Who's wasting our money?

Updated 17 April 2012 3:00pm Eastern

Ever wonder who is wasting millions of your Federal tax dollars?

Barack Hussein Obama's style of spend first, ask questions later government is typified by a previously unknown bureaucrat named Jeff Neely. Neely, a Government Services Administration regional commissioner was apparently in charge of a Las Vegas conference on child care that wasted nearly a million dollars of our money.

Why the GSA even hosts conferences on child care is unknown at this point. The fact that Neely hosted the 21st annual such gathering is even more disturbing.

GSA was given $5.5 billion by Obama's "stimulus" boondoggle, allegedly to convert federal buildings into high-performance green buildings, and build new, energy-efficient federal buildings, courthouses and land ports of entry. Investigators are reviewing GSA records to see how much of that bloated budget has been squandered by Neely and his free-spending GSA co-conspirators.

Neely was subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee, and just like an organized crime weasel, refused to even confirm his job title.

Here's an excerpt from a post by Penny Star at CNSNews.com:

[Jeffrey] Neely was subpoenaed as part of a House investigation into a 2010 conference... that sent 300 people to Las Vegas and racked up a tab of more than $850,000, including a $75,000 bike-building event and $130,000 to send 15 scouts to pick the event venue.

Neely, who makes $179,000 annually as the regional GSA regional commissioner in charge of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, several other countries and territories, evoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent when questioned by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the committee. Neely is now on administrative leave and is still receiving his salary.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held hearings on April 17 to explore GSA waste, fraud and abuse.

Roll Call has more on Neely's outrageous history of unauthorized spending here.

Stories like this confirm among American citizens the belief that our Federal government has too much of our money. And what is Obama's answer? He continues to argue, cluelessly, that the Federal government needs more "revenue."

'I disapprove of what you say...'

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."



Voltaire

 Many people mistakenly attribute the above quote to French writer, deist and philosopher Voltaire.* And in recent days, too many conservatives have mistakenly abandoned this principle as they scurry to distance themselves from John Derbyshire's piece, "The Talk: The NonBlack Version."

It's a familiar phrase in conservative circles, isn't it? "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Conservatives rightly decry the social tyranny known as "political correctness," correctly pointing out that liberals violate both spirit and letter of the law in their brash attempts to squelch conservative speech. But what happens when conservatives employ this tactic to discourage speech with which they disagree?

Our founders held that a citizen's freedom of speech - especially political speech - was so important that they amended the United States Constitution in 1791. The first amendment they ratified reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

So the Constitution makes it clear that our Federal government has no authority to exercise control over the speech of a private citizen, no matter how disgusting or offensive. But what happens if fellow conservatives independently begin to "outlaw" certain speech, deeming it unacceptable?
 
Constitutional conservatives have long maintained that our First Amendment guarantees that vile, hateful, disagreeable, unpleasant, foolish and even outright stupid speech is protected by law. In other words, people are free to say almost anything that doesn't actually endanger other people. It may not be wise to say it. It may make the listener or reader or viewer uncomfortable to hear it. But US citizens have an absolute right to speak, write and broadcast their opinions.
 
That is, until we get to the tenuous topic of race relations in America. Racism remains a subject where conservatives - especially nonBlack conservatives - dare not tread. 
 
Make no mistake: We don't defend Derbyshire or his ideas. He's a lucid writer, and can do that himself, if he so chooses. Liberals, statists, and actual racists who oppose conservatism for a wide variety of reasons will castigate, ridicule, marginalize, and even threaten Derbyshire. They are the hypocrites who claim to defend free speech rights, but demand the head of anyone who makes what they deem to be an unsavory comment.
 
But a good number of self-proclaimed conservatives fell all over themselves condemning Derbyshire's writing. "I disapprove of what you say..." was all we heard from them. And we're still hearing that. There was absolutely no defense of a person's right to express thoughts or opinions, even if we don't like them. Perhaps this was an unthinking reaction by critics anxious to avoid being branded a "racist" themselves. Where is the arguably more-important "...but I will defend to the death your right to say it."?
 
Whatever their motivation, this parade of harsh and instant conservative condemnation accomplished two things. First, it dramatically lessened the likelihood that Americans will ever have a serious, constructive conversation about race relations. We desperately need thoughtful conservatives to discuss the racial divide in America. And it isn't going to be pretty. It's a touchy subject for everyone involved.
 

