics, he offered none.

THE ONLY WAY TO SHOW CARE FOR OTHERS, OBAMA SUGGESTED, WAS BY SPENDING ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. Blame for high deficits, he insisted, falls exclusively on inadequate taxation. Nowhere did he mention that FEDERAL SPENDING HAS SKYROCKETED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, FROM $2.9 TRILLION IN 2008 TO $3.8 TRILLION TODAY.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/editorials/2011/apr/17/TDOPIN01-sense-nonsense-ar-975980/


Obama support falls with just about everyone

….According to this McClatchy-Marist Poll, 61% OF REGISTERED VOTERS NATIONALLY DISAPPROVE OF HOW THE PRESIDENT IS HANDLING THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT. 34% approve, and only 5% are unsure.
Republicans are the most dissatisfied with how Mr. Obama is tackling the deficit. Most GOP voters — 91% — disapprove of his approach while just 5% approve. AMONG INDEPENDENT VOTERS, MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS — 68% — ARE UNHAPPY WITH HOW THE PRESIDENT IS ADDRESSING THE ISSUE COMPARED WITH 28% WHO APPROVE. And, while 64% of the president’s own party approve of how Mr. Obama is dealing with the deficit, a significant 30% of Democrats would prefer he take on the issue in a different way.

President Obama laid out his plan to deal with the budget deficit last Wednesday. And, while there was a slight bounce in those who approve of how the president is handling the federal deficit after his speech, voters remain pessimistic. Prior to the president’s address at George Washington University, 31% approved of how he is dealing with the deficit compared with 38% who report the same after he outlined his plan.

When it comes to Mr. Obama’s overall job performance, voters remain tepid. Currently, 44% OF REGISTERED VOTERS APPROVE OF HOW THE PRESIDENT IS DOING IN OFFICE COMPARED WITH 49% WHO DISAPPROVE. Six percent are unsure.

http://maristpoll.marist.edu/419-high-dissatisfaction-with-washington/

What should concern the left is that these polls are among registered vs likely voters. Democrats traditionally do much better with all registered voters than they do in actual elections with actual voters.



Obama Has No Budget Plan

He has a campaign agenda.

Even by the very low standards of Washington politics, President Obama’s budget speech last week was a model of disingenuousness. In fact, to treat the president’s speech as a budget proposal is probably unfair. It wasn’t really a budget plan; it was a campaign speech — long on vitriol, platitudes, and promises, but short on detail. Even so, it’s worth pointing out some of the bigger inaccuracies….

Here’s a summary of Obama inaccuracies:

OBAMA JUST WANTS TO TAX “MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES.” His definition of a millionaire includes people making under a million dollars down as far as $200,000 per year.


OBAMACARE SAVES MONEY. Obamacare ginned the numbers and then spent the savings twice. He also doesn’t address the long term Medicare deficit of $45 trillion.

OBAMA WOULD CUT DOMESTIC SPENDING. This is probably the most dishonest part of the speech. Obama says he will cut $750 billion over 12 years. INCLUDED IN THESE SAVINGS ARE SAVINGS ON DEBT SERVICE AND “REDUCED SPENDING THROUGH THE TAX CODE.” IN OTHER WORDS, HE COUNTS TAX HIKES AS SPENDING CUTS (ie. Cutting out the homeowners tax deduction would raise revenue, but Obama counts that as a spending cut.

OBAMA’S PLAN BALANCES THE BUDGET. Actually none of the plans we are talking about balances the budget, but Ryan’s plan is 89% better toward that goal that Obama’s.

 

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/265067/obama-has-no-budget-plan-michael-tanner


You would have to be a fool to believe this president.