Let me go through some of Obama's policies and see if I can make sense of them and what the consequences for the country are going to be...
Obama's Tax Policy:
Obama wants to raise taxes on business that make $250,000 a year. Senator Obama claims that this is somehow a very small number of businesses. I don't want to spend a lot of time on that, but seriously, how can that be possible? Can anyone name me one place of business that they have ever been to in thier entire life that they think does NOT take in $250,000 in a year? How could a business even afford to put product on the shelves if its not taking in that much?
Okay, so he's gonna raise taxes on businesses. He's also going to raise taxes on individuals who make more than $200,000 in a year. What? You thought that was 250K too? Wrong, a recent ad I saw with Obama himself outlining his plan says 200K a year.
Some might say both of those group deserve to have thier taxes raised. Okay. Picture a doctor. He's worked and studied for much of his life to get where they are. He has his own office and a few employees. He works in New York City and makes 260K (obviously his practice takes in at least that much as well). So now, this doctor, who has never done anything to hurt you and is not responsible for your economic condition is going to get "dinged" twice by Obama. First his personal income is going to get hit, and then his business is going to get hit. Can no one see how this might cause him to struggle paying for his rent, school loans, medical insurance? Can no one see how taxing this "small" business might cause him to lay off his secretary or one of his nurses or whoever?
I guess not. I guess we're all too focused on hating "rich" people and worried about our potential $100 "rebate" check... as if $100 bucks is really going to make our lives that much better.
Obama wants to give 95% of Americans a tax "cut". Okay, first things first. The top 50% of wage earners pay 96% of the federal income taxes. So tell me, how is it really possible to give 95% of wage earners a tax cut? Answer, he's going to give us a "rebate" check from our Social Security payments. Hmmm... so he's going to bankrupt social security even more? Or maybe the rich people will just have to pay higher social security taxes too?
OH wait. I almost forgot. Obama wants to let the Bush tax cuts expire. I know, many of you think that those tax cuts were only for the super rich. Wrong. I remember when they first got them both my parents and many, many other people I knew got a tax cut too. So... basically, Obama and the Democrat Congress are going to let our taxes be raised. So much for our tax "rebate".
Obama's Health Care Plans:
As I understand it, for those of us who are paying for our healthcare, we get to just keep it. But for those people who aren't paying their own way... the Federal Government is just going to give them the same coverage that Congress gets. What? Why should I keep paying for mine then ifyour just going to start giving stuff away? How many trillions is that going to cose Senator Obama? Someone please, please explain to me how this is going to lower costs for anyone.
Obama, the Supreme Court, and extreme liberalism:
Here's a 2001 qoute about the Supreme Court: "If you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the court, I think where it succeeded was to invest formal rights in previously dispossessed peoples so that, uh, I would now have the right to vote, I would now be able to sit at the lunch counter and order and -- and as long as I could pay for it I'd be okay. But the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and sort of more basic issues of political and economic justice in this society."
What?! So Senator Obama, as President, wants the Supreme Court to venture into isues of redistributive wealth and economic justice? What?! Here's another qoute from Obama in 2001 on the same program: "that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can't do to you, says what the federal government can't do to you. But it doesn't say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf"
What the federal government "must" do on my behalf? What?! What are we even talking about. Hey maybe the federal government should be forced to buy all my food, clothes, and other essentials, pay for everything, find me a good job that I like and take care of my kids too. Maybe thats the future Obama wants.
Thats not America. Thats not even Mexico...
Monday, October 27, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Pre-Election/Selection Predictions...
Okay. What I'm going to try and do here is make a lot of predictions about the election, the aftermath of it, and maybe even a few things a few years down the road.
Prediction #1: Obama Wins the Election!
Yes, it's true, it's true... It's so very true. I am predicting that Obama wins the election. Why? Is it because he is just sooooo awesome? No. Its because John McCain can't be helped. He'll say something that will thrill us like coming down hard on earmarks... and then he'll vote for an $850 Bailout Bill. He'll come down hard on the Democrats and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... and then he'll endorse a plan for the federal government to buy up bad mortgages. Does the federal government have no limits anymore?
Anyways... Obama. Will. Win.
Prediction #2: The Crisis is Over!
Has anyone, anyone at all noticed that over the last 8 years that everything is a crisis? Like... an end of the world crisis? Global Warming. Rising Gas Prices. Homelessness/Poverty. Mean Spiritedness.
After the election of Obama I predict that suddenly, all of these crisis just won't be that big a deal anymore. Before Obama even does anything, maybe even before he really takes office, things will automatically become better. Global Warming will no longer be a worldwide crisis that will kill us all in ten years. We'll begin to see stories about hot the environment may have actually cooled slightly and the ice caps are no longer the pressing ecological disaster they've been during the Bush Presidency. Gas prices, while they may rise, will no longer be an all encompassing economic crisis for America. They will just become another price of doing business. Again, before Obama really even does anything we will stop getting stories about how this is the worst economy since the Great Depression. Do you realize how many times I've heard news agencies and politicians say that in the last 8 years? Do these people realize that these days "poor" people have cell phones and iPods? The inflated news stories about poverty and homelessness will quickly go away, again despite nothing have actually changed yet.
