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Uncle, Obama!



When we were kids, my older brother and I would watch professional wrestling and then have our own wrestling matches. My brother, being four years older and a good bit bigger than I, would always manage to get me into some sort of a hold that would result in my conceding defeat with a loud cry of, “UNCLE!” One of his favorite holds was the “hammerlock”. For those of you unfamiliar with wrestling, a hammerlock involves pulling your opponents arm behind his back and exerting upward force on the wrist forcing the hand up toward the shoulder blade. It can be very painful and one could, no doubt, break someone’s arm by applying too much upward force (no broken bones for me, fortunately).

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I feel that, after two years of the Obama administration and four years of Democrat control of Congress, Washington has America in its own version of the hammerlock. America is about ready to concede defeat. Obama’s popularity numbers (we won’t even mention those of Congress) have been tanking because of the passage of Obamacare – which the majority of Americans oppose, last summer’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the immigration issue, the passage by the Pelosi-led House of cap & trade, the Ground Zero mosque controversy, and…oh, yes, let us not forget: twenty months of nearly ten percent unemployment. The list goes on. The latest bad news is the skyrocketing price of gasoline which represents Obama’s latest 500-pound gorilla in the room. My brother used to like to hear me scream, “UNCLE!” At what point are we Americans going to concede defeat to the Obama administration? Do Obama and his minions like to inflict pain? One would certainly THINK so; they’ve inflicted enough pain already. However, I fear that the pain has just begun to get serious. A month or so ago, the national debt burst through the FOURTEEN TRILLION DOLLAR mark and we are now well on our way toward fifteen. This equates to over FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS for EVERY man, woman, and child in America. Imagine being born and the doctor immediately handing you a bill for $45,000 – plus interest (none of which, of course, is covered by Obamacare). That is basically what we are doing. Considering the fact that half of all “taxpayers” pay no income taxes at all, this represents a very scary milestone in our economic history. Especially given the fact that we surpassed thirteen trillion just a few months ago. And with no end in sight, it is only going to get worse. You and I and our children will soon owe future generations over fifty thousand dollars each. Those of us that are (and HAVE BEEN) footing the bill for this trainwreck began crying “UNCLE!” a very long time ago – before Obama and company unleashed their own special brand of “Spend Your Way to Prosperity.” And, of course, those that are NOT contributing have no reason to cry “uncle”; they’re the beneficiaries of our generosity. Unless and until politicians come to the realization that endless giveaways cannot continue, we will continue plunging toward the bottom. But, as we all know, it is not the fall that kills you; it is the sudden stop at the end. The question is: Exactly HOW loudly do we need to cry “UNCLE, Obama!” before he hears it?


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James Sharp is a middle-aged, middle-class, middle-management salesman who believes in secure borders and fighting our enemies with a strong military.  He also believes in limited government, free markets, and unlimited opportunity and personal liberties for all citizens of the U.S.


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