State of the Union Part 2

Okay, I'm back to keep hammering away on this thing. In the future, I probably shouldn't strive for such an elaborate critique, but I kind of enjoy going that extra mile.

Anyway, when we left off, it was getting increasingly apparent that no one really reads the Constitution. It's sad, but true.

We are a nation that has seen promise amid peril, and claimed opportunity from ordeal. Now we must be that nation again. That is why, even as it cuts back on programs we don't need, the budget I submit will invest in the three areas that are absolutely critical to our economic future: energy, health care, and education. (Applause.)

I'd like to highlight the "even as t cuts back on programs we don't need," line. So far, I don't recall Obama cutting one single relevant program! What does he plan on cutting, especially since he seems to be more than eager to bombard us with a lot of new programs that we don't need.

It begins with energy.

Somebody call Al Gore!

We know the country that harnesses the power of clean, renewable energy will lead the 21st century. And yet, it is China that has launched the largest effort in history to make their economy energy-efficient. We invented solar technology, but we've fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it. New plug-in hybrids roll off our assembly lines, but they will run on batteries made in Korea.

I agree that we need energy, and that we seem to be falling behind other countries, however, our budget doesn't permit this! If we could cut costs in other areas we could probably begin to embark on such endeavors, but not at the moment.

Well, I do not accept a future where the jobs and industries of tomorrow take root beyond our borders -- and I know you don't, either. It is time for America to lead again. (Applause.)

Again, I agree with this. America needs to start making things, whether it be cars or energy. However, I highly doubt that our subsidize-happy President is going to just sit back and let private companies handle such things.

Thanks to our recovery plan, we will double this nation's supply of renewable energy in the next three years. We've also made the largest investment in basic research funding in American history -- an investment that will spur not only new discoveries in energy, but breakthroughs in medicine and science and technology.

We will soon lay down thousands of miles of power lines that can carry new energy to cities and towns across this country. And we will put Americans to work making our homes and buildings more efficient so that we can save billions of dollars on our energy bills.

Again, how do we plan to pay for all of this, especially on top of everything else the Federal Government is attempting to pay for. Why not encourage the States to do this kind of thing, if we're really serious about doing it? It's a nobel task, but it's going to drive up the deficit like you wouldn't believe!

But to truly transform our economy, to protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy. So I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. That's what we need. (Applause.) And to support -- to support that innovation, we will invest $15 billion a year to develop technologies like wind power and solar power, advanced biofuels, clean coal, and more efficient cars and trucks built right here in America. (Applause.)

I really want to, but I'm not going to go on a tirade regarding climate change. Instead, I'm going to focus solely on the $15 billion a year to develop new energies. With a budget like this, Obama will either have to crank the printing press into overload, or he's going to have to tax the bejeezus out of us. Either way, we'll end up paying for this with our tax dollars, if our economy lasts that long.

Speaking of our auto industry, everyone recognizes that years of bad decision-making and a global recession have pushed our automakers to the brink. We should not, and will not, protect them from their own bad practices. But we are committed to the goal of a retooled, reimagined auto industry that can compete and win. Millions of jobs depend on it. Scores of communities depend on it. And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it. (Applause.)

Competition is a good thing, but by bailing them out, and with so much cash, Obama and Bush have done damage to the currency. Besides, it's believed that French man named Nicolas Cugnot actually invented the first automobile, not an American. In fact, if you want to get picky, the first real automobile was created by a German guy named Karl Benz. I think the French and Germans are ashamed of this rewriting of history, Mr. Obama.

None of this will come without cost, nor will it be easy. But this is America. We don't do what's easy. We do what's necessary to move this country forward.

Printing money is easy; completely reforming our monetary system isn't. It seems that Obama is pretty sure he'd like to take the easy route, but he'd like to trick everyone else into thinking that he's making a tougher choice than he is.

And for that same reason, we must also address the crushing cost of health care.

