Obama’s Logo and Record: Hint, it’s not an ‘O’ it’s a ZERO!

Four years ago, those who saw the image above thought to themselves Obama.  However, in the packaging and marketing of the then Senator Barack Obama the Obama Campaign played word association games with the American public.  They connected this symbol with words like ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’.  At the end of the day, the meaning of the ‘O’ symbol was to represent ‘Outstanding’ which was they type of president he was supposed to be.

Today, unless you are still drinking the Obama cool-aid, the symbol no longer is associated with ‘Hope’, ‘Change’ or ‘Outstanding’.  People living in the real world know in their hearts and heads that something is wrong and that the symbol’s meaning is entirely different.  To the aware, awake and educated it represents the number ZERO (0).  In the event that you are mathematically challenged I took the liberty of looking up synonyms for ZERO in a Thesaurus and it lists the following:

Nothing, Blank, Bottom, Cipher, Insignificancy, Love (tennis, not political metaphor), Lowest Point, Nada, Naught, Nil, Nonentity, Nought, Oblivion, Rock Bottom, Shutout, Void, Zilch, Zip

To illustrate this point, here is a list of ZERO facts about the Obama administration for all to consider as the Presidential Campaign begins between President Obama and Governor (Willard) Mitt Romney:

• zerO GROWTH
• zerO JOBS
• zerO OPTIMISM
• zerO HOPE
• zerO CHANGE
• zerO RESPECT
• zerO FREEDOM
• zerO GRASP ON REALITY
• zerO GETTING OUT OF DEBT
• zerO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
• zerO RECOVERY
• zerO INEXPENSIVE GAS
• zerO ESCAPING TAXATION
• zerO RACIAL HEALING
• zerO END TO THE POLITICS
• zerO ACCEPTING BLAME
• zerO TRUTH
• zerO ACCOUNTABILITY
• zerO UNITY
• zerO STRENGTH
• zerO END TO CORRUPTION
• zerO END TO INCOMPETENCE
• zerO GOVERNANCE
• zerO WORKING TOGETHER
• zerO KEPT PROMISES
• zerO END TO THE HYPOCRISY
• zerO PROBLEMS SOLVED
• zerO CONSENSUS BUILDING
• zerO LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS
• zerO RESTRAINT
• zerO SPENDING THEY DIDN’T LIKE
• zerO CLUE
• zerO LEARNING FROM PAST MISTAKES
• zerO NEW IDEAS
• zerO OPENNESS
• zerO END TO THIS LIST

So, I guess what I am trying to say is that Jerry Seinfield would be proud because the Obama Administration is the Presidency about NOTHING!

The False Argument in Taxing the Wealthy

Do you find yourself unable to respond to the President’s ‘tax the rich’ argument? Do you believe in your heart of hearts that it’s wrong but feel that any response to the argument is only going to make you look like you favor the rich over the poor? Well, that’s how I used to feel – but not anymore.

So, what political jujitsu did I come across that can inoculate someone from the populist ‘tax the rich’ argument? Well, here it is. Our tax system is progressive already meaning that we do tax the wealthy more than others. President Obama and the Democrats are using a crisis to state that the already progressive tax system is not progressive enough. The key here is not progressive it is the justification in making it more progressive. If there is a true national crisis then why not ask all Americans to help out. Forget that nearly 50% of Americans pay no federal tax today. Those Americans are exempt from saving the country but benefit when the country is back on sound financial footing while those who carried the load will receive no reimbursement, no future benefits and no thank you from the ruling class or those who benefitted by having the government make others pay. The simple truth is that this is not about fairness, solving a national crisis or duty to country because it is all about politics.

The funny thing is that nobody is calling bull s@$t on the President. If he’s able to find a way to cut taxes to save the day why in the world does he need additional taxes? Why did he allow the tax cuts formerly known as the Bush Tax Cuts to be extended and all of a sudden change his mind now when faced with a ‘crisis’? Politics is your answer.

What is needed now as much as budget cuts from a bloated budget run amuck is tax revenue from those who lost their jobs during the recession. Yet, we see the President doing nothing to solve that problem except to double down on the things he did to extend and actually worsen the recession. Time to start growth policies to create jobs instead of taking the capital out of our economy that we need for that growth.

Completing our 9/11 Memorial

My wife lost her younger sister on 9/11.  It was a shock to us all because she worked in Connecticut and was only there because she was asked to attend a conference at the World Trade Center the night before.  She agreed because it allowed her to commute with her husband of 5 months who did work in the building.  When she said good bye as they parted it was only intended to mean good bye for now.  Her final good bye came later via Blackberry – messages that would crush even the strongest among us.

In 2005, we moved our family from New York to North Carolina.  Our move took place in August and my wife returned to New York on the 9/11 anniversary the following month to read her sister’s name at the Ground Zero ceremony.  Upon her return to North Carolina she found that the town we lived in had no memorial.  She set out to change that by writing to our mayor.  He agreed to allocate a small sum to create a memorial at a town park.  My wife did the work to find a stone for the memorial and found a vendor to make a plaque.  Eventually, the modest memorial was dedicated and out town had its own 9/11 memorial.

Last night, my wife went to bed early.  I came up almost an hour later to find the TV still on.  Since she was sleeping I felt no need to consult her before I started to change the channels.  That’s when one of the news channels caught my eye with a pending news conference from the White House the subject of which was not yet released.  I thought it unusual so I stayed with the broadcast.  The newscasters were speculating that it was Libya related.  After listening for 20 minutes I was thinking of possibilities and Bin Laden came to mind.  Not long after that the newscaster came to the same realization and then the reports came flooding in.  Once it became clear that it was true I woke my wife at about 11:15 PM.  I wished her Happy Anniversary 45 minutes early and then informed her that Bin Laden was dead.

Today, I visited the site of this memorial.  The purpose was to give my wife her anniversary gift.  You see, her memorial for her sister was not completed.  There was always something missing.  Thanks to the CIA and the Navy Seals I was able to finish the job.  Happy Anniversary, E.  Your memorial has now taken its final form.