I could, but I won't!

Yes, I could just ignore PEBO's little speech this morning...BUT I WILL NOT...and neither should you. 

This guy has really got some balls.  HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT, yet.  So where does he get off calling press conferences and acting as if he is?  Even the media that is in lust/love with the man admits that his Transition has been grossly over played and "in your face" than any in our country's history.  Not to mention the arrogance of creating this fake seal...

But back to the speech.  And it was a speech as only he can deliver.  As always, he says things that no one can disagree with.  At that point, even someone like me, can get sucked in.   Things like... 

This crisis did not happen solely by some accident of history or normal turn of the business cycle, and we won’t get out of it by simply waiting for a better day to come, or relying on the worn-out dogmas of the past. We arrived at this point due to an era of profound irresponsibility that stretched from corporate boardrooms to the halls of power in Washington, DC. For years, too many Wall Street executives made imprudent and dangerous decisions, seeking profits with too little regard for risk, too little regulatory scrutiny, and too little accountability. Banks made loans without concern for whether borrowers could repay them, and some borrowers took advantage of cheap credit to take on debt they couldn’t afford. Politicians spent taxpayer money without wisdom or discipline, and too often focused on scoring political points instead of the problems they were sent here to solve. The result has been a devastating loss of trust and confidence in our economy, our financial markets, and our government.

You start thinking, "maybe he does get it".  Then as you listen and he unfolds his plan to fix said problem, the uncomfortable feeling of WTF sinks in.  Things like...

It is true that we cannot depend on government alone to create jobs or long-term growth, but at this particular moment, only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe. Only government can break the vicious cycles that are crippling our economy – where a lack of spending leads to lost jobs which leads to even less spending; where an inability to lend and borrow stops growth and leads to even less credit.

Only government?!  WTF?  And herein lies the sole reason that every conservative, independent individual completely and utterly distrusts this man.  He is a socialist, pure and simple.  We are not a great country because of our government, we are a great country in spite of our government.  We have succeeded for the past 233 years because of the hard work of our people and the sacrifices of our military and their families who risk everything to defend it, not our government.

He preaches dire gloom and doom.  Circumstances that only One Trillion dollars can fix.  Nevermind that we don't have a spare trillion...we'll just print it up.  Good God, this is total insanity.  Forgive me if I'm a little afraid, but the people who have come up with this brilliant stimulus plan are the same folks who got us into this mess.  History tells us that this just doesn't work.

In 2004, two UCLA economists said they figured out why the Great Depression dragged on for almost 15 years, and they blamed a suspect previously thought to be beyond reproach: President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  After studying the policies implemented by FDR they had this to say "The economy was poised for a beautiful recovery, but that recovery was stalled by misguided policies.”  “Ironically, our work shows that the recovery would have been very rapid had the government not intervened.” “We found that a depression relapse isn’t likely unless lawmakers gum up a recovery with ill-conceived stimulus policies.”  History is a powerful tool. There is a famous quote...  “Those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.”

I challenge you to come up with one thing that the Government is good at.  Come on...what program, plan or policy has been wildly successful and has come in under budget.  None.  Everyone knows that anything involving government costs 10 times more than using the private sector.  Why then, should we believe that the almighty government best knows how to spend all this money they are printing up. 

There is a plan out there.  How about a tax holiday.  You keep all the money you earn for 3, 6, 9 months, hell, let's just make it a year.  It's still better than printing up a trillion!  Do you think if every American got to keep all their salary for the next few months that it would boost our economy?  I doubt everyone would stick that extra cash under the mattress.  Nope, they would buy stuff, pay off credit cards, have a down payment for a house, and take vacations.  Would all these things stimulate the economy...hell yes!  But you see, in a Socialist environment, Only The Government knows how best to spend YOUR money, NOT YOU.  Mr. Obama is using our slumping economy to fulfill all his campaign promises, dreams and more.  Will you just sit by and let him do it?  There are alot more of us than of them.  Whatta ya say?  If you sit by silently, what kind of country will we be creating for our kids.  It sure won't be one that we will recognize.  WTF.

On another note...Does anyone know where Biden is?  They must have him locked away somewhere.  Troubling and much less entertaining.  WTF.