SOTU commentary

You didn't really think I'd let the State of the Union pass without some commentary did you? ;)

It is no secret that I disagree with our President on many issues. I do however, pray that he would be given God's wisdom, and not the wisdom of this world...and that he would be replaced by a man who truly honors God.

With that in mind, I have attempted to be respectful here as I disagree with one of the most powerful men in the world. If I did not succeed, I ask your forgiveness.

1. The President wants to "rebuild the middle class."

One stat that you see liberals point to a lot is the 'gap between the rich and the poor'. That is a deceiving stat because, as a countries population gets wealthier, the upper class is obviously going to get richer at a faster rate than the poor. That doesn't mean the poor aren't getting wealthier, they're just doing so more slowly. When President Obama says "rebuild the middle class" what he means is "make everyone the middle class. Total income equality. AKA Socialism.

2. "Tonight, I'm announcing the creation of a Trade Enforcement Unit that will be charged with investigating unfair trade practices in countries like China. There will be more inspections to prevent counterfeit or unsafe goods from crossing our borders. And this Congress should make sure that no foreign company has an advantage over American manufacturing when it comes to accessing finance or new markets like Russia. Our workers are the most productive on Earth, and if the playing field is level, I promise you - America will always win"

Yeah, problem with that. The playing field is not level. Life is not fair, especially when Chinese Communists are involved. Congress can't make sure that no foreign company has an advantage over us, because they have no power over other countries. You want to give the US the advantage? Don't increase the size of the government by adding more letters to the alphabet soup, get out of the way of American business and stop taxing me 40% of my business income.

*Note, four, count 'em, four new federal agencies were created this evening. That is not helping our debt situation, Mr. President

3. Education

"We also know that when students aren't allowed to walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma. So tonight, I call on every State to require that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn eighteen."
"Stephen Hayworth is a high school dropout, with no diploma. He's 17 years old, he's working 20-25 hours a week, and has acquired 36 hours of college credit while his friends at school are struggling to get 3 at a time with their dual-credit classes." (AU readers, insert your name, credits and work schedule and realize how much better off you are compared to high-schoolers). A high-school diploma, or lack thereof, is no guarantee of success. More schooling is not, I repeat not the answer.

4. Government Spending

"In the next few weeks, I will sign an Executive Order clearing away the red tape that slows down too many construction projects. But you need to fund these projects."

............................Thank you, Mr. President, for voluntelling me to spend my money. I'll keep my money, and you can keep your construction projects, thanks.

The government like construction projects because they employ a large number of unskilled workers, and make the unemployment stats temporarily go down. The problem is, that once a project is finished, those workers are again unemployed. So, let's find another project to spend our taxpayer's cash on!

5. A smaller government

"I've asked this Congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so that our Government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the American people."

With all due respect, not a chance in the world, Mr. President. The last thing we need is a government mega-agency that has no bounds to it's authority. No thank you, Mr. President.

God in heaven, I pray for President Barack Obama. I pray that he would come to know you, even while he is in office. I pray that he would make decisions that are honoring to you, and that he would take this country in a direction that You would have us go Father. I pray that Psalm 144 would, in my lifetime, apply to the United States of America. I also pray that President Obama would be replaced this November by a man who honors you, be it Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, or Herman Cain, God; I pray that we would elect the right man this time. In your son's name, God, Amen.

God Bless America.