The unraveling of the Obama Administration
This past election made history not only by electing America's first black
President, America unwittingly elected the most radical extremist to ever
hold the presidency. Those who voted for change and hope believed in a man
who promised great things and packaged himself as a leader who can translate
his eloquent speeches into action.
He promised to restore the American dream,
"I am running for president, because the dreams of the
American People can not be endangered anymore." Upon his election as
President, he declared, "change has come to America". It was not the change
Americans were seeking.
Economic Policy
In September 2008, the financial markets
began a rapid decline and major corporations were teetering on
bankruptcy fueled by the collapse of the housing market. The DOW dropped to a ten year low to
below 7000. The Bush administration set off the alarm and asked for
swift action on a bank bailout bill called TARP, the Troubled Asset
Relief Program. This legislation at the
time was one of the largest spending bills in American history at
$700 Billion dollars. The cited reason for the bill was to unfreeze
the credit markets. The legislation was intended to inject liquidity
into the markets by allowing other banks to purchase smaller banks
and to purchase "toxic mortgages". More then $350 Billion was spent
by the close of 2008 with another $350 billion available to the
incoming Obama administration. The logic behind the bailout was that
certain financial institutions were "too big to fail". Instead of following a well thought out plan,
the government just spent the money. While some banks have
successfully repaid their TARP loans earning taxpayers a profit, the
ultimate result will be huge losses. Both General Motors and
Chrysler who were recipients of taxpayer funds filed for bankruptcy.
Taxpayers stand to lose $400 billion in propping up Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac according to a report from the Bloomberg Press.
In January, the new Obama administration met with his economic
team and decided that a stimulus was needed to jump start the economy. The
President declared, "The most important message is that the situation is getting
worse. We've got to act boldly and we've got to act swiftly." He went on to say,
"We're already looking at a trillion-dollar budget deficit or close to a
trillion-dollar budget deficit, and that potentially we've got trillion-dollar
deficits for years to come, even with the economic recovery that we are working
on at this point,". He made it clear that he would not accept "earmarks" or
"pork", the practice of allocating taxpayer funds for pet projects of
congressional members; "The package will set a "new higher standard of
accountability, transparency and oversight. We are going to ban all earmarks,
the process by which individual members insert projects without review," Obama
said. "We're not having earmarks in the recovery package. Period."
The $787 Billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or
stimulus II passed
by congress and signed into law by President Obama has had a minimal effect on
the economy considering our current 10% rate of unemployment. The Obama economic
plan is to spend our way out of a recession. In the long run, it will be detrimental. An analysis by the
non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicated that while the stimulus will have
some benefits in the first year or two, it will cause serious consequences to
the economy in the long run in terms of debt, liquidity and will have the effect
of nationalizing the economy. The CBO estimated that the total cost of the bill
over 10 years to be 3.27 trillion; $2.527 trillion in spending and $744 billion
in debt service. The choking off of capital will prevent the
expansion of the private sector which produces more then 75% of the jobs. With
the massive growth in government programs, the entanglement of public and
private funds, America will begin a death spiral toward socialism similar to
Europe. It can be best described as eating a lot of sugar which is a
carbohydrate. It will give you a lot to energy in the short term but will in the
long run lead to health problems.
The idea of a stimulus is to give a quick
injection of spending into the economy. Several mechanisms have worked; tax
cuts, new spending on infrastructure projects, defense spending, etc. During the
last administration, two stimulus bills were enacted which delivered actual cash
rebates to the middle class. Both stimulated the economy. A combination of the
two would be appropriate, however the focus of the stimulus legislation was clear;
new government spending on pork programs unrelated to stimulating the economy.
Its more consistent with consumption spending. The only product will be more
debt and larger entitlement programs. The one area in particular is welfare
spending which is scheduled to grow by 200%. The legislation actually eliminated
the caps on welfare thus repealing the key elements of welfare reform passed
during the Clinton administration.
After signing the stimulus bill, congress began work on
the remaining appropriation bills for fiscal year 2009.
Normally the outgoing President's budget would apply,
however the majority party sensing a victory in the 2008
Presidential race passed several continuing resolutions
to fund the government until the outcome of the
election. The $410 billion dollar omnibus spending bill
contained 8,570 earmarks at a cost of $7.7 billion
according to Taxpayers for Common Sense. They estimated
that 60% of the earmarks were from Democrats and 40%
were from Republicans. The President declined to
issue a veto and signed the bill. During the same
month, the President announced a $275 billion dollar
bailout for homeowners who are unable to pay their
mortgages. The plan calls for $200 billion dollars to refinance
loans through Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac and $75
billion to encourage lenders to modify loans.
