Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Another "class warfare" speech that will kill jobs

Pres BO delivered The State of the Union Speech with a couple of challenges:

1) He did not win a mandate in 2012.  He got 50.7% of the vote in a campaign that was all about demonizing Gov Romney rather than proposing any serious solutions to our difficult problems; and,

2) The latest Gallup and Rasmussen confirm that Pres BO is under 50% on most issues.  In other words, Pres BO's approach is not persuading voters, as Power Line posted earlier this evening:

"The only area where Obama scores reasonably well is national defense, where most people think he has continued the policies of his predecessor, George W. Bush. Other than that, after four-plus years, Americans have pretty well decided they don’t like what Obama is trying to accomplish. Tonight the president will push hard to legalize millions of illegal immigrants, an issue on which, as Paul noted earlier today, he seems to be within sight of victory. Yet, according to Gallup, his position commands only minority support at 46-48.
Things get worse from there. Americans strongly disapprove of Obama on gun policy (42-54), taxes–another major focus of tonight’s speech (41-57), the economy (a stunning 39-60), the Middle East (36-55) and the federal budget deficit (31-65). Lots of luck turning that around with another mind-numbingly dull State of the Union." 

The Rasmussen numbers are about the same, i.e. Pres BO is under 50% of his handling of most issues.

Pres BO's problem is that he does not understand that "class warfare" speeches do not create jobs or promote investment.  

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Violence in Central America can not be overlooked

We've focused on Mexico and the US-Mexico border over the last couple of years.  However, there is a region south of Mexico with lots of problems and concerns for the US.

Central America is made up of small countries.  It is a beautiful region with lots of resources and a very rich history.  At the same time, its governments are under seige from well armed cartels who will not hesitiate to bribe politicians and gain access to routes to the US.

Sadly, the region has zero influence in the US.  The countries are small so commerce is very insignificant for the US.   However, the security crisis is real and we need to support leaders in those countries who want to stand up for democracy.  

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