History tells us that the President almost always wins a standoff with Congress. The President has the bully pulpit. President Obama has wielded this power with three press conferences in three weeks. Obama is also aided by a press that is unwilling to point out his hypocrisy and the fact that he has no plan. Obama is the king of nebulous rhetoric. Pay no attention to what he says because the true measure of the man are his actions.
Back in December President Obama refused to raise taxes and in the past he’s on record as saying, “You don’t raise taxes in a recession.” Obama’s obsession with raising taxes would be bewildering if you believed he had the nation’s best interests in mind. Obama fanatics love to cite the President’s “intelligence,” but his current position is sickest form of cynical politics. The President’s position is political. He has chosen his political future over the nation’s economy. New Jersey Governor Chris Cristie’s characterization of the “old playbook” is the embodiment of Obama.
The 2008 Obama campaign slogan was hope and change, but the President’s true mantra is to lie, deceive, obfuscate, make it to the next election. President Obama’s position is to appease the left. They have become disillusioned with some of Obama’s policies, but nothing fires up the base up more than tax increases. Obama also hopes to splinter the GOP and blame Bush for the economy. If he’s able to get tax increases he hopes it would crush the GOP. He is far from a brilliant tactician because this move would seal his fate as a horrible one term president.
Obama will not be running against the House GOP in 2012. He’ll most likely be running against a Washington “outsider” who will point out that Obama raised taxes during the worst recession in a generation. The President can blame Bush until he’s blue in the face but raising taxes now is dumb. Obama will be the President who faced an entitlement crisis and shrugged. The President decided it was more important to increase entitlements, spending, and taxes.
The only thing that can rescue Obama’s presidency is luck. How much more can he have left? So many people on the left cited Obama as the arrival of a new kind of politician. I know most liberals have their blinders on and can’t admit to themselves what is happening. He’s the worst kind of politician. All of his promises were lies. Liberals, you’ve been had. For the first time in Obama’s life he’ll have to run on his record. President Obama’s record is debt, taxes, war, new entitlements, and a bad economy.
If we’re ever going to put a halt to the ballooning and unsustainable growth of the federal government, we need someone who’s willing to throw their weight around, both literally and figuratively. The time for lightweight, reach-across-the-aisle, wussie boys, a.k.a., Lindsey Graham, et al, is over. The time for fat guys who like to rumble is officially here.
My favorite fat guy who fits the bill is New Jersey governor Chris Christie. He has the two traits I most admire in a politician: Fat slobbery and big bullying. When tolerant lefties like Ed Schulz, who are busy elevating the political dialogue, can do no better than call someone names (“He’s a cold-hearted fat slob,” for instance), we’ve found a winner.
I run into self-proclaimed “liberals” who spout this meme about Christie in its various forms: “He’s a big, fat bully,” or, “He’s a mean, fat guy,” or “He’s a big jerk,” and so on. Then, when asked to defend their defamation they basically repeat themselves but put the words in a different order. But facts and critical thinking have never been the strong suit of the progressive mindset. It’s all about “feelings” and “fairness” and other ludicrous, unattainable and irrational notions. When in doubt, call someone ugly names or ask people to pray for their death. Then, turn right around and wail and cry about incivility and the lack of “tolerance” in the public discourse.
That’s exactly what the left has attempted to do to Christie. When the governor defends his policies with straight talk, they turn him into a hideous monster brow beating old ladies and saintly teachers who are all about the children (and their pensions, free health care, time off and tenure).
What they fail to mention is that he’s simply being honest. It’s terribly frustrating when people say they want politicians to be forthright and transparent, but when they actually are they’re portrayed as mean spirited bullies (cue violins and tears). No wonder there are so few politicians we can trust. What honest person would want to put up with that nonsense?
Fortunately, Chris Christie has and does put up with it, and he dishes it right back. However, when Christie dishes, he simply states the facts. The crap he has to put up with, on the other hand, truly is mean-spirited and distasteful. Check out this video where Christie discusses the tone of the political discourse in New Jersey and decide for yourself who’s really the bully and who’s really on the side of the people…
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBaVvLmoE38
Yesterday it was revealed that a Planned Parenthood center in New Jersey gave advice on how to cover up sex trafficking 14 year old girls. Do they actually plan parenthood at this organization? The details are disgusting and oh, by the way, Planned Parenthood receives tax funding for some reason. Here are the details on the sting operation.
The sting operation has the actors looking into testing for sexually transmitted diseases and contraception and birth control for their female underage sex slaves. Planned Parenthood officials say they want to help the pair make their whole operation “look as legit as possible.”
The pro-life student-led organization Live Action released the video footage this morning, which already received national attention when Planned Parenthood officials went public with information concerning their complaints to the FBI abut the undercover activity. The complaints were met with scoffs by those who believe the abortion business was trying to make itself look good after the fact.
If liberals feel so strongly about the importance of Planned Parenthood it’s time for them to start funding it themselves. It’s also a sad indictment of the media that it takes groups like the pro-life student-led organization Live Action to get to the bottom of this issue.
Here is what adult leadership is supposed to sound like. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sounds like he gets it. This sounds like a breath of fresh air compared to what’s coming out of Washington. Is Christie 2012 too soon? Before Obama became President I would have said yes, but basically anyone is qualified for the White House now.
I saw this video a couple of days ago and I haven’t had time to post it. It’s too early to tell if New Jersey Governor Christopher Christie will be successful, but I do like his frank tone.
Christie’s rhetoric sounds great but we’ll see if he means business. So far he’s saying and doing all the right things. The fiscal decisions we’re facing aren’t going to be popular. The reason government spending is so high is because politicians are adept at creating programs that are popular. The first politician that’s serious about reducing our spending will be labeled anti-elderly, anti-education and anti-military. It’s going to take a special kind of person to lead us out of this mess.
Here’s my quick take on the elections yesterday. Virginia is a red state again. The race for governor was a blow out. In New Jersey the Republican defeated the highly unpopular incumbent and in New York the Democrat won the special election for the House. What does it all mean?
Without Obama on the ticket it’s tough to get the Democrat base out to vote. Democrats will not be successful in battleground states if their party is perceived as the tax and spend party. The GOP is a joke. They picked Dede Scozzafava to run in the special election in New York and when she dropped out she endorsed the Democrat. If the GOP had picked Hoffman there’s a better chance he would have won. It says a lot about what the choices facing voters in the Northeast. They can either pick a Democrat or a Republican who is actually a Democrat.
New Jersey is purely a local election. Republican Chris Christie defeated incumbent John Corzine because New Jersey is a corrupt mess. I’ll stick with what I said on Monday. There’s not much to learn from an election like this, but the nation is looking more like 2004 than 2008,
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