We all heard the President,
members of his administration and the media hype the calamity sequester
would heap upon the government and the nation. We now know that the
hype was nothing more than a blatant attempt to scare the public into
demanding it not happen. Be aware the hype will continue but with a
twist (ie: hype bad news as sequester related while depressing good
news). Despite their hopes for continued unfettered spending,
sequester happened. The sky did not fall. It is obvious that the
administration was well aware that nothing of major consequence would
result because of a leaked White House email telling a subordinate to
make sure sequester cuts "are as painful as possible". The hypers need
to make sure their pre-sequester hyping appears credible. Translation:
Cut visible things - things that hurt; not inconsequential things that
need to be cut. They fully intend to try to convince the American
people that tax and spend is the solution, not the problem. See first
link.
We also now know that federal
hiring proceeds apace despite all the pre-sequester hype
about devastating lay-offs facing federal workers. Nevertheless, 400
federal job announcements were posted the Monday after sequester went
into effect. See second link.
It is also now clear that the
looming threat of sequester did not dampen government agency zeal
for spending even knowing that it was about to hit. For example, new
uniforms for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers are
obviously a high priority item. The government cannot perform this
vital TSA security function without new uniforms so they worked hard to
award a $50 million new uniform contract just before sequester went into
effect. See third link.
Many more examples could be
provided but you get the idea. Well, I will mention just one more:
On March 4th, Secretary of State John Kerry announced American taxpayers
(notwithstanding sequester) would fund $250 million in new aid for
Egypt's hostile Muslim Brotherhood government. And, he added that our
government could, if need be, give them $1.5 billion more. You see, Mr.
Obama and his minions consider sending them money we don't have is far
more important than solving our country's mounting debt and
spending problems. To them American citizens and our welfare are
obviously secondary to the needs of non-American tyrants. See the fourth
link for a good wrap-up. I ask you. Is this type
behavior representative of an honest, effective and efficient government
looking out for our interests?
Check out link five for a glimpse
at how past presidents, both Democrat and Republican, successfully
dealt with the kinds of problems now facing President Obama and his
administration. You will learn why (at least in part) Mr. Obama's
failed and failing policies and those of his facilitators are way, way
off base. Apparently history was not their best subject in school. And
they need to be administered a strong dose of common sense, too.
George Burns
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