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NOTE: The posts in this blog are duplicates of the column I write for the Perris City News and Sentinel Weekly.

All right, let's get started. You are about to read neither the rantings of a madman nor the reflections of a genius. Perhaps somewhere in between:

October 3, 2016

Light at the End of the Tunnel?

As the Obama years thankfully winding down, can we finally say there is light at the end of the tunnel? For over 7 1/2 years, we have been following the failed leadership of a man who was elected solely because of the color of his skin.

Not so? Well, can anyone name another attribute that might qualify him for the office of President? The only “job” he ever held was a community organizer – whatever that means. He was in the US Senate only a few months before being elected President, and during most of the time in the Senate, he authored no bills and was marked absent for votes. He had zero foreign policy experience, no management experience, had lost his law license, has no open college records, no one – even those he now calls close – can remember him in college, hung out with virulent anti-Americans and racists. Yes, sounds just the kind of person we would want in the White House.

Okay, it’s almost over. Let’s look at what damage electing a person merely to be the first anything gets us. The list of failures is long, so I’m not going to go into detail. Besides, you have already suffered through them and probably know all the unsavory parts. Incidentally, I copied these from Steven Martino’s website. It makes my head hurt too much to think about these long enough to make a nice list. Besides, the tears keep ruining my keyboard:

Scandals:
IRS targets Obama’s enemies; Benghazi; Spying on the AP; The ATF “Fast and Furious” scheme; Sebelius demands payment; The Pigford Agriculture Department Scandal; The General Services Administration Las Vegas Spending Spree; Veterans Affairs in Disney World and neglecting vets; Solyndra; New Black Panthers Voter Intimidation; The hacking of Sharyl Attkisson’s computer; Obama’s LIES about the Affordable Care Act; “I have a pen. I’ll Pass My Own Laws”; NSA Spying on American People;

Foreign Policy:
Lack of solidarity with Israel; Disaster with the Arab Spring; Crimea takeover; Leaving Iraq too soon and letting ISIS take over; Handling of Syrian Red Line; Calling ISIS “JV”; Failing to Recognize ISIS as a Radical (or Devout) Muslim Movement; Returning the bust of Churchill to the Brits; Lack of Confidence by NATO nations; Signing a Disastrous Nuclear Deal with the Mullahs of Iran; Paid $5 Billion & Released 5 Taliban Prisoners For Deserter Bergdahl; Waging war by attacking Libya without Congressional approval; Allowed the building of Chinese bases in the South China Sea and off the coast of Somalia at the entrance to the gulf of Aden; Paying ransom to Iranian for hostages and using foreign currency in unmarked plane; Lying about paying ransom (which media ignored!); Pays tribute to Japanese at Hiroshima on US Memorial Day; Trashed America 18 times on Asian Tour.

Domestic Policy:
Failure to secure the Border; Illegals bringing guns, drug and diseases through the southern border; Passing on the keystone pipeline; 20 Trillion dollars more in debt; Vast expansion of government; Racial Division at all-time high; Inviting Bomb Boy Ahmed to White House; Disrespect for Cops; Failed economic stimulus plan; Constant disregard for the Constitution and tyrannical rule; China overtook America as world’s largest economy; Housing policies failed to stop foreclosures; Price of healthcare has drastically risen for those purchasing it; Education policies failed to curb college costs;Highest percentage of Americans on Food Stamps and Medicaid; Record 92,898,000 Americans over 16 years not working; Lowest Labor Force participation rate of 62.7%; Denying the notion of American Exceptionalism; Securing the Olympics for Chicago in 2016; Naming numerous Communists/Socialists/Progressives to Czar Positions; Mismanagement and cover up of Terrorist shootings in San Bernardino, California; Mismanagement of Gulf Oil Spill; Disastrous Vetting Process of “Immigrants” from Muslim Nations; Refusing to Listen to CIA/FBI that there is no way to properly vet certain immigrants from Muslim nations; Fort Hood Shooting; Colorado EPA Disaster; Veto of 911 Crime Bill- which was overturned; Worst economic recovery since the depression with anemic GDP numbers; Over 94 million Americans out of the workforce.

Whew! I’m sure Steve Martino probably missed a few, but with about three months of this king’s reign left, I’m sure the list will grow.

But again, I’ll ask, can we see light at the end of this dark and dreary tunnel? Next month will answer that question. Hillary Clinton has already praised Obama for his “accomplishments”, although I can’t imagine what those might be, and stated that she intends to carry forward his policies and use them as a template for her own agenda.


If you are expecting light at the end of this miserable tunnel, don’t expect Hillary to provide it. She is looking to extend the tunnel and maybe even make it darker and more miserable. Maybe she’ll even put a few skeletons from her closet in it.