Expectations for Tonight’s Speech

The little corner of the world called Washington anxiously awaits President Obama’s first address to Congress tonight.

I suspect several flashes of oratorical brilliance, sprinkled with some dashes of hope and change and optimism.

But several of my fellow journeymen from the right and left lately are upset by the president’s apparent “talking down” of the economy and the fiscal picture, and they frankly want him to dial it back a bit.

I can’t think of a more foolish admonition. America faces serious dire straits, and the outlook appears even more bleak. Not because of those things policymakers can’t control, but over what they CAN …

The last time we had a fiscal year where the government spent less than it did the previous budget cycle was 1964. Think about that. That’s ludicrous.

We need some harsh words, and even harsher actions, from this president and his administration.

I know I’ve written a lot about this subject recently, and I’m not stopping. Now more than ever, the average American needs to know that he or she partially contributed to this problem.

Yes, you heard me. In our complacency and rational ignoring of the absolute thievery of modern-day politicians on both sides of the aisle, we have tacitly allowed these lawmakers to write more checks than anyone could possibly cash in a lifetime.

Barack Obama needs to call everyone out for such irresponsible actions. And if he fails to follow his words tonight with some tough choices, then he will be a one-term wonder.

The hard part for any leader of this country today is administering the bitter medicine to a nation that has been drugged into a spending stupor by its own hand. I wish nothing ill upon any of my fellow Americans or neighbors, but what I do hope and pray for is an awakening — a revival that demonizes spending for what it is, and forces us all to look at the nation’s spending habits. Yes, even our very own.

So at the end of tonight’s speech and moving forward, the words on the lips of us all should be, “Never again!” Never again should we have to fall into this morass of malaise and self-loathing because our government absolves corrupt businesses and poor behavior, patting them on the heads and empowering them to replicate the pathetic actions that brought us to this moment in the first place, all in the name of “getting back on track.” That’s wrong, and morally bankrupt.

Stand with me! Never again!


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