"Clown Prince" Weekly Blather; January 30th

A Patriotic Response To The "Clown Prince" 01/30/2010 Weekly Address January 30, 2010 At this time last year, amidst headlines about banks on the verge of collapse and job losses of 700,000 a month, we received another troubling piece of news about our economy. Our economy was shrinking at an alarming rate – the largest six-month decline in 50 years. Our factories and farms were producing less; our businesses were selling less; and more job losses were on the horizon. One year later, according to numbers released this past week, this trend has reversed itself. For the past six months, our economy has been growing again. And last quarter, it grew more quickly than at any time in the past six years. This is a sign of progress. And it’s an affirmation of the difficult decisions we made last year to pull our financial system back from the brink and get our economy moving again. [What I'm not telling you: Notice how I don't routinely mention actual numbers or statistics?? I only do when they reflect positively on my plans, programs or actions. So, why didn't I mention the actual 4th quarter GDP growth numbers?? I'd have to be truthful, which goes against my policies and politics!! In actuality, the reported 4Q GDP growth of 5.7% is misleading, at best. More than half of the growth {3.39%} was merely companies replenishing their inventories which were drawn down during early parts of this on-going recession. The growth is not an affirmation of any decisions made by the administration; if it were, the indication would be that poor decisions and naivete have "carried the day."] But when so many people are still struggling – when one in ten Americans still can’t find work, and millions more are working harder and longer for less – our mission isn’t just to grow the economy. It’s to grow jobs for folks who want them, and ensure wages are rising for those who have them. It’s not just about improvements we see in quarterly statistics, but ones people feel in their daily lives – a bigger paycheck; more security; the ability to give your kids a decent shot in life and still have enough to retire one day yourself. That’s why job creation will be our number one focus in 2010. We’ll put more Americans back to work rebuilding our infrastructure all across the country. And since the true engines of job creation are America’s businesses, I’ve proposed tax credits to help them hire new workers, raise wages, and invest in new plants and equipment. I also want to eliminate all capital gains taxes on small business investment, and help small businesses get the loans they need to open their doors and expand their operations. [What I'm not telling you: I know that growing the economy requires the federal government stop taking money out of circulation for redistribution and leave it in the hands of those who know how to use and invest it for the greatest national return!! This could be done with widespread business and personal tax rate reductions. Tax credits--by definition--give the government subtle control over business decisions; whereas tax rate reductions place the decision making in the proper hands, those who have the most to lose--those who would make the best decisions for their company/business. Example: A 15% rate reduction will cover the whole range of the economic "world." A 15% tax credit for those concerns who hire "blonde, blue-eyed, females" will only apply to those companies who benefit from having that particular employee!!! To see who's the real priority in my reign, re-read this partial sentence--"It's to grow jobs for folks who want them,.." Notice there's no inclination to reduce the welfareRAT rolls, which would inturn reduce both state and federal obligations to fund the trends of laziness and of "beating the system!!"] But as we work to create jobs, it is critical that we rein in the budget deficits we’ve been accumulating for far too long – deficits that won’t just burden our children and grandchildren, but could damage our markets, drive up our interest rates, and jeopardize our recovery right now. There are certain core principles our families and businesses follow when they sit down to do their own budgets. They accept that they can’t get everything they want and focus on what they really need. They make tough decisions and sacrifice for their kids. They don’t spend what they don’t have, and they make do with what they’ve got. It’s time their government did the same. That’s why I’m pleased that the Senate has just restored the pay-as-you-go law that was in place back in the 1990s. It’s no coincidence that we ended that decade with a $236 billion surplus. But then we did away with PAYGO – and we ended the next decade with a $1.3 trillion deficit. Reinstating this law will help get us back on track, ensuring that every time we spend, we find somewhere else to cut. [What I'm not telling you: MY children and grandchildren really won't be affected by those many trillions of dollars I've pissed away--making an impression on the American KoolAid drinker and my worldwide admirers--I'm sure they'll have great wealth to support themselves through the less-than-honestly gained largess the Chin and I will leave behind!! So, the deficit that I've TRIPLED, just in the FIRST YEAR of my reign, really hasn't much meaning for me. The public has to remember; I've NEVER had a job that wasn't funded by a government paycheck or a government grant--it was a real shock to find out that "the government's money;" wasn't really "the government's money!!!" Several million "someones" have to pay taxes to provide the money that politicians piss away on a daily basis!! Remember, YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!! PAYGO wasn't entirely responsible for "Slick-Willie" leaving a $128 Billion surplus at the end of his reign; the collapse of the former Soviet Union reduced defense spending by nearly that much, ALONE!! The politicRATS have never found a tax dollar they couldn't piss away!! The PAYGO legislation was allowed to expire in 2002. As a rule {read: We'll abide by it--IF it suits us!!