It is a weak, visionless, cowardly budget that relegates America’s future to a debt-heavy lumbering post-empire decrepitude on both ideas and action.  The budget from the Obama administration would be suitable for Britain in the 1970’s or Jimmy Carter in the last 1970’s — defensive, uncreative, political, administrative.  The bureaucrats will love this budget because it upsets none of their priorities of spending and the status quo.  

In 2011 entitlement programs accounted for 43% of all federal spending.  Without changes, 54% of federal spending will be taken up by entitlement spending in 2022.  It will be impossible to cover these costs without large tax increases or large spending cuts in other programs — it will be easier to deal with these eventualities if they are confronted now rather than when there is a crisis, but the Obama administration does not want to take the lead on entitlement cuts.  

The 2013 budget proposed by the Obama administration will project a deficit of approximately $900 billion compared to the approximately $1 trillion deficit projected for this budget year.  The lower deficit projection is the result of higher corporate taxes and higher taxes proposed on citizens earning more than $250,000 per year in gross income.  In addition, the Obama administration is counting about $200 billion in savings from the wars in Iraq and Afganistan in its budget deficit figure.  Without those savings, the deficit would approximate the deficit for this year.  

Without meaningful action on entitlement spending, the country runs the risk of a major credit crisis in which China and other world powers refuse to loan additional money to the United States.  If that happens, it could happen suddenly, leaving the United States no choice but for the federal reserve to print money to buy up the debt of the U.S., thereby likely causing a currency crisis in which the dollar tumbles in value against foreign currencies and sparks escalating inflation as it would take more dollars to buy the same goods.  

Newt has many good ideas and will probably be a decent president. His campaign will have to get better. newt has to get back to his nasty roots to win the republican nomination, but I do not think that will happen. Do I think he is the best man for the job. Yes, but he won’t win. Going into Iowa he was a favorite. leaving Iowa he is almost a has been. I don’t even know if I will vote for Newt. I would have voted for Jimmy Carter if I had been old enough. Because I am from Georgia, that is why. I just can’t reasonably vote for anybody because we lived within three hours of each other. Jimmy Carter lives one hour from me. How was that outcome from our country. Will newt be another Carter. I don’t know. Lets just wait and see.

recessions

GOP—Dwight Eisenhower: 2 recessions

GOP—Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford: 2 recessions

GOP—Ronald Reagan: 1 recession/Depression

GOP—George H.W. Bush: 1 recession

GOP—George W. Bush: 2 recessions + Another Great Depression

GREAT DEPRESSION———–Hoover-GOP

SAVINGS & LOAN DISASTER-Reagan-GOP

FINANCIAL MELTDOWN 2007—Bush-GOP

John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson: NO- recessions

Jimmy Carter: – one recession, THE BRIEFEST OF THE ERA

Bill Clinton: NO- recessions in 8 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!

GREAT DEPRESSION———–Hoover

SAVINGS & LOAN DISASTER—Reagan

FINANCIAL MELTDOWN 2007—Bush

The numbers don’t lie…GOP=The Party Of Big Oil

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James “Jimmy” Earl Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. Before he became President, Carter served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as Governor of Georgia (1971–1975), and was a peanut farmer and naval officer.

As President, Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties, the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II), and returned the Panama Canal Zone to Panama.

Throughout his career, Carter strongly emphasized human rights. He took office during a period of international stagflation, which persisted throughout his term. The end of his presidential tenure was marked by the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis, the 1979 energy crisis, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (at the end of 1979), and the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

By 1980, Carter’s popularity had eroded. He survived a primary challenge against Ted Kennedy for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1980 election, but lost the election to Republican candidate Ronald Reagan. On January 20, 1981, minutes after Carter’s term in office ended, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in Iran were released, ending the 444-day Iran hostage crisis.

After leaving office, Carter and his wife Rosalynn founded the Carter Center in 1982, a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization that works to advance human rights. He has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, observe elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. Carter is a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity project, and also remains particularly vocal on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Gerald Rudolph “Jerry” Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. As the first person appointed to the vice-presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment (after Spiro Agnew had resigned), when he became President upon Richard Nixon’s resignation on August 9, 1974, he became the only President of the United States who was never elected President nor Vice-President. Before ascending to the vice-presidency, Ford served nearly 25 years as the Representative from Michigan’s 5th congressional district, eight of them as the Republican Minority Leader.

As President, Ford signed the Helsinki Accords, marking a move toward détente in the Cold War. With the conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam nine months into his presidency, U.S. involvement in Vietnam essentially ended. Domestically, Ford presided over arguably the worst economy since the Great Depression, with growing inflation and a recession during his tenure. One of his more controversial acts was to grant a presidential pardon to President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal. During Ford’s incumbency, foreign policy was characterized in procedural terms by the increased role Congress began to play, and by the corresponding curb on the powers of the President. In 1976, Ford narrowly defeated Ronald Reagan for the Republican nomination, but lost the presidential election to Democrat Jimmy Carter.