Prediction 3: Americas Standing in the World Will Rise!
Again, how many times over the last 8 years have we heard our standing has diminished? Excuse me, but there are still millions and millions of people who would LOVE to come here and who are trying to get in, so I don't know what their talking about. But, I guarantee that suddenly, again before Obama does anything and perhaps before he is even in Office, suddenly our "standing" will begin to rise and we will start seeing politicians on TV and news agencies talking about how people love America again.
Prediction 4: Everything Obama Does Will Be a Great Move!
Oh yes, every decision he makes, from the people he chooses to be in his Administration, to the way he gets inaugurated will be GREAT in the eyes of the mainstream media. Even if he chooses the same jerks and idiots that have run the Democratic Party for the last 20 years... somehow it will be a change and they will be fantastic picks.
Also, every new issue that does come up, Obama will be seen as handling it well. The blame will never be his. Somehow, hurricanes are President Bush's fault. Snowstorms, global warming, the credit crisis, puppies dying... everything is Bush's fault. But when Obama is President it will always be someone Else's fault and his leadership will always be seen as steady and even handed. 4 Hurricanes strike Florida in one year causing untold damage? Obama's leadership, despite the fact that he might not even do anything, will be seen as steady and strong.
Every move his government makes, no matter the terrible consequences it reeks down the road, will be seen as great. The consequences that do come while Obama is still be President will never be seen as his fault, it will always be because somehow the plan wasn't implemented properly by someone else... never Obama.
Prediction 5: Your Tax Cut is Toast!
What? Obama says he's going to give a tax break to 90% of Americans? Well, ignoring the fact that thats impossible, not only will it not happen but we will ALL get a tax HIKE. What? Obama says he's only going to raise taxes on the people or businesses who make $250,000? Ha, fat chance.
This whole thing is very Clinonesque of Obama. Clinton did the same thing when he ran the first time. Promised a middle class tax cut... and then his administration and Democrat Congress passed the largest tax increase in American History. It will happen again. I don't know what the reason will be. Obama may need to fund the $800 billion bailout bill he voted for, or pay for college education for everyone, or try to create 5 million new "green" jobs. But whatever the reason, your tax break is gone. Say hello to your tax increase. But, to go along with prediction 4, it will somehow be seen as "good" for the country and "necessary" in these troubled times.
Prediction 6: If McCain Wins, almost the opposite of everything I just predicted above will happen!
What I'm saying is that if Conservatives somehow manage to drag McCain over the finish line to victory than nothing, and I mean NOTHING, will be good in the eyes of the media. Ever.
The Crisis Will Continue. Ever little that happens will be a crisis and it will be John McCain's fault. Global Warming will somehow accelerate and kill us all that much faster. Our Standing in the World will drop even farther. Talk of a possible "recession" despite no actual quarters of the economy shrinking will escalate to a full blown depression, before McCain even does anything. Story after story about the homeless problem will suddenly appear in even greater numbers. Story after story will be written about how hateful America is and how thats the reason Obama lost. Of course it won't have anything to do with his extreme liberalism. Every move he makes will be a mistake. Oh... and your tax break is still toast because McCain will be so anxious to "work" across the aisle that any and all tax breaks will go out the window. Again, say hello to your tax increase.
There, I said it. I wrote down my predictions. I dare you to write down yours.
Prediction #1: Obama Wins the Election!
Yes, it's true, it's true... It's so very true. I am predicting that Obama wins the election. Why? Is it because he is just sooooo awesome? No. Its because John McCain can't be helped. He'll say something that will thrill us like coming down hard on earmarks... and then he'll vote for an $850 Bailout Bill. He'll come down hard on the Democrats and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... and then he'll endorse a plan for the federal government to buy up bad mortgages. Does the federal government have no limits anymore?
Anyways... Obama. Will. Win.
Prediction #2: The Crisis is Over!
Has anyone, anyone at all noticed that over the last 8 years that everything is a crisis? Like... an end of the world crisis? Global Warming. Rising Gas Prices. Homelessness/Poverty. Mean Spiritedness.
After the election of Obama I predict that suddenly, all of these crisis just won't be that big a deal anymore. Before Obama even does anything, maybe even before he really takes office, things will automatically become better. Global Warming will no longer be a worldwide crisis that will kill us all in ten years. We'll begin to see stories about hot the environment may have actually cooled slightly and the ice caps are no longer the pressing ecological disaster they've been during the Bush Presidency. Gas prices, while they may rise, will no longer be an all encompassing economic crisis for America. They will just become another price of doing business. Again, before Obama really even does anything we will stop getting stories about how this is the worst economy since the Great Depression. Do you realize how many times I've heard news agencies and politicians say that in the last 8 years? Do these people realize that these days "poor" people have cell phones and iPods? The inflated news stories about poverty and homelessness will quickly go away, again despite nothing have actually changed yet.