For his first budget, the President
proposed a record shattering 3.6 trillion dollar budget
with record spending increases. Even with one Trillion
in new taxes to pay for higher spending, his budget
quadruples the federal deficit to 1.8 Trillion dollars.
The budget calls for 10% spending increases and again
contains 3.9 billion for 5000 earmarks. With this
budget, the President has set an American record in
terms of spending. He has spent the most in his first
term then any other American President and has actually
increased spending by a whopping 100% compared to the
first year of the Bush administration (G.W.). For fiscal year
2009, the federal government spent 3.52 trillion. Even
with the distinction of having the highest spending record
in history, the President has called for additional spending
upwards of $150 billion to further stimulate the
economy. The President acknowledged that part of his
economic plan was to
"spend our way out of this recession". He then went on to
say, "We have a structural
deficit,"
"So here's what we're going to have
to do. I've been very clear -- and this will be
reflected in my budget and my State of the Union address
next year -- that trying to either raise taxes or cut
spending next year would be the wrong thing to do for an
economy that's still coming out of a recession and is
still very fragile."
Without spending cuts, the federal debt will continue to
climb. The current federal debt is 12.3 trillion dollars
and is expected to increase by 2 trillion dollars by the
end of fiscal year 2010.
Health Care
Most Americans would agree that our healthcare system needs
reform, however the Obama plan would fundamentally change the very way
health care is delivered. After passage of the Senate's version of the bill
on Christmas Eve, the bill now goes to a House-Senate Committee which will
reconcile both versions of the bill and forward a final bill to the
President for his signature. Even though voters have made it clear through
the TEA Parties, town hall meetings and by polling, the
administration and congress are moving full steam ahead to pass the measure.
The House version contains a public health care option, the Senate version
would provide taxpayer funds for abortions and neither bill outright bans
illegal aliens from obtaining medical coverage.
Both bills would cut Medicare by $500 billion dollars, would add
$400 billion in new taxes, and require all Americans to purchase healthcare or
face fines and or possible jail time. The cost to extend health care is
estimated to be $871 billion dollars, however the bill is front loaded so many
of the costs will accumulate after 10 years making an accurate estimate
difficult. According to an analysis by the Heritage Foundation, Seniors would
pay an additional 17% in taxes and small business owners would pay a staggering
54%. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that health care premiums would
rise by 10-13% under the bill.
Unknown to most Americans is that the mechanism to review and
approve medical procedures called for in the healthcare bill has already been
enacted.
The panel, the Federal Coordinating
Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research was created and funded with more then
1.1 billion dollars under the stimulus bill,
the Recovery and Reinvestment Act. One of the panel members is Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel who
believes that the allocation of healthcare should be based on age, "Unlike
allocation by sex or race, allocation by age is not invidious discrimination;
every person lives through different life stages rather than being a single age.
Even if 25-year-olds receive priority over 65-year-olds, everyone who is 65
years now was previously 25 years." If healthcare is extended to 30 million more
people, Medicare is cut by $500 billion, stringent cost containment provisions
are enacted and one's age is taken into consideration, not only will healthcare
be rationed, the ultimate outcome will be a death sentence if you get sick and are 65
years old or older. This appears to meet the definition of a death panel.
National Security
Since assuming the office of President, Mr. Obama has quickly moved
to change our approach to terrorism. He issued an executive order
halting military tribunals, ordered the closure of the prison on
Guantanamo Bay, and banned extreme interrogation techniques such as
water boarding which he characterized as torture. Even though the
911 Commission produced a comprehensive report detailing how our
government failed to protect its citizens, this administration has
disregarded it's findings by once again treating terrorism as a law
enforcement issue. Going to the extreme, this administration
actually requires enemies caught on the battlefield to receive
"Miranda warnings" by FBI agents.
The President has laid the groundwork for a return to the pre-911 approach to
terrorism by embracing political
correctness which denies that there is a systematic and well funded
network of Islamic Fascists that are hell bent on killing Americans,
giving unlawful enemy combatants the same
constitutional rights as citizens by trying them in American courts,
and preventing intelligence sharing between agencies.
Those who perpetrate terrorism meet the definition of war criminals
who commit crimes against humanity and thus deserve to be tried by
military tribunals.
