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Shakaama On Obama: The First 90 Days

Posted by shakaama on April 1, 2009

Obamessiah ... this is getting out of hand.

Obamessiah ... this is getting out of hand.

I’m not defending Obama today.  However, I’m not so naive that I can’t see what is going on.  Today I will review the first 90 days.

It amazes me that people are so shocked that Obama gets into office and all of a sudden it’s politics as usual.  I am neither saddened by his actions so far, nor am i angered by his policies so far.

I have a political science degree.  So I am very aware of everything that is going on.  And, lets discuss this.

The bailouts

Everyone is so upset by the bailouts.  But, for every 2 people upset about the bailouts there is 1 person that is thankful for them.  You have to understand that the millions of Americans that are talking about “let them fail” do not think about the 30,000, 100,000 or million of employees of these companies that would be out of work.  So when these giant companies come to Washington, this is what Obama is looking at.  It is very easy to sit back and armchair quarterback this mess, but it’s a totally different story when a union 2 million strong comes through the door with the company president and they both beg for help.  It would take a nearly omniscient being to wade through this, and not have millions of people hurt.

He is the one

He is the one

Is that bad to think about those people?  No.  However, I’m pointing out the difficulties involved in this.  We give away millions upon millions of dollars every year to foreign countries.  JUST GIVE IT AWAY! as “aide”.  People complain about that under their breath, but no one speaks up.  All the American lobbyist who go to Washington for those countries, waddle right up to capitol hill for their clients.  Now the shoe is on the other foot.  However, no one is speaking for the people directly.
What are my hopes?

I would hope that Obama would be so charismatic that He didn’t have to be beholden to all these screaming memes around him.  Can you imagine if he had given 10 trillion dollars directly to us?  That would have boosted the economy.  Inflation would have skyrocketed overnight, but at least it would save our economy.  As it stands now, we don’t see the benefit and we still get the inflation.  Sadly.

President Obama Signs bill Alone

President Obama Signs bill Alone

Is Obama doing a good or bad job?  He’s the president.  He’s the wizard behind the curtain.  What can he do?
Ok understand this is politics. It’s not as simple as black and white.

He has to answer to people
He has to gain / call / demand political favors
He has moochers
He has blackmailers [no pun intended]

all of these factors go into every single word he speaks, and every single agreement / document he signs.

Talk about a walking target. This guy, unlike GHW and GW, is a newcomer and has to climb the ladder before throwing his weight.

Note i’m not defending Obama or anyone. Just want everyone to realize this is politics.  Yes we Americans want something, but capitol hill is a rat race unlike any other on the planet.   It’s sad, but true. Listen to Peter Schiff and rely on yourselves.  I’m proud of Obama as a black man. I’m sad about and for Obama as a Political scientist. But as a political scientist I understand the wizard behind the curtain.

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