Obama on the Four Pillars of His Budget

Posted on March 21, 2009 by billmanzi

President Barack Obama used his weekly address to talk about his budget, and answer critics who feel that it is too ambitious. He talks of the pillars upon which it is built, and makes the point that they are all critical to our future. My own comment here is that the President is correct that matters in these areas cannot wait. And the reason they are all being dealt with together is because they have all been kicked down the road for so long, and today they are reaching critical mass together. How do we justify ignoring health care, with that issue literally devouring huge swarths of our economy? (Think Big Three). How do we just ignore the insane nature of our energy policy, where we borrow from China and send the money to Saudia Arabia? You may agree or disagree with the President’s prescriptions, but I am not sure how people can say we should just ignore most of the problems and focus in one of the big ones. We need a lot of help, and we need it now.

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3 Responses to Obama on the Four Pillars of His Budget

  1. Gerard Donahue says:
    March 21, 2009 at 11:56 am

    http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/video/rnc_weekly_republican_response/

    Mayor Manzi:

    The above link is the Republican Response to President Obama’s Weekly Radio address. As you put these here, you should also add the Opposition comments for equal time.

    Gerard

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  2. Jules Gordon says:
    March 21, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Your Honor,

    These solutions are going to make a significant and horrible change in our society.

    You know how I feel about big government. Well, this enormous increase will dwarf what we now have.

    We are facing trillions of dollars of debt, all borrowed. We will get it from the same characters you rail against china and Saudi Arabia.

    Obama predicts 3 to 4% GDP growth in the next couple of years, a stretch even in good times. We are now deflating loosing capital value.
    Cap and trade will as much as double energy cost. For what purpose. This guys is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

    I can sniff inflation off in the distance.

    I believe you are getting what you prayed for.

    This guy is simply crazy.

    Jules.

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  3. Fred Mertz says:
    March 22, 2009 at 7:22 am

    Jules:

    Pretty much every time I head over to the Walmart or put gas in my car, aren’t I doing the same thing? Why are you so worried about where we owe money now?

    But I’m glad to see that now you’re gettin’ the deflation thing, and that the stimulus bill wasn’t big enough to cover the gap. At least your party got some tax cuts out of it! Happy Days!

    Gotta run, heading over to the Walmart to stock up on water, toilet paper, and ammo.

    -FM

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