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Obama is bad news
Your recent headlines make one really wonder about this misguided Democratic administration. Who put such an inexperienced lawyer/politician in the White House?
We have high unemployment, an unstimulating economic package, unwanted complex health care reform, a historic national credit downgrade, an obsession with government spending and illusion with increased taxes in the face of a deficit and recession, and worst of all, an ignoring of the fiscal advice of the specially appointed (months ago) bipartisan Simpson Commission. But, here’s the great news: the Treasury secretary stays on.
International affairs are no better: The presidential Mideast love overtures yielded nada for the U.S. other than Syrian and Libyan killer dictators remaining in power while pro-U.S. killer dictators are hospitalized. Afghanistan and Iraq are being lost with a publicized exit timetable; pro-democracy students in Iran are forgotten while nuclear arms are developed; but there’s always criticism of Israel for building homes while trying to fend off terrorist missiles.
Joseph Harari
Spokane