This weeks post brought to you by the words "unity" and "post-partisanship." Those words sound familiar? If not, think of the words "hope" and "change we can believe in" and it will probably become a little clearer. President Obama ran in 2008 based on empty promises. His supporters touted him as the kind of man that once elected would bring out an era of post partisanship and that there would be a new unity throughout the land.
The reality after the election has been something quite different. President Obama pushed through a wasteful stimulus with the promise that if passed, unemployment would not go above 8%. Republicans knew the likelihood of what would happen and so voted against it. The result? Obama and the Dems complain about lack of Republican willingness to go along with them. BTW, unemployment is currently at 9.6% and has been hovering around there for the past year and then some.
Next President Obama and his white house went on a media blitz to talk down fox news and radio commentators such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. He complained that these news networks did a disservice for the country by not reporting more positively about the white house. Keep in mind that a UCLA study found that Fox News is the only news cable channel that leans to the right, that the newspapers are so tilted to the left that the Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal are the ONLY ONES IN THE COUNTRY that trend to the right and that radio talk shows are opinion, nothing more nothing less. With so much of the media in his corner Obama took the time to complain about the one section that isn't. Guess that's what his supporters call open minded.
And of course the health care bill in which he allowed the federal funding of abortions and attached a massive cost to go along with some attempt to reduce medical costs and forces people to buy insurance. This was completely unpalatable for Republicans for the obvious reasons, but once again after turning down Obama's token offer for them to go along with it they were branded as the "party of no" by the bringer of post partisanship. Nice.
Today we find ourselves about three weeks away from an election in which the Republicans are expected to take control of at least one house in Congress. Although it should be expected that the President would campaign for his party and encourage people to vote early and often for Dems the language he has used again highlights his own partisan nature. This is a time where even in the face of heaby losses he could make overtures to the GOP and the country and state his willingness to work with any elected officials for the better of our country. It's what President Bush, that guy they love to blame for everything, did in 2006, but unlike President Bush who endorsed candidates on their merit Obama chooses instead to use doomsday rhetoric calling Republicans out of touch, in the hands of special interests. He's even gone so far to state that a GOP congress would mean "hand to hand combat" between his admin and the GOP. In another recent speech he says "They're counting on black folks staying home."...
That is the man that was supposed to bring post partisanship to this country. That is the man that was supposed to heal the racial wounds and bring about a new period of unity, and yet time and time again he has shown himself to be the opposite. Folks, you need to remember this man and what he says. We need to see this man for who he is, what he represents and the damage that he has done to this nation. Election day is three weeks away. I hope you all will stand with me on that day and send a strong message back to Washington, one that the world and President zero will be unable to ignore.
Yeesh, kind of a bad post, not structured at all the way I usually like to, but been a bit of a long day and I imagine you get my point by now.
Take Care.
-Zach
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