Following his years as president, Ford remained active in the Republican Party. After experiencing health problems and being admitted to the hospital four times in 2006, Ford died in his home on December 26, 2006. He lived longer than any other U.S. president, dying at 93 years and 165 days.

With the US financial crisis solved temporarily for the time being, the next focus is on the US Presidential elections due next year. On behalf of the Democratic Party, President Barrack Obama offers himself as the candidate for the second term of Office. Republican candidate is not yet known but Texas Governor may be the ultimate Republican candidate to oppose Obama.

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Edge for Obama

As of now, Obama enjoys a clear edge over the Republicans. There are many reasons for this. Let us see these reasons one by one.

Incumbency advantage

Ø      Obama is the existing President. Usually American voters tend to give the benefit of doubt and give second term to their Presidents. Of course, there are exceptions. George Bush Senior was not so lucky and he lost the Presidential race to Bill Clinton in 1992 because of the Iraq war or rather his failure to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Jimmy Carter lost the race to Ronald Reagan in 1980 for his failure to rescue the American Embassy staffs in Teheran, who were held hostages by the Iranian government. All the commandos that Carter sent for the rescue mission were killed in the helicopter crash. After Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland became the President and completed his first term of Office. Then Benjamin Harrison became the President. After this, Grover Cleveland became President again. This was something unusual in the US Presidential history. This time also Obama is expected to reap this benefit.

Afro Asian

Ø      Obama is the first Afro American to become the US President. He carries the sympathy and goodwill of the American people who may vote for him again for his second term.

Nobel laureate

Ø      Obama is the only US President who won a Nobel Peace Prize while in Office. This may help him to gain public support.

Obama versus Osama

Ø      Even though Obama is a peace loving President, he is not afraid of taking hard decisions. His approval to stage a commando action to capture or kill the dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden is an example. This action endeared Obama to the hearts of American public.

Decision to withdraw troops

Ø      Obama’s decision to withdraw American troops in a phased manner from Iraq and Afghanistan will score plus points among the American public. America has lost thousands of soldiers in these two war ravaged countries and American public have become averse to keeping their soldiers in inhospitable conditions in these two countries for no perceptible gain.

Obama’s handling of the economy not commendable

Ø      In the economic crisis, Obama has not handled the situation quite well. But he has not mishandled it either. Not yet. Moreover, Obama became a slave of the Republican blackmail in the Senate. Therefore Obama may not be sharing the full blame for the mess in the economy.

Republicans are blackmailers

Ø      Republicans are seen by the public as the villain who put up obstacles against taxing of rich people and rich companies. The fact that American corporate taxes are the highest in the world is not accepted by the public as the justification not to tax them at times of crisis. Their contention is that during the economic crisis when they (the public) suffer, why not corporates also share that suffering at least to some extent? Republicans also put up stumbling block for spending plans of the government by using their majority in the Senate. This has antagonised unemployed and underemployed people to a great extent. During recession, government needs to increase its spending to create jobs. But Obama could not do it because of the Republican opposition.

Obama’s edge may melt down in the heat of the Presidential race

With all the above reason, Obama definitely enjoys a clear edge over his opponents. But this is only for now. As time moves on and as the Presidential race gathers momentum, it is not possible to predict whether Obama will retain this edge. If the economy worsens and unemployment level increases, as is likely, sympathetic people may turn hostile against Obama. His Afro American origin will not strike any meaning to the public. His winning the Nobel Prize will be forgotten in the heat of the moment.

Original better than imitation

Moreover, another argument will also gain pace. If Obama is acting on the dictates of the GOP because of the latter’s majority in the Senate, what difference is there between the Democrats and the Republicans? Instead of voting for someone who acts on another person’s instructions, why not vote for the other person himself? After all original is always better than imitation. People cannot accept the logic that Obama is acting on the dictates of the Republicans because of the latter’s majority in the Senate. Obama could have held to his beliefs and taken the matter to the people. Or else he could have used his veto. There are any numbers of ways for the President to act independently, irrespective of which party is in the majority in the Senate. Therefore Obama’s arguments will not hold water.

Close finish likely

If this happens, then the Presidential race will be fought very closely with both sides using all their means to win even that single voter in any nook and corner of USA. Nothing will be left to chance. Campaign managers will have sleepless nights. In the ultimate analysis, it is not the Presidential candidate who wins, but his campaign manager. If Texas Governor wins the GOP nomination, then Obama and his campaign manager can expect to spend sleepless nights as the Texas Governor is tough by any standards and is also threatening. In the final outcome, whoever wins will win by a small majority and the loser will lose by a cat’s whisker.