Some political topics of late that I’ll comment on:
Obama announced his re-election bid
Big [freaking] deal. He’s just doing it now because he’s polling horribly, and no Republican has officially announced his or hers.
I’m curious, however, what he’s going to run on. He hasn’t CHANGEd anything, and Americans have all but given up HOPE on so many fronts. So what then will his mantra be?
Unfortunately, the Republicans really better put someone out there who can cream this guy, or we’re going to end up with him for another four years. And right now, the options aren’t looking so good. I’m a big fan of Sarah, Michelle, Mike, and Mitt, but I’m not sure I’m ready for any of them to run for (notice I didn’t say “to be”) president. I do know that if they nominate a “can’t we all just get along” guy, a la McCain 2008, they’ll lose.
The budget
I will applaud the Republicans for standing their ground on cutting what’s left of the year’s budget. So far. If they cave to Obama and his liberal minions, they will severely discredit themselves.
A government shutdown seems to be the only viable option at this point. Then we’ll see just what exactly is deemed “essential” by both sides. Plus, think of the untold millions (billions?) that would be saved by not having to pay the non-essential personnel. Look, I don’t know all the implications that a government shutdown would infer, but the option looks pretty good to me at this point. When will these blowhard politicians wake up and realize we’re broke? When you start throwing the word “trillion” around in reference to our debt, you know we’re in serious, nigh irreparable trouble.
Libya
Okay, I’m all for human rights, don’t get me wrong. But what exactly are we doing in Libya? Am I the only one that listened to Obama’s speech the other night and was confounded as to what exactly our mission was there? I mean, the speech sounded very similar to George W. Bush’s regarding Iraq, sans the WMDs. Brutal dictator needs taken out and we need to stabilize the region for our interests. What, pray tell, are our interests in Libya?
· Oil? Cue the liberal clamor. Apparently the stock market thinks so. Have you seen oil prices lately? Even though Libyan oil accounts for something like 2% of the world’s oil production, the oil speculators have their panties all in a wad over this “crisis”.
· Humanitarian needs? Really? If this was a humanitarian crisis, where’s the support for Darfur, Yemen, and Bahrain?
· Deposing Gadhafi? Where was the cry for his ouster over the past, oh, 25 years?
· NATO? Sure, Obama’s little dog and pony show last week was intended to show the world that we’re in this little tussle together, acting under the direction of the UN. What he forgot to mention was that NATO is comprised heavily of American forces, both politically and militarily.
I can’t believe I’m typing this, but we would have been better off with Hillary. As much as he’s off on a lot of points, John Phillips nailed it in his piece today in the LA Times when he said “…an awakened and enraged Clinton with cold cream on her face and curlers in her hair is far scarier to third-world despots than an ex-Illinois state senator.” I’m not saying that she’d be a good president – she’s a Clinton, after all – it’s just that she might have a little more clout and ability to handle this kind of thing than Obama. This is just further proof of how wrong those who vote Democrat can be.
I don’t know the answer to what’s going down in Libya, but I do know that this is exactly what liberals [complain] about constantly. Sure, you’ve got your Kucinich’s out there screeching about it, but where are the Reid’s, Pelosi’s, and Kerry’s yelling about how the US can’t be the world’s police? Oh, that’s right, because the directive came from the UN. Oh, but weren’t there 16 resolutions from the UN on Saddam’s Iraq? But apparently this little incursion isn’t politically popular to oppose.
Obama’s decision to go ahead with the trial of Kahlid Sheikh Mohammed at Gitmo, instead of NYC
Big surprise here. Obama flip-floped. He’s the new John Kerry. The question really is why on earth would he have even considered 1) giving this guy the rights of a US citizen, 2) not waterboarding him, or 3) moving his trial to the city that was attacked on 9/11. Under normal circumstances, this might have warranted a “Obama gets it right” declaration, but he’s just caving to the pressure he’s been getting over the issue. Kind of makes you wonder what else he’s capable of caving on.
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