Did Obama Hit a Home Run During Wednesday Night’s Speech?
The speech before the joint session of Congress has come and gone – did President Obama hit a home run on his Health Care proposal? I think not. Instead, it was more of the same – in fact, the President seemed defiant. The lines have been drawn. No bi-partisan teamwork here. It appears the voices of the people that were calling out during the summer Town Hall Meetings have been met with sarcasm and anger. Our great country was built on dissent by the people – the government does not have the right to “dictate” to the people but it does have an obligation to hear the voice of the people and to listen. Alas, it seems the President is bent on only one mission and that is to pass this monstrosity of Obama Care. Never mind the number one concern on the American people’s mind is the economy and the need for employment.
A president that cares about its people would take a stand of attacking the number one problem in the country – getting unemployment down. Finding ways to put those who have lost their livelihood back to work. The health care issue needs to be put on the back burner. Address the most urgent problems facing Americans today: Unemployment, Run-Away Government Spending, The Stimulus Package Boondoggle, The U.S. Budget in Total Disarray, and on and on it goes. These are problems that could sink America. PRESIDENT OBAMA! ARE YOU LISTENING? Why are you so fixated on the this one issue? Do you remember that Nero fiddled while Rome burned? Hello Mr. President! It’s time to take out your ear plugs!!!
Health care for all Americans is a a huge problem and needs overhauling but raping its people in the process of a program that is just downright wrong and against the Constitution is not the answer. Putting men and women to work so they can keep food on the table and pay for their homes is an immediate need that cannot and should not be overlooked.
I certainly don’t have all the answers and we need to pray for those who are faced with finding the answers and implementing them – their job is not an easy one. In fact, it seems insurmountable. But, the American people have overcome adversity before and they will again given good leadership.
President Obama – you need to listen to the American people. Have you noticed that unemployment is the number one concern? Have you taken notice that your ratings in the polls are not on the positive side? Maybe you need to stand back, take a look at the drawing board and then represent the people – listen to those you are supposed to represent. You may actually be a better president.
FAR Editor
A good take on the President’s speech comes from The Wall Street Journal.
It’s Still the Economy, Stupid
This could be America’s greatest failed presidency.
By Daniel Henninger – The Wall Street Journal
“To save himself and his party from enduring another health-care debacle, Barack Obama should put his agenda on the back burner, bend his efforts to raising the economy, and rebuild his political capital by taking credit for the inevitable rebound. That just might minimize the impending loss of House seats and allow him to revisit his wish list in 2011. The alternative is promising big, accomplishing little and getting credit for nothing. This could be America’s greatest failed presidency.”
(Click on the above link for the rest of Henninger’s observations.)
The president is expending tremendous amount of effort on health care when people are wanting action on the economy.
Now the government does not create value but only re-distributes someone else’s value with a bite taken off for the effort.
How can we expect our government to have the wisdom to correctly allocate resources when they are no more knowledgeable than the next man?