Posted by
Skip MacLure on Sunday, July 18, 2010 6:44:47 AM
Well, we saw this one coming. I, and other writers, have been warning
the Republicrats in the Senate that their foot dragging on authorizing
the sorely needed unemployment extension funds was going to come back
around to bite them and, gee, what a surprise! Barack Obama made it the
thrust of his entire radio broadcast to the nation today.
I warned that Republican stonewalling on this would position the
DeMarxists to be able to control the message, portraying Republicans
once again as heartless and uncaring about the plight of millions of
their fellow Americans. Indeed, that is exactly what has occurred. Hey!
Guys! We’re on your side, but you’re not making it any easier for us out
here.
Instead of taking stands against things that would resonate with the
American people, such as filibustering the nomination of the extreme
leftist Elena Kagan, or, wonder of wonders, strongly opposing
the ‘financial regulatory’ bill, which not one member of the
House or the Senate has read or understands. Another thousand plus pages
of job and business killing legislation, and the best the Republicrats
can do is to oppose the only lifeline millions of Americans have, during
the worst recessionary period in our history since the great
depression. In fact, they would have a bunch of trouble convincing many
Americans that it isn’t a depression.
A company here in the Bay Area has just been forced to go through a
second wave of layoffs. This time they are laying off senior journeymen
and production supervisors. These are the guys that produce the
money. Another company has been forced to lay off some of their best
and most experienced managers. Both of these companies are in areas that
before 2008 were considered to be largely recession proof.
No one wants to see a European/UK system of a permanent ‘dole’ for
the unemployed. We’ve seen the effects of the welfare plantation system
fostered by the DeMarxists. It’s also equally true, as I’ve written here
before, that with rare exception unemployment does not make for luxury
living… in fact it doesn’t even cover the basics in most instances. Few
people look on unemployment as a vacation, unless they are living at
Mom’s.
Spare us the pontification of telling us how extended unemployment
benefits are an excuse for not looking for work. Tell it to one
acquaintance of mine, with an excellent resume, who has sent out 400
plus resumes. Or another professional who has sent out over a thousand
resumes, to generate a bare handful of interviews. There are over six
point two people for every job opening out there.
The Republican leadership had best do some severe soul-searching. No
one wants more deficit spending. But these are not normal times. The
unemployment extensions have to be considered a lifeline in a time of
great need. The Republican leadership could have picked many issues to
stand on that the people of America would have backed them up on.
This is Barack Obama’s economy… it’s his insanely suicidal policies
that are preventing job growth. His administration has not
‘saved’ (what the hell does that mean?) or generated 3.6 million jobs!
The 300 ‘green’ jobs at a lithium battery factory were paid for lock,
stock and barrel by your taxes. At last count, these miraculous
‘green’ recovery jobs cost Americans like you and me a bare 500,000
dollars per job.
Guess what else? China now controls the world’s market on rare earth
minerals. These are mineral elements used in strategic materials. We
used to have one of the best sources of rare earth minerals in the
world, until Senator Diane Feinstein and the late Alan Cranston locked
them all away in another DeMarxist environmental hatchet job, so that
her husband, Richard Blum, could make sweet business deals with the communist
Chinese.
The ugly truth is that well over fourteen million jobs have
been lost and Americans need Conservative leadership that’s going to
work for us, not against us.
Semper Vigilans, Semper Fidelis
© Skip MacLure 2010