A Nation of Dependents

First, it was Newt Gingrich saying President Obama was the "food stamp president."  That invoked howls of racism (naturally) from the loony Left.  If you can't argue on the merits of an issue, lets bring out the old, reliable "race card," right boys and girls?  Now, we have Mitt Romney stating, "...over the past three years, Barack Obama has been replacing our merit-based society with an entitlement society.".  There is a lot of truth to that statement, as well as to the food stamp comment by Gingrich. Forty-six million Americans will receive food stamps this year.  That is a 44% increase from 2007, one full year before Obama took office.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 49% of American households contain at least one person receiving benefits from some form of federal entitlement program.  In the first two years of the Obama Regime, Social Security Disability rose up by 10%.  I suppose it is safe to say many Americans, faced with no job prospects under Obama, are opting for disability payments.   Obama has even aided in the much hated "corporate welfare" that Democrats and "Occupy Wall St." anarchists like to rail against.  Federal grants to the "green energy" sector have quadrupled to over $18 billion in 2009.  Yes, that's right, Occupiers.  Your beloved Messiah is a corporate welfare specialist.

It is crystal clear what President Obama meant when he stated he wanted to "fundamentally change America."   He is turning the United States of America into a nation of dependents.  It is an old strategy by Socialists.  Make the electorate completely dependent on the federal government until they no longer care about being an "electorate."  We will become a nation of serfs, dependent upon the almighty federal government for everything.  If this movie sounds familiar, there is a good reason.  This same Socialist experiment has been tried before in the Soviet Union, the satellite countries behind the Iron Curtain, Cuba of today, Venezuela of today and on and on.  This movie does not end well for the serfs.   But, you know what is really sad?  There are literally millions of Americans who want this system of government.  They no longer care to try to make their way into the world on their own.  They want the government to take care of that little problem for them.  If Obama is reelected, they may well get their wish.  But, to those who want this, to those who think we must "change" to wealth redistribution, I say, be careful of what you wish for.  You may get it. 

Nancy Pelosi Making Another Absurd Claim

Just when you thought the lunacy of Nancy Pelosi could reach no further heights, she did it again yesterday.  I know this will sound familiar since she made the same stupid claim about Obamacare insofar as creation of thousands and thousands of jobs.  This time Nancy Pelosi is making the claim that extending unemployment benefits will create enough demand that 600K jobs will be created!  Pelosi stated this is based on information from "macroeconomic advisers."  I'm not real sure just what the hell a macroeconomic adviser is.  She didn't bother to name these macroeconomic advisers. She didn't say how much tax money would be needed to create these "600K" jobs either.  Do you get the feeling, as I do, that Left-wingers, such as Pelosi, just pull these magical numbers out of thin air?  It's either that or an intended manufactured Leftist distortion.  Oh, the hell with it....Pelosi is flat out lying!  Democrats have gotten lying down to a fine art these days with the Obama Administration leading with the rallying cry of a "transparent government."  

This claim reminds me a great deal of her #1 absurdity, "We have to pass the bill (Obamacare) so we can see what is inside it."  Remember that one?  These people are our elected officials.  These people, such as Pelosi, are leaders of political parties in this country.  They expect you to take their BS literally and don't question it.  So, when Nancy Pelosi makes another off the chart claim, such as unemployment benefits creating 600K jobs (without providing ANY data, of course), we are suppose to believe it.  Sorry, you Leftist whack jobs.  I have a mind of my own.  I don't have to be a macroeconomic advisor to know BS when I see it, read it or even smell it.  This latest claim by Nancy Pelosi is just more of the same from the laughingstock of American politics.

The 800 Pound Gorilla in the Room: Unemployment

President Obama made another speech on Thursday night.  It was another jobs plan to bring the unemployment numbers down before the November 2012 Presidential Election.  There was no one that said it that way, of course.  But, the latest speech by President Obama was just another campaign speech.  I think even the most zealous Obama Cult Member would agree to that.  Just like any initiative under this President, it would cost hundreds of billions of dollars.