Obama promised change. If a man owns a business and dies before he can turn it over to his children, change is all they will have. Obama's budget resurrected the death tax.
The government and knowledgeable accountants are the only ones that benefit from this ghastly tax which takes 50% from every estate. Certainly some can figure ways around the tax, but what about the business or farm owner that dies suddenly and young. Tough break. Uncle Barack is coming to steal his share
As soon as we get a weak president, the sabre rattling begins. Our Defense Department claims it is impotent to stop any illegal rocket launch from North Korea. (Oh really? An overflight of B-52s, a launch of Tomahawks, etc. before launch wouldn't stop it?) Why on earth does one trumpet weakness to the world anyway? Now North Korea threatens US Navy vessels patrolling in international waters offshore.
Credibility is hard to get. tougher to keep. We lost eight years of credibility in eight weeks. Who respects us now?
The next world leader that suffers from the Obama wraparound ought to turn around and slug him. He did it to Bush and now he has done it to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. In front of the cameras, Obama likes to put his arm around the shoulder of a leader, a condescending looking gesture. One British reporter said it looked like Obama was shepherding the Prime Minister from the room. The effect is as if Obama's saying, don't worry, I'm here. As if he is the experienced world leader.
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