Man O man, with all that is going on around President Obama, you would think he would be willing to admit he has a good chance of not getting re-elected. I think Bill Clinton believes that it's possible for Obama to lose in the general election; that would explain why Bill keeps saying opposing things to the Obama administration, like Romney had a sterling career as a business man.
So, is Bill trying to float an idea to the rest of the party and the Democratic voters in America? Is Bill paving the way for a Hillary nomination at the Democratic convention? Wouldn't that be great for Hillary; she wouldn't even have to oppose Obama during a primary, and not have all the negatives to overcome that get bantered about during the primaries, yet have the finances built up in the Democratic party for the Presidential race. It's like a win-win for her. AND Democratic voters LOVE Bill.
Obama has to put up with the "Fast and Furious" thing and now the leaks of secrets that appear to have come from higher-up since one of the leaks contends that Obama himself "picks out" the people he wants the military to assassinate.
The Department of Justice has appointed 2 lawyers to investigate the leaks, although the investigators report back to Holder, the man in charge of a department from which the leaks originated, it can be even more messy since the politicians, both Democrat and Republican, want this investigation to reveal the leaker and neither party will be content with a scape goat. Perhaps Holder is hoping the investigation will last long past the Presidential election, so he won't have to worry about being forced to resign or face any sort of prosecution from the Obama administration, and he can just resign into oblivion sometime in the next Obama administration. But that can be a very fatal gamble. Suppose the Republicans do win the Senate and hold the House of Representatives? Can you imagine how swiftly these investigations will be wrapped up and prosecution be handed out? Let's face it, facts are facts and Republicans hate leaks and embarrassment. Surely they will want to blame someone for the allegations being made. It'll start the new year off good, for them.
The recall election of republican Scott Walker is a spear in the hearts of the Democrats. It is the first time ever, that a governor won an election in a recall vote, and it happened in a state where public unions began, and it is a very Democratic state. The whole thing looks like a real boondoggle for Obama, the Democratic party and unions in general. It will cause the other states to believe they too can put a stop to the gustapo tactics of public unions demanding more and more from tax payers, then support the Democrats. Heck, the Democrat politicians in some California cities already got the idea, and are reducing benefits to its public employees. And I believe this is just the beginning. This illegitimate marriage between the public employee unions and the Democratic party is one of the reasons for the financial troubles most states have and it is one of the reasons for the financial mess in the Nation. Republicans nation wide, will use this as a referendum to put an end to power of public unions, state by state. And there is hope, the next President will put an end to unions for the federal employees.
But this is only the first step. Someone has to step up and put an end to a retirement and healthcare package to any and all of our representatives. They are supposed to be serving the nation, not their own interests, and their demands are a very large portion of the costs of the federal government. In 2010, the government paid $69.2 Billion dollars to 2.5 million people, and deposited $2.5 Billion dollars into a deferred retirement pension for those same people. The cost of retirement for 2010 was a whopping $275 Billion dollars to dozens of over-lapping departments and agencies.
Private pensions have $2.3 trillion in stocks, bonds, real estate and other assets. Local and state governments have $3 trillion in retirement funds....THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE A SINGLE PENNY IN RETIREMENT FUNDS. Last year, $107 billion dollars were added to the retirement promises of the federal government, but like Social Security, no money has been set aside or invested for the employees this retirement is intended for. Each year, those costs come out of the general budget. Last year the government paid $268 Billion Dollars in pension and health benefits to 10 million former civil servants, military and their dependents and another $7 Billion was deposited in tax deferred accounts for current workers. Last year the federal government committed more money to the 10 million former public servants than the $690 Billion it paid out to the 54 million Social Security recipients. PEOPLE, our country cannot sustain these unfunded promises. These are paid through taxation...an expense not listed in the Constitution as a legitimate expense for the Nation. Do you see those numbers?! It means the federal government HAS to tax the American worker enough money just to pay for over $1 trillion dollars for retirement each year (and each year the number of employees goes up and the cost of living goes up).
I hope the Scott Walker re-election puts these ideas front and center for all Americans. Think of it, tax payers owe $1 trillion dollars even before considering border protection, illegal immigration protection, and the general operation of this bloated government. It has to stop! Everyone is entitled to their own version of pension and they should provide for that version, no one else. Europe is a shadow of what will happen to the USA if we don't put a stop to this cancer and tell people they are responsible for their own lives, not other tax payers, and that includes politicians who have a better retirement package than anyone else. Who ever gave them the idea that they can retire at our expense if they would work just 12 years? Think of it: how long will each politician collect "retirement"? It just makes me so mad.
Obama has his problems, and it is more than the leaks of government secrets. The two of these issues are scandals that HAVE to be addressed. Coverup is no longer an option. Our Nation is imploding and these two issues are just the tip of the iceberg. I don't think Obama has any idea of how to settle these issues. It will take a person of intestinal fortitude, and a working knowledge of how to handle money.
