Monday, January 24, 2011

At Obama's midpoint, an altered State of the Union

Washington Times  Single page

"Yet he will speak to a radically reshaped Congress. His party's ranks have been thinned by voters who delivered a harsh verdict in November on two years of collaboration between Mr. Obama and the Democratic-controlled House and Senate.
"He faces Republicans who are sworn to slash spending by as much as $100 billion as the government comes off an economic rescue effort that has put the country on track for a third consecutive year of $1 trillion-plus deficits."
Joe Wilson will be seated between two very large Democrats.

Politico  "Obama still leaves little doubt that he thinks clean energy is a recipe for putting Americans back to work. But prospects appear dim for action anytime soon on the president’s core green initiatives in the face of hostile House Republicans and weakened Senate Democrats. Meanwhile, Obama wants to appear more business-friendly as he heads toward his reelection campaign."
The operative word here is "appear". Obama is still a disciple of the America-hating Reverend Wright. When last we heard, Mr. Obama dislikes business and - not understanding the profit system-wants to make sure they do not make too much money. (Many migrating here from former iron countries have the same problem.)

Tomorrow's SOTU speech  "But a lot of Americans seem to believe that capitalism and free enterprise has been the magic ingredient in the political process that lifted more people out of poverty than any other economic system in the history of mankind. And these Americans remember vividly that Barack Obama referred, not once but many times, to the private sector as "the enemy". Words mean something, and referring to the private sector as the enemy means a lot to people who believe in economic liberty."  Neal Boortz
More here on Rep Paul Ryan's SOTU response tomorrow after the president's speech.

Play 2011 Obama/State of the Union BINGO!
"Americans for Tax Reform once again presents these handy Bingo cards you may use to check off terms and phrases likely to be used during President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. As a bonus, print out the different versions of the card and watch the speech with your friends or family. There are ten different versions!"   Choose and print your card
Click here to see a sample card with definitions of  Democrat terms such as: "“Investment” – Even more government spending to employ union workers".

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