September 9, 2011

Obama's Address Was About Style, Not Substance

By Mercer Tyson
Since Obama has nothing new to say, how he says it is everything. Obama's long-awaited jobs plan is, unfortunately, yet another economic plan based on smoke and mirrors.  The hole in Obama's plan is so big Joe Plumber could drive his truck through it. I was watching Obama's campaign, er, I mean jobs, speech (text from Tucson Citizen.com) tonight and it reminded me of a famous Steve Martin clip on Saturday Night Live: "You say.. "Steve.. how can I be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes?" First.. get a million dollars. Now.. you say, "Steve.. what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, 'You.. have never paid taxes'?" Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: "I forgot!" How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we don't say "I forgot"? Let's say you're on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, "I forgot armed robbery was illegal." Let's suppose he says back to you, "You have committed a foul crime. you...(Read Full Article)