Today will be a set of quick hitters just so we can wrap up everything for this month. Where appropriate, we will include the links that can be accessed directly for further details and information.
1) It is no secret that the current set of politicians have done a lousy job managing and growing the economy. Over 20 million Americans are unemployed or under employed, long term unemployment rates set a new record every month, household income has dropped severely ever since the recession ended, etc. Horrible, horrible job of economic analysis and policy.
However, that does not mean that our politicians do not pretend to know and care about the economy. The following humorous video shows how many times that this failed Presidential administration has “pivoted” to the economy. They appear to show interest in improving our economic lives but obviously have no idea how to do it. They have “pivoted” to the economy so many times they just have made themselves dizzy from trying with no discernible positive results:
2) I would bet that most Americans object to the Obamas, both the President and First Lady, taking so many lavish vacations on the American’s taxpayers’ wealth. Spain, Mexico, Ireland, China, Hawaii, skiing in Aspen, many, many golf vacations, etc. are just a few of the many times they enjoyed themselves at our expense despite the struggles that ordinary Americans find themselves facing everyday I this horrible economy.
But they are not the only ones that are taking advantage of us. Vice President Joe Biden recently and publicly revealed that taking his grandkids on government trips is “one of the great advantages of being Vice President.” Really, shouldn’t one of the great advantages of being Vice President be to serve the country and its citizens? Who pays to take your grandkids on these trips? Pathetic leadership in tough economic times:
3)A recent report from the Washington Times reports on confidential government documents which predict the Afghanistan government, that the American taxpayer has propped up for the past tens years plus, will be incapable of surviving once American and other friendly troops leave later this year:
- According to the report, the State Department is trying to hide this doomsday assessment from the public which shows that nearly every Afghan government agency is “woefully ill-prepared to govern after the U.S. withdraws its troops.”
- The analysis found that large gaps existed in government knowledge, capability and safeguards and that the whole government is likely to collapse without continued U.S. support.
- The Washington Times, based on the State Department documents, says that those documents “paint a sobering portrait about the impact of the billions of dollars the U.S. has spent on nation-building over the past decade.”
- The reports prove that the massive U.S. spending has yet to create a sustainable government in Afghanistan and, in many cases, U.S. taxpayer wealth has been diverted to corrupt politicians or Taliban looking to destabilize the country
4) President Obama recently proclaimed that Joe Biden was one of the greatest Vice Presidents ever. When the President makes statements like these you wonder if he is really in touch with reality. I know of not a single accomplishment of the Biden Vice Presidency. I know of no negotiation or government action that he has initiated that resulted in a net positive impact on Americans.
However, I do know that the Vice President has stuck his foot in his mouth too many times to count, embarrassing himself and the country so many times:
- “You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent…. I’m not joking.” –in a private remark to an Indian-American man caught on C-SPAN, June, 2006
- “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” –referring to Barack Obama at the beginning of the 2008 Democratic primary campaign, Jan. 31, 2007
- “His mom lived in Long Island for ten years or so. God rest her soul. And- although, she’s- wait- your mom’s still- your mom’s still alive. Your dad passed. God bless her soul.” –on the mother of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, who is very much alive, Washington, D.C., March 17, 2010
- “Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me.” –speaking at a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, Sept. 10, 2008
- “Stand up, Chuck, let ‘em see ya.” –to Missouri state Sen. Chuck Graham, who is in a wheelchair, Columbia, Missouri, Sept. 12, 2008
- “This is a big f**king deal!” –caught on an open mic congratulating President Barack Obama during the health care signing ceremony, Washington, D.C., March 23, 2010
The above embarrassments do not include the long interview he gave to Katie Couric early in the Obama Presidency. In that interview he asserts that when the Great Depression started, President FDR went on television to calm the nation and show leadership in tough times.
The only problem is that the Great Depression started years before FDR was in office and no one in the FDR era had a television. An educated person, especially one that is a heart beat away form the Presidency should be more educated than that. That embarrassment should have given us all a clue what was to come.
But last week the Vice President stooped to embarrassing levels even for him. During comments at a memorial service in Boston on the first anniversary of the Marathon bombing, one of the “greatest vice presidents in history” said:
“Let me say to those ‘quote survivors,’ my God, you have survived and you have soared. IT WAS WORTH IT. I mean this sincerely – just to hear each of you speak. You’re truly, truly inspiring.”
It was worth it??? It was worth having limbs blown off and suffering the pain and agony of medical treatment and rehabilitation? Pathetic leadership and extreme insensitivity to his fellow citizens.
5) Let’s stay with the Boston bombing anniversary and see how the Vice President was not the only politician to embarrass himself. Consider the official White House statement that the President issued on the bombing:
A year ago, tragedy struck at the 117th Boston Marathon. Four innocent people were killed that week, and hundreds more were wounded. Today, we remember Krystle Campbell, Lingzi Lu, Martin Richard, and Sean Collier. And we send our thoughts and prayers to those still struggling to recover.
We also know that the most vivid Images from that day were not of smoke and chaos, but of compassion, kindness and strength: A man in a cowboy hat helping a wounded stranger out of harm’s way; runners embracing loved ones, and each other; an EMT carrying a spectator to safety.
Today, we recognize the incredible courage and leadership of so many Bostonians in the wake of unspeakable tragedy. And we offer our deepest gratitude to the courageous firefighters, police officers, medical professionals, runners and spectators who, in an instant, displayed the spirit Boston was built on – perseverance, freedom and love.
One year later, we also stand in awe of the men and women who continue to inspire us – learning to stand, walk, dance and run again. With each new step our country is moved by the resilience of a community and a city. And when the sun rises over Boylston Street next Monday – Patriot’s Day – hundreds of thousands will come together to show the world the meaning of Boston Strong as a city chooses to run again.
Notice a few things missing from the statement:
- Although this was a classic terrorism attack, violence based on a doctrine of violence and intolerance, nowhere in the President’s statement is the word terror or terrorism mentioned.
- Nowhere in his statement are the words bomb or bombing mentioned although it was a bombing involving two bombs.
- Nowhere does he mention the reality and fact that the two bombers were motivated by extremist Islamist beliefs and doctrine.
How can one ignore these facts and realities in light of this terrible tragedy? But this is the mode of this President, always downplaying the violence, the intentions, and underlying Islamic fanaticism of terrorists in order to not insult them.
Ignoring a problem or failing to acknowledge it does not make it go away or resolve it, Mr. President. Until we face the reality of Islamic terrorists we will never be prepared to defeat it. Not the religion of Islam, just the terrorists who use it as a shield. But facing reality has never been a trait of this Presidency or the American political class.
That will do it for now. A Vice President that likes to take his grandkids on official government trips on taxpayer expense, a Vice President who continually embarrasses himself and the country whenever he speaks in public, historical levels of waste of our country’s time, wealth, blood, and diplomacy supporting a shaky and near collapse Afghan government, a Presidency that pivots to the economy so many times that it just ends up going in circles, and a President that continually denies reality by either claiming that Joe Biden is great or that Islamic terrorism does not exist. You cannot get any more insane that this.
But, you can bet there will be more political class insanity next month, same time, same place, same ineffective and lame political class actions.
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