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Stimulation Perhaps but Stimulus No Way

Why is it that Democrats worked so diligently to ram the so called stimulus package through Congress? Why is it that President Obama wanted Republican support when the Democrats already had enough votes to pass what can only be described as the biggest welfare check in history? Simple, liberals have a well founded concern that it will fail and they don’t want to shoulder the blame which is precisely what they will have to do when our recession turns to a full blown depression as a result of their gross financial negligence and economic illiteracy.   
This $819 billion dollar stimulus package is like borrowing $10,400 dollars from every family in America. This is money that has to be paid back; if not by us then by our children and their children. This sum is greater than what the average family pays for food, clothing,  and healthcare in an entire year! Think about it, if government spending solved recessions we would never have a recession.
Of the package, passed by Democrats, an estimated 6-12% of the items have any element of stimulus with the remainder being pork barrel waste.  As an American I have to say that I am disgusted that our new president, who promised change and the end to politics as usual, is even entertaining this charade.  Then again, he's proving to be exactly what I told you he'd be; a radical left wing socialist who cares nothing about the people but rather only about power.
Perhaps if investigative journalism were alive and well, which it is not, the public would be aware of the waste unanimously passed by Democrats without one single Republican vote.   $87 billion dollars has been set aside for a Medicaid bailout, basically rewarding irresponsible government bureaucrats for their mismanagement.  There are refundable tax credits for people who don’t pay taxes; in other words welfare.   It includes $21 million dollars for sod and $200 million for repairs to the National Mall , $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts, $650 million for digital TV coupons, $726 million for an after school snack program, $600 million for government cars and $335 million for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.   Until just a few days ago this ridiculous spending spree included Democrat sponsored provisions for birth control for illegal aliens.   Stimulation, perhaps; but stimulus no way. 
FDR’s own Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau stated during the Great Depression, “We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work.” 
Instead of mortgaging the future of our children with this waste, why not do something that works like changing to our tax code. Instead of debating whether or not we should provide free abortions for illegal aliens, Congress should be discussing a repeal of the 16th Amendment and the implementation of the Fair Tax.   What will work is making permanent the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 that have been proven to work. We should reduce the marginal tax rates for individuals and businesses by 10%.   Congress should eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax and the Death Tax, which would spur economic growth.   Lastly Congress should take it upon themselves to live within their means and end their reckless spending.   Any combination of these will produce results, jobs and growth that simply are not possible with the biggest welfare check in the history of our Republic. 
Christopher Van
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Trojan Horse Politics

 

On the First Day, the messiah flubs the oath of office while the Wall Street referendum results in a 322 point, record setting drop.   On Day Two, we come to find out that jobless claims are the highest in 26 years. Day Three results in new construction being at the lowest point since 1959. I'm just going out on a limb, but my guess is Day Four won't result in the creation of the sun and moon, aligning the stars and seasons in perfect harmony.  So much for parting the skies and walking on water; this is more like the coming of Satan.

After all, would anyone but Satan himself risk the lives of Americans by closing the Guantanamo Bay Country Club?  What kind of message does this send to our enemy who are celebrating this decision in caves from Kabul to Karachi.  I'm sure they have already had their share of laughts as we doled out prayer rugs, Korans, cable television or burqua clad prostitutes to their incarcerated jihadist brethren who have no regard for freedom or our way of life.  But, this is justice in the eyes of liberals whose only true regret is that there was not more carnage by these goons on 9/11. 

So what will the president of the ignorant portion of the electorate do with these enemies? Does he intend to bring them to the United States and give them access to our courts?   Are they going to be the beneficiaries of our tax dollars? Isn’t there something truly sick and twisted about our paying to defend those who seek to annihilate us? Then again this should come as no surprise as liberals have long slept with the enemy. 

Here’s another example of how Obama could gain praise and respect.   Rather than coddling our enemy, kill them.   How about we strike a compromise; you get to close Club Gitmo and we get to kill the terrorists. In fact, let’s make it a pay per view event with all proceeds going to those who lost loved ones on 9/11. But alas, killing criminals wouldn’t be morally right because in the eyes of liberals the only ones worthy of a death sentence are innocent little children. 

The closing of this base was predictable, as it has been the rallying cry of the kook fringe Obama base.  This is probably the first of many steps that he will take to appease this seditious lot to whom he owes his election.   Mark my words, there’s more to come including legalizing illegal aliens, banning English as the official language, taking away our right to free speech and only permitting criminals to have the right to bear arms. These are the true colors of Obama and his liberal cronies who care absolutely nothing about you or I or any real American for that matter. They care only about their special interests and pandering to the very groups who loathe the self reliance and rugged individualism.

This charade under the guise of hope and change will continue until America wakes up, but they won’t. They are too busy watching American Idiot and getting their news from ET, Oprah and The View.   They actually think that Obama is here to solve their problems. I guess this is understandable when we have a president who mistakenly believes that government is the solution to all when in fact government is the root cause of all that troubles us today.  

Our government is drunk with power from votes purchased on empty promises and trojan horse policy and those who cast those votes are too damn stupid to see through this charade.   Think about it, these fools looked past Obama’s record of questionable associations and Marxist leanings in hopes they would get a welfare check, sometimes called a stimulus package.   If a Republican had even half this baggage they would be lynched by the media.   Imagine a GOP candidate for anything evading taxes, sheltering illegal nannies or taking part in the pardons of felon fugitive financiers or Puerto Rican terrorists. Heck, they get in trouble if they simply utter Obama’s middle name or have a distant cousin ticketed for speeding. I guess that is now life in what has truly become the Banana Republic of America.
 
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