THE TRUE STATE OF OUR UNION…

As Barry “Almighty” prepares to do the one thing at which he excels, that being to very enthusiastically blow his own horn, during tonight’s ‘State of the Union’ address, I thought it might worth it for us to take a look at some of the numbers that, while they paint a far more accurate picture regarding the current state of our union, I doubt very much that Barry will be spending any amount of time talking them:  

$18.1 Trillion: Total Debt Under Barry As Of January 14, 2014. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15)

$10.6 Trillion:  Total Debt When Barry Became President On January 20, 2009. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/9/15)

$7.5 Trillion:  Amount Added To The National Debt Despite Barry's 2010 State Of The Union Declaration That He Would Not Leave "A Mountain Of Debt." (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15; Barry “Almighty”, Remarks On The State Of The Union, Washington, D.C., 1/27/10)

$4 Trillion:  Amount Of Debt That Barry Once Called "Irresponsible" And "Unpatriotic." (Sen. Barry Obummer, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Fargo, ND, 7/3/08)

$1.8 Trillion:  Cost Of ObamaCare's Coverage Provisions Through 2024. (CBO, 4/14/14)

$1.3 Trillion: Total Student Debt Held By Americans. (Federal Reserve Board Of Governors, Accessed 1/14/15)

$869.3 Billion: Total Taxes In ObamaCare. (JCT, 6/15/12; CBO, 4/14/14)

$95 Billion:  Cost Of New Regulations Added Since Barry Became President. (American Action Forum, 1/6/15)

$60 Billion:  Cost Of Barry's Community College Tuition Plan Over Ten Years. ( TheAssociated Press , 1/9/15)

$3.4 Billion:  Average Amount Of Debt Added Daily Since Barry Became President. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15)

$3.4 Billion:  How Much The Construction Of The Keystone Pipeline Would Contribute To GDP According To A State Department Review. (United States Department Of State, 1/14)

46.5 Million:  Average Number Of Americans Receiving Food Stamps In FY 2014. (Department Of Agriculture, Accessed 1/14/15)

13 Million:  Average Number Of Americans Who Have Joined The Food Stamp Program Since FY 2009. (Department Of Agriculture, Accessed 1/14/15)

7 Million:  Number Of Americans Who Will No Longer Have Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Due To ObamaCare. (Congressional Budget Office, 4/14/14)

5.5 Million:  Americans Who Have Fallen Into Poverty Since Barry Became President. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/14/15)

2.3 Million:  Americans Who Are Only Marginally Attached To The Labor Force. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15)

401,000: Construction Jobs Lost Since Barry Became President. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15)

321,000:  Manufacturing Jobs Lost Since Barry Became President. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15)

273,000:  Number Of People Who Left The Labor Force Between November And December Of 2014. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15)

$56,492:  Current Debt Per Capita Under Barry. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/14/15; U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15)

42,100:  Number Of Jobs The Construction Of The Keystone Pipeline Would Support Over Two Years According To A State Department Review. (United States Department Of State, 1/14)

$21,724:  Increase In Debt Per Capita For Americans Since Barry Took Office. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/14/15; U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 1/14/15)

$4,154:  Increase In Family Health Care Premiums Under Barry. (The Kaiser Family Foundation, 9/10/14)

$2,484:  Decline In Median Household Income Since Barry Became President. (U.S. Census Bureau, Accessed 1/14/15)

1978:  The Last Time The Labor Force Participation Rate Was At Its Current level.(BLS, 1/24/14)

677:  Individuals Who Have Been Through Barry's Revolving Door. (Center For Responsive Politics, Accessed 1/12/15)

215:  Rounds Of Golf Barry Has Played Since He Has Taken Office. (Mark Knoller, Twitter Feed, 12/31/14; Mark Knoller, Twitter Feed, 1/4/15)

174:  Number Of Days Barry Has Spent All Or Part On Vacation. (CBS News, 12/22/14; Mark Knoller, Twitter Feed, 1/4/15)

100%:  Total Debt As A Percentage Of GDP Under Barry. (OMB, Accessed 1/14/15)

65.7%:  Labor Force Participation Rate When Barry Became President. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15)

62.7%:  Labor Force Participation Rate In December. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/14/15)

65:  Number Of Fundraisers Barry Attended In 2014. (Mark Knoller, Twitter Feed, 12/2/14)

32.8:  Average Number Of Weeks Someone Will Be Unemployed. (BLS, 1/14/15)

14.5%:  Poverty Rate In 2013. (U.S. Census, Accessed 1/23/14)

13.2%:  Poverty Rate Before Barry Became President. (U.S. Census, Accessed 1/23/14)

6:  Veto Threats Issued By Barry In The New Year. (The White House Website, Accessed 1/19/15; ABC News, 1/16/15)

0:  Attempts To Actually Work With Congress

For those who will say that Barry has accomplished very little over the course of his presidency, I would argue that just the opposite is true.  He has accomplished a great deal, and it should be painfully obvious that those who refuse to admit that the country is not far worse off for having had him as our president, are far more interested in seeing his political agenda completed than in the survival of our country. 

When Barry was first elected he spoke a great deal about how this country was in desperate need for what he referred to as being a “fundamental transformation.”  And I would argue that if the numbers above tell us anything, it’s that Barry has managed to be very successful in turning that very warped endeavor of his into a reality.  But there will be little mention of any of that tonight.