The Republicans Have Snookered You, Obama

Dear Mr. President,

I can't believe that a smart guy like you has been snookered by the Republicans. You did everything but kiss their ass and they gave you zip.

Here's what happened. They got enormous tax cuts for the upper middle class and the caviar class. None of this will stimulate the economy. But the Republicans believe in it. The Republicans believe in a lot of nonsense. God created everyone and evolution is bunk. Government isn't the solution, government is the problem. Women shouldn't have a right to abortion. War solves problems. The death penalty deters crime. Tax cuts stimulate the economy.

Practically every economist worth his salt will testify that tax cuts do not stimulate the economy. Yet you, Mr. President and the Democrats in Congress allowed the Republicans to hijack the stimulus plan and load it up with billions in tax cuts.

If the stimulus plan works, you get some credit, but the fact is, the stimulus plan is crippled by the Republican tax cuts. Therefore it is not likely to work. This is what the Republicans are hoping for. They would rather win the next election than help the country. Even if it works the Republicans will claim that their tax cuts were part of the solution, and your contribution will be diminished.

Fact is, there is very little if anything in the bill for middle income people. There are no limits on credit card interest, which would have helped the middle class enormously. Just that one thing would have been of significant help. But there was not even discussion of outrageous credit card interest imposed by the very banks we taxpayers have given billions.

I hope you learned your lesson from this, Mr. President. You can't work with these criminals. They need to be shut out of the system. They don't want to participate. They want you and your plans to fail. They have said as much. Their great bloated drug-addled leader, Limbaugh has said as much.

What will happen when you try to implement a national health care plan? Will you let the Republicans hijack that and put in language that will guarantee the insurance companies' grip on our health care system? Or will you have the guts to insist on real reform? Your behavior these last few weeks do not inspire confidence.

The Republicans wish to harm America for their own selfish ends. They are political terrorists, and they should be treated as such. We all hope you have learned this lesson. We all hope you will no longer work with these American Jihadists. Screw 'em. You won the election. Now act like it.

Sincerely,

NEWSGUY