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Obama’s belated statement on U.S. downgrade
After voting “present” all weekend, President Obama finally came out of hiding and gave a formal statement about America’s first-ever credit downgrade.
Worse than the content of his speech was the timing of it. Obama chose to wait until Monday afternoon (and was 50 minutes late, at that) rather than speaking on Saturday morning. What this tells me is that the President spent his weekend looking for ways to point fingers at everyone other than himself rather than accepting accountability for his own policies and actions.
As might be expected, he took no questions from reporters. And there was nothing new in this speech — certainly nothing that reflected his three-day delay in response. And after his speech was over, the Dow had dropped over 500 points.
Obama just passed the buck yet again, blaming our nation’s downgrade on everyone who disagreed with him, especially Republicans who refused to immediately fold to his demands. He still offered no plan of his own. He still called for more spending (i.e. “investment”). He reiterated his desire to raise taxes further on achievement. And he demagogued those who stand on principle, attempting to shame them into capitulation (while, of course, refusing to capitulate).
“So it‘s not a lack of plans or policies that’s the problem here. It’s a lack of political will in Washington. It’s the insistence on drawing lines in the sand, a refusal to put what‘s best for the country ahead of self-interest or party or ideology. And that‘s what we need to change.”
And instead of leading his remarks with condolences for the SEALs who lost their lives this weekend, their deaths were treated as an afterthought. He honored their service only after he’d spent nearly 30 minutes scapegoating everyone but himself and lecturing us on why he’s not to blame for America’s downgrade.
“No matter what some agency may say, we’ve always been and always will be a AAA country.”
Denial: it ain’t just a river in Egypt.
Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
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