Living In the Wake of He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named

Conservatives are tired of Democrats blaming most of our problems on the previous administration, so I’ll rant without naming the sacred elephant, and rub his nose in the mess he created one last time- maybe. While he was in office he spent money like a drunken sailor and the conservatives cheered him on. Here’s a recap of the deficit spending the conservatives approved then, while they sanctimoniously challenge it today:

He gave us tax rebates so we could have the extra money the Government didn’t need. As he said, it’s our money, so we should be able to spend it, not the government. Nice idea, except the Government had already spent it, so all the money he gave us increased the deficit.

He passed no child left behind- a lofty idea except the money to pay for it was left behind.

He was reading to kindergarteners in a Florida school on September 11, 2001 when he was told of the tragedy. Did he say, excuse me children I have to attend to a national crisis? No. He kept on reading. When he finally realized the gravity of the situation, he confided in Donald Rumsfeld, and they decided make war in Afghanistan- more deficit spending.

His only tiptoe into health care reform was prescription drugs for Medicare. He made certain that every private health insurance provider in the nation got a piece of the action. He also neglected to fund it- creating more deficit growth.

While in Afghanistan, his buddies decided it would be a good time to overthrow Iraq. That way we could secure some oil, finish what his daddy started, and you know- spread democracy. Mission accomplished- more deficit spending.

The EPA morphed into the Chamber of Commerce for the mining and drilling industry. The EPA budget was squeezed along with most of the other regulatory agencies, FDA, FAA, FCC, SEC, BLM, etc to get “big government” off the backs of people. In return, we got bad meat, unsafe airplanes, massive overuse and interference in the RF spectrum, and the Wall St bank bust in return for sloppy oversight and poor regulation.

The Treasury and the Fed reaffirmed their primary concern were the bonuses of their Wall St buddies. After all, Secretary Paulson was rumored to talk in his sleep, “but for the grace of God go I” or something like that- more deficit spending.

So when things aren’t going quite the way I’d like them to with President Obama, I remember life under He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, and instantly, I feel better.