More than 400 years ago, William Shakespeare wrote a riveting tragedy about a young, charismatic Danish prince who vowed to do the right thing in avenging his murdered father. That soon proved easier said than done. As a result, Hamlet couldn’t quite ever act in time — given all the ambiguities that such a sensitive prince first had to sort out. In the meantime, a lot of bodies piled up through his indecision and hesitancy.
President Obama wanted to give us all universal healthcare. But then he discovered that the country was broke and that most people did not like his massive federal takeover. So we got both his health care and, so far, more than 1,000 exemptions from his landmark plan for unions, corporations, and entire states.
The president wished to please his liberal supporters with more government redistributive programs and higher taxes on the wealthy. But such entitlements cost lots of money — more than $4 trillion in new borrowing in just three years — and scare to death the job-creating private sector. So the president not only borrows at record levels, but also sets up a commission to warn us that his borrowing will soon bankrupt the country. He damns the “fat-cat bankers” and the rich who “at some point” have made enough money, even as he courts them for campaign donations and begs their companies to start hiring new employees.
Obama warned us that we could not drill our way out of the ongoing gas crisis and needed instead to develop new green energy. As proof, he borrowed billions to promote wind and solar power, and stopped most new leases for fossil-fuel exploration in Alaska, the west, and offshore. But it turned out that we still need lots of oil as gas nears $4 a gallon. So the president brags that America is now pumping more oil under his green administration than ever before — but neglects to mention that this is true only because Presidents Clinton and Bush long ago approved the sort of oil leases that Obama had rejected.
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2 comments:
We can't let the nightmare he has made last beyond the end of his current term -- even Hillary would be better,
Unlike Hamlet, who at least grew up around decision-makers and had some exposure to how things got done, Obama had NOTHING. He STILL thinks the government has the printing press for money, so whats the problem? He is floundering and wavering, because his campaign rhetoric keeps biting him in the ace. And he is completely at a loss. Iran? Japan? Middle east revolutions? Energy crisis? Afghanistan? China? High USA unemployment? Upcoming elections? His total and complete lack of experience in dealing with ANY of these types of issues is going to cause us (and IS causing) BIG problems. Looking good on TV and talking well with telepromters will only get ya so far....now, actual decisions need to be made and he doesn't have it in him.
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