Second, it strengthens the hand of racists like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. With the assistance of a willing media, they have driven the narrative for decades. Now that conservatives have destroyed one of their own so swiftly in absolute obedience to the left's dogma, these two have an even tighter lock on the issue.
 
Who will change this paradigm? Jackson and Sharpton? We now know that racial division is central to Barack Hussein Obama's re-election plan, so it won't be the President or his minions, either. 
 
If you're a conservative, no matter how offended you are by what Derbyshire has posted, you owe it to your country and to fellow conservatives to defend his right to speak and write.
 
And here's something Voltaire really did say: "To hold a pen is to be at war." Too many of our friends just retreated, taking their wit and writing instruments to the rear, riding unknowingly under the liberal banner "Raaaaaaaaaaacist."

Reject cowardice! Burn that banner in open defiance of the left, and get back in the fight.

There's a war on, you know:



*This quote is often mis-attributed to Voltaire, but actually appears in Friends of Voltaire, by Evelyn Beatrice Hall, an English writer, who used the pen name Stephen G. Tallentyre.

Barack Hussein Obama's open mic moment

Here's the actual video clip of a recent exchange between Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States, and Dimitry Medvedev, President of Russia. Medvedev will soon be succeeded by KGB spy Vladimir Putin. many have speculated that Putin's return to the Russian presidency signals a growing likelihood of dictatorship.

Both men clearly thought the microphones were turned off. Some believe this incident may have exposed Obama's promises to give in to Russian demands about missile defense in Europe.

Judge for yourself: Does President Obama's comment to Medvedev sound just a little sinister to you? What on earth is Obama promising to Russia?

A Patriotic American Citizen's Apology to Afghanistan

Apologizer In Chief Barack Hussein Obama recently issued a written apology to Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai.

Why? Well, Obama does have a proclivity for apologizing for just about anything the United States of America accomplishes or does. But he apologized to Karzai because a handful of Korans were disposed of by US troops. Not because the soldiers detest the murderous death cult known as Islam, mind you, but because terrorist prisoners were passing notes to each other, scrawled in the margins of the books.

Karzai demanded that the responsible parties be tried, and Obama promised to punish the troops responsible for such reprehensible behavior. Naturally, the contents of Obama's groveling remains secret, because ordinary citizens cannot possibly understand his brilliant diplomatic dispatches.

Predictably, Muslims rioted in response, and Afghan troops - supposedly our mission partners - shot and killed two American soldiers in the melee. Many Afghans also died in the senseless Muslim violence.

Enjoy this sincere apology to Karzai from a patriotic, concerned American citizen:



Would that we had 300 million more just like her.

Sen. Marco Rubio's CPAC address

US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke to an enthusiastic audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC on February 9. Rubio focused his well-received remarks on Barack Hussein Obama and his disastrous record as President.



Would you vote for this man?

Marco Rubio: Obama is trying to divide Americans

US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke with bloggers at the American Conservative Union-sponsored CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) gathering in Washington, DC on February 9. In his remarks - made without a teleprompter - Rubio succinctly explains President Barack Hussein Obama's flawed socialist political philosophy, offers a spirited defense of capitalism, comments on world political affairs, and waxes eloquent on American exceptionalism.

This man has a bright future in American politics:

Police raid, guns drawn, in search of raw milk

This is what it's come to in America under the Obama Regime:



President Obama's Food and Drug Administration warns about the potential adverse effects of so-called "raw milk." Is it legal to sell raw milk? In many cases, according to the FDA, yes. But if you dare sell this terribly dangerous commodity, law enforcement officers may enter your private property, weapons drawn, to enforce these seemingly-obscure Federal regulations.

Obama's heavy-handed, police state tactics are a clear violation of the store owner's private property rights and the Constitutional rights of every employee and patron to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. Most reasonable people would agree that it isn't necessary - or wise - for police to enter a law-abiding, peaceful, place of legal business acting like stormtroopers.

But Obama, who has touted himself as a Constitutional scholar, has never demonstrated much understanding of the document. His respect for the principles it espouses is negligible. And his policies undermine both the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence at every turn.

Why is Newt so angry?

Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich understands that Barack Hussein Obama must be defeated in 2012. Granted, this is a montage of video. But Newt articulates exactly why informed citizens detest the Obama Regime. Watch as Newt coherently demonstrates comprehension of every issue you can think of - all without a teleprompter:

Is Obama re-writing the Constitution?

