Obama’s Reign & Its’ Troubles

Ah, Barack Obama… so much to say and so little blogspace. From his wonderful doings in Guatanamo Bay to his tremendous appointing skills of government officials, one thing is for sure: the man is hard to ignore. For starters, his approval rating is down more than 60%. That alone seems to be enough evidence of the fact that there are many, MANY things he is doing wrong. But, let’s start from the beginning..
He ran a hell of a campaign. Not only is he naturally a great public speaker, but he was also funded by numerous organizations and pretty much all of Hollywood. From Jay Z to Lil’ Wayne; you name them, they funded him. The millions of dollars that rolled in for various advertising strategies proved to be the key to winning over America. Secondly, his competition was slim. John McCain didn’t stand a chance to begin with simply due to the fact that America was scared of a Republican. Bush’s reign left America in so much terror that they would rather invest their faith in the hands of an inexperienced candidate, than a Vietnam veteran who served the country in more ways than one for decades, simply due to judgement of the party. As for Hillary Clinton, it seems ironic, if not suspicious, how she suddenly decided to withdraw from the race, especially at the peek of her prime. And while we may never know the reasoning behind Clinton’s logic, I’m sure you can use your imagination to figure it out. Once Clinton was gone, the rest was history — Obama was a shoe-in..
After waltzing his way through the campaign and being elected as the 44th President of the United States, the $787 billion economic stimulus plan came about, a big portion of which consisted of unnecessary spendings. Many Obama-supporters would argue that the stimulus plan funded the stock market, public schools and services, and prevented thousands of lay-offs. I agree that those are all fabulous deeds, but realistically, does it really take the full $787 billion American dollars which will later be paid of by the taxes of the citizens? Perhaps, Obama makes a great lawyer, but he’s far from a mathematician.
Next comes the health reform: the sole act of misinformation and miscalculation. The program and its agencies will costs much more than projected, as every United States program has in the past. In addition, the American public has been so misinformed about various aspects of the program, and all for a good cause: so we don’t understand the consequences of it. While Obama may claim that raising the cost of health care is the only solution to rebuilding our economy, the truth is that raising the cost of health care will only hurt it. If Americans spent more money on health care than they do currently, that means that they will spend less money on other priorities, from food to entertainment. Hence, if more money goes to health care, less money will be circulated socially and eventually, it will result in either public debt or an ongoing economic crisis — two marvelous options, don’t you think?
So here we are today: living in a country which is facing The Great Depression Part 2, starring Barack Obama as the villan, with no superhero to save the day. Let’s hope that by 2012, there will still be something left of our oh-so-tragic economy and perhaps this time, we will try something different: let’s elect a president who is aware of how many states are in America (see link).

http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/barackobamavideos/youtube/obama-57-states.htm

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