This week, President Obama gave his State of the Union address. I'm going to be honest. I watched only about half. I was then fed up with the clear half-truths and double standards that are held by this administration. I retreated to my own world to play Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, in both there are very few lies.
One of the main things that he asked for was a jobs bill to be on his desk soon. This is easier said than done. With Health-Care reform flying through the air, I don't see how one can just drop it to take on something else. To create a job bill, Democrats and Republicans will have to unite to formulate one. I do not see this happening in the near future.
Also, Mr. Obama met with the GOP of the House to discuss policy this weekend. It started out nice and then Republicans started asking tough questions. He mentioned at the beginning that he wanted opposition and then later Mr. Obama accuses the GOP of being "obstructionists", plotting on blocking every move.
That's all for now. I'm off to Poshley Heights.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
The Closed Door is the New Transparent
Update: Scott Brown is now Senator Scott Brown. This seat will allow filibustering in the senate.
Today marks an important day for President Obama's Administration. On this day, last year Mr. Obama signed a executive order to close Guantanamo Bay. In this order it was stated that "Gitmo" would be closed by today.
Obviously, it hasn't been.
This further shows Mr. Obama's lack to keep his word. Simply put - he hasn't kept his word. He promised that Gitmo would be closed in a year, he promised that his administration would constantly work to "cross the aisle" and he promised more transparency in the government. He also stated that the government should be held accountable. So here I am.
Why Gitmo remains open is clear: No prison want mass murderers in their jail cells. They are too high risk to contain. More than likely, the prisoners will be sent to the continental United States. I don't know how you feel, but if I was living in a city with a high security prison, I wouldn't want a terrorist sitting a couple miles away.
Why has he not worked to cross the aisle? He isn't willing to compromise. He has his standards of a government-run option for health care and doesn't want to try anything else. Even though the American People disagree with this idea. There are other options available that are supported by BOTH Democrats and Republicans. One that comes to mind is the idea of breaking down the selling barriers of insurance. Currently, insurance is issued differently for different states. By getting rid of these walls, it would encourage more competition among the companies, lowering prices and improving plans for customers.
Mr. Obama campaigned with the idea of more transparency. This commitment has NOT been honored. He said that he would have a place on the website that would allow The People (US) to decide what we thought about it. Where was this when Cap and Trade was passed? Most of you (Peers and even adults) don't even know what this is. It would be mandate that all energy companies have new infrastructure to reduce the amount of fuel carbon emissions. If they didn't reduce them fast enough, they have to buy "carbon allowances". I think the name is pretty self-explanatory, but they are a government issued authorization to emit a certain amount of carbon into the atmosphere. The costs of carbon allowances and the cost of new infrastructure to change their company to the government's new mandates will be passed on to us, the people paying for the power. This was a major promise that he has made, not honored and looks bleak.
All of these things show how Mr. Obama has failed to keep his word. Americans know this and understand this all too well. They have spoken out to him by electing a conservative to the seat of the late liberal lion who held the seat for 46 years. President Obama, I suggest you listen.
Today marks an important day for President Obama's Administration. On this day, last year Mr. Obama signed a executive order to close Guantanamo Bay. In this order it was stated that "Gitmo" would be closed by today.
Obviously, it hasn't been.
This further shows Mr. Obama's lack to keep his word. Simply put - he hasn't kept his word. He promised that Gitmo would be closed in a year, he promised that his administration would constantly work to "cross the aisle" and he promised more transparency in the government. He also stated that the government should be held accountable. So here I am.
Why Gitmo remains open is clear: No prison want mass murderers in their jail cells. They are too high risk to contain. More than likely, the prisoners will be sent to the continental United States. I don't know how you feel, but if I was living in a city with a high security prison, I wouldn't want a terrorist sitting a couple miles away.
Why has he not worked to cross the aisle? He isn't willing to compromise. He has his standards of a government-run option for health care and doesn't want to try anything else. Even though the American People disagree with this idea. There are other options available that are supported by BOTH Democrats and Republicans. One that comes to mind is the idea of breaking down the selling barriers of insurance. Currently, insurance is issued differently for different states. By getting rid of these walls, it would encourage more competition among the companies, lowering prices and improving plans for customers.
Mr. Obama campaigned with the idea of more transparency. This commitment has NOT been honored. He said that he would have a place on the website that would allow The People (US) to decide what we thought about it. Where was this when Cap and Trade was passed? Most of you (Peers and even adults) don't even know what this is. It would be mandate that all energy companies have new infrastructure to reduce the amount of fuel carbon emissions. If they didn't reduce them fast enough, they have to buy "carbon allowances". I think the name is pretty self-explanatory, but they are a government issued authorization to emit a certain amount of carbon into the atmosphere. The costs of carbon allowances and the cost of new infrastructure to change their company to the government's new mandates will be passed on to us, the people paying for the power. This was a major promise that he has made, not honored and looks bleak.
All of these things show how Mr. Obama has failed to keep his word. Americans know this and understand this all too well. They have spoken out to him by electing a conservative to the seat of the late liberal lion who held the seat for 46 years. President Obama, I suggest you listen.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Off to the Races!
So I've went through several blog ideas and titles to come up with this - Politics of the day through the eyes of an everyday teenager.
Tomorrow there is a special election in Massachusetts to fill the senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy. The contenders are Martha Coakley and Scott Brown. Coakley is the incumbent democrat attorney general and republican Brown has been a member of the state senate and house of representatives. Until this month the election had been leaning towards Coakley, but now polls are showing that Brown is in close tie or even ahead of her.
Some may wonder why this election is so important. This seat has been held by the late Kennedy for forty-six years and it could be instrumental in the years to come of the President Obama's administration. Not to mention that our President himself has spent SO much time up there campaigning for her. This one seat would show what Massachusetts, a state that voted for him, is thinking after the first year of Mr. Obama's presidency.
This vote could affect the future of the radical health care reform, the out of control spending and everything else that will come out of Washington. I do think that the media will down play it.
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Tomorrow there is a special election in Massachusetts to fill the senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy. The contenders are Martha Coakley and Scott Brown. Coakley is the incumbent democrat attorney general and republican Brown has been a member of the state senate and house of representatives. Until this month the election had been leaning towards Coakley, but now polls are showing that Brown is in close tie or even ahead of her.
Some may wonder why this election is so important. This seat has been held by the late Kennedy for forty-six years and it could be instrumental in the years to come of the President Obama's administration. Not to mention that our President himself has spent SO much time up there campaigning for her. This one seat would show what Massachusetts, a state that voted for him, is thinking after the first year of Mr. Obama's presidency.
This vote could affect the future of the radical health care reform, the out of control spending and everything else that will come out of Washington. I do think that the media will down play it.
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