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Obama fumbling on the economy

President Hopenchange is off to a rocky start in his reign…er, term…on many fronts.  When he’s not busy ticking off our staunch allies, he likes to spend his time putting on a public exhibition of economic numbskullery.  Just for excrements and giggles, let’s take a look at some of President Teleprompter’s greatest hits thus far, shall we?

• You would think that with the economy being the supposed #1 priority of the country right now, we’d have more than one pick in the Treasury Dept. confirmed in two months.
• Is there anyone that the new administration can pick from who doesn’t have tax cheat or corruption problems?
• Remember how “out of touch” Old Man Mac was during the campaign for saying that despite the economic downturn, the overall fundamentals of the economy were strong?  Well, Uhhh-bama’s own economic adviser is touting her boss’ message that the overall fundamentals of the economy are strong.  A dash of Hope, but a little light on the Change, no?
• Remember how “out of touch” Old Man Mac was during the campaign for laying out a health care plan that would supposedly tax the benefits of workers?  Well, guess who thinks that sounds like a mighty fine idea now?
• How many of you believed that load of bovine feces during the campaign that Uhhh-bama was going to cut taxes for 95% of Americans (despite the fact that nowhere near 95% of Americans pay income taxes)?  If you did believe that are you surprised to know that taxes are going to increase for everyone…and the administration admits it?  How are you Rust Belt Obama supporters feeling now about your boy, knowing that he’s going to further decimate your local economy, all in the name of the junk science fad known as global “warming”?
• If O wants to wait until 2011 to raise income taxes because raising them now would hurt the already battered economy, why won’t he acknowledge that this is a tacit admission that tax increases are bad for the economy?  “Hey, I don’t want to hurt the economy now, but I don’t mind hurting it in two years!”
• A reporter asks The One if he’s a socialist.  He at first dismisses the question, then feels compelled to answer “No.”  A reporter then asks “Is there anything wrong with saying, ‘Yes’?”.  Instead of saying “Heck yes, there’s something wrong with that!  Socialism is a bad thing!”, he avoids answering “Yes” or “No”.  But hey, why would anyone think Mr. Spread The Wealth Around is a socialist?

Let’s face it: O’s in over his head, and even many Democrats are beginning to come to that conclusion.  Sure, Obama voters will continue to get defensive, like the man who buys a $2000 plasma TV only to find out that it doesn’t get HD and that it was on sale across town for $1000…if you just suspend common sense for a moment, you’ll see the decision was a really good one, in a roundabout sort of way.  After all, admitting to such a colossal purchasing (and electoral) mistake so soon after the transaction will make you question your own decision-making process and make you feel that people will think you’re an idiot.  Therefore, though deep down inside you know the truth, the fact is that you must maintain, in the face of all evidence to the contrary, that your decision to buy an overpriced and underpowered TV (and president) was the correct decision.

For a man whom the MSM told us takes his spirituality seriously (don’t make me laugh!), one would think that he would spend a little more time in church for proper guidance in this stormy season and in his new position.  But, as Allahpundit puts it, “What church could possibly be good enough for a man at the center of his own religion?”

March 16, 2009 Posted by crushliberalism | big government, economic ignorance, hypocrisy, Obama, socialism, taxes | 16 Comments