The markets are predictably not reacting favorably to America’s credit rating downgrade. And just as predictably neither is Obama. On the Friday before before the debt ceiling compromise was reached, it leaked, that Obama was calling the credit rating agencies, in an attempt to strong arm them into not lowering the credit rating.
Now in the aftermath of them thankfully ignoring him – his minions have embarked on a scorched earth policy blaming the Tea Party for the financial cliff we stand on. His minions are calling it the Tea Party downgrade. Geithner has lashed out on the airwaves berating Standard and Poors, saying that they were clueless, saying the agency doesn’t understand U.S. economics. Of course, poor old Barney Frank, blamed it on the military. John Kerry was resurrected to chant the talking points that all of this was the fault of the Tea Party.
And then there was Obama. Oh, wait, no there wasn’t. He has been retreating at Camp David, it appears his multi million dollar taxpayer birthday extravaganza took a lot out of him. And yes, I know, supposedly the party is coming out of his pocket, but who even pretends to believe that, even amongst those who will swear it to be the true.
Specific to that point, he was last seen, or more accurately heard to be swilling wine and glutting food, amidst Stevie Wonder songs, Chris Rock humor, and Jay Z rap, while doing the White House version of the inebriated slide. He was the emperor, sans the gold wreath adoring his oversized ears and flowing robes of the finest satin.
Yes he was the emperor – he was bathing in the promise of a debt ceiling compromise that would allow him to manipulate and strong arm the proposed group of 12, who will be responsible for coming up with another $1.5T in cuts.
But where is his leadership? Where is the man who had all of the answers as a candidate? Where is the man who criticized George W. Bush for everything from floods to plane crashes to military losses? Where is he? As a matter of fact where is the media? Why aren’t they treating him as they would if he were Bush?
The truth is that S&P should have downgraded the U.S. long ago, if they had maybe a modicum of spending restraint would have occurred. Many will argue Obama doesn’t have a clue pursuant to how to resolve this issue – I believe the question that must honestly be asked and discussed is does he want to?
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Hello Mr. Massie, I was referred to your site over the weekend by a family member. Wow, how long has your site been up and how come nobody told me about it sooner? Seriously, thank you for the wealth of info available here, as well as — most importantly — your willingness to say in clear, bold words how it really is in this country. I am exhausted by the pretense, the charade, the political correctness which rules us in this century. And why aren’t people screaming and rioting in the streets about what’s happening to us? I’m just about angry enough to start the riot myself. If you should see a white-haired lady on the news leading a bunch of cranky and disillusioned people down Pennsylvania Avenue (I live in suburban D.C.), it will be me!
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Bay Area:
“He spoke yesterday and the market promptly dropped another 300 points. The guy simply refuses to get it.
He is pushing us to financial collapse and of course blaming every one else.”
I agree with everything you said – except I think Obama does get it and he’s doing the job Soros is directing him to do — ruin the US so we fall under Soros’s plan of one world government with him at the head. In all my 70+ years I’ve never seen a more corrupt person in the White House nor witnessed such lack of civility throughout our country…..almost all from the left. I pray Obama is a one termer who will go down in history as the one who ALMOST brought this country to it’s knees – I say ALMOST because we must rid our country of him and his ilk ASAP.
jackie: i would like to see him out in less than 1 year…but it doesn’t look like anyone has the backbone to bring impeachment proceedings…he is a sickening display of wasted opportunity…he had chance to work for good…he chose instead to work for evil…
I realize that this debt crisis is owned by both parties; however, I’ve never seen such outrageous spending by an administration in such a short period of time. Today the rhetoric in Obama’s speech about “tax reform” and those making above ???….. paying their “fair share” was just more of the “same old same old”-and I’m not in that tax bracket…just tired of that “song and dance.” I just don’t think he will ever get the message that it won’t matter how much revenue you take in, unless you cut the spending…it will never be enough! You can’t TAX people enough under his plan!!! Almost 20 yrs. ago an economist in a class I was taking said, when the people of a nation are taxed over 51%, the people are enslaved. If you add up all the taxes we pay in this country besides federal income taxes ( like state income tax, gasoline taxes, road tax, cigarette tax, property tax, sales tax, etc., etc.). what is our total? Are we enslaved? Adding millions of people to the health care program, extending unemployment benefits almost indefinitely (Obama asked for an increase again today), aid to foreign countries, allowing illegals to continue to come into our country and provide them with benefits, health care, and possible citizenship, creating more and more government agencies, and raising government employees’ salaries/benefits….it’s the never-ending story. Perhaps I’m looking at it all wrong…I pray I am. No wonder we have to cut Social Security and Medicare-programs some people have paid into for years in order to give it to those who never paid into it at all or cut the military budget so we can create new IRS positions to enforce ObamaCare or send money to countries around the world. What a mess!!
txteach: you are not looking at it the wrong way…I think we can all add approx 15%-20% in taxes to what we already pay…when you factor the hidden taxes cities charge for dining out and other more visible taxes as well as the lawsuit insurance built into the cost of every item we purchase…his answer to every problem is raise taxes, expand government, while he lives the high life…people are enslaved…they just don’t know it…reminds me of the matrix…
Thanks Mychal…Glad I haven’t lost my mind completely..lol…I loved your response to the Bay Area Conservative Underground…made me chuckle out loud…The day is coming when the public will realize that we as a people are enslaved…not physically, but financially. When that happens, I fear the chaos of Europe and England will reach our shores. I too wish he could be ousted in less than a year, but our only hope is that he will be a one term president. Jackie, I haven’t been around for quite as long as you, but I also believe someone else “must” be pulling the strings. NO ONE could continue doing so much wrong for so long! It’s like he’s determined to destroy this country in four years…and he’s done a pretty good job so far~
txteach: I’m working on piece that will shed light on what’s going on behind the scenes…you won’t believe who’s involved…
Obama is proving to be more of an immature, sullen schoolboy every day.
You nailed it several weeks ago Mychal when you said his psychological wheels were flying off.
It is embarrassing and downright disturbing to see the guy speak in public these days.
He spoke yesterday and the market promptly dropped another 300 points. The guy simply refuses to get it.
He is pushing us to financial collapse and of course blaming every one else.
Audacity of a stubborn moron.
Bay Area Conservative Underground: you’ve said a mouthful my friend…it’s sickening to observe him…his elevated opinion of himself is unwarranted…and his mac daddy hip-hop swagger is absolutely disgusting…he’s the president not some two-bit ghetto hip-hop wannabe…he is completely w/out breeding…