President Obama addresses joint session of Congress 2009
And they will in turn re-elect you in 2012. When an individual has the honor and privilege to be elected President of the United States of America, no longer is that individual viewed or seen as a Democrat, Independent or Republican, but rather as President of the United States of America. Of course the President shares his political party’s views, but the President elect is now bigger than one party, and should not allow himself to serve one party or another only, but focus only on serving the people. When the President doesn’t, kowtowing to one politically party and certain special interest groups, he serves no one, but himself.
One major problem with President Obama’s first year in office. His lack of acerbating talk replaced with an over abundance of kowtowing to serve his lust of always being the popular perpetual running candidate at large. Have you noticed the mood swings of this President in the speeches he delivers. The great communicator wasn’t such a great communicator when put into a position of giving a reconciliatory (For lack of a better word) speech at West Point last year, having to cozy up to the military and the task he must ask them to do. He obviously didn’t want to be there, and judging by the sleepy audience they didn’t care much that he was there either. Afghanistan is pretty much the only campaign promise the president has kept, to some extent. It was probably his worse speech of 2009, however many of his speeches have been marred by President Obama’s mood and child like immaturity. Although we are all guilty of the latter over our life span. However, we are not the leader of the free world.
What may appear contrary of what I have written above, my prayers are with the President and I wish him well with the State of the Union Speech. However delivering a home run speech tonight before congress and the American people isn’t the President’s weak spot, the night is his. It’s tomorrow I am concerned about and the next day, the next month and the next three years. And yes, I pray for the President’s success well and beyond tonight’s State of the Union.
The President could begin the new year with the following; 1) focusing on over 26 million small and generally self employed businesses in America. If each of these entrepreneurs hired one new employee, unemployment would be erased within the first six months of this year. 2) Stop trying to legislate and tax America’s businesses and wealthy into oblivion. (A little poetic) I don’t give a duck’s patootie how much corporate executives make, that is between them, their shareholders, and customers. I don’t like what my bank is doing, I move my money. Enough customers do the same, the executives begin to get the message or lose their job. 3) Some financial market regulation is needed, and that which is in place now, needs to be reformed, but not to the point of stymieing the industry. 4) Healthcare reform needs to start now, not a year or several years from now. Therefore a baby step approach would be much more welcomed and acceptable, because it is reasonable. Start with some tort reform, along with requirements on acceptance of patients with pre-existing illness, and reasonable regulation for sustaining insurance coverage when fired or laid off from work. Not hand outs, just a hand to us all. 5) Not likely, but clean up the corruption in the Unions of America, President Obama and this Congress is so eager to clean up corporate America, and so willing to let slide the equally ravenous predator of Human pursuit in letting the Unions, continue to have things their ravenous or perhaps savageness way.
Mr. President, let’s start with what is possible and reasonable, then tackle the pipe dreams.. There’s more to say, and I’ll continue to share my views, but as always I would love to read and share your ideas and comments here at Dr Quack’s blog.
I’m Dr. Quack, with the harsh cry of reason…01 27 2010
