Does anyone in Washington really care?
Below is a picture of a job fair in Atlanta, Georgia, where thousands of people lined up overnight for the opportunity to come face to face with representatives of companies who may be hiring.
According to the article from ABC News, this job fair was held at the campus of the Atlanta Technical College, just as the unemployment report for that state saw an increase of the rate of jobless from 9.9% to 10.1%.
Similarly, the latest news from the miserable state of California is that the unemployment rate has also gone up to 12%, second highest in the Nation only after Nevada at 12.9%.
Nationwide, unemployment among blacks has reached catastrophic proportions at over 16% and teenage unemployment rate in the Nation’s Capital is above 50%.
But my question remains the same: does anyone in Washington DC care?
As so many millions of Americans are struggling to hold on to their basic life style, their homes, their vehicles, where is Congress? Where is the President?
They are on vacation.
Some members of Congress went back to their districts and they are, again, being mercilessly trashed by their constituencies. And deservedly so.
The President, instead, is in Martha’s Vineyard, one of those elitist conclaves that so readily welcomes the “champions of the people” when they are in need of a vacation among peers to recuperate from their exhausting work of destroying America.
And it sure feels good to know that at the same time those seeking jobs in Atlanta were camping overnight for a chance at a job, Michelle Obama took her own plane to her vacation, obviously too anxious to get her extravaganza started instead of waiting for her husband who followed her just few hours later.
But what the hell! After all the government is paying for the extra aircraft, right? So who cares.
The average American is canceling any sort of non-essential spending as the future appears to be troubled by the stagnant economy, at the same time seeing their investment vanish in the stock market.
Most Americans, and by this definition I mean those of us who have a real job and have to be cognizant of a household budget, are refraining from any vacation plans, mindful of exorbitant fuel costs and unsure about the future.
Witnessing those who are supposed to, and get paid really well for, thumping their noses at the rest of the population and enjoying their lavish lifestyles, is a true proverbial slap in the face, further diminishing the already abysmal confidence we have in the elected officials. But as some national polls show that the popular rate of approval for Congress and the President are the only thing dropping faster than the Stock Market, these elitists do not appear to care much. Why? Simply put, they trust that the American people will just relegate themselves into a higher level of apathy.
Nothing perturbs these folks, so sure they are about their position of power.
Adding insult to injury, prior to leaving for his vacation, President Obama went on a bus tour across couple of states. Just another waste of taxpayers’ money: two buses purchased in Canada, and a motorcade of about 40 gas guzzling SUVs to carry his entourage. And what did the American people get in return?
Nothing more than a campaign stunt, full of the usual platitudes and a charade of insulting statements Obama used to blame his majestic failures on everything in the world rather than his own incompetence: the earthquake in Japan and the tsunami, the unrest in Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, and of course the always useful Bush.
Typical! Liberal progressivism has been using such tactics for over a century, pushing for excusing bad behavior by blaming someone or something else, something that occurs in our court rooms every day.
Worst of all, though, was the President’s announcement that he will propose a new economic strategy in September when he gets back from vacation and Congress decides to go back to Washington. Really? No rush, Mr. President!
If this is not the proverbial “Nero plays his lyre while Rome burns” I do not know what is.
And if one is incline to believe that the absence from Washington of politicians is a way for them to do less damage to the country, think again.
Just yesterday we were treated to the news that the Obama administration was halting all deportation court proceedings for illegal aliens who were not involved in violent crime. Just a clean way to circumvent the will of the people and the laws of our country in order to pander to the Hispanic population he desperately needs for his re-election bid. Amnesty by fiat.
In the meantime, we also hear of over 600 new regulations the government instituted in the month of July alone, further pounding death nails in the coffin of American businesses.
I wonder what the Obama new plan will be. Surely he must be working really hard at it in the $50,000/week mansion on Martha's Vineyard. Hope he does not tire himself too much or his golf game will suffer. I am sure the folks lined up in Atlanta would not want that to happen.
Just my thoughts!
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*nodding* I share much of your frustration with this subject (unemployment), and as an Atlanta resident, your choice of news blip touched home here. Another interesting take on this same story from someone with whom you might otherwise disagree...on the topic presented here is an area of common ground. I think, however, your anger at "liberal progressivism" is misguided...and worse, misdirected.
ReplyDeleteA book you might find interesting is Theory U ...it's not specifically about politics, it's actually a textbook that I recently finished reading, and it offers a different perspective to the variety topics we're facing as a nation and globally. Also, it focuses on how to approach these hard times in a positive way.
Hope you and yours are well.