Even though Congress has prohibited the
transfer of Gitmo detainees to the United States, an administration
official leaked details of the Obama administration's plan to
acquire a state prison in Illinois and move at least 100 Gitmo
detainees to the prison. The plan calls for their cases to be
resolved by Military Tribunals, however consistent with several
controlling Supreme Court decisions, it remains questionable whether
military tribunals remain a viable option when the detainees are
tried on US soil. It is likely that they will be afforded
constitutional protections unlike what they are entitled to as
unlawful enemy combatants tried on foreign soil. So why open up
a legal Pandora's box? Unfortunately, the President is unable or
unwilling to acknowledge the difference between domestic criminals
and the rules of war. This is evident in his ill advised attempt to
try the five detainees who master minded the 911 attacks in US Courts even
though all have agreed to plead guilty before military tribunals and
accept the death penalty. Considering their legal status, the
circumstances upon which they were captured; on the battle field and
the President's declaration that they were tortured along with his
prejudicial remarks as to their guilt, what will he do if they are
found "not guilty"? Hopefully Congress will intervene.
During the Bush Administration, there
were no successful terror attacks post 911, however there have been
several under the Obama
administration. In
Arkansas this past May, a Muslim convert targeted a military
recruiting center shooting two soldiers killing one and wounding the
other. In Fort Hood, an American born Muslim, U.S. Army Major Nidal
Malik Hasan murdered 13 and wounded 32. On Christmas day,
Nigerian Muslim Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab smuggled a bomb aboard a
Northwest passenger flight headed to Detroit from Amsterdam.
Fortunately, the bomb failed to detonate. Major Hasan attended Dar
Al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Virginia at the same time as two of
the 911 hijackers. The Mosque's Imam, Anwar al Awlaki
fled to Yemen and trained Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He also praised
the Fort Hood attack. The lessons of 911
should not be ignored. Hopefully this latest incident will persuade
the administration that the only approach to terror is to
declare war on those who want to kill us.
Energy Policy
The debate over global warming has been raging for more
then a decade. The premise consists of the belief that the world's temperature
is warming and is tied to human activity, notably the burning of fossil fuels.
The President supports Cap and Trade which is a plan to cap the level of carbon
emissions. The scheme calls for the issuance of permits to business and industry
to emit carbon. Companies are allowed a specified number of credits. If they
exceed their allotted amount, they can enter a market system to purchase
additional credits from businesses that stay below their cap. Government can
then also penalize business for exceeding their allowance with fines. In 1997,
the Kyoto Accord established a international cap and trade system, however the
Senate rejected the treaty as the cost of energy would skyrocket and would
irreparably harm the U.S. economy. Furthermore, China and India were allowed to
circumvent emission caps. Russia also rejected the treaty on similar grounds.
Recently e-mails were uncovered that called into question
the integrity of global warming research and the possibility that much of the
research was doctored. Even so, the Obama Administration has threatened to use
the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory powers to regulate carbon
emissions if Congress fails to approve a cap and trade regime. One has to
wonder if Congress has given up it's role as a check and balance on the
executive branch. In a move not helpful to the struggling American auto
industry, the President has allowed states like California to set their own vehicle
emission standards.
This past June, the House
passed Cap and Trade legislation by one vote. The bill calls for
limits on carbon emissions from power plants, factories, oil refineries and
other sources. The bill requires the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by
17% in 2020 and 83% in 2050. Both supporters and opponents of the bill
acknowledge that energy costs will increase. "Under my plan of a cap and trade system
electricity rates
would necessarily skyrocket. Businesses would have to
retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that
cost onto consumers." Barack Obama (January 17, 2008).
Even though the President left Copenhagen without an agreement, he has pledge to
provide $100 billion to under-developed nations in the fight against "global
warming".
During the presidential campaign, Mr. Obama rejected
increased oil exploration but then changed his position. Once elected President,
he has issued executive orders that once again prohibit increase drilling. When
he expressed concern for rising gasoline prices, he was not alarmed at the
amount of the increase only the fact that prices rose so quickly.
Marriage and Gender
In Obama’s convention speech, he addressed four specific
social issues; homosexual marriage, gun control, illegal immigration and
abortion. After reviewing his campaign & governmental website, public statements
and actions as President, it is quite apparent that he is on the political
fringe. Most telling during the presidential campaign was his support of school
curriculum exposing six years olds to homosexuality by reading the book, "King
and King", a story about a male Prince who runs away with the male King.
The President while claiming to oppose homosexual marriage, is
spearheading the effort to help legalize it. He has promised to
repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which prohibits
the federal government from granting legal recognition to homosexual
marriages and allows states to refuse to recognize these marriages.
