The First 100 Days Feels Like 100 Years

The press is heavily focused on the first 100 days of the Obama presidency. This has been the benchmark for all new Presidents to be measured against since Franklin Roosevelt's first 100 days of New Deal in 1933. Regardless of ones opinion of the President and his policies what has transpired since January 20 can only be described as breath taking in its audacity. The Administration's strategy is clear--Keep the President's personal approval numbers high with the willing assistance of most of the media while daily promoting new leftwing policies that many people don't approve of or are at least suspious of. In just 100 days we have had an unread $1 billion (includes interest) stimulus bill and a carry over budget with over 8,000 earkmarks pass Congress, a proposed $3.5 trillion dollar budget, national healthcare, cap and trade and many other spending plans that guarantee massive debt and taxes for the future.

The move to super big government has been astounding. The government does or will have major stakes in banks, insurance providers and car companies. The President has fired the CEO of GM and Congress wants to tax the rate of private sector bonuses. Decisions regarding who is fired and what those people earn should be made by the private sector, not by the government. We now know that once you accept government assistance your future is controlled in Washington not at your headquarters.

In foreign policy the President has actually retained the previous administration's policies in Iraq and Afghanistan after campaigning against them as a candidate. Meanwhile, he has reached out to dictators like Chavez, Castro and Ortega while insulting our British friends. Gitmo is to be closed but no one knows where the prisoners will be sent. Alleged torture of terrotists is forbidden but all forms of abortion of the unborn is ok.

Just think this is only the first 100 days. Wait until we see who the President selects for the Supreme Court, how many more companies will be taken over by the government and what new taxes we will be paying. Stay tuned.