Next Up On the Obama Agenda; Amnesty
Just when you think things couldn’t get worse. We have an impending Cap and Tax vote sitting in the House for tomorrow. Obamacare is coming down the pike and the administration is using every means possible, such as state-run media, to hock this idea to the public. The next item for the administration is Immigration Reform, otherwise known as Amnesty.
Amnesty would potentially destroy the economy as would the other pieces of legislation mentioned above. America’s unemployment rate continues to increase and it doesn’t show signs of stopping. Given the fact that the United States and it’s LEGAL citizens are experiencing massive amounts of unemployment, the likes of which have not been seen for over 20 years, Amnesty would allow more citizens to enter the United States taking away more jobs from the American public and only increasing the unemployment rate. If we already don’t have enough jobs for our own, how can we possibly support more 12 million more? Jobs are only one aspect of this precarious bill. Many of us would also be paying for more entitlement programs, health-care benefits, unemployment benefits etc., for the millions who would be allowed to enter our country. We will be told that it is our duty to help these new citizens assimilate into society so we will prop them up until they can get their feet on the ground, if that ever happens… Unfortunately, this is not the American thing to do. When my ancestors arrived from overseas they worked hard, made their way and built themselves up from nothing. They entered Ellis Island legally and through immigration lines as was the proper way of doing things. My friend who is Vietnamese escaped communism and the war to come to the United States. She entered legally, took her citizenship test, saved her money, and started a business. She has a serious problem with those who think they are entitled, owed, and come here illegally. I don’t blame her.
What’s worse though, is the fact that this isn’t just a one-sided issue. Many Republicans are also on the side of Amnesty and due to the minority status in both the House and the Senate, Republicans who oppose Amnesty may find a very tough go of it.
President Obama is meeting today with a bipartisan committee to discuss this other priority of his, and La Raza’s. He hopes to create a new bill with lawmakers that would include new language/clauses to reform immigration. Ultimately, this is again, fancy rhetoric and wording, coded to mask the true intention to allow amnesty for millions of illegal aliens.
The White House meeting will bring together lawmakers who were involved in the failed immigration fights of the George W. Bush years, but who weren’t the central stars. Gone will be Sen. Edward Kennedy (D., Mass.), suffering from a brain tumor. His Republican partner, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, will be at the White House Thursday. But bearing scars from his presidential battle with Mr. Obama and from his own party over his pro-immigration stand, Mr. McCain says he won’t lead the fight this time.
Instead, it would be up to a new cast, including Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) and opponents of the last immigration-overhaul efforts, such as Sens. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) and John Cornyn (R., Texas), to forge any bipartisan compromise, lawmakers say.
More Money Down the Drain; Economic Woes Continue
Obama and the Democrats continue to spend taxpayer money and rack up our debt. The House panel, last night, passed the supplemental war bill worth more than $106 billion. The supplemental bill includes funds not just for the two wars we are currently fighting, but also for foreign aid, car rebates, and the Flu. The bill passed by a very narrow margin 226 – 202, with an almost united opposition from Republicans. If foreign aid caught your eye, then you were paying attention. Obama and the Democrats were sneaky and stuck several billion dollars worth of IMF funds to bailout foreign banks; as if AIG wasn’t enough. Republicans were strongly opposed to another bailout, especially in a war supplemental.
I guess we are supposed to feel sympathetic to Obama’s lack of sleep due to the deficit? Pardon me for saying so, but I couldn’t care less. He continues to sign these bills and propose legislation/policies which all require massive amounts of government funding. My sympathies are also few and far between because I too have not been sleeping. I’m actually up every night researching and writing to attempt to stay on top of the latest news items and stay abreast of all the crazy things this administration is doing. If possible I’d like to record every time Obama tramples on the constitution… Needless to say, that’s a lot of sleepless nights.
One of Obama’s agenda items is his health-care plan which is a deceitful little gem…passed off as a competitive option to private industry, when intelligent individuals who have contracted with the government already know, anything that competes with the government loses.
His health-care plan is therefore a farce and it will require individuals who work for a living and pay taxes, to pay for those who do not. It’s another entitlement program that will raise taxes and put a massive burden on all Americans.
Senate sources say the latest cost estimates for health care legislation are around $1.6 trillion over 10 years. Two Senate staffers, one Democratic and one Republican, said Congressional Budget Office estimates put the cost of the Finance Committee version of the bill at around $1.6 trillion.
Even with all the spending, Obama truly believes we will have economic growth:
President Barack Obama said he is “confident” that he won’t have to raise taxes on most Americans to close the budget deficit as long as the economy picks up steam.
“One of the biggest variables in this whole thing is economic growth,” the president said in an interview with Bloomberg News at the White House. “If we are growing at a robust rate, then we can pay for the government that we need without having to raise taxes.”
Obama has repeatedly said he would keep his campaign pledge to cut taxes for 95 percent of working Americans while rolling back tax breaks for households making more than $250,000 a year.
“I’m confident that we don’t have to raise taxes on ordinary working families,” he said.
But he already has. He raised taxes on cigarettes, a product that most lower income households consume. Food products, and other goods have also had taxes tacked onto them. Obama’s plan may not be to outright raise taxes, but they are already hiding them in miscellaneous goods. Obama’s health-care plan also paints an entirely different story, requiring $600 billion in new taxes to fund
the program. I’m not sure if Obama is completely deluded, a great liar, or both.