Please, no comments here about how the Bill of Rights is still intact. We acknowledge that it is, on paper.

But in daily life?

• Try boarding a commercial flight in the United States. Explain the Fourth Amendment to the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) staff as they blast you with radiation and take naked pictures of you. You'll be laughed at. Or arrested.
• Try holding a Christmas program in a public (government-run) school. Or worse, try praying before a school event. The ACLU will sue you for sure, and you may face criminal charges.
• Try purchasing firearms, and then ask yourself, "Was my Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms "infringed" in any way during that process?"
• Try questioning Islam on the streets of Dearborn, Michigan. Be sure to recite the First Amendment to the arresting officers, too.

Wow, lots of references to arrests there. Could it be that ordinary US citizens are increasingly being treated like criminals when they exercise their Constitutional rights?

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference. ~Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson is making a subtle, but tremendously important point. Our rights outlined in the first ten amendments to the US Constitution are not there to protect citizens from bad people. According to Jefferson, they exist to protect us from the Federal government - the very entity now eroding these rights.

Were he with us today, Jefferson might observe that tyranny is raising its ugly head by quietly reducing and eventually eliminating our Constitutional rights that were meant to protect us from an all-powerful, intrusive Federal government. And only we, the informed citizens, can stop tyranny.

Patrick Henry made it even clearer:

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests. ~Patrick Henry

Will a $16.4 trillion national debt anger you?

Many informed Americans are outraged that President Obama and Congress have already conspired to add another $1.2 trillion to our national debt, which stood at $15.2 trillion at the beginning of 2012. If this doesn't inspire you to political involvement, perhaps you either don't understand the numbers, or don't understand the long-term consequences of such unsustainable debt.

This video is a great explanation for those of us who are either math-challenged or just not quite up to speed on what our Federal government is doing to us:



And you should definitely read 34 Shocking Facts about US Debt that Should Set America on Fire with Anger (Our thanks to @usactionnews).

TN College Republicans proclaim theirs 'The Debt Generation'

Members of the Tennessee College Republicans have released a new video, in which they apologize for having voted for Barack Obama in 2008, and vow not to support his socialist policies in 2012. They decry Obama's out-of-control spending, pointing out that each of them now shoulders more than $50,000 of the national debt. In the clip, they name themselves "The Debt Generation," and accuse Obama of generational theft:



What do you think? Will this message from young conservatives have an effect on the 2012 presidential election?

Obama's upside-down world

Barack Hussein Obama campaigned on a theme of "hope and change." Since Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, a lot of things have changed.

In fact, as this chart illustrates, many things that should be up are down. And things that should be down are up.


Let's determine to change our political leadership in 2012, shall we?

Team Obama embraces Hitler Youth tactics

What kind of government encourage citizens to "report" things - spoken comments, writings, activities that may be in opposition to the ruler? That's a time-tested tool commonly used by dictators and oppressive, evil regimes. So in 2011, who creates a gigantic database full of tweets and blog posts, purely because they don't like the content? Communist China? Cuba? Putin's Russia? No, think again.

During Adolf Hitler's rule in WWII-era Germany, members of the Hitler Youth were encouraged to report any "unpatriotic" comments or activity they saw or heard from others, including their own parents.

Barack Hussein Obama's not-so-brilliant re-election effort is being led by people who embrace these National Socialist tactics: If someone says or publishes anything critical of the President, we are encouraged to "report them." Organizing for America, AKA Obama for America, has just debuted a web site that encourages and facilitates one citizen snooping on another. AttackWatch.com is a portal into pure facism.

Sound a little Orwellian? It certainly isn't American. These people clearly believe they should have total control over what you do, say, and think.

It wasn't long ago when Obama's minions were encouraging Americans to report "fishy" ideas, speech, and activity directly to a White House email account, flag@whitehouse.gov. It disappeared almost as soon as it became general public knowledge that Obama was attempting to collect such information. We hope this cynical, free-speech-squelching, idiotic idea dies a quick death, too.

But it tells you a lot about who these people are, doesn't it? Every moment that Obama and his liberty-hating crew are in power increases the danger to our Republic.

