Gandhi said, while quoting an Indian Philosopher, “Action expresses priorities”. This is absolutely true as we examine the current administration and our beloved President Obama. To name a few, we have, crisis in Afghanistan, Iran firing short and middle range missiles that could put our military throughout that region in danger, a health care “reform” bill that is a disaster at best, and that’s just out of today’s headlines! Knowing that, let’s see what Obama has been up to. He made a whirlwind tour of TV appearances in the past couple of weeks to plug health care reform. So priority numero uno, face time for the health care bill that not many people like, not even many of the Dems.
I know there have been some meetings and speeches that were a little more important. There was that address to a joint session of Congress, but wait, that was also on health care. There was also the embarrassing speech at the G20 Summit where he basically told the rest of the world that yes, the U.S. has screwed up since the beginning of time but Obama is on it now, so don’t you worry! With a line he recycled from his Congress speech, Obama asserted that he and other world leaders had “brought the global economy back from the brink”. Really? Tell that to the unemployed that cannot find work; Tell that to the small businesses that are clawing their way through this uncertain economy. They have pulled us back from the brink? To that I ask, the brink of what? While healthcare is ultimately a US issue, I’m surprised that Obama could break away from the tired, old, rhetoric long enough to talk about anything else at the G20 Summit. He was probably afraid if he brought it up that he would be warned against the effects it might have on the US in the end.
Again, while thinking of priorities another quote seems appropriate. James W. Frick says “Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you where they are”. Good quote, and very true. Where are Obama’s priorities now? Well, June 16th Obama announced a new “White House Olympic, Paralympic, and Youth Sport office. Sounds great, right? It appears that the office and it’s leader, Valerie Jarrett, have only one purpose at this time. Their job is to spend their time, and OUR money, to ensure that Chicago gets the bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. She, along with Michelle and President Obama, will travel to Copenhagen to lobby for Chicago’s bid. So the President will spend his time, and again-OUR MONEY-to personally ask the IOC to allow his great corrupt city to host the 2016 games. September 16th, 2009 the President hosted an event at the White House specifically to promote Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics. Where is his money being spent? Where are his priorities?
It scares me that we have international enemies and a President who is not concerned enough about the safety of our country to make it a priority. He either doesn’t care, or doesn’t know enough about foreign affairs to keep us safe. Either way is not good. It seems what he does care about is making sure he has face time for the disastrous health care bill, and making sure Chicago gets to host the Olympics. At least by 2016 we might have had a change to make the United States a respectable nation again after he is finished doing his best to destroy it.