So, is Bill trying to float an idea to the rest of the party and the Democratic voters in America? Is Bill paving the way for a Hillary nomination at the Democratic convention? Wouldn't that be great for Hillary; she wouldn't even have to oppose Obama during a primary, and not have all the negatives to overcome that get bantered about during the primaries, yet have the finances built up in the Democratic party for the Presidential race. It's like a win-win for her. AND Democratic voters LOVE Bill.
Obama has to put up with the "Fast and Furious" thing and now the leaks of secrets that appear to have come from higher-up since one of the leaks contends that Obama himself "picks out" the people he wants the military to assassinate.
The Department of Justice has appointed 2 lawyers to investigate the leaks, although the investigators report back to Holder, the man in charge of a department from which the leaks originated, it can be even more messy since the politicians, both Democrat and Republican, want this investigation to reveal the leaker and neither party will be content with a scape goat. Perhaps Holder is hoping the investigation will last long past the Presidential election, so he won't have to worry about being forced to resign or face any sort of prosecution from the Obama administration, and he can just resign into oblivion sometime in the next Obama administration. But that can be a very fatal gamble. Suppose the Republicans do win the Senate and hold the House of Representatives? Can you imagine how swiftly these investigations will be wrapped up and prosecution be handed out? Let's face it, facts are facts and Republicans hate leaks and embarrassment. Surely they will want to blame someone for the allegations being made. It'll start the new year off good, for them.
The recall election of republican Scott Walker is a spear in the hearts of the Democrats. It is the first time ever, that a governor won an election in a recall vote, and it happened in a state where public unions began, and it is a very Democratic state. The whole thing looks like a real boondoggle for Obama, the Democratic party and unions in general. It will cause the other states to believe they too can put a stop to the gustapo tactics of public unions demanding more and more from tax payers, then support the Democrats. Heck, the Democrat politicians in some California cities already got the idea, and are reducing benefits to its public employees. And I believe this is just the beginning. This illegitimate marriage between the public employee unions and the Democratic party is one of the reasons for the financial troubles most states have and it is one of the reasons for the financial mess in the Nation. Republicans nation wide, will use this as a referendum to put an end to power of public unions, state by state. And there is hope, the next President will put an end to unions for the federal employees.
But this is only the first step. Someone has to step up and put an end to a retirement and healthcare package to any and all of our representatives. They are supposed to be serving the nation, not their own interests, and their demands are a very large portion of the costs of the federal government. In 2010, the government paid $69.2 Billion dollars to 2.5 million people, and deposited $2.5 Billion dollars into a deferred retirement pension for those same people. The cost of retirement for 2010 was a whopping $275 Billion dollars to dozens of over-lapping departments and agencies.
Private pensions have $2.3 trillion in stocks, bonds, real estate and other assets. Local and state governments have $3 trillion in retirement funds....THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE A SINGLE PENNY IN RETIREMENT FUNDS. Last year, $107 billion dollars were added to the retirement promises of the federal government, but like Social Security, no money has been set aside or invested for the employees this retirement is intended for. Each year, those costs come out of the general budget. Last year the government paid $268 Billion Dollars in pension and health benefits to 10 million former civil servants, military and their dependents and another $7 Billion was deposited in tax deferred accounts for current workers. Last year the federal government committed more money to the 10 million former public servants than the $690 Billion it paid out to the 54 million Social Security recipients. PEOPLE, our country cannot sustain these unfunded promises. These are paid through taxation...an expense not listed in the Constitution as a legitimate expense for the Nation. Do you see those numbers?! It means the federal government HAS to tax the American worker enough money just to pay for over $1 trillion dollars for retirement each year (and each year the number of employees goes up and the cost of living goes up).
I hope the Scott Walker re-election puts these ideas front and center for all Americans. Think of it, tax payers owe $1 trillion dollars even before considering border protection, illegal immigration protection, and the general operation of this bloated government. It has to stop! Everyone is entitled to their own version of pension and they should provide for that version, no one else. Europe is a shadow of what will happen to the USA if we don't put a stop to this cancer and tell people they are responsible for their own lives, not other tax payers, and that includes politicians who have a better retirement package than anyone else. Who ever gave them the idea that they can retire at our expense if they would work just 12 years? Think of it: how long will each politician collect "retirement"? It just makes me so mad.
Obama has his problems, and it is more than the leaks of government secrets. The two of these issues are scandals that HAVE to be addressed. Coverup is no longer an option. Our Nation is imploding and these two issues are just the tip of the iceberg. I don't think Obama has any idea of how to settle these issues. It will take a person of intestinal fortitude, and a working knowledge of how to handle money.
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