In 2004 he referred to it as an "abhorrent law". When the California
Supreme Court legalized homosexual marriage against the wishes of
the voters, he declared, "I want to congratulate all of you who have
shown your love for each other by getting married these last few
weeks," Yet he made it clear that he opposes any effort
to limit gay marriage, "And that is why I oppose the divisive and
discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution, and
similar efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution or those of other
states," He utilized his power to issue executive orders to
allow homosexual couples to use the other's last name on their
passports (contrary to DOMA), has recently signed a bill granting
healthcare benefits to homosexual couples who are federal employees
and for the first time in American history has directed the U.S. Census Bureau
to count homosexual married couples. Recently Washington D.C
voted to legalize gay marriage, however Congress has 30
days to review the decision and has the power to over turn it. It is unlikely that the President will intervene.
The President has promised to repeal the military's "Don't Ask,
Don't Tell" policy which allows homosexuals to serve in the military as long as
they keep their conduct private. Mr. Obama believes that open homosexuality in
the ranks would not harm unit cohesiveness or morale. Using this argument,
co-ed dorms in the military should be allowed. He has also called
for passage of ENDA, the Employment Non Discrimination Act which would include
all orientations on the gender continuum. He has issued an executive order
banning "discrimination" based on gender identity or gender expression
by
federal agencies. One outcome of the order will be to establish a legal basis
for men who feel like women to
use the women's bathroom even if they are dressed as a biological male.
One action in particular validates his extremism well outside
the mainstream of American politics, his appointment of Kevin Jennings as
"School Safety" Czar. Mr. Jennings is the
Founder and Executive Director of GLESEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight
Education Network) which seeks to promote homosexuality in public schools. Mr.
Jennings was caught on audio tape discussing his effort to encourage a 15 year
old boy to continue a sexual relationship with an "older man" he met in a
"bus station bathroom". The audio tape is from Mr. Jennings appearance
before the Iowa Chapter of GLESEN in 2000. Mr. Jennings who was a teacher
at the time not only encouraged the sexual relationship to continue,
failed to report it to authorities. His organization, GLESEN
sponsored an AIDS prevention workshop where state employees discussed graphic
homosexual sexual practices with children as young as twelve and thirteen year olds. The
group also encourages the use of books that reference explicit sex acts with
children as young as preschoolers.
Mr. Jennings claimed that he was "inspired" by Henry Hay; “one of
the people that always inspired me is Harry Hay.” Mr. Hay who was a
member of the communist party strongly advocated pedophilia and
promoted the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA).
During a 1983 New York University forum sponsored by a gay campus
organization, Mr. Hay stated the following; "I also would like to
say at this point that it seems to me that in the gay community
the people who should be running interference for NAMBLA are the
parents and friends of gays. Because if the parents and friends
of gays are truly friends of gays, they would know from their gay
kids that the relationship with an older man is precisely what
thirteen-, fourteen-, and fifteen-year-old kids need more than
anything else in the world. And they would be welcoming this,
and welcoming the opportunity for young gay kids to have the kind
of experience that they would need." Apparently this doesn't
concern Mr. Obama as Jennings was not fired.
Mr. Obama has resorted to the appointment of "Czars" as many of his
appointments are outside the mainstream and would be rejected during
Senate confirmation hearings. Senator Robert Byrd (D-W. Virginia)
was so alarmed, he sent the President a letter stating, "The rapid
and easy accumulation of power by White House staff can threaten the
constitutional system of checks and balances." Norman J. Ornstein,
resident scholar for the American Enterprise Institute for Public
Policy Research noted, "Anybody who has real policy making power
that goes beyond giving advice to the president ought to have Senate
confirmation,"
One of his Czars was actually forced
to resign. Van Jones a self described communist was given the title,
"Special Advisor on Green Jobs". Mr. Jones explained his
transformation, "I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th [1992], and
then the verdicts came down on April 29th. By August,
I was a communist. (...)
"I met all these young radical people of color – I mean
really radical: communists
and anarchists. And it was, like, 'This
is what I need to be a part of.' I spent the next ten years of my
life working with a lot of those people I met in jail, trying to be
a revolutionary." Mr. Jones also co-founded STORM (Standing
Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement) which espoused
Marxist ideology. Once it was
disclosed that his name appeared on a petition for
911Truth.org which claimed that 911 was a conspiracy by the U.S.
government, he resigned.