Obama marks September 11 with a speech

President Barack Hussein Obama marked the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks with a speech at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

In it, he quoted the Bible several times. But since Obama is the most radically pro-abortion President in US history, it's difficult to believe that he thinks highly of the Bible as a whole. I addition, he listened to "Black Liberation Theology" messages at his church in Chicago for 20 years, which have precious little to do with Christian scriptures, and everything to do with Marxism.

His message, delivered 10 years after al Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and into a Pennsylvania field, gives no hint of America's resolve to eradicate jihad Islam. Could that be because Obama himself holds no such commitment?

The White House provided the full text of Obama's remarks:

     The Bible tells us, "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."
     Ten years ago, America confronted one of our darkest nights. Mighty towers crumbled. Black smoke billowed up from the Pentagon. Airplane wreckage smoldered on a Pennsylvania field.  Friends and neighbors, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters—they were taken from us with heartbreaking swiftness and cruelty. On September 12, 2001, we awoke to a world in which evil was closer at hand, and uncertainty clouded our future.
    In the decade since, much has changed for Americans. We've known war and recession, passionate debates and political divides. We can never get back the lives we lost on that day, or the Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed.
     Yet today, it is worth remembering what has not changed. Our character as a nation has not changed. Our faith—in God and each other—that has not changed. Our belief in America, born of a timeless ideal that men and women should govern themselves; that all people are created equal, and deserve the same freedom to determine their own destiny—that belief, through test and trials, has only been strengthened.
     These past 10 years have shown that America does not give in to fear. The rescue workers who rushed to the scene; the firefighters who charged up the stairs; the passengers who stormed the cockpit—these patriots defined the very nature of courage. Over the years we have also seen a more quiet form of heroism—in the ladder company that lost so many men and still suits up to save lives every day; the businesses that have rebuilt; the burn victim who has bounced back; the families that press on.
     Last spring, I received a letter from a woman named Suzanne Swaine. She had lost her husband and brother in the Twin Towers, and said that she had been robbed of "so many would-be proud moments where a father watches their child graduate, or tend goal in a lacrosse game, or succeed academically." But two of her daughters are in college, the other doing well in high school. "It has been 10 years of raising these girls on my own," Suzanne wrote. "I could not be prouder of their strength and resilience." That spirit typifies the American family. And the hopeful future for those girls is the ultimate rebuke to the hateful killers who took the life of their father.
     These past ten years have shown America's resolve to defend its citizens, and our way of life. Diplomats serve in far-off posts, and intelligence professionals work tirelessly without recognition. Two million Americans have gone to war since 9/11. They have demonstrated that those who do us harm cannot hide from the reach of justice, anywhere in the world. America has been defended not by conscripts, but by citizens who choose to serve—young people who signed up straight out of school; guardsmen and reservists; workers and businesspeople; immigrants and fourth-generation soldiers. They are men and women who left behind lives of comfort for two, three, four or five tours of duty. Too many will never come home. Those that do carry dark memories from distant places, and the legacy of fallen friends.
     The sacrifices of these men and women, and of our military families, remind us that the wages of war are great; that while their service to our nation is full of glory, war itself is never glorious. Our troops have been to lands unknown to many Americans a decade ago—to Kandahar and Kabul, to Mosul and Basra. But our strength is not measured in our ability to stay in these places; it comes from our commitment to leave those lands to free people and sovereign states, and our desire to move from a decade of war to a future of peace.
     These 10 years have shown that we hold fast to our freedoms. Yes, we are more vigilant against those who threaten us, and there are inconveniences that come with our common defense. Debates—about war and peace, about security and civil liberties—have often been fierce. But it is precisely the rigor of these debates, and our ability to resolve them in a way that honors our values, that is a measure of our strength. Meanwhile, our open markets still provide innovators with the chance to create, our citizens are still free to speak their minds, and our souls are still enriched in our churches and temples, our synagogues and mosques.
     These past 10 years underscore the bonds between all Americans. We have not succumbed to suspicion and mistrust. After 9/11, President Bush made clear what we reaffirm today: The United States will never wage war against Islam or any religion. Immigrants come here from all parts of the globe. In the biggest cities and the smallest towns, in our schools and workplaces, you still see people of every conceivable race, religion and ethnicity—all of them pledging allegiance to one flag, all of them reaching for the same American dream—e pluribus unum, out of many, we are one.
     These past 10 years tell a story of resilience. The Pentagon is repaired, and filled with patriots working in common purpose. Shanksville is the scene of friendships forged between residents of that town, and families who lost loved ones there. New York remains a vibrant capital of the arts and industry, fashion and commerce. Where the World Trade Center once stood, the sun glistens off a new tower that reaches toward the sky. Our people still work in skyscrapers. Our stadiums are filled with fans, and our parks full of children playing ball. Our airports hum with travel, and our buses and subways take millions where they need to go. Families sit down to Sunday dinner, and students prepare for school. This land pulses with the optimism of those who set out for distant shores, and the courage of those who died for human freedom.
     Decades from now, Americans will visit the memorials to those who were lost on 9/11. They will run their fingers over the places where the names of those we loved are carved into marble and stone, and wonder at the lives they led. Standing before the white headstones in Arlington, and in peaceful cemeteries and small-town squares in every corner of our country, they will pay respects to those lost in Afghanistan and Iraq. They will see the names of the fallen on bridges and statues, at gardens and schools.
     And they will know that nothing can break the will of a truly United States of America. They will remember that we have overcome slavery and Civil War; bread lines and fascism; recession and riots; Communism and, yes, terrorism. They will be reminded that we are not perfect, but our democracy is durable, and that democracy—reflecting, as it does, the imperfections of man—also gives us the opportunity to perfect our union. That is what we honor on days of national commemoration—those aspects of the American experience that are enduring, and the determination to move forward as one people.
     More than monuments, that will be the legacy of 9/11—a legacy of firefighters who walked into fire and soldiers who signed up to serve; of workers who raised new towers, citizens who faced down fear, and children who realized the dreams of their parents. It will be said of us that we kept that faith; that we took a painful blow, and emerged stronger.
     "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."
     With a just God as our guide, let us honor those who have been lost, let us rededicate ourselves to the ideals that define our nation, and let us look to the future with hearts full of hope. May God bless the memory of those we lost, and may God bless the United States of America.

