Allow me to take a card from President Barack Obama’s playbook and recant a former message. No, not that former President George W. Bush is the source of all things going wrong, including the Chicago Bears and Cubs being awful sports teams, European antagonism and the swine flu. The message I wish to repeat is Obama’s presidency so far has been a failed one.
First let us consider that apparently this H1N1 situation is a national emergency. Yet the administration has failed to present any evidence to back this announcement. Their buddies in the media can do nothing but repeat the mantra of terror being spread through the swine flu, but where is the information that gives such statements credibility?
The numbers actually state many more people die from the seasonal flu each year than have the swine flu this year, as reported by many news outlets including CNN. And we’re in a supposed state of emergency? The only thing emerging is our president’s irresponsibility and irrationality.
Speaking of which, when will our dear president make a decision about troops in Afghanistan? A host of voices, including Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Four-star General Stanley McChrystal agree the president should decide soon. McChrystal, the commander of the troops in Afghanistan — the supposed arena in which Obama wishes to attain victory the most — insists 40,000 more soldiers be added to the fight for that victory to be possible.
Yet while stating he wishes not to waffle and waste time, Obama is postponing this decision and waffling and wasting time while American soldiers needed for the fight are withheld and those in it are experiencing a decline in morale.
Meanwhile, what is holding our Washington leader’s attention? It’s not global warming because he has denied going to a summit on that issue in order to push two things: public-option health care and his irresponsible war with Fox News.
To cut a foolish argument short, this public-option health care business is simply illogical. What are the biggest two proponents for it? To create competition and counter those evil insurance companies and to provide for the portion of society that cannot provide for itself.
To answer the first, there are about 1,600 private insurance companies that allow for competition in the free market in this nation. It is ironic the same numerically challenged, IRS-evading group that pushed foolishly for the stimulus package is denying 1,600 separate companies is enough for one country.
To the idea these companies are comprised of evil, capitalizing elitists my response is, in a sense, “Yes.” Their main goal is to make money, but I think responsible citizens will find it far less likely to feel antipathy to them.
And as to this war he has enacted against Fox that has manifested itself with the pseudo-intellect of Robert Gibbs calling them out, how foolish can he be? Is this the hope and change you voted for the United States? Is this the post-modern, post-racial, post-partisan president the majority voted for? Or is this the far left, divisive and antagonistic president many on Fox actually called him out to be.
More it seems would agree with the latter as his popularity has taken as sharp a drop as a president’s ever has, going from 79 percent in January to 52 percent currently according to the Gallup poll.
Ten months into this administration, what are we left with if not increased political, social and economic tensions? I beg anyone to answer how these things fulfill the promises of hope, change and utopia that seemed certain only one year ago. If the futility is so absolute and definite so soon, will anything change for the better? Or is this how we can expect the proceeding years to happen?
I would assert there will be no improvement and we must ride out this unfortunate storm. Hopefully without too much digression.
Patience is a virtue that most Republicans don't seem to have.
you mr. jonathan must do at least a little research before making a statement. Texas, like most of the other states is feeling the recession despite what their great "governor" says. This recession has affected not only the American economy, but the global economy as well. Texas’ economic losses are moderate compared to other states in the U.S. but it has been affected nonetheless and most major metropolitan areas in Texas will most likely experience/have already experienced a recession. As for your situation in Maryland, I only have two words for you GET OUT. Maryland - "If you can dream it, we can tax it!" As for Obama being scared in office to do anything...? I don't know what "scary" things Obama has done because Bush and all his other cronies did even "scarier" things if by "scary" you mean "nothing at all". Just a little something to think about. If Texas is such a great state for you and your situation in Maryland is so bad, then perhaps you should have stayed in Texas. This is possibly more an indication of your bad decision making than blaming it on Obama. Your last sentence is very typical random statement...9/11 never forget? While I do agree with you that we must never forget that date and the lives lost, I just don't see how that has anything to do with the other ignorant comments you made. It's just another typical statement with no point. It's no wonder we are in a recession in the first place with people who just want someone to blame like Mr. Jonathan.
Catherine - a little girl in our neighborhood
told me that she wanted to be President one day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there with us - and I asked Catherine - "If you were President, what would be the first thing you would do?"
Catherine replied - "I would give houses to all the homeless people.""Wow, what a worthy goal you have there Catherine." I told her (while both
parents beamed), "but, you don't have to wait until you're President to do that. You can come over to my house and clean up all the dog poop in the back yard and I will pay you $5 dollars. Then we can go
over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you
can give him the $5 dollars to use for a new house."
Catherine (who was about 4) thought that over for a second, and then replied,
"Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and clean up the dog poop himself, and you can pay him the $5 dollars.""Catherine my dear, welcome to the republican party!"