The president’s State of the Union address on Wednesday sold very well, at least for the first 50 minutes.
He acknowledged that getting unemployed back to work was important. He suggested that the federal government should cut its cost of doing business, as any good CEO knows.
Later, he resurrected Obamacare and carried on about how good a job he’s doing. Then he made the ominous admission, “ I don’t quit.” Unqualified, that means all the stuff he has already done, he will continue to do to the hazard of the country and its people.
He will continue to ignore the inadequacy of our military power; it needs attention now. We lack the strength to repel the invasion by illegal immigrants.
He will continue to ignore our debt owed 33-plus foreign entities of about $3.5 trillion. This is important because we send around $185 billion annually just honoring the interest on those foreign-held U.S. Treasury bonds. This is bleeding us. First aid is stopping the bleeding.
To do that, the ownership of that debt should return to the United States, where it belongs. Buy foreign-held U.S. bonds. They are a good investment if purchased at a discount. The interest stays here; the principal is due, in full, to the owner.
“Nobody likes that debt.” But nobody is doing anything about it.
He will continue to treat ill-mannered pseudo-Muslim terrorists as naughty boys and girls.
He will continue to pad staffing of federal activities; he will continue to spend like some nouveau riche putting many air miles on Air Force One. He has a secretary of state who can fly commercial.
He will continue to speak excessively gobbling up airtime to continue his 2008 campaign for the presidency, denying other potential 2012 candidates airtime.
Other than that, the rather long sermon was well received.
John Cragin
Joplin
Opinion
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