Shorter Obama: 'Pass my non-existent bill. Now."

President Barack Hussein Obama cajoled Congress into assembling for a joint session on September 8, and then subjected them to a campaign lecture.

Desperate to have Americans think he can something about the stagnant US economy, Obama and his minions pretended that he worked on an actual plan to create jobs during his swanky Martha's Vineyard vacation. But sane people know that government doesn't create any jobs - it just spends money. Money that Obama eagerly borrows from communist China.

During his stump speech, he pointed his finger repeatedly at members of Congress, and insisted that they pass his "jobs bill" immediately:



Only trouble is, no such jobs bill exists.

Ever the lazy community organizer, Obama did the same thing with ObamaCare and the recent so-called debt ceiling crisis, berating Congress to pass legislation, but leaving them with the bothersome task of writing it. An important clarification: Congressional staffers, lobbyists, and convicted felons actually authored the ObamaCare language, and Congressional Democrats passed the bill without ever bothering to read it.

Like everything else Obama has done as President, his non-existent "jobs bill" idea is another spread-the-wealth-around, big-government spending scheme. And like everything else Obama has done, it should be soundly rejected.

Obama's talking points translated into plain English

Desperate to remain in power despite plummeting poll numbers and a weak economy, President Obama has decided to take swift, bold action. That's correct: He will give yet another speech.

The Obama Regime issued their talking points in advance of the speech, which will be cut short to avoid offending Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints fans. The talking points, and a plain English translation:

According to Obama and his job-destroying, violence-inciting minions, The so-called "American Jobs Act":

