You can't be serious...

JANUARY 8: Only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe. Only government can break the cycle that are (sic -- is) crippling our economy. That's why we need to act boldly and act now, to reverse these cycles. That's why we need to restart the flow of credit and restore the rules of the road that will ensure a crisis like this never happens again.
-Barack Obama
Fact check:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTex_PDsjtE(Listen from 5:26)

20 days...i repeat...20 DAYS later...

OBAMA JANUARY 28: In the end, the answer to our economic troubles rests less in my hands or in the hands of our legislators than it does with America's workers and the businesses that employ them. They are the ones whose efforts and ideas will determine our economic destiny just as they always have, for in the end it's businesses -- large and small -- that generate the jobs, provide the salaries, and serve as the foundation on which the American people's lives and dreams depend.
-Barack Obama
Fact check:http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6751514(Listen with 50 seconds left)

Ok guys, now this is scary. One day, Obama says that ONLY GOVERNMENT will end our economic troubles on January 8th...ONLY GOVERNMENT.

20 days later, guys. Thats not even three weeks later. He says that only the workers and businesses(not government) will end our financial crisis.

Confused? So am I! Well which one is it Barack?? This just proves that our president has no idea how to end this crisis. His great speaking skills covered up his inability. But now, you all have proof. Our president is as two faced as Harvey Dent(Batman Villain)

Those of you that say, "This is no big deal. Who cares which one it is." You guys are crazy. When you say that government is the answer, that means that government spending( Obama's stimulus package) will end the recession. When you say that its in the hands of the workers, that means government cuts taxes and gets the hell out of peoples way.

These are two completely different concepts people!YOU CANT HAVE BOTH. Those of you that say we can, more power to you. BUT, explain to me how you can spend 900 BILLION dollars AND cut taxes? Doesnt make sense does it? The 900 Billion dollar stim. package will raise the national deficit. How will they lower that deficit? RAISING TAXES! That means all of you will have to pay higher taxes, just so that you could get a stimulus check for a measly 1000 dollars or so. Might as well save that stimulus check for when they raise taxes.You will definitely need it.

Its not that hard to fix our economic problem guys. The answers to our problems...cut taxes for businesses AND corporations.

Nobody supports giving tax cuts to big companies...Why not? Those companies create jobs! They allow people to work for them, so that those people may make a living. Therefore, those employees SPEND MONEY. When people HAVE money to spend, THEY SPEND IT. Plus, its good for the future. People will continue to have disposable income if their companies have a tax cuts and more money to spend on employees.

People spending=A stimulated economy

Its not that difficult of a concept. Hopefully now you understand that cutting taxes is what stimulates the economy.Obama's 900 billion dollar stimulus package doesnt. Its just a band aid that we all will have to pay dearly for in years to come

Too early to tell what will happen in Guantanamo

Today President Obama signed the orders to shut down Guantanamo Bay within a year's time. I have mixed feelings about this. We all know that eventually Guantanamo had to be shut down. However, before you make that decision, you have to consider one thing...where do you send the detainees that are a high threat? Remember guys, these are TERRORISTS. You cant have them stand trial, find a loophole in the system, and have them thrown back into the streets...Thats how terrorist attacks happen. If you do your research, it was Bush's intention to shut down Guantanamo Bay one day. What stopped him from doing it was the uncertainty of where to send these prisoners...Its not an easy decision. I just hope that Barack doesnt underestimate the dfficult task of sending these guys elsewhere. I must say I think he is underestimating it. However, I agree with some things that he did here.

Before I get into that though, I want to talk to the people that think the treatment is too harsh at Guantanamo...You guys seem to forget that these guys were caught by secret CIA hideouts from around the world. They were caught because they were terorists, some on a larger scale than others. Anyways, these TERRORISTS have been trained to hate America. Its not really in their Koran, however, the extremists will say that it is. These guys were trained NOT to give out information to the Americans. So what do you do in that situation? Extreme interrogation! You almost have to torture these guys to get them to talk so that we can keep our country safe by using the intelligence they have given us. Its a major part of what has kept us from being hit by terrorists since 9/11. Dont tell me that its immoral. These guys killing Americans is immoral...They deserve every bit of punishment that they get.

