Goodbye 2009
A few random thoughts to bring 2009 to a close...
First and foremost, thanks to all of you who read this blog and to those who've chosen to contribute your thoughts. Whether we agreed or disagreed on particular issues, we always encourage your participation and respect your viewpoints.
Boy did 2009 suck. Sorry to be so frank but no sense in dancing around the fact. Every American felt the suck-age in one way or another this past year. Like so many millions of other Americans, I personally saw many co-workers and friends lose their jobs due to a floundering economy. I managed to hold on after seeing a significant pay cut and am now the only person left in a department previously staffed by three administrators. Yes, I know. And yes, I'm grateful just to have a job.
What's so frustrating is that despite all the hot air coming out of Washington and the cheer-leading by a compliant national press, Obama and his minions have done nothing to truly encourage economic revival. To the contrary, they've only compounded the problem by racking up unfathomable debt and creating a massive new entitlement program that will significantly lower the quality of life in America and bankrupt our nation.
It's plausible that in spite of Obama-nomics, our economy will manage to grow in the coming year. But virtually no economist envisions significant job growth at any time in the foreseeable future. The term "jobless recovery" is already becoming a worn out phrase among the talking heads. But, regrettably, that appears to be in our immediate future.
There are ways to truly stimulate the economy - cut taxes, cut taxes, cut taxes, and get government out of the way. But these are not on the Democrats' agenda.
Regarding "health care reform," news comes today the Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson finds himself on the Drudge Report's "Death Watch" list. Rasmussen Reports polling shows his popularity plummeting among his constituents. He isn't up for re-election until 2012 but is already down 30 points against a possible Republican challenger. It's so bad, the Senator is paying for a television ad to air during this evening's Holiday Bowl. Nelson hopes to dispel all those nasty rumors and lies about health care reform and his deciding vote to push our nation down the path to socialized medicine.
The Democrats are in very big trouble with the American electorate and with their 2010 agenda, it's hard to imagine them recovering. Massive tax hikes, moving terrorist detainees to Illinois, amnesty for illegal immigrants, card-check, more bailouts, and cap-n-tax are just a few issues on the table in the coming year.
We ended 2009 with a failed terrorist attack on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. The terrorist failed to detonate plastic explosives in his underwear ("is that a bomb in your pants or are you just happy to see me??" - sorry, couldn't resist).
Obama's knee-jerk reaction? Blame Bush. He claims that security procedures that have been in place for years were to blame. Not he nor his administration's policies were to blame. Don't be silly. Will this child of a president ever grow up and accept responsibility for anything? Don't hold your breath.
So yes, 2009 sucked. Will 2010 be better? I'm a tad pessimistic about that. While generally a glass-half-full kind of person, there's little indication circumstances will improve for the majority of us in the coming year. But who knows? There's always hope.
KCuz and I wish you and all those you love a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2010.
DCuz
First and foremost, thanks to all of you who read this blog and to those who've chosen to contribute your thoughts. Whether we agreed or disagreed on particular issues, we always encourage your participation and respect your viewpoints.
Boy did 2009 suck. Sorry to be so frank but no sense in dancing around the fact. Every American felt the suck-age in one way or another this past year. Like so many millions of other Americans, I personally saw many co-workers and friends lose their jobs due to a floundering economy. I managed to hold on after seeing a significant pay cut and am now the only person left in a department previously staffed by three administrators. Yes, I know. And yes, I'm grateful just to have a job.
What's so frustrating is that despite all the hot air coming out of Washington and the cheer-leading by a compliant national press, Obama and his minions have done nothing to truly encourage economic revival. To the contrary, they've only compounded the problem by racking up unfathomable debt and creating a massive new entitlement program that will significantly lower the quality of life in America and bankrupt our nation.
It's plausible that in spite of Obama-nomics, our economy will manage to grow in the coming year. But virtually no economist envisions significant job growth at any time in the foreseeable future. The term "jobless recovery" is already becoming a worn out phrase among the talking heads. But, regrettably, that appears to be in our immediate future.
There are ways to truly stimulate the economy - cut taxes, cut taxes, cut taxes, and get government out of the way. But these are not on the Democrats' agenda.
Regarding "health care reform," news comes today the Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson finds himself on the Drudge Report's "Death Watch" list. Rasmussen Reports polling shows his popularity plummeting among his constituents. He isn't up for re-election until 2012 but is already down 30 points against a possible Republican challenger. It's so bad, the Senator is paying for a television ad to air during this evening's Holiday Bowl. Nelson hopes to dispel all those nasty rumors and lies about health care reform and his deciding vote to push our nation down the path to socialized medicine.
The Democrats are in very big trouble with the American electorate and with their 2010 agenda, it's hard to imagine them recovering. Massive tax hikes, moving terrorist detainees to Illinois, amnesty for illegal immigrants, card-check, more bailouts, and cap-n-tax are just a few issues on the table in the coming year.
We ended 2009 with a failed terrorist attack on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. The terrorist failed to detonate plastic explosives in his underwear ("is that a bomb in your pants or are you just happy to see me??" - sorry, couldn't resist).
Obama's knee-jerk reaction? Blame Bush. He claims that security procedures that have been in place for years were to blame. Not he nor his administration's policies were to blame. Don't be silly. Will this child of a president ever grow up and accept responsibility for anything? Don't hold your breath.
So yes, 2009 sucked. Will 2010 be better? I'm a tad pessimistic about that. While generally a glass-half-full kind of person, there's little indication circumstances will improve for the majority of us in the coming year. But who knows? There's always hope.
KCuz and I wish you and all those you love a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2010.
DCuz
2010 will suck as bad or worse than 2009, with one exception - Nov. 2!! Election Day 2010 will provide America with the beacon of hope it will have been waiting FAR too long to see. Jan. 21, 2011 will start a true recovery process. As the saying goes, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Let's all just hope and pray that America can survive 2010 and truly come out stronger in 2011 for the struggle.
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