Obama still hasn’t learned

by J. Warren Tompkins

Over the recent months, we’ve seen widespread repudiation of President Obama’s liberal agenda. Last November, Republicans rolled to victories in Virginia and New Jersey. Last month, Scott Brown won a Senate seat in Massachusetts that had been held by Democrats for more than half a century. If you recall, Massachusetts went for Obama by 28 points in 2008.

Voters in these elections clearly said that what they’ve been getting over the past year is definitely not change they can believe in. When asked about the conservative surge, Obama said he got the message. But what message did he get? It certainly wasn’t from the voters. He proved that by submitting a record $3.8 trillion budget for the coming year.

We’re already drowning in debt, yet this budget will double the national debt in five years. Credit is already a problem for businesses and homebuyers. The more the government has to borrow, the less money is in the pool for everyone else. Business can’t expand, home sales dry up and the economy continues to be weak.

The same goes for the spending binge. How is Obama paying for it? With your tax dollars, of course. If unchecked, the tax increases contained in the budget would reach $2 trillion in the next decade. It’s incredible. Raising taxes in a recession? OK by them. Talk about another burden placed on the American people to pay for his misplaced priorities. Liberals chafe when we call them out for taxing and spending. We should add borrowing to the list, and we’d have the exact description of what’s going on in Washington.

Next is the unprecedented $1.6 trillion deficit. In what universe does this sort of thing fly? Republicans in Congress need to get out in front and make sure the Obama budget never makes it close to passing in the form it’s in. The taxpayers of this country cannot be saddled with the budgetary mistakes of Washington liberals. The numbers are against them right row, but tough fight could make a real difference in making some concrete changes to the legislation.

One thing is for sure – voters will not stand for this rank disregard of their wishes as it comes to responsible government. They must be pulling out all the stops, knowing things are really going to change, and for the better, after this year’s elections.