The State of the Union is...

As many of us in the US watched as of when I'm posting this yesterday (as in a few hours ago) with the President's State of The Union Address, we had our stands on what to expect, what to make of how the shape of our nation is, and a plan of what state the nation will be in Pres. Obama's standpoint. It was a time of analyzing and critiquing of just about every aspect to it's nooks and crannies. And this post isn't any different. This is just my reaction to it, as well as speaking about possibly some collateral damage that might have stirred up from my thoughts. I tried to gather my thoughts as logically as I could while the address was being broadcast, so if I seem to scatterbrain around too much; remember these two things: 1) I am not a political analyst in any way shape for fashion, and 2) It's just my reaction to it all, my opinions, my reasoning of it. Don't get so bent outta shape over it.

So one of the first things he try to tackle is the economy. Sure, seems like a reasonable start since we're a capitalistic nation trying to dig our way out of a recession that that green-eyed topic should be first, right?!? In my opinion, it's in the crapper, floating, mixed in with a couple of corn kernels that haven't been digested properly and a peanut from 3 days ago. Currently that's where it is, and his solution, spending freeze in federal spending that's not associated with the military (which won't start until 2011 which is BS, it should start immediately.) Another was taxes... ooh, such a nasty word. But taxes is how the government operates. He wanting to tax the living crap out of those big businesses and banks that had received bailout money and using it for bonuses. For that I have to agree, because if they can afford bonuses, they can afford the higher taxes. I wasn't for the bailout anyways. Also in relation to the economy is the unemployment. He kinda tip-toed on that since when he first took office, it was high; but since then it's in the double digits. It's hard, I should know (mainly because I'm still in job limbo here.)

Another heated topic was health care. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall anything in his campaign promises about dealing with health care. So why mess with it?!? Because it's a left winged agenda that has been in the back burner and now (as in the past few months) is it really heated up. But there was something that was in his campaign that was promoted but never followed though. Military troops in Afghanistan to be pulled by 2010. Well, it's 2010 and guess what?!? WHERE WAS THE STAND YOU WERE PROMOTING BACK IN '08. I just don't see it

But in the spirit of military, and the protection of our great nation, there were a few things that were good to hear. Such as the US and 44 other countries securing nuclear weapons over the next four years and pretty much blackballing those that don't comply (North Korea.) As well as addressing the faults within our own homeland security such as borders, kudos for that one. Although, I could have gone all night without him doing as what I dreaded he might have done, pulling out a play from the lefty playbook that we haven't seen since Slick Willie was in office, he's trying to repeal the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. Sorry, but I feel very ill about that as well as other rights they deem to want. But that's another post...

And yes, he even talks about humanitarian efforts abroad. That's right, Haiti and the earthquake that hit it, as well as building up other countries from their state. I'm all for humanity, but OUR GOVERNMENT should be imposing in that, or at least shouldn't be investing so much money and manpower to them. We have our own to take care of. We have impoverished people living within our city streets and countrysides. It's a crying shame that we can send so much to someplace that probably wasn't all that different that when whatever event that led us to go there and help, while IN THE MIST OF A F'N RECESSION; we have citizens going cold and hungry that is being totally ignored. Leave the humanitarian aid to the humanitarians such as missionaries and the Red Cross; and do what government is supposed to do, help and protect those homebound first.

So that's my rant on the 2010 State of The Union Address. As you might have figured out, I had very conservative values on what was happening during the address. But in fact, I'm can bend on some things. And all I want from this is to breathe a little fresh air on the matter and see if maybe any of those commitments might happen. Well, the good and moral commitments that is...

And as I said, I'm not a political analyst in any means, just a passerby observing that had happened and what to make of it. And now that I got that off of my chest...

BootLeG sampler.. signing out...

P.S. I promise my next post will me a lot less serious, but this took precedence if you think about it...