Energy Czar Carol Browner was a former member of Socialist
International and was implicated in the destruction of federal
records while serving in the Clinton Administration. She has been an
aggressive advocate for the Cap and Tax bill which will vastly
increase the cost of Energy. Science Czar John Holdren expressed
support for forced abortions. In the book, "Ecoscience: Population,
Resources, and Environment which he co-authored, the following
statement is found, “population-control laws, even including laws
requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing
Constitution.”
The radicalism does not stop with his appointment of Czars. The
President appointed Georgetown University Law Center professor Chai
Feldblum as a Commissioner for the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC). Ms. Feldblum who can be described as a lesbian
activist, has endorsed the concept of polygamy by signing a July 26,
2006 manifesto “Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: A New Strategic Vision for
All Our Families & Relationships.” The manifesto seeks a new vision
for America by “move[ing] beyond the narrow confines of marriage
politics” in terms of recognition of “diverse kinds” of
partnerships, households and families including “committed, loving
households in which there is more than one conjugal partner.” She
has expressed the opinion that traditional marriage should not be
privileged “above all others.” It is her view that acceptance of
sexuality trumps religious liberty.
Abortion
Even though abortion has been a fault line in the arena of public
policy, most politicians who are pro-choice support reasonable
restrictions consistent with Roe v. Wade. Mr. Obama is ideologically
on the extreme end of the spectrum. So extreme in fact that he
opposed a ban on partial birth abortion which Senator Daniel P.
Moynihan (D-NY) referred to as infanticide. During the
presidential race, he indicated that he wanted to reduce the number of abortions,
then after intense controversy acknowledged his opposition to the Born Alive
Infant Protection Act while in the Illinois State Senate. The bill was in
response to several instances of botched abortions resulting in live births.
Mr. Obama indicated that he opposed the initial bill as it defined the fetus as a
person and could have been interpreted to encompass all abortions regardless on
the viability of the fetus thus effecting Roe v. Wade. A second bill was drafted
that limited the scope of the legislation to that of a fetus born alive. During
the interim between both bills, a federal bill with the same language as the
second Illinois state bill was passed without opposition in the U.S. House and
Senate then signed by President Bush in 2002. In 2003, Mr. Obama voted against the
second Illinois bill. He has opposed the partial birth abortion ban by
essentially supporting an extremely broad health provision which would have
included psychological health. The Supreme Court upheld the ban with a more
restrictive health exception repudiating his argument.
If there was any doubt to
his radical support for infanticide, he has promised as one of his first
legislative actions as President to pass and sign the 2007 Freedom of Choice Act
(which he co-sponsored in the Senate) which would codify Roe v. Wade. The
legislation would over turn all state restrictions on abortions including such
measures as parental notification. As Senator, he has voted against
legislation that would prohibit the transportation of minors across
state lines for abortion and parental notification. Currently, the
bill has not passed either house.
Immigration
One of the most contentious issues in American politics is the issue
of illegal immigration. The majority of Americans support legal
immigration and control of our borders. They respect the rule of law
and our rich American history and culture created by immigrants. President Obama has been
a supporter of Amnesty and has limited enforcement efforts both
internally and on the borders of the United States. This
administration like the Bush Administration before it just doesn't
get it, Americans reject amnesty.
On December 15th, Representative Gutierrez
(D-Ill) introduced a bill that would grant amnesty
to 11-18 million illegal aliens and gut all
enforcement provisions. The legislation actually
nullifies all state legislation that is related to
enforcement. The bill also includes two other
amnesties, the Ag-JOBS bill that grants amnesty to
farm workers and the DREAM Act which grants amnesty
to illegal aliens who graduated from high school and
who want to attend college. Considering that there
are over 20 million Americans out of work, why would any reasonable
elected official seek to legalize millions who will compete with
American citizens and legal residents for jobs? As noted previously,
illegal aliens are not prohibited from receiving healthcare (beyond
emergency care) in the pending healthcare bill.
In response to the 911 Commission's report, Congress
passed the Real ID Act which requires states to verify
the identity of those who are granted driver licenses.
As the driver license is the primary identity document
in the United States and is one that is used to
establish and obtain other critical identity documents,
the process to obtain a license must be uniform and
rigorous. The failure to maintain such a system of
validation resulted in several 911 terrorists who were
also in the United States illegally obtaining driver
licenses and access to transportation infrastructure
which helped facilitate the success of the 911 attacks.
