The True Cost of War

Showing the Cost of War

 

President Barrack Obama addressed both Houses of Congress and the American People this week.  His speech was inspiring and sobering, realistic and hopeful.   It was a hit pretty much across the board, except perhaps for the many GOP dead-enders in Congress (you know who you/they are). We are referring, of course, to Tuesday night's State of the Unionish speech by President Obama to Congress. Polls have revealed an uptick in Obama's approval ratings.  One of the subtle but important points the Main Stream Media (MSM) missed is the distinction he outline in how the budget is presented. 

President Obama is going to SHOW the cost of fighting wars in his budgets.  The misleading practice of the Bush Administration was to show the cost of wars as a separate budget issue, not tied to the main budget.  Wow!  It’s nice to have a President with some integrity.  Can Bush have been much creepier as President, well, I mean not Dick Cheney creepy, but he was very scary.

Now to matters less weighty.  Did you see the Republican response to the Obama speech by Governor Bobby Jindal?  Now that was some funny stuff.  I don’t watch Thirty Rock, but I understand fans of that show all over the nation saw Jindal and THOUGHT: Kenneth the Page.   http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2009/02/the-jack-mcbrayer-response-to-the-internet-response-to-the-republican-response-to-the-presidents-add/#more

Worse perhaps than his presentation was his message.  First to have the bad sense to tell a story about failed government as it related to Hurricane Katrina...gah…whose watch was that failed action on?   But he offered zero new ideas.  More “taxes are bad, tax-cuts are good, government is bad” parroting of the Republican talking points.

Important program note:  Today the C-PAC convention was in full swing in New York.  Featuring the finest in conservative Republican thinkers such as Joe the Plumber.  Mitt Romney, and that one guy.  Rush Limbaugh will be the key-note speaker this weekend.  Is that a party or what? 

What is telling about the conservative convention is that neither Bobby Jindal, nor Sarah Palin are attending.  These are considered two of the strong front runners for the Republican nomination for President next time around.  It’s also with some interest I note Utah Governor Jon Huntsman’s name is now being bandied about as a legitimate candidate.  Personally, I think he is head and shoulders above Mitt Romney, but he just belongs to the wrong party.  I’ll tell you what he would be good at in my opinion…serving on Obama’s Cabinet.  That’s my surprise to myself this week.

Have a good one, enjoy your weekend.