This mess didn’t happen overnight and it sure won’t be cleaned up quickly. It’s taken decades to get the U.S. to where it is today…in a major “traffic jam” of extremely bad economy. Putting the blame on the past elected officials isn’t entirely true, either. You need to add the bank ceos, mortgage brokers and real estate people to the list. They all helped contribute to the downfall of the economy. It’s sad that no one really can point a finger at the one major person who started the ball rolling, but that will never happen. There are too many greedy people who took advantage of a decent economy, told home buyers they could afford that mortgage over $1000 a month, and then laughed when homes began to be foreclosed. They didn’t care because they had gotten their commissions and bonuses.

We, as a nation, have to be strong and fight back. We can do it, but it will take TIME. That’s something President Obama doesn’t seem to think we have. He is rushing into this and that project as fast as he can. He will run out of steam very soon if he keeps that energy level going. Is he researching these things before he jumps right into the fire? Is he really trying to be the most wonderful president ever to be listed in the history books as not only the first black president, but the one who got the most done in the first 100 days? I have some advice for him. SLOW DOWN! Listen to the people out there, not just the people who surround you in Washington. Listen to the little people, the ones who have the small businesses that have kept America going all these years. The ones who are struggling to make ends meet week after week. Your fellow Americans who want things to improve, but who aren’t willing to go too far to make that happen. Your fellow constituents in Washington were voted into office by these people and they should be listening, too. It’s time to fight again for America, home of the brave and the free. Can we please have America be fruitful again? Prosperous and strong? We need to work together on doing this. One nation under God. I’ll be praying for America and I ask you to join me.

I think by now you have the picture. Here was the President of the United States in front of billions of people worldwide and all he seemed to say was “ah”. It was like he was trying to gather the wool out of his brain to be able to say the things that he wanted to say. Perhaps he should have someone help him next time and rehearse so he doesn’t use that “ah” thing. It was getting on my last nerve!

Now, what he did have to say was that he needs to have this stimulus package pass as soon as possible or we are all going to go down a huge toilet. Obama sounded like a child who needed the toy that was being held just out of his grasp. He was the injured party because both side (Senators and Representatives) aren’t playing nice and being fair to him.  I am not thrilled with the speed in which Obama wants to hurry the stimulus package. I am not thrilled with the pork that is still in it. I am not thrilled with the way this whole episode is being handled by the people we voted for. But, since I am an American and I believe we have rights in this country, I will loudly state how I feel and know I will not be executed for my feelings, thoughts, or efforts to improve life in the United States. This is my opinion. If you want express your feelings, good or bad, please do so. I would prefer you not to use vulgar language on my site.  Thank you.

Approximately $145 billion in spending was cut from the bill. If it didn’t help create jobs, then it shouldn’t have been in the package to begin with. Spector also said there were some reasons to argue that it’s a bad bill, but he felt the economy would be worse off without it.  Senator John McCain (Repulican, Az) said if the legislation passed it would be a very bad day for America.  Now we wait and see what happens when this bill is passed. Will it create the jobs so badly needed to get people back to work? Only time will tell. For some Americans who have run out of unemployment time is a huge issue.

Rep. Randy Neugebaum, Texas, argued that the entire cost of the bill would just add to the soaring federal deficits. He asked a very important question, but was widely ignored. “Where are we going to get the money?” I would also like to know the answer to this question. I fear Obama will be the biggest spending president ever.