Idols of Power

As I read overviews of Obama’s $3.6 trillion budget proposal, I am shocked and appalled.  This budget projects a budget deficit of $1.75 trillion (that’s trillion with a “t”).  That 12.3% of GDP–a level not seen since WWII (1942).   Without even going into the details of this proposal, its sheer magnitude is cause for extreme alarm.

Obama tells us,

“We need to be honest with ourselves about what costs are being racked up, because that’s how we’ll come to grips with the hard choices that lie ahead”

Do the choices have to be this “hard” Mr. Obama?  Is the state of our economy so dire that it warrents spending on a scale that we haven’t seen since the world was at war?  The answer, of course, is no.   Seeking to continue what little political “honeymoon” capital he has left, Obama is using the current crises to sneak in everything from cap-and-trade, to the first steps towards universal healthcare.

I sincerely hope the American public sees this budget proposal for what it is: exploitation of an economic downturn to push through extreme liberal policies.  If the Republican party plays its cards right, then the only grave Obama is digging is the Democratic control of congress by 2010.