Now back to Obama's decision here. I still think hes taking the evacuation of these detainees too lightly. But I have to admit that I feel bad for our president. I dont think he really wanted Guantanamo to be shut down. He just had to make good with his liberal counterparts, who have wanted this for years. But in the end, it's Obama's decision. Whatever happens with Guantanamo will be on Barack Obama's hands...its his signature of the peice of legislation.

In Obama's defense though, I really like the move that he made to put a silver lining in this cloud. Part of the order that he signed today says that interrogation will ONLY BE ACCORDING TO THE ARMY MANUAL. The army manual techniques simply will not work to get these terrosrists to talk. However, Obama's admin. is working on changing the interrogation techniques in the manual, so that they will be tougher and more effective. I have to say that I agree with Obama's decision to make these loopholes.

However, you can say that interrogation will change in Guantanamo all you want, but it wont really matter if Guantanamo shuts down...Overall, I think this decision was too quick and could earn us another terrorist attack if not executed properly. We made the mistake of taking these guys too lightly before 9/11...lets not make that same mistake again.

Something to keep in mind for the next 4 years...

On January 20th, we inaugurated Barack Obama into the White House as the first black president. Wow! The first black president! Thats great and all, but i got over that around novemberish, when he was elected. Yes, I'm proud to have a black presdient. Its proof that race and color means nothing anymore...or does it? Its kind of weird when you say that skin color means nothing, but then you spend 160 million dollars on an inauguration, just because our president is black. Sounds like a double standard to me. The fact of the matter is, race is what you make of it. I personally believe that race and skin color means NOTHING. Therefore, I dont care if Obama is black, brown, orange, yelow or polka dot. I dont make a big deal of it. When it comes to my president, I care about policies. Now i dont agree with alot of Barack's policies, but I can agree with some...but thats a story for a different blog.

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal. It was written by Juan Williams. Warning! He is a Fox News contributor, and I know alot of closed minded people will stop reading from this point forward. However, HE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN. And nowadays it seems that people will give him a little bit more credibility than if he were white writing this. Anyways, he said something pretty enlightening that we should all keep in mind during the Obama presidency.

" If his presidency is to represent the full power of the idea that black Americans are just like everyone else- fully human and fully capable of intellect, courage, and patriotism- then Barack Obama has to be subject to the same rough and tumble of political criticism experienced by other presidents. To treat the first black president as if he were a fragile flower is certain to hobble him. It is also to waste a tremendous opportunity for improving race relations by doing away with stereotypes and seeing the potential in al Americans."

Williams is saying that we can't put Obama on this pedestal that allows him to do no wrong. You cant worship Obama. He is not a God or a savior. When you begin to ignore his shortcomings and fail to criticize him when needed, just because he is our first black president, you are being racist. I feel that this was the problem during the election. The media built him up to be this guy that could do no wrong. Then gullible people who were too lazy to do research just voted for him. But again... thats a topic for a different blog.

Rivera went on to write " It also leads to treating all criticism of Mr. Obama, whether legitimate, wrong headed, or even mean spirited, as racist. This is patronizing. WORSE, IT CARRIES AN IMPLICIT PRESUMPTION OF INFERIORITY."

Williams is absolutely right here. By saying that any criticism of Barack Obama is RACIST, you automatically admit his inferiority. You are saying that somebody pointed out his shortcoming, just because he is black. People dont understand that pulling the "race card" is a racist move in itself. Its like admitting that you are lower than somebody because of something minor like skin color, and then using that against them. It reperesents the double standard of alot of people's actions

So for the next 4 years, lets give the president his credit when credit is due. But dont be afraid to voice your opinion when you dont like what he does. If you dont believe that color should dictate how a person is percieved, then open your eyes and do your research on the ISSUES AND POLICIES.

One last note...Dont worship Obama, dont strive to be better for Obama, dont ask for free handouts from Obama. Last time an entire nation worshiped one man...ADOLF HITLER. I know you all know how disgusting that was. YOU control your destiny, NOT Barack Obama. Just work hard and earn yourself a great life...dont ask Barack Obama to give it to you.