Obama gets a 2nd chance.
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by scott in economic daydreaming, political munglings
Except for a few die-hard dems there are few American fans (I exclude Norwegians and Swedes) of President Obama’s first year.
A Noble Peace Prize? Oh come on, who thinks the world is safer or more peaceful than it was a year ago at this time?
Really.
But, with few real accomplishments in his first year, tomorrow presents our ’celebrity’ leader a 2nd chance to move America forward. The State of The Union message is traditionally a time for the President to speak of past achievements and lay out plans for the coming year(s). This time around there is only cause for future plans.
Tomorrow Obama needs to talk about only three things — unemployment and unemployment and unemployment.
If he does so in a way that is encouraging and restores optimism to the average American, I think they will give him another chance and perhaps his party too.
If he does not, then I believe both America’s and World-wide stock markets will tank (accelerating last week’s declines) in a visible reflection of the populace’s distrust and doubt regarding the World’s preeminent leader’s policies.
A lot of this will have to do with how the media characterizes the future after the speech, but I believe most American’s will ‘get it’ on their own too.
This ’do nothing ‘ Democrat-heavy government has got to start focusing on the issue that resonates with Americans of class except the ‘royalty’ residing in plush Washington D.C. homes.
It is not a difficult call.
With 15 million unemployed, 5 million under-employed and at least another 20 million more who are married to, parents of, or friends to the first 20 million, there will be heads to roll in the next election.
That ought to give the D.C. royalty a thing (or 20 million) to think about.
How many voters really give a crap about high falootin and pork belly health care issues if they or a friend/relative is out of work!
President Obama had better have some genuine solutions for unemployment, and not the income transfering middle-class benefits that have been touted on the news as White House leaks lately. Giving a few $$ more deduction for kids on someone’s taxes isn’t putting anyone to work!
Things that he needs to promote are:
Immediate infrastructure projects that have real usefulness over the long-term,
increasing military recruitment (to take the pressure off of soldiers who have spent 2 or 3 tours in the battlefields),
immediate, huge incentives to small businesses to encourage them to hire,
the same incentives to entrepreneurs to encourage them,
and, how about the government hiring another 500,000 or so homeland security types — it isn’t like we don’t need them at our airports, border crossings and in our malls.
We need action that will add jobs within 60 days — not 3 years!
And, stop VP Biden, or anyone else in the administration, from talking about the millions of jobs Obama has saved or created . . . that is just political ‘preeming.’
Show us the money!
I’m waiting Mr. President, because I really want you to succeed.
Darnit, I have friends and family that are out of work and can start tomorrow!
Actually day-after-tomorrow will be fine with them.
thanks to flickr’s ewen and donabel for the photo
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