Which Is The Truth?

14 December 2009

Governmental cronies are telling the American people that the recession is over, aided by the always accommodating Media.
The American people are being inundated by reports that the Christmas spending is up, making the representatives of the retail sector somewhat optimistic about the Holiday business season.
But the same reports add, after the rosy picture is painted with images of crowded shopping malls, that the American people are not necessarily spending more, but looking for the ever present bargains that businesses have to offer in order to entice potential customers.

While the Media is targeting those Americans who spend less time getting informed about the true state of the Nation’s economy than the time of finding out the latest gossip about Tiger Woods, certain details go almost unnoticed.

Obama’s cheerleading squads are counting exactly on the lack of interest the American people have developed for anything that does not touch them personally. All the “good news” about how the President’s approach, aided by the complacent Congress, never really mention that the American economy keeps on loosing over 400,000 jobs every month.
While the criticism of the Bush Administration was bitter and relentless when the economy would add ONLY 200,000 new jobs, what makes news today is that things are really good because the increase of the unemployment rate nation-wide appears to be slowing. Media collaborators get tingles up their legs and appear in a state of euphoria when the government announces a .2% drop in the national unemployment, statistic that always gets revised in a pejorative direction.
And what is the justification offered by the Liberals when the rare contentious question is asked? Considering what Obama found as he became President, things are wonderful. When in doubt, there is always the “blame Bush” safety answer.
And just to add insult to injury, the Media has come out with editorial pieces describing the positive impact unemployment has had on certain individuals who profess to have re-discovered a relationship with their families.

There is some truth to that, as told by a Reuters article from Chicago. According to the December 8th piece, the U.S. Conference of Mayors has reported a 26% increase in demand for food assistance and homelessness. The article places the blame for the worst average increase since 1991 to unemployment, high housing costs and low wages.
So is this type of activity that the Obama followers consider as a family building activity? Fathers and mothers taking their children to food banks and shelters?
And as far as low wages, if American workers were allowed to keep more of the money they earn by working, maybe, just maybe, there would be more availability of funds to put back into the economy. Just a crazy thought.

The Reuter article also mentioned another sign that Obama’s policies are saving the country, in that the number of single people seeking help for hunger and homelessness is level or even dropped in some areas. That is something to celebrate, as that means that the increase is ONLY for entire families. What a relief.

And while Liberals in Congress are twitching at the idea of providing financial coverage for the Military in Afghanistan, while they are hitching to stick the American people with as much taxation as they can possibly figure out, we hear of the billions of dollars pork spending that members of Congress, from both sides of the aisle in true bipartisan fashion, have attached to the latest increase in spending to fund their wasteful pet projects.

And if this is not enough, there is the honorable Speaker of the House Pelosi, who has gotten for herself the military version of the Boeing 757, the C-32, so that she does not have to stop for refueling when on her bi-weekly travel from Washington to California. Her previous tax-funded aircraft, the C20B, USAF version of the Gulfstream III luxury jet, was really beneath her position as it had to stop in one of those flyover states for refueling, yes one of those states where the little people, the right wing extremist and tea partiers live. The new aircraft, which is capable to carry up to 200 people, will cost the American people up to $5.75 millions per year, so that she can fly around with her whole family in style. I guess she has a special Obama dispensation regarding her carbon foot print. And while she flaunts her elitist excesses in the face of the American people, she pushes for restrictive and fascist legislation aimed at making sure that the people of America DO as she says, not as she does. Can you say HYPOCRITE!!!

Does Pelosi extravagant behavior mean that the recession is really over? It must, because the ignorant American people who voted these outrageous jokers in office still maintain that the worst Congress in the history of our country is doing a good job.

And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”