As the U.S. mid-term elections approaches, Obama comes out
of retirement to spew some more divisive progressive rhetoric. Still trying to
save his failed legacy he accuses Trump of endangering democracy and takes
credit for a booming economy. As the Democrats move further to the left, Obama
ignores that hope and change never came when he was President, but that real
progress is now underway.
Let us look at the facts under Obama. For eight years the
GDP was 2% and he said that was the new normal. Those certain jobs would never come
back. The unemployment rate did not go down; there were more people on food
stamps than at any time in U.S history. More importantly the hope that he
touted for never happened for the African American worker. Wage rates were
static. These are some of the facts about the economy under Obama.
His appeasement policies created a real problem in the
Middle East. Syria and Iran are now aligned with Russia. Chemical weapons were
used frequently and his red line was crossed many times without any response.
Furthermore his Iran Nuclear deal was accompanied by billions of dollars
delivered in cash aboard a cargo plane: money now being used by Iran to support
terrorism around the world. The real Russian collusion was between Obama and
Putin when he was heard to say to President Medvedev to inform Putin : “This is
my last election. After my election I have more flexibility”.
As for divisiveness, Obama created a culture that is now
common among progressives. If you disagreed with him, you were a racist, if you
were for borders and legal immigration, you were xenophobic, and if you were
against Jihadists, you were Islamophobic. Today Democrats and the so-called
resistance use epithets to describe anything that conservatives believe in. This
culture of divisiveness now permeates campuses everywhere. Free speech is being
stifled for the sake of political correctness. Obama divided the country, and
perhaps the world along dangerous lines never seen before since the Nazi era in
Germany. Entitlement and the lack of respect for existing laws is now normal.
Under Obama, we have seen the rise of racist organizations like Black Lives
Matter, and the Antifa movement and of course the idea of ‘white privilege’.
Now let us contrast Obama’s record to Trump’s: The second
quarter GDP was 4.2 percent, unemployment 3.9 percent lowest in 50 years. Unemployment
among African American at an all-time low of 6.6 percent, was 4.8 percent
for Hispanics, 3.6 percent for whites, and 2.7 percent for
Asian-Americans. The numbers of regulations which have been stifling the
economy for years have been cut. Despite the hiccups of the North Korean
summit, there has been no missile or nuclear test since the meeting. Despite
the possibility of a trade war, Trump is trying to abolish as many tariffs with
other trading nations. Now, his tactics may be unorthodox, his language may be
bombastic and sometimes downright arrogant, but we must remember that he is not
a politician in the old mold, and more importantly he is doing exactly what he
promised during his electoral campaign.
I do not like the term ‘fake news’, but I will definitely label
the media as biased. The media continuously publishes reports which are always
negative about Trump’s administration. Everyday there is a barrage of attacks
or reports of chaos in the White House. Books are being written to discredit
him, claiming that he is unstable and perhaps mentally incapacitated. His use of Twitter has a lot to do with the
way that the press views him; his combative nature often fuels the debate.
Despite all this, it is uncommon to see him get any credit for anything. On the
other hand, the media is now praising the ‘third-coming’ of Obama. The
so-called ‘resistance’ has not yet been able to digest the fact that Trump was
elected as an antidote to the Obama presidency, which would have continued under
Clinton.
Even worse, as a Canadian I am frustrated to see and read
the news, which every day starts with a criticism of Trump’s policies. They very
often ignore the dismal performance of the vacuous and incompetent Prime
Minister Trudeau. The Canadian economy is stagnant in comparison to our neighbor;
NAFTA negotiations are at a standstill due to the inability of the government
to see the difference between economics and social issues. The Canadian
government, instead of coming with new ideas, is counting on their progressive
friends in Congress to do their bidding to stop Trump’s negotiating tactics.
Those who lament Trump’s election would like to bring back
their entitlement polices , bigger government, more regulations, and
appeasement, while stifling free speech, which apparently is now the divine right of the left. The so-called
‘deep state’ will do anything to disrupt the Trump’s presidency.
Yes. The midterm elections are important, for U.S and the
world. Should the Democrats win the House of Representatives, it will be chaos
for the next two years. Impeachment of the President will take centre stage,
foreign affairs will take a back stage, and the economic gains may be stalled.
Trump’s opponents are wishing for a return of the Democrats, ignoring that
today’s Democrats are no longer progressives but are now real socialists
verging on the communists. This is how far left they have become.
Those who wish for a return to Obama’s past Presidency
should remember that there is no progress under Progressives.
