Just Another Washington Politician
2010-02-02 - by
Over the last year with every breath he’s taken the President’s shown a burning faith in government (led by enlightened politicians) as the engine of progress – his faith has been so overwhelming he’s fearlessly taken government into recesses of American life where no President ever dared tread.
But, the other night, Obama the Liberal Warrior vanished halfway through his State of the Union speech.
He didn’t fight for his faith – instead, skating over this political ice, hearing ice cracking beneath his feet, the President who fearlessly increased the deficit to over a trillion dollars to save the economy stopped, about-faced and announced he’s going to cut spending and freeze what he calls ‘domestic discretionary spending.’
Except what the President said doesn’t exactly mean what it sounds like. Because he’s not going to freeze spending for a year. And because the ‘domestic discretionary spending’ he is going to freeze amounts to only a tiny fraction of the budget.
In other words Obama the Liberal Warrior has tried to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes.
And once he took that first step the contradictions flowed like water.
Barack Obama has increased the national debt more in a year than any President in history – now he’s castigating the Washington Political class for saddling the next generation with ‘a mountain of debt.’ Suddenly, the biggest spender in history – is blasting Congress for passing earmarks. The appointer of lobbyists is excoriating lobbyists. And the bailer-outer of Wall Street is blasting Wall Street.
There was much to respect – even when you didn’t agree with him – about the old Barack Obama. But all it took was losing one election for the Liberal Warrior to turn into just another Washington politician.
Posted in General, National Democrats
Just Another Washington Politician
2010-02-02/
Over the last year with every breath he’s taken the President’s shown a burning faith in government (led by enlightened politicians) as the engine of progress – his faith has been so overwhelming he’s fearlessly taken government into recesses of American life where no President ever dared tread.
But, the other night, Obama the Liberal Warrior vanished halfway through his State of the Union speech.
He didn’t fight for his faith – instead, skating over this political ice, hearing ice cracking beneath his feet, the President who fearlessly increased the deficit to over a trillion dollars to save the economy stopped, about-faced and announced he’s going to cut spending and freeze what he calls ‘domestic discretionary spending.’
Except what the President said doesn’t exactly mean what it sounds like. Because he’s not going to freeze spending for a year. And because the ‘domestic discretionary spending’ he is going to freeze amounts to only a tiny fraction of the budget.
In other words Obama the Liberal Warrior has tried to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes.
And once he took that first step the contradictions flowed like water.
Barack Obama has increased the national debt more in a year than any President in history – now he’s castigating the Washington Political class for saddling the next generation with ‘a mountain of debt.’ Suddenly, the biggest spender in history – is blasting Congress for passing earmarks. The appointer of lobbyists is excoriating lobbyists. And the bailer-outer of Wall Street is blasting Wall Street.
There was much to respect – even when you didn’t agree with him – about the old Barack Obama. But all it took was losing one election for the Liberal Warrior to turn into just another Washington politician.
Posted in General, National Democrats