In today’s Washington Post, an editorial by #44 his own self, none other than POTUS B. H. Obama, pushing for passage of the Stimulus Bill Spending Bill Porkulus Bill.
I find it a bit strange that a sitting US President can pen an editorial is a major newspaper; maybe such things have happened before; no matter. With the Fairness Doctrine being mentioned again, it seems somewhat ironic that the President sees fit to bat out an editorial in a major US paper1,
It wasn’t so much the foregoing, but what Obama said, that raises both my eyebrows:
Because each day we wait to begin the work of turning our economy around, more people lose their jobs, their savings and their homes. And if nothing is done, this recession might linger for years. Our economy will lose 5 million more jobs. Unemployment will approach double digits. Our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that, at some point, we may not be able to reverse.
This is precisely the fear mongering brought to you from POTUS #43, which brought us such great hits as the Patriot Act, REAL-ID, the DHS, warrantless wiretaps, and the war in Iraq.
Our Congress clearly needs no encouragement to pass unread legislation based on White House pressure and pleadings.
Here’s hoping the Congress grows a backbone, and sends Porkulus to a well deserved demise.
Until then, tactically at least: 43 == 442.
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