Why President Obama should not be re-electedIn 2006, Senator Barack Obama voted against raising the debt ceiling. He stated: “The fact that we are here today to debate raising the debt ceiling is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US government can’t pay it’s own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign governments to continue to finance our reckless spending. Increasing our debt weakens us internationally and domestically. Leadership means that the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting our bad choices onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. We deserve better.”Does he really believe that, or was he just smart enough to say the right thing. I believed him, and voted for him. But I was deceived the same way when I voted for Ronald Reagan when he was running for his first presidential term. Reagan said in the debates that he would lower the deficit. In my opinion, Obama and Reagan were just stating that as truth because they’re politicians, not honest leaders. On much of what President Obama said as senator, he has done a 360. A recent Time issue had,” ONE NATION SUBSIDIZED” on its cover. Mine would be “ONE NATION ON WELFARE.”When President Obama came into office, the debt was $11 trillion. Now it’s $16 trillion. At the end of 2012, America will have spent $3.8 trillion, but will have only collected $2.5 trillion. Almost two-thirds of the spending is for subsidy programs: Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, Housing, Social Security, Disability, Veterans, Agricultural, Food Debit Cards. By the time Obama leaves office in 2017, America’s debt will be over $22 trillion.Recently, Charlie Rose (NPR) asked David Brooks (New York Times conservative columnist) if there was anyone that will deal with the debt, and he said: “No. But a governor and mayor who are, are Mayor Bloomberg of New York City and Governor Daniels of Indiana.”Entitlement programs need reform, with across-the board-cuts for all programs first - and then raise taxes on the wealthiest. All of the jobs growth, economic income increases, military escapades (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan) was all on borrowed money the last 50 years instead of taxing the public. If you had lived in that financially reckless manner, where would you be? Easy money is a dangerous thing, and it is even more dangerous when politicians - not leaders - are handling it! (The majority of people will vote for President Obama in November anyway!)I believe that America should have been run like a good business the last 50 years, and it hasn’t been!
On much of what President Obama said as senator, he has done a 360.
Yup, that sounds like a liberal arts educated democrat.
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