OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION, JUST MORE OF THE SAME...

In what was nothing more than just another run of the mill campaign speech, Barry seemed to go on and on about how he views the state of our union. And frankly, after hearing about his vision, I think it's way past the time for him to purchase a good pair of glasses, because in realty, our union is far from being in good shape. Back in 2008 he sold himself as being a uniter not a divider, however, he has proven himself to be anything but. Last night his true “community agitator” came crashing to the surface. Throughout the entire speech there was no mention of the fact that for the first two years of this regime, he had complete and total control of Congress. As well, there was nary a mention of Obamacare, and no mention at all of the horrendous Dodd-Frank financial "reform" legislation or the failure of his nearly 1 trillion dollar "stimulus" package, all of which were passed by his then super majorities in both houses of Congress. He made the idiotic, and patently untrue, claim that during his reign over 3 million new jobs have been created. It would seem that the depth of his dishonestly toward the American people, truly knows no bounds. Because nothing could be further from the truth. The entire speech was nothing more than pure leftist drivel that was meant to do one thing, and one thing only. Divide us. Because that's what he sees as needing to be done if he is to have any chance of winning the next election.

And as always, his problems continue to be someone else’s fault, He whines incessantly or strikes out with a level of hate and vitriol that is very rarely seen coming from the Oval Office. He refuses to accept any amount criticism, or responsibility, regarding what has transpired over the course of the last 3 years as he stubbornly continues to blame it all on Bush, the House GOP, or the failed policies of the past. But it's all bullshit. He loves to claim that his hands were so tied until after the last election that it remains doubtful many if anything can be done in the remainder of this term. But again, he conveniently neglects to mention that for two full years he had super majorities in Congress and did nothing but to make matters so very much worse. And he may complain how his hands are tied, but at nearly every turn we see how he is working to circumvent Congress and therefore the will of the people. In that vein, over the course of his time in office Barry has issued all manner executive orders and, eluding Congress completely, recently appointed a supposed "consumer protection watchdog" in hopes of convincing voters that he’s in tune with their primary concern, the economy. And Barry pledged to act even if congressional Republicans continue to fight him. “I intend to fight obstruction with action, and I will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place,” he said.


Last night we heard Barry say, "We have subsidized oil companies for a century. That's long enough. It's time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that's rarely been more profitable, and double-down on a clean energy industry that's never been more promising." But unfortunately for Barry, the facts tell us something far different. Because this is at least Barry's third go around in trying to strip subsidies from the oil industry. Back when fellow Democrats formed substantial majorities in both the House and the Senate, he sought $36.5 billion in tax increases on oil and gas companies over the next decade, but Congress largely ignored his idiotic request. But never one to say die when it comes to raising taxes, Barry called again to end such tax breaks in last year's State of the Union spiel. And he's now doing it yet again, despite facing a wall of opposition from Republicans who want to spur domestic oil and gas production and oppose tax increases generally. Barry remains insistent in calling for a surge in green energy projects and education funding, but said paying for such efforts while reducing the nation’s record budget deficit would require, you guessed it, the rich to pay higher taxes. He proposed that anyone earning more than $1 million a year should pay a minimum 30 percent tax rate. But he also called on Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans through the rest of the year.


He also once again blatantly lied to us, nothing new there, when he said. "Our health care law relies on a reformed private market, not a government program." In reality, and not in that same alternate universe in which Barry seems to currently reside, at best that's only about half true. Because you see, about half of the more than 30 million uninsured Americans who expected to gain coverage through the health care law will now be enrolled in what can only be described as being a "government program." Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people, will be expanded starting in 2014 to cover childless adults living "near" the poverty line. The other half will be enrolled in private health plans through new state-based insurance markets. But many of them will be receiving federal subsidies to make their premiums more affordable. And that too is something that is considered to be a "government run program." Starting in 2014 most Americans will be required to carry health coverage, either through an employer, by buying their own plan, or through a "government program." Unless of course, the Supreme Court does as it should and strikes down this whole Obamacare scheme as being unconstitutional. But it remains far from certain that that is the decision that will be made. Until then we'll be on pins and needles. I think it very fair to say that we can expect a 5-4 decision regardless of the outcome.


Barry also said, "Tonight, I want to speak about how we move forward, and lay out a blueprint for an economy that's built to last - an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values." But again we have an instance where truth is stranger than the fictional account of things being offered up by Barry. You see, economists do see manufacturing growth as a necessary component of any U.S. recovery. U.S. manufacturing output climbed a whopping 0.9 percent in December, and, believe it or not, that was the biggest gain since December 2010. Yet Barry's apparent vision of a nation once again propelled by manufacturing, a vision shared by many Republicans, may already have slipped well into the past. Because what has taken place over the last several generations, is that our economy has become ever more driven by services. It has not been since 1975 that the U.S. had a surplus in merchandise trade, which covers trade in goods, including both manufactured and farm goods. About 90 percent of American workers are now employed in the service sector, a profound shift in the nature of the workforce over many decades. The overall trade deficit through the first 11 months of 2011 ran at an annual rate of nearly $600 billion, up almost 12 percent from the year before.


And in what was, I can only guess, an attempt by him to justify his taking over of two car companies, Barry said, "On the day I took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. Some even said we should let it die. With a million jobs at stake, I refused to let that happen. In exchange for help, we demanded responsibility. We got workers and automakers to settle their differences. We got the industry to retool and restructure. Today, General Motors is back on top as the world's number one automaker. Chrysler has grown faster in the U.S. than any major car company. Ford is investing billions in U.S. plants and factories. And together, the entire industry added nearly 160,000 jobs." But again, the facts of he matter tell a very different story. And in doing what he is prone to do, Barry left out some key details. The bailout of General Motors and Chrysler began under Republican President George W. Bush. Now, Barry did pick up the ball, and earmarked even more money, and, I guess you could say, he finished the job. But to say that GM is again the world's number one automaker is at best a stretch and worst a flat out lie. An Ford, which Barry mentions as well, never asked for a federal bailout and never got one. And Chrysler isn't really a U.S. automaker anymore. Italian automaker Fiat now owns a 30 percent share, and it will eventually go to 51 percent. So I don't see this as being something Barry can brag about.


As kind of a side note here, I just wanted to mention the fact that on Monday, the day before Barry's big speech, we were once again witness to the fact that old Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) must have access to a personal stash of some pretty good shit. That fact was main pretty obvious when old Steny said that no president in the last 30 years has “reached out as seriously and sincerely” to “work together in a bipartisan fashion” than Barack Hussein Obama. Ya know, whenever I hear these sleazy Democrats spewing this level of never-ending drivel, I can’t help but wonder how there can be anyone left who can possibly take them serious. When asked on Monday whether it would be a political speech, Steny responded by saying “He is the president, we are a democracy, president’s have to be re-elected.” I'm not really sure where Steny was going with that, but he must have. Anyway, he went on to say, “No president with whom I’ve served over those last 30 years has spent as much time working with Republicans and Democrats in the room, exchanging ideas, evidencing a willingness to compromise as President Obama has.” All that tells me is that this clown, like so many others currently serving in Congress, has been in Washington way too long. In Hoyer's case, about 28 years too long. Guys like Hoyer, having long ago forgotten why they are in Congress, have now become a threat to our country.