President Obama has three serious shortcomings, which have proven disastrous for his administration.
1). He is totally unprepared for the office. There are jobs where you can start with no experience, and learn on the job, but the Presidency isn't really one of them.
2). He's surrounded himself with yes-men, who are just as inexperienced as he is. To learn and improve your performance, you have to find good advisors who you can learn from, and you have to be open to criticism and not take everything personally. President Obama is very proud and overly sensitive to criticism. He's also insulated himself from viewpoints that conflict with his own by recruiting advisors and Cabinet members because they believe in the same things he does, not because they know their business.
3). The third shortcoming of our President is his hardheadedness. He stubbornly clings to his policies even when it's become evident that they're not producing satisfactory results. His redistributionist taxation, attempts to produce growth through government "investment", and his turn-the-other-cheek foreign policy have failed, yet he still refuses to try anything else. As my dear old Dad used to say, "Don't confuse me with facts - I've made up my mind."
Monday, August 15, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Ten Questions For Tonight's Debate
Here are ten things the moderator should ask the Republican Presidential contenders about tonight, but probably won't. Still, we'll have to see.
1.)How can politicians, who seem to have lost the trust of the American people, win it back?
2). To save Social Security, should we raise the retirement age for people who won't be collecting benefits for a decade? Stop giving cost of living increases to millionaires and billionaires? Stop sending SS checks to rich people altogether, since they don't need the money? Is this fair?
3). Should we let states set their own legal drinking age, speed limits, decriminalize marijuana, allow gay marriage, determine their own vehicle emissions standards, and allow, restrict or prohibit abortion, without Federal interference? Or should Washington impose a single law on the entire country, regardless of what the people in each state want?
4). Should we reward (through the tax code) companies that hire and invest here in America, and punish those that ship jobs overseas? Or should we leave them alone, and let them make the best decisions they can, to make money for shareholders according to what works and what doesn't?
5). Should we bomb Iran, if there's no other way to stop them from developing nuclear weapons? Or can we let them aquire nukes, and just deter them from using them by warning Tehran that the US will strike back if they do?
6). Polls show the American people are tired of the war in Afghanistan and want us out. Is it time to pull out? How can we get out without making it look like our enemies drove us out, and allowing them to celebrate victory when we leave? What if terrorists once again use Afghanistan as a base from which to attack us?
7). Would you favor a national sales tax, to help pay down the deficit? And if so, how can you make sure it doesn't hurt the poor most of all?
8). The rebels in Syria have appealed to the West for help overthrowing their dictator, as we're helping the Libyans topple Colonel Gadaffy. Should we stay out of it, or come to their aid? Should we send them weapons? Destroy the Syrian air force, and provide the rebels with air cover?
9). Should Washington bring help to famished Somalia? How can food aid be gotten past the terrorist al Shebaab militia, who will try to seize it for themselves? Should we recognize the independence of the breakaway statelet of Somaliland?
10). Would you be willing to support a proposal to amend the Constitution, to require a balanced budget?
1.)How can politicians, who seem to have lost the trust of the American people, win it back?
2). To save Social Security, should we raise the retirement age for people who won't be collecting benefits for a decade? Stop giving cost of living increases to millionaires and billionaires? Stop sending SS checks to rich people altogether, since they don't need the money? Is this fair?
3). Should we let states set their own legal drinking age, speed limits, decriminalize marijuana, allow gay marriage, determine their own vehicle emissions standards, and allow, restrict or prohibit abortion, without Federal interference? Or should Washington impose a single law on the entire country, regardless of what the people in each state want?
4). Should we reward (through the tax code) companies that hire and invest here in America, and punish those that ship jobs overseas? Or should we leave them alone, and let them make the best decisions they can, to make money for shareholders according to what works and what doesn't?
5). Should we bomb Iran, if there's no other way to stop them from developing nuclear weapons? Or can we let them aquire nukes, and just deter them from using them by warning Tehran that the US will strike back if they do?
6). Polls show the American people are tired of the war in Afghanistan and want us out. Is it time to pull out? How can we get out without making it look like our enemies drove us out, and allowing them to celebrate victory when we leave? What if terrorists once again use Afghanistan as a base from which to attack us?
7). Would you favor a national sales tax, to help pay down the deficit? And if so, how can you make sure it doesn't hurt the poor most of all?
8). The rebels in Syria have appealed to the West for help overthrowing their dictator, as we're helping the Libyans topple Colonel Gadaffy. Should we stay out of it, or come to their aid? Should we send them weapons? Destroy the Syrian air force, and provide the rebels with air cover?
9). Should Washington bring help to famished Somalia? How can food aid be gotten past the terrorist al Shebaab militia, who will try to seize it for themselves? Should we recognize the independence of the breakaway statelet of Somaliland?
10). Would you be willing to support a proposal to amend the Constitution, to require a balanced budget?
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
As an American citizen, I am extremely concerned with the future of this great nation we live in. I have no political afiliation. I am neither democrat or republican. In my honest opinion one is as crooked or dishonest as the other. We live in a me society which only seems to care about ourselves as an individual rather than what is best for our country. In past generations such as the generation of the great depression and the WWII generation they came together as one voice and sacrificed and worked together to accomplish the obstacles that they faced. Over the last thirty years our elected officials have dug us into a financial hole, and continue to spend money with the maturity of a teenager with their parents credit card.. Congress has increased our spending limit without making any real significant cut backs on their spending, or defining where these spending cuts will occur. I have seen no leadership from our president in all of this and out of Congress and the Senate all I see is constant bickering. When will our elected officials stop screaming my side is right and your side is wrong and start caring about the needs of the American people? It is my hope that by creating this blog that "WE THE PEOPLE" can discuss the problems that we face as a nation and maybee come up with some intelligent possible solutions to our common problems. I am interested in hearing real possible solutions to these problems. This is not a blog to express your political allegiances and blame one side or the other. We hear enough of that every day on the news channels from the people that we have elected to lead this great country of ours. In my opinion they have all failed us and are not taking the current problems seriously. They are just sticking with the usual tactics that have goten us into the mess that we are in. I do not believe that this is a problem created by democrats or republicans. I truely believe that the whole political system is broken, and that serious changes need to be made for the sake of the future of this country. Please feel free to help me search for possible solutions to the problems that we face as a nation and express your concerns about the problems we face as Americans. Maybee together we can come up with possible solutions since the people we elected to do this are too busy arguing rather than trying to solve our problems. These are the concerns I have as an American.
1- How do we create jobs in this country and encourage financial growth?
2- Cuts obviously have to be made in spending. What areas do you see as prime targets for cuts?
3- How do you feel about the job that our leaders in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of our government are doing?
4- What is the best way to get our leaders to stop fighting each other and start looking for viable solutions to our country's problems.
1- How do we create jobs in this country and encourage financial growth?
2- Cuts obviously have to be made in spending. What areas do you see as prime targets for cuts?
3- How do you feel about the job that our leaders in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of our government are doing?
4- What is the best way to get our leaders to stop fighting each other and start looking for viable solutions to our country's problems.
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