• is based on bi-partisan ideas (This means someone who isn't a socialist or Marxist thought this might be a good idea.)
• is fully paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes and asking the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share (This gives us an excuse to raise taxes.)
• will have an impact on job and economic growth NOW — just as soon as Congress acts. (The President has no responsibility whatsoever for actual results.)
• Every day, people in this country are working hard to meet their responsibilities. The question now is whether Washington will meet theirs. (Leftists, including the Obama Crew, believe it is the responsibility of the Federal government to create jobs.)
• The time for obstruction and gridlock is over. Congress needs to put country ahead of politics. (Anyone who opposes President Obama's disastrous policies, or simply demands that the Federal government be limited by the U.S. Constitution, is an obstructionist.)
• The American people know that the economic crisis and the deep recession weren’t created overnight and won’t be solved overnight. The economic security of the American middle class has been under attack for decades. (Democrats have held political power in Washington for most of the last 60 years. Their progressive policies have nearly bankrupted the country. The problem cannot be addressed, much less solved, until Democrats no longer hold political power.)
• That’s why President Obama believes we need to do more than just recover from this economic crisis. (This statement, of course, tips the President's hand as to his real agenda. The economic woes of America will be solved only when the American people give Obama more control - of everything.)
• The President is rebuilding the economy the American way — based on balance, fairness and the same set of rules for everyone from Wall Street to Main Street where hard work and responsibility pay and gaming the system is penalized. (The President is destroying the economy, in the Chicago way.)
• It’s an American economy that’s built to last and creates the jobs of the future, by forcing Washington to live within its means so we can invest in small business entrepreneurs, education, and making things the world buys, not outsourcing, loopholes and reckless financial deals that put middle class security at risk. (If only the Federal government could confiscate more of your money, President Obama would really be able to spread the wealth around better than he's been able to so far.)

Hack politician talking points - regardless of the source - are nothing more than a disgustingly-transparent attempt at spin. Americans are sick and tired of sound-bite speak.

As for us, we'll be watching the game, not the President's latest campaign speech.

President Downgrade: All talk, no listen

USA Today reports that several members of the teaparty movement confronted President Obama after an Iowa town hall meeting. One man, identified as Ryan Rhodes, can be heard in the clip below asking the President why people in his administration call teaparty activists "terrorists." (Rhodes is founder of the Iowa Teaparty.)

Predictably, the Campaigner in Chief deflects the question, saying, "You don't want to listen." Consistent, for an out-of-touch man who hasn't ever listened to a conservative opinion about anything. It's a little surprising he didn't offer Mr. Rhodes a seat in the back on one of his new $1.1 million stealth campaign buses.

And then Obama actually says, (or perhaps has the audacity to say?) "Timothy McVeigh."



Americans are weary of this socialist in perpetual campaign mode. His regime kapos constantly label patriotic, ordinary Americans as the enemy. It is, in fact, Obama and other progressives who detest the US Constitution, and really do view citizen gun owners as a serious threat to their big-government, authoritarian reign.

As a people, let's covenant together to remove their authority over us during the 2012 elections, shall we?

President Obama works constantly on jobs, killing them by the millions

President Obama has consistently claimed since being inaugurated that he works constantly on jobs. Or that he's about to "pivot" to working on jobs.

That leads us to conclude that he must be working to destroy jobs, because that is the only result so far. More than two years into his administration, millions of Americans are out of work.

Our official unemployment rate still hovers near 10%, with many claiming the real number is closer to 20%. Our national debt is soaring, the Federal government is growing exponentially, businesses say they aren't hiring. Obama policies have stifled economic growth at every opportunity.

We realize it's tough to listen to our Prevaricator in Chief, but, if you can stand it, here it is in his own words, and in the words of his minions:



Deja Vu?

Hat tip to our friend Prudence Paine. You can follow @PruPaine on Twitter.

Unbelievable Obama gaffes

Our corrupt, progressive media just loved constantly showing us clips of President Bush making verbal mistakes. Not surprisingly, they have sheltered us from the same kind of gaffes made consistently by President Obama.

If you can stand listening to his voice one more time, enjoy this string of stuttering, halting, incorrect, sloppy, and sometimes ridiculous Obama misstatements:



Best public speaker. Ever.

Press Secretary Carney admits Obama has no deficit, debt plan

Imagine telling your college instructor that instead of turning in an actual written-on-paper term paper (in which you highlight research results, discuss and debate issues, state conclusions, and perhaps even advocate action), you prefer to just give a speech and "outline your ideas." You would fail the class, just as President Obama has failed the nation.

White House press secretary Jay Carney spends nine minutes here pretending that the President has an actual written-on-paper plan to reduce the annual budget deficit and, ultimately, our national debt. But, oops! He eventually admits that Obama has no actual written plan at all:



With all those zeros, Federal budget, deficit, and debt numbers can be confusing, so we posted a simplified explanation of the problem. We hope that Obama and his team of Keystone Cops will stop dissembling, misdirecting, misleading, and obfuscating on these critically important issues. Sadly, we aren't optimistic about that.

We long for political leaders who will just be honest with us, tell us their ideas, debate those ideas openly with those who disagree, and, when all is said and done, just lead.