For President Obama’s weekly address, he shared how he wanted more power … to shrink the federal government. Does this sound like the President Obama we’ve had for the past three years?
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“I told those CEOs what I’ll tell any business leader: ask yourself what you can do to bring more jobs back to the country that made your success possible. And I’ll make sure you’ve got a government that does everything in its power to help you succeed.”
This is a weird thought. All businesses need to do is ask themselves a question and President Obama will help them succeed? This is creating the confusion for our businesses. They want to bring jobs back to the United States but then they see that the taxes and regulations will actually cause the business to fail.
“I called on Congress to help me make government work better for you.”
This is a phrase that President Obama needs to add to his daily vocabulary. Congress is there to keep you in check. You have to work with them. You cannot become a dictator. Even though you hate them and even if you think they will block everything you send them, you have to work with Congress. That’s the way our government is set up and we do not want you to change it.
“we have a 21st century economy, but we’ve still got a government organized for the 20th century.”
You can tell it’s an election year because the most Liberal President is sounding alot like one of the most successful Democrat President – Clinton. Remember when he limited the size of government workers? Remember when he balanced the budget and actually had a surplus? And do you remember it all happened because, like it or not, he worked with Newt Gingrich and the young Congress.
Compromise and not grandstanding is what we want from our government. Get things done. I actually blame President Obama and his administration for our “do nothing” Congress. While they have earned their own blame for our mess – our President’s agenda has been a disaster.
“I asked Congress to reinstate the authority that past presidents have had to streamline and reform the Executive Branch. let me be clear: I will only use this authority for reforms that result in more efficiency, better service, and a leaner government.”
Can we believe this? After he has expanded the size of “his” government, he wants to go back and retool it? He wants to actually shrink it? It’s almost as if he’s becoming a Republican. It’s almost as if he realizes he has to become more moderate if he is to have any chance at reelection.
“we’re creating a new website – BusinessUSA – that will serve as a one-stop shop with information for businesses small and large that want to start selling their stuff around the world.”
Well this is quite interesting. Click here to go to that webpage. I’ll also add it to my “links” page.
Time will tell if this webpage will truly serve the business world or simply be another tool for Democratic fundraising.