}, it was reinstated in 2007, but was routinely 'waived' if we needed more cash to piss away than we actually had!! When I say "...when we did away with PAYGO...." I was just starting my 142 days of federal legislative experience and voted to do away with it to assure many millions of dollars of pork for the crooked state of Illinois among others!!] I’ve also proposed a spending freeze, so that as we increase investments in things we need, like job creation and middle class tax cuts – we cut spending on those we don’t, like tax cuts for oil companies and investment fund managers, and programs that are redundant, obsolete, or simply ineffective. Spending related to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected – and neither will national security – but all other discretionary government programs will. Finally, I’ve called for a bi-partisan Fiscal Commission – a panel of Democrats and Republicans who would sit down and hammer out concrete deficit-reduction proposals by a certain deadline. Because we’ve heard plenty of talk and a lot of yelling on TV about deficits, and it’s now time to come together and make the painful choices we need to eliminate those deficits. This past week, 53 Democrats and Republicans voted for this commission in the Senate. But it failed when seven Republicans who had co-sponsored this idea in the first place suddenly decided to vote against it. [What I'm not telling you: There are very few sectors in which jobs can be created--the primary ones are health care and the federal government. As President Ronald Reagan once said: "The government is not the solution to the problem; the government IS the problem!!" The government has allowed the manufacturing base to slowly move off-shore with the NAFTA agreement; The government has grown it's welfareRAT base with ever increasing benefits and decreasing the criteria for admission to that "club." Notice: The NAFTA agreement--An agreement is just that an agreement, signed by whomever is the reigning fascist at the time; a treaty is similar in verbage to an agreement except a treaty has to be approved by a majority of the U.S. Senate!! NAFTA was promoted as an "agreement" because the majority of the Senate wouldn't agree to selling America "down the river!!" Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security SHOULD be affected!! During "Slick-Willie's" phony welfareRAT reform in the 1990s, he merely moved some of the RATs off the welfare rolls and onto SSI. This Supplimental Security Income system has similar--if not loser--requirements to the WelfareRAT system. How 'bout gettin' some fat asses back on someone's payroll and off the government dole?? But if I do that, I'm assured of a 25-35% drop in my voter base!! This bipartisan Fiscal Commission would have boosted employment in the District of Columbia.... do you think any politician can function without a staff of gophers?? Not no, but HELL NO!!!] Now, it’s one thing to have an honest difference of opinion about something. I will always respect those who take a principled stand for what they believe, even if I disagree with them. But what I won’t accept is changing positions because it’s good politics. What I won’t accept is opposition for opposition’s sake. We cannot have a serious discussion and take meaningful action to create jobs and control our deficits if politicians just do what’s necessary to win the next election instead of what’s best for the next generation. I’m ready and eager to work with anyone who’s serious about solving the real problems facing our people and our country. I welcome anyone who comes to the table in good faith to help get our economy moving again and fulfill this country’s promise. That’s why we were elected in the first place. That’s what the American people expect and deserve. And that’s what we must deliver. [What I'm not telling you: "....I will always {publically} respect those who....." See how conveniently left out the most important word in that sentence?? Behind the scenes; at the end of the day, the only opinion or plan or program that matters is that which I and my handlers dream up. The replubricRATs are right though, to oppose my programs.... by design, they're destroying the country's economy. Did you read that shit about controlling our deficits?? Wait til you see my budget proposal--there's enough 'red ink' to float the USS Ronald Reagan {there's that name, again!!}!! Those who "come to the table" only want to point out my many failures...... owning two auto manufacturers; owning several banks; being beholden to several unions; yadda, yadda, yadda!!!]