The fact that Obama believes that we will have incredible amounts of economic growth, when Forbes and others have already compiled a list and conducted studies on future GDP growth for those countries with a moderate to larger sized economies – proving that the United States and the United Kingdom would be two of the most repressed/stagnant, is just ludicrous. Obama recently told Bloomberg that he expected the unemployment rate to go to 10%, and although it is a lagging economic indicator, you cannot expect an unemployment rate to go back down to below 4% in 6 months when it took almost 18 to get there. Roubini also doesn’t believe that the unemployment rate will stop at 10% but rather upwards to 11% by year end. Roubini also predicts that we could see another recession in the future if the proper actions are taken by the government and the Federal Reserve. I have absolutely no confidence in either entity and Roubini fears that if the correct actions are taken now, we could wind up in an inflationary crisis over the next couple of years – of which I believe to be inevitable.
How’s that Hope and Change working out for ya?
House Panel Votes Against E-Verify Amendments in Stimulus Bill
E-Verify is an employment eligibility verification system which helps companies certify that their employees are able to work in the United States legally. There was a lot of concern that, when passed, the Stimulus Bill which should create jobs and opportunities for Americans, would do the exact opposite. Not only will the Stimulus Bill increase our deficit but it’s focus is on paying off donors, creating jobs for specific Democrat constituents, and giving employment opportunities to illegal aliens. The Republicans saw all of this coming and the one thing they could curtail was the illegal alien loop-hole by amending the bill so that it would contain a stipulation requiring that the jobs created by the stimulus must go through the E-Verify certification system. Representatives Kingston and Calvert were on the forefront of this matter:
One of Rep. Kingston’s amendments would have required all federal contractors to verify all employees and new hires through the E-Verify system. The amendment would have countered a new executive order that the Administration is expected to announce today that weakens the 2008 executive order requiring all government contractors to use E-Verify. The amendment failed by a 23-to-35 vote.
Rep. Kingston’s second amendment would have required all employees, contractors, and subcontractors of the Legislative Branch to use E-Verify. That amendment failed by a voice vote.
Rep. Calvart’s amendment would have permanently reauthorized E-Verify, but it received resistance from, most notably, Rep. David Price who argued that E-Verify will be addressed during a larger immigration reform debate. The amendment failed 21-to-36.
American jobs are already being lost to illegal immigrants and health care costs are rising due to taxpaying Americans footing the bill for those who don’t contribute. America’s unemployment rate is creeping close to 10%. American citizens are out of work, but without E-verify some of these jobs will be given to people who aren’t even on the books in the United States. How does that help our economy and how does that lower our unemployment rate? I’m sure at this point many Americans would gladly take a job if they are out of work, no matter what that job is.
The jobs created by the stimulus will effectively be canceled out by the jobs given away to illegal aliens or a possible amnesty bill, if it passes this Fall.
Larry Summers, Obama’s economic advisor, exclaims that the only reason the government is taking control of private industry is due out of necessity. This is the same crisis creating, fear-mongering that liberals railed against when Bush used it during the War on Terror - why are they so complacent now?
Lawrence Summers defended Obama’s economic actions, saying they have been “particularly consistent and firm since the crisis began while he was campaigning for president.”
Even as Capitol Hill Republicans are railing against the administration’s interventions into the auto industry, Wall Street and healthcare, Summers said “the actions we take are those of necessity, not choice.”
Mark Sanford was right when he called out Obama, stating he was creating a “Savior-based economy.” Anything “savior-based” will fail, especially when their messiah has never taken an economics course.
Zero Is at Zero In The Polls…
Obama, or O (Zero) as many of us like to refer to him as, is now at that magical number in the polls. The difference between those who strongly approve and those who strongly disapprove is a big fat 0%!
Obama’s approval:disapproval gap has been diminishing at a steady pace over the last several months. It’s about time that some people begin to take the kool aid goggles off.
The unemployment rate continues to rise, and although it is a lagging indicator on stock markets, it has a long-lasting effect, especially on the jobless lower middle class and middle class voters, who find it difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Clinton played with the formulas for unemployment back in the 90′s, so although drudge is reporting 9.4% (the highest it has been since 1983), it’s probably closer to 12/13% nationwide and between 15-20% in certain regions/states, like California and Michigan.
Obama is still seen as highly popular on a personal level, but his policies leave little to be desired by the American public. It is only a matter of time, if this trend continues, that Obama will lose much of his personal popularity, due to the grating effect of negative policies passing. Obama’s voters, namely the moderates, decided on Obama due to the media bashing of George Bush, Republicans, and the economy. Historically speaking, when there is economic turmoil, the party in office, will usually lose. Obama’s success will come from the economy and our national security. I foresee both being vulnerable and the outcome in the future to be less than optimal. If inflation (which I believe is inevitable) hits, health care passes, and people wake up to realize that we still have to pay for it and the quality of care goes down, if cap and trade/green policies pass and weigh down businesses or cause them to go out of business, if oil prices sky-rocket (they are on their way already), if we get attacked (releasing nuclear sites to the public and CIA memos does not help) – then Obama’s overall approval will go down dramatically.
Politicians like Sarah Palin, Newt, Sanford, etc. need to continuing speaking out against Obama’s policies and the liberal Democrats who are in the majority, pushing their agenda through. The more Republicans communicate to the people, that these policies are dangerous for our future, our economy, and some of our freedoms, the better chance they will have at winning in 2012 and gaining support from independents, moderates, and conservatives.
