Bret Baier vs Barack Obama

Well, how many of you watched the Bret Baier interview of President Obama? If you did, you got a good dose of politician. Obama does what politicians do best, he talked without saying anything. He should give up basketball and take up dodgeball. I bet he would be very good at it as he did one hell of a job dodging questions.

First, Bret asked him if he favors the democrats using the Slaughter rule to pass the healthcare bill. If you don't know what that is, it's passing the bill without even voting on it by using some obscure procedural rule for something it was never intended for and may even be unconstitutional to use in this situation. Never in the history of the country has a bill with the importance and magnitude of this healthcare bill ever been passed into law by using any other method than the normal voting and getting at least a 60 member majority.

Obama totally dodged the question and launched into a speech about the merits of the bill. He basically just started talking about whatever he wanted and totally ignored the question. When Bret pressed him on the issue, he basically said he's turning his head the other way. He said he's not concerning himself with HOW they pass the bill as long as they pass it, he's leaving that to congress. The ends justify the means when it comes to their agenda.

Bret asked him about the democrats using reconciliation to pass the bill. That's using a different procedural rule that was designed to let simple budget items and other relatively inconsequential legislation be passed by a simple majority of just over half the senate, 51 votes instead of the normal 60 votes. The reason for that rule is that for the more inconsequential bills, you know, the boring stuff, it's hard to get enough senators to take time from their busy 3 day workweek to actually show up to vote so they could even GET a 60 member majority, they figure maybe they could get enough participation to get 51. Bret pointed out that Obama himself has stated in the past that he is against using it.

His reply to using reconciliation and the fact that he has stated his disapproval of it in the past? Again, he dodged the question and didn't want to give a direct answer. He basically stated again that he isn't concerning himself with it. If that's what it takes to get it rammed through, then that's what it takes. In other words, it's ok if HIS side uses it, but he disapproves of it when the republicans try to use it. The ends justify the means.

Bret asked him if the special provisions in the bill are in or out. You know, those bribes that they used to buy votes from their own party members, referred to as the Louisiana Purchase and Nebraska's Cornhusker Kickback and others. He tried to dodge that one as well and wouldn't answer the question. When pressed on each specific, he simply wouldn't answer it and started with the double talk. I don't know if it's that he didn't know the answers or he just didn't want to admit what the answers actually were.

Basically, the whole interview was Bret asking pointed questions and Obama being the consummate politician and not answering them. It was frustrating and maddening for the viewer like me who actually wanted to hear him answer the questions. It was really a disgusting display and a waste of time. All Obama wanted to do was repeat the same talking points and promise it's the answer to all of our problems and we should just trust them.

He was also asked about the claim that they are going to pay for the bill by saving money and eliminating waste in Medicare. He tried his best to sidestep that as well but when pressed on the issue, he couldn't say that it will actually work.

That's because it's smoke and mirrors. If a program is losing a billion dollars and you clean it up and fix it so it's only losing 500 million, that doesn't mean you have 500 million new dollars to spend. It just means you are only going in the hole half as fast. It's not money that can be spent but they are saying they are going to pay for healthcare with it. That's just taking deficit spending from one program and making it deficit spending on another program. Even the CBO says that won't work. If a businessman or corporation tried to cook the books like our federal government routinely does, they would be prosecuted and thrown in jail.

One thing that I found very interesting about this interview was the fact that he did it with Bret Baier on Fox News Channel. This is the channel that they hate, the one they said isn't a real news network, the one that they went out of their way to try and trivialize. Why would they do that? Well, by their own admission, they don't like Fox News but they will use it if it suits them, if they think it will serve their purpose. It was Obama's last stand, his last chance to try and sway the people, a majority of the American people by all the polls, who are against this abomination of a bill and they figured he could tap into the largest audience by going on Fox.

I don't think it worked. He came off as desperate and looked pitiful trying to speechify and say the same old things that we've heard about it and that a majority of Americans consider to be lies.

"It's going to be budget neutral." Right... Does anybody outside of Washington actually believe that bull? Give us a break.

I would have had more respect for him if he would have just answered the questions and told the real truth: It's the first step toward a single payer system, total government run healthcare and we're going to ram it down America's throat whether the people want it or not. We're going to do it because we're smart and everybody else is too dumb to realize what's good for them. We are going to expand the federal government as much as we possibly can and taking over 1/6th of the U.S. economy is the best way to get as much power and control in one fell swoop. Before the stupid public knows what's happening, we, the federal government will have so much control over their lives, they won't even realize that they are moving toward socialism and communism.

They always said they would take over this country from within...

Are We Going the Way of Greece?

I read an article today about the situation in Greece and how their economy is in danger of failing. The Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, was here in America to deliver the message that if Greece defaults and goes bankrupt, it will affect the European economy and subsequently, our economy here in America. He wants us to bail them out. Right… and then who’s going to bail us out?

