Let Me Repeat, Mr. President: $3.55 Trillion!

Last year, America apprehensively watched as the first “stimulus” bill was pushed through Congress and signed by President Bush. In the midst of a heated presidential campaign, unsure what to do, Americans were left with no other choice than to trust in their elected officials to do the right thing. The American economy would have crashed if Congress didn’t do something! Or, so they said. Unfortunately, all of the bailouts have yet to resolve the issues.


Then came the big three with their hands out; flying in on their separate private jets. Congress turned them down; a sigh of relief. Then, that “compassionate conservative” saved the day. President Bush stood doling out taxpayers dollars—to save car companies producing cars that most Americans won’t even buy, like the tooth fairy who doles out dollars for teeth no one wants.


But, what could we do? Bush would be gone soon, and the White House would be filled with hope and change. We just hadn’t realized that he would be collecting that change from our pockets, and the pockets of those yet to be born or even conceived.


As it turns out, that stimulus bill didn’t save the economy. It seemed to make things worse. Every politician who voted for the original bill should be voted out in the next election. But, we were told by those geniuses that reside in the White House on Capitol Hill it was simply because we hadn’t spent enough on the first go-round. So, it was time to spend some more.


Perhaps it has been “the sky is falling rhetoric” coupled with a push of a bunch of money that has strings tinkering with our economy’s ticker that has worsened the problem. Why does that sound familiar? Oh yeah! This is kind of like what Hoover started and FDR finished that exasperated and prolonged the problems of the Great Depression.


I finally understand the difference between the Democrats and Republicans: Republicans want to spend your money; Democrats want to spend more. It’s been bill after bill. We were hit first with an incomprehensible bill that would eventually cost over one TRILLION dollars. A number that is too astronomical for us to grasp. All we really know is that every American citizen to ever be born for the rest of eternity will be paying off all of the money being spent now.


I get the trillion dollars was a part of Obama’s “shock and awe” campaign. After the shock and awe of a trillion, these new proposals almost seem inconsequential. I mean, what’s another $635 billion to socialize, I mean “overhaul,” the health care system? Yesterday, the House approved another $410 billion spending bill for FY09. There goes another $75 billion dollars for those who bought houses they couldn’t afford. The list goes continues to grow.


The problem is, all of this is starting to add up. We’re talking about a $3.55 trillion budget proposal. Let me repeat, Mr. President: $3.55 TRILLION! And, that’s just what’s being proposed. Forget what has already been spent, or has been approved to be spent. This spending orgy can’t last forever. President Obama knows that. That’s why he’s pushing it all through so quickly.


The American people won’t let their protestations be ignored forever. It’s only a matter of time before the people demand this stops. Unfortunately, were at least two trillion dollars too late. And, it doesn’t seem like the powers that be are going to be inclined to listen. They haven’t listened to us so far.