ArlJim78
12-05-2010, 10:32 AM
Nigel Tufnel, many will remember, was the fictitious heavy metal guitarist in the fictional "rockumentary" "This Is Spinal Tap." In a classic scene, he displays his guitar collection and his special amplifier that -- unlike all other amplifiers in existence -- has knobs that go all the way up to 11, instead of just 10.
And that's what Obama has done: In his first two years as president, he's taken us to 11 in so many ways.
Under Bush and the Republican Congress from 2000-2006 federal spending was bad, and many people groused. But Obama has turned it up to 11, running up trillion-dollar-plus deficits that dwarf the worst we saw under Bush and the congressional Republicans, and producing open revolt from Tea Partiers and others.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2010/12/sunday-reflection-obama-presidency-turns-government-11#ixzz17FdiwucW
the rest is pretty good. Of course this presidency is like a Spinal Tap for the nation.
And that's what Obama has done: In his first two years as president, he's taken us to 11 in so many ways.
Under Bush and the Republican Congress from 2000-2006 federal spending was bad, and many people groused. But Obama has turned it up to 11, running up trillion-dollar-plus deficits that dwarf the worst we saw under Bush and the congressional Republicans, and producing open revolt from Tea Partiers and others.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2010/12/sunday-reflection-obama-presidency-turns-government-11#ixzz17FdiwucW
the rest is pretty good. Of course this presidency is like a Spinal Tap for the nation.