Well, as a matter of fact, I think Obama has already said we are going to bail them out, but that whole issue aside, what really caught my attention was one paragraph in the article:

The crisis began shortly after the election last fall of the new socialist government led by Papandreou. State officials revealed that Greece's budget deficit was at 14 percent of GDP--almost twice what the official Greek government statistics had reported. Two months later, Moody's downgraded Greece's debt to A2, raising the possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt.

Hmmmm…. Isn’t that interesting?

The crisis began shortly after the election last fall of the new socialist government…
Sort of like what’s happening here in our country. Except our socialists call themselves progressives.

Greece's budget deficit was at 14 percent of GDP--almost twice what the official Greek government statistics had reported.
Near as I can tell, we’re not too far behind Greece since our budget deficit is about 10 percent of our GDP. At least, that’s what the government is reporting… Oh, and by the way, it’s going to increase by a huge margin with passage of the healthcare bill and the new jobs/spending bill and whatever other spending the democrats/progressives can come up with.

Two months later, Moody's downgraded Greece's debt to A2, raising the possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt.
Gee, what another coincidence. I just read another article today that said Moody’s is warning that if our government keeps spending money like it is, they may have to downgrade our credit rating:

Moody’s Investor Service, the credit rating agency, will fire a warning shot at the US on Monday, saying that unless the country gets public finances into better shape than the Obama administration projects, there would be “downward pressure” on its triple A credit rating.

Does that information scare you?

It should…

What He Says and What He Does

Did anybody listen to Obama's state of the union address? Maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to remember him doing a lot of talking about jobs. He was saying something about jobs and the economy being his main concern and that was what he was going to concentrate on for 2010. Do you remember that? That's what he said.

So what is he actually doing? Well, it seems that he and his cronies in congress are still trying to ram a healthcare bill down our throat. He had the healthcare summit. You probably saw some of it on TV. You know, that was where all the liars and thieves, er, I mean politicians, gathered in one room and spent the day grandstanding for the TV cameras, each one trying to "one up" the next guy, all trying to make themselves look good. The only real reason for this meeting was for Obama and his crowd to try and make the Republicans look bad, that's it.

Now the Democrats are scheming on how they can muscle a health care bill through without having to have the normal 60 votes in the senate. They are planning on using a thing called reconciliation, which is only supposed to be used to pass budget bills. So basically, they are planning on circumventing the normal democratic process that our government is supposed to function with to force their agenda through without those opposed being able to do anything to stop it. You've heard of the "checks and balances" in our government? Well, the Democrats are throwing those right out the window. And Dingy Harry Reid has the gall to stand up there and swear they aren’t even thinking about doing that. Ya, we believe you Dingy…

Oh, did I happen to mention that this healthcare bill that Obama and the Democrats are so absolutely determined to pass no matter what, isn't even wanted by the majority of Americans? 52% of the American public (that would be a majority) oppose this bill. But guess what, Obama and his liberal left cabal don't give a damn what us regular, everyday folks want, they only care what they want and they're going to try and get their way, no matter what.

Nancy Pelosi made it clear when she told her party members that they should do what needs to be done, what she and Obama wants them to do, no matter if it results in them losing their jobs because the voters don't want it. Of course, the only reason she is saying that is because she is sure that her constituency out there on the left coast will put her right back into office, and they probably will. Personally, I don't how a group of people could collectively be crazy enough to put the likes of her in a position of power, but well... it's California...

Anyway, so Obama says he's going to concentrate on jobs. Has he done anything about creating jobs? I mean if that is supposed to be his main concern, why do he and congress seem to be spending all their time on a healthcare bill that we don't even want?

Have you noticed that he seems to say one thing and then do another?

You don't think he might be lying to us all, do you?

Idiots On Parade

You know, it never ceases to amaze me how ridiculous these people in Washington are. I saw today that the White House spokesman Robert Gibbs took the time while at the podium giving a press briefing, to mock Sarah Palin because she had some notes written on her hand when she gave a speech at the Tea Party convention the other day.

Are you kidding me Mr. Gibbs? What are you, like in the 8th grade? Is this how you occupy your time at the White House? With all the problems this country is facing, you spend your time thinking of ways to mock Sarah Palin. Well, if you haven’t heard it before, let me tell you, YOU ARE AN EXCEPTIONAL IDIOT! You are the real deal. No artificial ingredients, just 100% pure, unadulterated idiot. You are proof positive that nobody in the Obama administration has a clue! You guys couldn’t BUY a clue! You stand up there with your arrogance and elitist attitude and insult the American public every day. You mock and make fun of the everyday working stiff in this country and you think you’re funny. Keep it up, you moron. I sincerely hope you do, so you and the entire administration can get booted out of office in 2012.