Prediction 3: Americas Standing in the World Will Rise!
Again, how many times over the last 8 years have we heard our standing has diminished? Excuse me, but there are still millions and millions of people who would LOVE to come here and who are trying to get in, so I don't know what their talking about. But, I guarantee that suddenly, again before Obama does anything and perhaps before he is even in Office, suddenly our "standing" will begin to rise and we will start seeing politicians on TV and news agencies talking about how people love America again.
Prediction 4: Everything Obama Does Will Be a Great Move!
Oh yes, every decision he makes, from the people he chooses to be in his Administration, to the way he gets inaugurated will be GREAT in the eyes of the mainstream media. Even if he chooses the same jerks and idiots that have run the Democratic Party for the last 20 years... somehow it will be a change and they will be fantastic picks.
Also, every new issue that does come up, Obama will be seen as handling it well. The blame will never be his. Somehow, hurricanes are President Bush's fault. Snowstorms, global warming, the credit crisis, puppies dying... everything is Bush's fault. But when Obama is President it will always be someone Else's fault and his leadership will always be seen as steady and even handed. 4 Hurricanes strike Florida in one year causing untold damage? Obama's leadership, despite the fact that he might not even do anything, will be seen as steady and strong.
Every move his government makes, no matter the terrible consequences it reeks down the road, will be seen as great. The consequences that do come while Obama is still be President will never be seen as his fault, it will always be because somehow the plan wasn't implemented properly by someone else... never Obama.
Prediction 5: Your Tax Cut is Toast!
What? Obama says he's going to give a tax break to 90% of Americans? Well, ignoring the fact that thats impossible, not only will it not happen but we will ALL get a tax HIKE. What? Obama says he's only going to raise taxes on the people or businesses who make $250,000? Ha, fat chance.
This whole thing is very Clinonesque of Obama. Clinton did the same thing when he ran the first time. Promised a middle class tax cut... and then his administration and Democrat Congress passed the largest tax increase in American History. It will happen again. I don't know what the reason will be. Obama may need to fund the $800 billion bailout bill he voted for, or pay for college education for everyone, or try to create 5 million new "green" jobs. But whatever the reason, your tax break is gone. Say hello to your tax increase. But, to go along with prediction 4, it will somehow be seen as "good" for the country and "necessary" in these troubled times.
Prediction 6: If McCain Wins, almost the opposite of everything I just predicted above will happen!
What I'm saying is that if Conservatives somehow manage to drag McCain over the finish line to victory than nothing, and I mean NOTHING, will be good in the eyes of the media. Ever.
The Crisis Will Continue. Ever little that happens will be a crisis and it will be John McCain's fault. Global Warming will somehow accelerate and kill us all that much faster. Our Standing in the World will drop even farther. Talk of a possible "recession" despite no actual quarters of the economy shrinking will escalate to a full blown depression, before McCain even does anything. Story after story about the homeless problem will suddenly appear in even greater numbers. Story after story will be written about how hateful America is and how thats the reason Obama lost. Of course it won't have anything to do with his extreme liberalism. Every move he makes will be a mistake. Oh... and your tax break is still toast because McCain will be so anxious to "work" across the aisle that any and all tax breaks will go out the window. Again, say hello to your tax increase.
There, I said it. I wrote down my predictions. I dare you to write down yours.
Monday, October 6, 2008
This is EXACTLY Why John McCain Will NOT Get My Vote, and NEVER Get Elected President...
Soooooo, what in the world is happening? Lets see if I can remember what we're doing. Bear Stearns crumbled and the government arranged some kind of sale for them. It wasn't a bailout exactly. The government helped to arrange a buyer. Then Lehman Brothers went under and the government chose to not bail them out. Fine. Banks making irresponsible loans without having enough capital shouldn't be bailed out. John McCain agreed with the decision to not bail them out. Fine.
Then AIG blows up and the government goes and bails them out. John McCain somehow agrees with them. Insane. Now the Federal Reserve comes up with this insane idea to spend 700 BILLION dollars to provide liquidity to the financial markets. I'm not even going to get started on that.
But John McCain has essentially made cutting spending a huge part of his campaign. He stood there in a debate with Obama and said he would veto every bill that came across his desk that had earmarks in it and said he would make them famous and we would know who was asking for these earmarks.
And then... John McCain goes and votes for a bill that started at 700 Billion dollars... and exited the Senate at $850 Billion. Hmmm.... that sounds like there's $150 Billion dollars worth of earmarks. There's tax breaks for Hollywood, theirs spending for the environment, and all kinds of crap in this thing. John McCain didn't say a WORD about it all. This is why conservatives don't trust him, this is why Republicans don't get fired up over him, and this why he will LOSE in November.
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