THE PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE UNION: My American Response

SPECIAL POST

Let me state at the outset that I did not listen to the speech and I have not tuned in to any radio or T.V. commentary about what he said, what he meant, what he should have said, why he didn’t say something else, or what impact his speech will have on the 2010 or 2012 elections. I’m looking solely at the Yahoo news report of his speech as taken from the Associated Press. I’m going to respond in the order of the report; I do not know whether or not this is the order that the subjects came up in or not.


1. “He said he would fight on for ambitious overhauls of health care, energy and education.” - While that’s nice, they can come next year; what about jobs, housing foreclosures, and the national debt? Why weren’t they the top three priorities in this speech? 

2. "As hard as it may be, as uncomfortable and contentious as the debates may be, it's time to get serious about fixing the problems that are hampering our growth." – We elected you because you said you would tackle these problems. It’s been a year, why is only now time to get serious about it? 

3. He implored Congress not to walk away from his Health Care Reform, "Not now. Not when we are so close." – We don’t want your damned Health Care Reform in the context you have written it. Don’t you yet get the message? Yes, we want change in Health Care, not the change you propose and it’s not on our top priority list. Refer to Point 1, above. 

4. He wants to impose a new fee on banks. – Not that I like banks, but who is going to pay for this penalty? You and I, and at a time when we can least afford it. 

5. National security, he claims some success. – There was no mention or thanks to the guys who kept the Christmas Day bomber from being successful, or why Napolitano and he both said our “system worked.” 

6. Declaring that "I know the anxieties" of Americans' struggling to pay the bills while big banks get bailouts and bonuses,” Obama prodded Congress to enact a second stimulus package "without delay." - He hasn’t spent all of the money from the first stimulus yet and it did not work. What do we need this for? 

7. He talked about his budget freeze, but did not address how you can raise spending to unprecedented levels in the face of an economic crisis, and then freeze spending and claim that you are saving money. 

8. The President did NOT discuss paying the unused TARP money back into the Treasury as was promised. 

9. The AP report says that “Obama acknowledged ‘my share of the blame’ for not adequately explaining his plans to the public and connecting with their everyday worries. At the same time, he offered an unapologetic defense of pursuing the same agenda on which he won.”

10. The President did make one remarkable and very truthful statement: "We face a deficit of trust." - Amen to that. I don’t trust him or any single person in Washington, period.


So, what did I miss by not listening to his speech? Nothing. It has always been, and continues to be as with all politicians regardless of party… Smoke and mirrors. Flim flam. El Toro poooopoo. 

Let’s cut from the El Toro stuff and get on with the real and proper mending of the nation.


That’s MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.