By December 31, all 50 states were to have been in
compliance with the Real ID Act, however Department
of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano gave
Washington, Hawaii, Utah and New Mexico an extension of
sixteen plus months. Considering that nine years and
four months have
passed since 911, how much more time is necessary? This
move is consistent with the President's position in favor of granting driver licenses to illegal aliens during his debate with Hillary Clinton while running for President. There
are now calls in congress to repeal the Real ID Act even though
forty six states and American territories are currently in compliance.
In one of his more egregious acts, the President moved the Census
Bureau from the control of the Commerce Department to the White
house politicizing the non-partisan work of the bureau. Its function
is to count all citizens and legal residents. With the Bureau under
the political control of the White House, illegal aliens will be
included in the count in an effort to retain the apportionment of congressional
seats in areas favorable to the majority party.
Second Amendment
Mr.
Obama completed a political
questionnaire when he ran for the Illinois State Senate noting his opposition to the
ownership of handguns. He was silent when asked about his position on the
historic DC gun case which held that Americans have a constitutional right to
own firearms notably a hand gun and that a total ban was unconstitutional. Only
after the case was decided did he indicate his support for the decision. He
dishonestly proffered the argument that he supports gun rights but opposes a
criminal obtaining an AK-47. In 2005, then Senator Barack Obama voted in favor
of legislation sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) that would
have banned nearly all rifle ammunition used for hunting and sport
shooting. As an Illinois State Senator in 2004, Mr. Obama
voted against legislation that protects citizens who
use firearms in self-defense in their home or business
in spite of local gun bans from prosecution. Here
again, the Obama position is counter to that of most
Americans.
Faith
During his inauguration, the President went out of his way to
downplay the Christian influence on our culture. When delivering a
speech at a Catholic University, he insisted that the Christian
symbols be covered. He actually declared that America is one of the
largest Muslim nations in the world (based on the number of Muslims
residing in the U.S.) and went on to erroneously list Muslim
influences on our culture yet he told an audience in Turkey,
“We do not consider
ourselves a Christian Nation.” The President's support of the so
called "Hate Crimes" legislation showed in clear terms that he
supports the view of Chai Feldblum that acceptance not tolerance trumps
religious liberty. During congressional hearings, Attorney General
Eric Holder acknowledged that a homosexual would be protected under
the hate crimes law when a crime is motivated by hate but a pastor
would not be protected when the crime is committed by a homosexual
motivated by hatred of Christianity. Prior to the passage of this
legislation, America relied on one of the most comprehensive hate
crime statutes, the Civil Right Act of 1964.
While Barack Obama understands that words mean things, it is
apparent that there is a disconnect from his speeches to his
actions. The following quote under scores this view, "Secularists
are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the
door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglas,
Abraham Lincoln, Williams Jennings Bryant, Dorothy Day, Martin
Luther King - indeed, the majority of great reformers in American
history - were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used
religious language to argue for their cause. So to say that men and
women should not inject their "personal morality" into public policy
debates is a practical absurdity. Our law is by definition a
codification of morality, much of it grounded in the Judeo-Christian
tradition."
The voice of the People
After one year in office, the President's poll numbers have fallen
below 50%. With his radical philosophy in action, he has awakened
the People who make this country work. From the janitor to the
lawyer, Americans recognize that when Government takes control of
our lives, there is no liberty, no prosperity only tyranny. The
President has said, "[The] issues are never simple. One thing I’m
proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues."
No Mr. President, we understand that there are simple truths. Your
vision of America is contrary to the values of our founding;
"We must not let our
rulers load us with perpetual debt.....I
predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense
of taking care of them...
A government big enough to
give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything
you have."
Thomas Jefferson.
And from former presidents;
"The history of liberty is the history of the limitation of
governmental power, not the increase of it. When we resist . . .
concentration of power we are resisting the powers of death, because
concentration of power is what always precedes the destruction of
human liberties. " Woodrow Wilson.
"Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind
that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We
the people.' 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us.
'We the people' are the driver, the government is the car. And we decide where
it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's
constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their
privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which 'We the people' tell the
government what it is allowed to do. 'We the people' are free. This belief has
been the underlying basis for everything I've tried to do these past eight
years." President Ronald Reagan
The President would best be served by remembering his own words,
"I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention,
then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get
lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it
results in bad government and politics." Barack Obama (
MSNBC interview, Sep. 25, 2006). Mr.
President, the People are paying attention. They understand that its
not what you say or what's in your speeches, its how you actually
govern. The power lies in the ballot box. Silent no more!!
