WTF Obama??

I’m starting to question the decision-making of El Presidente.

The first sign of worry was when he said the public option was not needed to pass health reform. This was the only element of a bill that would have actually fallen under the category of “reform.” The biggest problem for the middle-class is affordability of the skyrocketing cost of health insurance, and a public option would have almost certainly provided more affordable coverage. What did we get instead? Access to health care if you’re poor (Ok, that’s good, but what about the middle?), the option to stay on your parents’ plan until you’re 26 (Ok, that’s good, but most young people could get by without health insurance anyway), and finally, elimination of pre-existing condition exclusions (Nice). But the biggest problem—cost containment—was not addressed. Doesn’t feel like reform to me. More like shoving the sticks of lollipops in a big pile of manure.

Worry #2: The Big O hires Wall St. insiders for Secretary of the Treasury (Geithner), and economic advisor (Larry Summers, part of the three-headed hydra that told derivative whistle-blower Brooksley Born to take a hike—the economy is booming, thank you very much!). Remember all that talk about Main Street? Woulda been nice if O’s economic team didn’t have their tentacles wrapped around Big Money.

Three: The Decision to invade Libya. So while America is sinking in a recession (I don’t believe the Economic Bureau of Research for one second) and has nothing left to feel hopeful about—education, the infrastructure, cost of living, health care, the concentrated wealth at the very top (top 1% has control over 20% of national wealth), the drowning of the middle class, the real estate market, the wars in Iraq (yeah, no combat missions, but we’re stuck there a while) and Afghanistan—a decision is made, without clearance from Congress btw, to bomb Libya, a country that has no impact whatsoever on our national security. It’s literally absurd.

Oh, and #4: The Extension of tax cuts on the very rich. Increasing taxes by a mere 3% to get back to Clinton-era levels, would do wonders for the national debt. But O caved to the Great Oppressive Party. And now we’re talking about cuts for middle class programs?? This is a sick, sick joke.

I’m beginning to think he does not know who to listen to, or how to create a plan to get this country out of W’s mess. Furthermore, it appears he’s basing his decisions on those of prior administrations solely because they were decisions, even that of the dreaded W. Come on man, you’re smarter than this. Trust thyself. Get these fat cats out of your way, and listen to Main Street. Tax cuts for the rich do not trickle down. This has been proven ever since the debt has escalated to astronomic proportions after Reagan cut the tax on the rich from 70-ish% to 28%. Correlation can not be disputed.

He’s not sunk yet. Things he can do to inspire me:

1) Increase cap on Social Security

2) Fight for a public option (yeah, right, good luck with the GOP House)

3) Increase the tax on the wealthy by 5% (they won’t even know it’s gone, trust me)

4) Do something, anything, to make aggressive plans for clean energy. Good for the planet, good for jobs. Solar, wind. It. Can. Be. Done.

Do I see any of these things happening? No. Well, I give him room on #4. But at this point, we’re sinking too fast to be able to see any light above.