I haven’t pondered in a while and I wanted to make sure that I did so before the Government decides to tax me for it. Speaking of which, please don’t send any money because if I make money at this then I will have to also get a business license. I can’t afford that.
Here's a ponder that affects us all. This last Wednesday Joe Biden was all over the news explaining to us that our economy was growing and our people are getting back to work and our country is producing and that the "Summer of Recovery" is hugely successful. Now by this afternoon you will hear about how our economy has stalled, there are nearly 500,000 new jobless claims this week, and that the GDP is falling. So on Wednesday Joe Biden was on TV telling us that everything was great and rosy, and now here on Friday we find out it's not. No big surprise for me. However it did bring a smile to my face not because people are in trouble and our economy is in the tank but because I was reminded of someone just like this, "Baghdad Bob". For those of you that don't remember Baghdad Bob he was the Iraq Information Minister during the Gulf War. No matter how bad things were this clown was on TV telling the world that everything was just fine, as the American Tanks were rolling through the streets of Baghdad behind him in the background.
I find it odd how all the news coming from the White House sharply contrasts with the actual numbers on the economy and jobless rates. Yet it's almost like Captain Hope and Change and Joyful Joe don't really get it. Just like with the rest of this administrations reign, this week has been one big fairy tale for them. I don't understand where this administration and past administrations pride is placed. Generally speaking when Im in charge of something I surround myself with smart people, without regard to race, creed, color, or political affiliation. I want whatever I'm working on to explode with excellence and could care less how I got there is always the end product is great. I think there are smart people that could make decisions for this country that call themselves Democrats or Republicans, those are the types of people that someone sitting in the chair of the Presidency should surround themselves with. There's no doubt in my mind that Captain Hope and Change and Joyful Joe want to be highly successful, however the policies and ideas they keep coming up with and putting their stamp of approval on are driving this Country in the dumper.
Barack Obama has surrounded himself with people that he felt are the smart ones. However when the results of your work are not with the majority of the people, then it may be time to pull out a different playbook. The United States of America is certainly the largest community he has ever tried to organize, and it is becoming an utter failure. Yet he stands there at the helm of the ship ignoring the cries for help as it is going down, while he concentrates on trying to figure out how to blame the iceberg being there on someone else.
When Barack Obama entered the race for the Presidency he knew what the job description was and he knew that he would have to deal with policies, procedures and issues from not only the previous administration but from past administrations going back a long way. The very minute he was sworn in these policies procedures and issues became his to deal with. Just as whoever follows him will have to inherit and deal with problems. Now as the country enters a sink or swim time, many in Washington seem to be surprised. They are surprised that all the stimulus money is not driving the economy in a better direction. The reason is simple, the current administration has scared everyone to the point of uncertainty and they are hanging on to their money. Why should they spend more when they are facing the possibility of higher taxes?
It is certainly time for a change because all hope is almost lost. My hope is that this administration will wake up and smell the coffee, read the writing on the wall or whatever other analogies to use. Many in Washington are beginning to wring their hands and prepare to bury their heads in the sand in hopes that something will turn around soon. Others are doing so hoping that their constituents forget that they have done a bad job as mid-term elections are unfolding. Which brings me to the real meat of this ponder, could it hurt to have a complete turn over? Maybe it really is time that Mr. Smith goes to Washington. New faces, new ideas, new eyes looking at old problems may very well be what this country needs to jolt the life back into it. It got its start 234 years ago, could 2010 be the next starting point? Speaking for myself, I sure want change now more than ever.
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