The Way I See It!
I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
Are You, Are We, And Is America Better Off Since Obama?
Obama a Quantifiable Disaster by Gary Bauer
Unemployment rate:
January 2009: 7.8%
March 2011: 8.8%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment rate among blacks:
December 2008: 11.9%
March 2011: 15%
Source: Labor Department
Number of Americans living below the poverty line:
2007: 37.2 million
2009: 46 million (a 15-year high)
Source: Census Bureau
Percentage of Americans polled who say jobs are difficult to find in their community:
February 2008: 53%
December 2010: 79%
Source:
Percentage of Americans polled who say jobs are difficult to find in their line of work.
February 2008: 46%
December 2010: 65%
Source:
Price of a barrel of crude oil:
January 2009: $45
April 2011: $106
Price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline:
January 2009: $1.84
April 13, 2011: $4.10
Federal budget deficit:
2007: $163 billion
2011: $1.5 trillion
Source: Congressional Budget Office
January 2009: $10.7 trillion
April 2011: $14.2 trillion
Source: Treasury Department
Per-Capita Gross Domestic Product (
2008: $48,300
2010: $47,400
Source: The
Gross debt as percentage of
2007: 62%
2011 (projected): 100%
Source: International Monetary Fund
Share of
2007: 25%
2011: 47%
Source: Treasury Department
February 2009: $26 billion
February 2011: $45.8 billion
Source: Census Bureau
Index price of food:
Jan. 2009: 128.
April 2011: 184.36.
A 50% increase in the cost to feed your family!
Source: Commodity Food Price Index (which measures the average international price of a basket of food, including cereal, vegetable oils, meat, seafood, sugar, bananas, and oranges).
The median price of
December 2009: $175,400.
February 2011: $156,100
Source: National Association of Realtors
U.S. Military casualties in
2001-2008: 634
2009-2011: 858
Source: Department of Defense and other sources
Estimated number of Muslim-American terrorist suspects and perpetrators arrested:
2008: 2
2009-2010: 67
Source: “Muslim-American Terrorism Since 9-11: An Accounting,” by Professor Charles Kurzman of the
Domestic terrorist targets:
2008: 0
2009-2010: 28
Source: “Muslim-American Terrorism Since 9-11: An Accounting” by Professor Charles Kurzman of the
Rounds of golf:
President George W. Bush: 24
President Barack Obama: at least 62
Source: CBS’ Mark Knoller
Number of political fund-raisers attended in first year in office:
President George W. Bush: 6
President Barack Obama: at least 22
Source: CBS’ Mark Knoller
Percentage of Americans who think President Obama is a Christian:
March 2009: 48%
August 2010: 34%
Source:
Per-student education-expenditures ranking among 30 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries:
More money, but no results!
Source: 2006
Science: 17
Mathematics: 25
Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report comparing the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds across 34 countries.
Share of Americans who say the country is on the right track:
May 2009: 40%
April 2011: 23%
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Share of Americans who say the country is on the wrong track:
May 2009: 55%
April 2011: 69%
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Barack Obama’s approval rating:
January 2009: 63% approve, 20% disapprove
April 2011: 47% approve, 48% disapprove
Source: Real Clear Politics
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=42995
P.S. In typical liberal fashion, the last time I attacked Obama (on the debt and how the left abandoned the debt clock) I received upset emails and wouldn’t you know it one of the left blogs didn’t like it, but he focused on my last P.S. talking about Bush and decided to say, Reagan raised the debt. Learn who controls spending and then get back to us - Who had control of congress the whole time? What did Reagan spend the money on? Did he want smaller or bigger government? Did he lower taxes?
So where is the debt clock? Not a concern any more for those of you on the left?
Reagan Wanted Money for His Military Buildup. Democrats in Congress Wanted Money for Their Welfare Programs. Reagan And The Democrats In Congress Came To An Unwritten Understanding. Reagan Would Get His Money For The Military If He Would Approve The Money For The Democrat's Welfare Programs. The Only Way To Get All That Money Was To Run A Deficit. The debt grew in the 80's as a result of bargaining with the Democrats who did not keep their promise to cut spending. That is the simple truth. You have to put most of the blame on Congress.
I love how the left doesn’t get it that there are different types of conservatives, fiscal and social. I know this just goes past them as does how government works and who spends and appropriates money. Zip and zoom!
Reagan is a mystery to them and they show they don’t have an idea how government works beyond raise taxes and spend. And they think they are the more educated and smarter ones!
One more thing, this post is really going to set the liberals off! The truth has a way of doing that!
Fiscal conservatism of today is most closely associated with Reaganomics, named after President Ronald Reagan, who, after taking office in 1981, cut income taxes, deregulated the economy and attempted to reign in spending all to reduce the size of government. Increased military spending trumped Reagan's effort to introduce supply-side economics, however, and by 1989, the national debt had actually increased under his watch.
Modern fiscal conservatives remain weary of government spending and are often more Libertarian than Republican. They advocate lowering the federal budget, paying off the national debt and withdrawing military forces from overseas in an effort to curtail military spending.
Although fiscal conservatives of today remain pro-business, they are hesitant to increase spending as a way to spur the economy. They believe the best way to promote a healthy economy is to cut taxes, reduce government waste and curtail frivolous federal programs. They believe social services should be funded with money from philanthropists and advocate tax breaks for those who contribute to worthy charitable organizations.
http://usconservatives.about.com/od/typesofconservatives/a/FiscalCons.htm
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