Meanwhile back in congress, the idiot parade continues. Want to know what they were doing? Well, let me tell you. They were busy spending your tax dollars. Yes, they were doing what they do best, wasting money in a spectacular way. In this economy, these hard times in America, they were spending $50 million to buy some beach front property to turn into a park. Yes, that’s what I said, a park…

Well you say, but that’s something that’s good for America, right? America needs more parks. Ya right… $50 MILLION and guess what friends and neighbors. You’re going to have a hard time driving to this park to use it, because it’s on the island of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. Yup, you read that right, this property is in the Virgin Islands.

Not surprisingly, it was pretty much a vote along party lines, the DEMOCRATS spent $50 million to buy a former cotton plantation from a private owner and turn it into a protected area dubbed the Castle Nugent National Historic Park. What a good and prudent use of your tax dollars, huh? That ought to stimulate the economy, right?

I think I missed something. When did we start electing lunatics to congress? If this isn’t proof that these bozos are completely and utterly out of control, I don’t know what is. You think these guys are working for America, for us? You think they are running things in a responsible way? You think the Obama administration and the liberal left, tax and spend, progressive Democrats are the better way?

There is an election coming up next November. VOTE THESE KNUCKLEHEADS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP THE INSANITY!

Axelrod Knows President Is Lying

Here’s something interesting I read in the news today. Obama’s top advisor, David Axelrod, stated in an interview that Justice Alito’s mouthing “not true” during the President’s admonishment of the Supreme Court during the State of the Union speech is par for the course during Obama’s speeches in the House. He said it’s not unusual to see an outburst or unusual reaction to something the president says, stating "in this weird political season, we have become accustomed to unusual outbursts".

That’s interesting, don’t you think? He’s saying it’s not at all surprising when someone, in this case a Supreme Court Justice, pretty much says the president is lying. Could that be, Mr. Axelrod, because you know the good president IS lying? Could that be why you’re not surprised when someone just can’t hold it in, because they are being confronted with an outright, bald-faced lie, they just have to blurt out the truth?

The fact is that a big share of the president’s speeches are outright lies or at the very least bending the truth, so why should it surprise anybody when someone points it out? That’s exactly what Justice Alito was doing and that’s what Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina was doing when he yelled out “you lie” during Obama's health care speech to Congress.

Axelrod is just admitting they know they’re lies.

United States Criticized For Helping Haitian People

Well, it was only a matter of time I guess and not very long at that. After the United States answers the pleas of the Haitian people for help, the America-haters started blowing their hot air.

And who is it that is criticizing the United States for sending troops and aid to Haiti? None other than the French, of course. They don’t like the fact that we have sent in our military to help maintain security and distribute food and medical supplies to the Haitian people. Of course, as usual, the French aren’t anywhere in sight to lend a hand. They just want to sit back and complain about us. They did send a token $14 million or so. Not much when you consider the U.S. will end up spending well over $200 million before it’s over. Another U.S. hater, Hugo Chavez is opening his big mouth too. He sent one plane load of aid over to Haiti. Wow, that ought to do a lot. It might even feed a couple hundred of the million or more that need help.

This is what always happens. Anytime there’s a disaster and people need help, they expect and even demand that we do something and the U.S. always responds. We do the lion’s share of the work and pick up the tab, and the morons and idiots of the world sit back and bitch about it while doing nothing. It’s disgusting. It’s also downright annoying. So here’s what I have to say to our two major detractors:

Hugo, you should do the world a huge favor and just shut up… And as far as the French go, mind your own business and if we need anybody to surrender, we’ll give you a call…

How About DOING Something Mr. President

Well, let’s see, what happened of importance in the world today? Oh, here’s something, the only challenger for the presidency of Afghanistan abruptly dropped out of the race saying there was no way there could be an honest election in that country. This will hand a second 5 year term to the corrupt government headed by Hamid Karzai.

President Obama has been critical of this government and I suspect that is part of the reason that he has been delaying a decision about whether to send in more troops, or even come up with a firm plan for what we are trying to accomplish in that country. You’d think this ominous development would be very important to the president, wouldn’t you?

So what is the president doing about it? Well, he’s campaigning of course. He’s much more concerned about getting one of his buddies, Jon Corzine, re-elected to the governorship in New Jersey, so he’s kind of busy with that. Who cares about our poor troops fighting in Afghanistan when we have an election to worry about in New Jersey, right?

Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a president that was concentrating on the serious issues facing this nation instead of only concerning himself with the re-election of his cronies and their retention of all power? Has this guy ever STOPPED campaigning? I think that’s the only thing he actually does well so I guess that’s what he’ll keep doing.

Hopefully, the voters of New Jersey have the sense to kick out the incumbent and vote for the challenger, Chris Christie.

Hopefully, the voters of the United States will have the sense to do the same thing in 2010 and again in 2012...