We are not sure what we are watching:
1) We may be watching the beginning of a rather long and hellish presidency.
2) We may be watching a bad start that will turn around.
It's too early to tell. However, my money on option # 1. We are watching a guy who has never run anything trying to do the most difficult job in the world.
Pres Clinton, the same one who correctly called candidate BO a "fairy tale", is advising Pres BO to cut out all of the negative talk.
In 1981, Pres Reagan inherited a far bigger economic crisis than the one today.
Today's economy is a stomach ache compared to 1981.
Today's 7.6% unemployment looks rather attractive to the double digit rates that we had back in 1982-83.
Today's interest rates and inflation are nothing compared to 1981.
So why all of the Obama "doom and gloom"?
What did Pres Reagan do?
He didn't blame Pres Carter in every other speech.
After all, we don't want the "relief pitcher" saying that the predecessor walked the bases loaded.
We want relief pitchers to get us out of the inning.
He didn't go around saying that he "inherited" anything.
By the way, Obama is a first rate cynic on saying that he is just a little "victim" who inherited a deficit.
Why? Because the 2009 federal budget deficit includes TARP and the new stimulus.
Obama voted for both, or approximately a trillion dollars.
Drop the "inherited" stuff. You voted for it!
Pres Reagan didn't scare us into passing a bill or face the end of the world.
Instead of playing the victim or blame game, Pres Reagan sat down with Dems. He got a huge number of southern and western Dems to go along with his proposal.
It's Reagan leadership versus Obama's meaningless "hope and change"! It's a grown up versus a "fairy tale"!
Pres Reagan was the great communicator. He was also the great optimist.
Unlike BO, who thinks that government will fix every problem, Reagan understood that the American people were the key to our success.
What should Pres BO do this weekend?
Drop the class warfare nonsense.
Get your act together. Stop winging it!
Watch a few Reagan videos!
