President Obama had a meeting with Congressional Republicans today - they wanted to voice their concerns about the scope of his proposed stimulus package. Obama's response? "I won." Meaning - I don't have to listen to you people. I won the election and I can do what I want.
Harry Reid later seemed to echo the post-partisanship of Obama - when asked if he has any concern about Republicans blocking the stimulus bill, he flatly answered, "No."
Obama and the Congressional Democrats are feeling pretty good about themselves right now. But if they think they can get away with whatever they want, they better think again.
As House Minority Leader John Boehner asked, "How does [spending hundred of millions of dollars on contraceptives] stimulate the economy?"
I have a feeling the Republicans are going to be a vocal minority at this point and attempt to let the American people know everything that Obama is attempting to do. And if Obama and his cronies in Congress think they have carte blanche, they are very mistaken.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Some Pro-Lifers Refered to Obama as the "Real Pro-Life Candidate"
I wonder what they think now.
In another day of undoing President George W. Bush's policies, President Obama has lifted the ban on federal funding for groups that promote or perform overseas abortions.
That's right - you tax dollars will now go to fund abortions in other countries.
During the campaign, Obama claimed to abhor abortion and said he would institute policies to lower the abortion rate. Using federal funds to pay for abortions in other countries seems to fly in the face of that claim.
And all the religious people who justified voting for one of the most pro-abortion candidates in recent memory will continue to look like fools when Obama institutes more and more policies that actually promote abortion. I wonder how long it will take him to attempt to revoke the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.
In another day of undoing President George W. Bush's policies, President Obama has lifted the ban on federal funding for groups that promote or perform overseas abortions.
That's right - you tax dollars will now go to fund abortions in other countries.
During the campaign, Obama claimed to abhor abortion and said he would institute policies to lower the abortion rate. Using federal funds to pay for abortions in other countries seems to fly in the face of that claim.
And all the religious people who justified voting for one of the most pro-abortion candidates in recent memory will continue to look like fools when Obama institutes more and more policies that actually promote abortion. I wonder how long it will take him to attempt to revoke the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.
That Didn't Take Long
President Barack Obama waited two days before infringing his own ethics rule in which he pledged to keep lobbyists out of his administration.
He "waived" (broke) his own rule to appoint William Lynn the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Lynn had been a lobbyist for Raytheon.
Obama claims a justification - the state of national security. But the willingness to break his own rule against lobbyists means that the rule has no effect, really. Next, he will appoint other lobbyists and site the state of the economy or the environment or any other of a countless number of problems facing this country.
So, what does this mean for America? Well, it means that he has absolutely no qualms about breaking a campaign promise. He claimed he would have an administration free from lobbyists. In two days, he already has one. Which campaign promise is next to go?
He "waived" (broke) his own rule to appoint William Lynn the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Lynn had been a lobbyist for Raytheon.
Obama claims a justification - the state of national security. But the willingness to break his own rule against lobbyists means that the rule has no effect, really. Next, he will appoint other lobbyists and site the state of the economy or the environment or any other of a countless number of problems facing this country.
So, what does this mean for America? Well, it means that he has absolutely no qualms about breaking a campaign promise. He claimed he would have an administration free from lobbyists. In two days, he already has one. Which campaign promise is next to go?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Obama Takes First Swing at the War on Terror
In his second day in office, President Obama removed two tools in the war on terror that President Bush used to keep this country safe.
First, Obama issued an executive order closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center. While the long-term effect of this decision is unknown, it seems obvious. Obama wants to bring the suspected terrorists onto American soil and subject them to the American justice system. This means, suspected terrorists will get Constitutional rights! That sounds like a good plan, doesn't it? And instead of being subjected to war tribunals, they will get to have their day in a court of law and maybe be sent to jail. Where are we going to jail these people? What kind of security will we have at such a facility? What will happen if they escape? What types of activities will other terrorists engage in to have these prisoners freed? The possibilities are frightening.
But Obama wasn't done. He then decided to create a task force to determine what to do with terror suspects. The head of the task force is his attorney general. I wonder what the attorney general is going to come up with.
Finally, Obama removed another tool in the anti-terror toolbox. He eliminated the use of harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects. You know, the kind of techniques that led to Americans thwarting several terror plots after 9/11. Unfortunately, Obama is more concerned with "personal dignity" of terror suspects then learning what they might know. Yet somehow, Obama has the audacity to claim that removing these techniques will "improve the effectiveness of human intelligence gathering." Does he really believe that, or is he just trying to make it look like he isn't disarming the intelligence community?
And, as Marc Thiessen says in the Washington Post, if there is another terrorist attack on American soil during Obama's term in office, Americans will have no one to blame but Obama himself.
First, Obama issued an executive order closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center. While the long-term effect of this decision is unknown, it seems obvious. Obama wants to bring the suspected terrorists onto American soil and subject them to the American justice system. This means, suspected terrorists will get Constitutional rights! That sounds like a good plan, doesn't it? And instead of being subjected to war tribunals, they will get to have their day in a court of law and maybe be sent to jail. Where are we going to jail these people? What kind of security will we have at such a facility? What will happen if they escape? What types of activities will other terrorists engage in to have these prisoners freed? The possibilities are frightening.
But Obama wasn't done. He then decided to create a task force to determine what to do with terror suspects. The head of the task force is his attorney general. I wonder what the attorney general is going to come up with.
Finally, Obama removed another tool in the anti-terror toolbox. He eliminated the use of harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects. You know, the kind of techniques that led to Americans thwarting several terror plots after 9/11. Unfortunately, Obama is more concerned with "personal dignity" of terror suspects then learning what they might know. Yet somehow, Obama has the audacity to claim that removing these techniques will "improve the effectiveness of human intelligence gathering." Does he really believe that, or is he just trying to make it look like he isn't disarming the intelligence community?
And, as Marc Thiessen says in the Washington Post, if there is another terrorist attack on American soil during Obama's term in office, Americans will have no one to blame but Obama himself.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
A Great Website
Click here to offer your thanks to President Bush and read the posts of others. Very moving!
A Sad Day for America
Not because Barack Obama became the President (we have much time yet to decide whether he is good for the country) but because George W. Bush is no longer the President. He kept us safe for the past 7 and a half years and if for no other reason than that, every American should be thankful for the job he has done.
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