This is a cost that now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds. By the end of the year, it could cause 1.5 million Americans to lose their homes. In the last eight years, premiums have grown four times faster than wages. And in each of these years, 1 million more Americans have lost their health insurance. It is one of the major reasons why small businesses close their doors and corporations ship jobs overseas. And it's one of the largest and fastest-growing parts of our budget.

This is precisely why government needs to stick their noses out of the health circle, and tell their friends, the pharmaceutical companies, to do the same. A long time ago, a mainstream doctor's education was not bought by the drug companies, who discourage any form of treatment that doesn't have to do with them and their often hazardous products.

A long time ago, churches and other charities ran the hospitals, so no one had to pay more than they could afford. The quality of care was good - perhaps sometimes better than today - and no one was going bankrupt.

The government also stuck their noses into insurance, and now there's no real competition between the companies, so prices aren't going down any time soon. This is the problem, and more government isn't going to do the trick. We need to look through history to see what the cause of all this is.

Given these facts, we can no longer afford to put health care reform on hold. We can't afford to do it. It's time. (Applause.)

See above comment. Seriously, we don't need more government!

Already, we've done more to advance the cause of health care reform in the last 30 days than we've done in the last decade. When it was days old, this Congress passed a law to provide and protect health insurance for 11 million American children whose parents work full-time. (Applause.) Our recovery plan will invest in electronic health records and new technology that will reduce errors, bring down costs, ensure privacy, and save lives. It will launch a new effort to conquer a disease that has touched the life of nearly every American, including me, by seeking a cure for cancer in our time. (Applause.) And -- and it makes the largest investment ever in preventive care, because that's one of the best ways to keep our people healthy and our costs under control.

Can you hear me laughing out loud! This is when my alternative medicine bias becomes amazingly transparent. First of all, the war on cancer is a failure, and it has led to some barbaric treatments. 75% of physicians wouldn't undergo chemotherapy if they were diagnosed with cancer. I'll do a whole post on that later (I first have to get my antipsychiatry one up), but trust me when I say that cancer can be cured through diet, exercise, and, if necessary, drugs that help the immune system, not tear it down. The cure is in front of our noses, but unless Big Pharma can profit from it, government won't endorse it. Thus, Obama wants to spend our taxpayer money searching for a magic bullet - one that requires no effort on the sufferer's part.

And let's wonder what in the world he means by preventative care! Vitamins? No, I think he's trying to get those taken off the shelf... Hmmm... exercise? Americans are too lazy for that, and there's no profit. I personally think he's blowing steam here, or he intends on forcing pills down everyone's throats under the pretense of prevention. Then again, some places are actually suggesting mastectomies as a preventative treatment!

And there's also the privacy issue. I don't want anyone to see my health records but me! I refuse to submit my health care records to the government, and you should, too!

This budget builds on these reforms. It includes a historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform -- a down payment on the principle that we must have quality, affordable health care for every American. (Applause.) It's a commitment -- it's a commitment that's paid for in part by efficiencies in our system that are long overdue. And it's a step we must take if we hope to bring down our deficit in the years to come.

The last line here intrigues me. So, by taxing everyone to pay for a massive socialist health care plan, most of which will probably be paid for by our printing press, we'll bring down the deficit? What about paying for all the other crap Obama plans on subsidizing? Our deficit is going to get bigger, not go down, unless I'm really missing something here.

Now, there will be many different opinions and ideas about how to achieve reform, and that's why I'm bringing together businesses and workers, doctors and health care providers, Democrats and Republicans to begin work on this issue next week.

I'll bet you anything this won't include Republican Ron Paul, who is also a doctor, or anyone from the alternative medicine community. And by Republican, I'm sure he means Neocon.

I suffer no illusions that this will be an easy process. Once again, it will be hard. But I also know that nearly a century after Teddy Roosevelt first called for reform, the cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and our conscience long enough. So let there be no doubt: Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year. (Applause.)

Please, keep your socialized health care to yourself, I'd rather have my freedom of choice.

Okay, be patient, I'll get Part 3 up soon.