COMMENTARY | As a former political consultant, I have to shake my head at how President Barack Obama continues his attempt to pressure Congress into passing a jobs bill that Republicans and many Democrats do not agree with. His new technique of going around the country repeating the words "We Can't Wait" continues to support the idea the president has no clue how to fix the problems he promised he would take care of. His plan of borrowing and throwing money at a problem with the hope that it will go away does not work.
Soon after taking office, we were given the stimulus package. Essentially, he borrowed money and squandered it on programs that never got off the ground. Instead of reducing unemployment, unemployment went up and so did the debt. When unemployment continued to be a problem, he borrowed more money and gave more weeks of unemployment to those that had run out. Instead of trying to find viable and cost-effective fixes for the health care crisis, he threw borrowed money at the issue and gave us Obamacare.
Out of the three points of legislation, the only one that made a measurable difference was the unemployment extension. The other two were meant to create jobs, and all of us are still waiting to see when that will happen. I find it interesting how President Obama mirrors the actions of many that drowned at the beginning of the downturn.
They borrowed money to pay a certain bill, then they had to borrow more to pay the second. This continued in a vicious cycle until bankruptcy. Now we are seeing this issue on a national level. How many more federal credit scores have to be lowered until the president gets the picture?
I understand President Obama could not get these bills passed on his own. These three points of legislation went through Congress and were eventually passed. Now, though, the Republicans are taking heat from the president, his administration and many in the media for not passing the current jobs bill.
Why should they pass it? When you look over the president's track record, all you are going to see is a history of stumbling over hurdles. All you are going to see is a president who throws money at problems. When he says "We Can't Wait," Congress should reply "Yes We Can."
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