Obama has the power to make one of these come true,
But Congress will most likely trump the final outcome…
President Obama is in a unique position as no other President has had in our lifetime.
What is so unique is the fact that he was not part of the political machine on the left, they backed Mrs Clinton, or the political machine on the right, they backed Mr McCain as he was not very keen on them but McCain had learned at this point in his political career, he could not totally ignore them as he had in the past as they hold half the keys, so yes, he sold-out to them in the last 3 or 4 years because the money and control of certain right wing groups and talking heads that seem to have control of much public opinion. Yes the machine on the right is much more organized than the left but I find it most amusing that neither had won the day at least in the Presidency!
So the machines will continue to thrive in the Congress where all legislation starts and most often ends anyway. I for one wonder if the new President will have the BALLS to call them out by name when the normal add-ons to legislation, such things as earmarks and other fine print rewording of intended legislation are concerned. The US Senate still has not dealt with the “earmark issue” in any form of real transparency. Any legislation, no matter how much good its original intent when passed, can turn into a monster that was never intended because most issues are passed in principle and not actual wording. The work of the wording is done in a committee or subcommittee and often has poison pills placed in it not easily recognized at the time. These carefully placed and worded extras benefit one or both political machines like hidden tax loopholes and exemptions for certain corporates and yes earmarks for money for things nobody is really asking for. Once located in the legislation, they can be easily traced in the form of campaign fund contribution of a party or political official. Problem is, not everyone can spot them at first glance. If discovered, this tends to give Presidents or Congressmen who originally asked for the legislation a bad name for the outcome of it even though the final product is not the original intention.
I for one believe if Obama does not call them out by name for this hanky-panky, that the statement to be true is “The End” for all of us as there is not enough money in the world to keep this economy floating as it has for the last 15 years.
Yes, his jobs program to build/rebuild infrastructure is a much better plan than a check in the mail as it generates tax revenue along with needed things unlike those rebate checks that hardly cycled through the economy once before getting back in the hands of the folks who lent it to us in the first place.
Good or bad, all spending bills must start in the House of Representatives so if you wish to see a spectacle, try downloading one of these spending bills when proposed, then after the final wording is done.
Will the Congress waste this borrowed sum…? Its your borrowed money, you, your kids and grandkids will need to repay it so Please watch it closely.
No matter how optimistic looking anyone can paint the picture to get folks spending again,
this time it does require the “real thing”!
It seems to me it said “We The People” not “We the Corporations” or is that really moot?
Nothing says it better than the NBC SNL Skit