How do you spell catastrophe? I’ll tell you how I spell it, O-B-A-M-A. On all fronts regarding Domestic and Foreign Policy, the dangerously twisted ideology of Barry "Almighty" that we see on full display 24/7 should cause every America deep concern and worry. When looking down the road that he has chosen to ensure this country is now embarked upon in his supposed attempt to "fix" our lagging economy, any rational thinking American, something that is in rather short supply today, must surely be scratching their heads. You have to ask yourself, what self respecting economic expert, let alone the supposed "leader" of our country, who was serious in their attempt to revive our economy would be purposely doing any of the things that this gang who can’t shoot straight is doing, or is trying to do. If you happened to be listening to Barry’s economic guru’s this past Sunday, I think it’s safe to say that Barry may be having his own "read my lips" moment as far as taxes go. If you’ll remember during the campaign Barry repeatedly promised that NO ONE, NO ONE making less that $250,000 per year would see "any" of their taxes go up by one dime. Well, that little statement may now be on it way to being proven to be nothing more than what many of us thought it was at the time it was made. Pure Barry BS. This past Sunday "Tax Cheat" Treasury Secretary Timmy "The Elf" Geithner and his partner in crime National Economic Council Director Larry "Snoozer" Summers, both side stepped answering questions regarding Barry’s intentions regarding the raising of taxes on those of us in that special little group who make less than that $250,000. Timmy said that the White House, meaning Barry, was not ready to rule out a tax hike to lower the federal deficit. "If we want an economy that’s going to grow in the future, people have to understand we have to bring those deficits down. And it’s going to be difficult, hard for us to do. And the path to that is through healthcare reform". Timmy said. Ya know, I heard Barry come up with a lot of reasons for healthcare "reform", but that was the first time I’ve heard it being touted as a method of deficit reduction. He added, "We’re not at the point yet where we’re going to make a judgement about what’s it’s going to take." Gee, thanks Timmy. The utter stupidity of such a statement is mind boggling even coming from this genius and goes far beyond even the garbage we’ve already heard from this administration which has been moving at nearly breakneck speed to put the deficit through the roof. But wait, there’s more. Because over on Face the Nation with a somewhat senile Bob Schieffer, Larry "I’m a Goof" Summers was saying, "There is a lot that can happen over time." This shifty boob when on to say about the administration, again meaning Barry, "it is never a good idea to absolutely rue things out, no matter what." So I guess what I’m getting from this, Larry, is the fact that most likely Barry the candidate lied to everyone in order to increase his odds of becoming Barry the president. Then today we heard from Robert Gibbs, Barry’s stellar Press Secretary who makes Scott McClellan sound like a silver-tongued devil, as he restated that Barry "has made a very clear commitment to not raise taxes on the middle class." I don’t know about you, but that sure doesn’t instill a whole lot of confidence that any of these guys know what the heck they're talking about.  Me thinks somebody is lying.  Hmmmmm, any guesses regarding just who that might be?

Look, what should be obvious to anyone seriously looking for proven methods to be imitated in the getting of our economy back on track is that there is presently out there amongst the states an ideal, and vast laboratory. In this ongoing laboratory there is, right now, a perfect example of an experiment, the results of which clearly demonstrate the proper steps to take if one’s desire is to truly revive ones economy. All one really needs to do is to look at what’s going on in California and then compare that to what it is that’s also going on in Texas. These two huge states, one Red and the other Blue, are on the road rapidly headed in opposite directions and are destined to arrive at vastly different destinations, fiscally speaking. While one has set about putting economically sound policies into practice the other has been busying itself doing the things resulting in essentially speeding up its own financial collapse and eventual demise. We’re quite literally being shown the way in how to create and to maintain some semblance of economic stability and yet it’s all being ignored. Here’s what I mean. Texas has been booming, and has been for nearly a decade. Buoyed by a strong economy fueled by low taxes, low regulations and a very limited welfare system, the Lone Star State has continued to buck the national trends on jobless claims and its government has stayed in the black when the vast majority of states are in the red, deeply in the red. Many cockamamie liberals love to claim that it’s all merely a coincidence, pointing to oil and gas prices as one reason Texas’ economy is so strong. But that’s just a typical liberal cop out, and it is hardly a credible argument. Surprise! Unlike the 1980s, when oil reigned supreme and had the power to take down the entire Texas economy when it went south, petroleum in the 2000s hardly has that same power. As an example, one can see that there isn’t much natural gas in McKinney. It’s there that black gold has now been replaced by the gold of the fiber-optic type. And if there was any oil in Austin, you can bet that the environmentalist wackos wouldn’t be letting anyone touch it. A Texas economy that used to be one of the most one-dimensional in America, is now very heavily diversified. Individual entrepreneurs want to live in Texas because they don’t pay any income tax. Businesses want to locate in Texas because they’re not overtly regulated. Today in Texas they have engineering, biochemical, wind generation and computer software development along with more start-ups than Texas leaders even two decades ago would never have imagined. People don’t come to Texas for welfare because none exists, so people who show up in Texas, show up to work, generate wealth and contribute to the overall economy. In 2008 alone more jobs were created in a six-month period in Texas than in all of the other states combined. And it just so happens that Texas is also home to more Fortune 500 companies than other state in America. No matter how hard you try, you cannot say the same thing about sunny California, with it essentially being in many ways, Texas’ polar opposite. It would be hard to imagine two states moving in more opposite directions. While one is unabashedly pro-growth and aggressive in courting industry, the other seems content to spin an ever increasing bureaucratic spider web of laws, regulations and red tape that are quite literally driving business right out of the state. The nine states with the highest outflow of workers are the same states with the highest marginal tax rates. DUH! In addition, California has a high tax on capital gains, which is a major contributor to the budgetary disasters such as those hitting California now. When the economy is doing well, the state takes in the money hand over fist, but when the economy tanks, well, the money vanishes just as quickly. The once Golden State has now gotten a bit tarnished, to the point where it has been forced to start paying creditors, business suppliers and students expecting grants in IOUs. Unions as well are a major contributing factor to California's woes. And just today a panel of three Federal judges ordered California to reduce its prison population by 25% and has given the governor and the legislature 45 days to come up with a plan. Texas, on the other hand is a right to work state. Wherever unions are present, the decks are stacked in their favor. That makes in big difference, ultimately between negotiation and dictation of union terms. Finally in the comparison of these two examples, is the state’s budget. It is people who build economies and more often than not it’s governments that tear them down. By using the simple premise of sticking to limited government and avoiding the urge to splurge, the Texas legislature has allowed the Texas workforce not only to weather the storm, but to thrive. Not only do these low tax policies soften the recession in Texas, they become magnets to businesses across the nation searching for a place to thrive. So the bottom line here is essentially quite simple, if you are really serious about working to "fix" our economy which is the model that should be followed, Texas or California, Conservative or Liberal?

Now, if Barry "Almighty" was truly looking for a model to follow in getting our economy back on stable footing, he has the perfect model staring him right in the face. Which model would you chose to follow? Which policies make the most sense if your sole purpose is economic growth? So the question remains, what is it that’s Barry’s real master plan, is it really to grow the economy, or is it the enslavement of as many as possible to the government? The time has come to question Barry’s true motives, and what exactly he meant by "hope and change" and "change you can believe in."

Just a brief note regarding what I see as the most disastrous version of Foreign Policy since, the man whom, that faux journalistic sage, Walter Cronkite called our smartest president, Jimmy "Bonehead" Carter. Consistently coming down on the wrong side at every opportunity and in every conceivable way on every critical issue facing this country today. Barry and Hillary could not be doing more damage, in the demeaning and degrading our county in the eyes of our enemies, if they were doing so on purpose. They cozy up to corrupt despots like Chavez, provide US taxpayer money to known terror organizations and slam our one steadfast ally in the Mid-East, Israel. It’s disgusting! North Korea has committed more blatantly hostile acts since the inauguration of Barry "Almighty" that it did in the entire eight years of the Bush Administration. And despite some very serious questions regarding a potentially fraudulent election in Iran, one that was fraught with irregularities, Barry now officially recognizes that little dweeb, Ahmaddinejad as that country’s legitimate president. Barry and Hillary seem to be of the mind that if we are nice to everybody, everybody will be nice to us. This group of naïve, gutless, cowardly and feckless misfits is accomplishing nothing more than the placing of this country in an increasingly perilous situation. And for what, so they can feel all warm and fuzzy inside.