This Is Not My America

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For those out there who believe the Barack Obama has cared about creating jobs in this country—I’m sorry, but I’m about to give you some bad news. He never has or will care about jobs. Why? It’s not the way Democrats think. I mean come on, why would they want you to have a job? They are still trying to blame Bush and the Republicans for the mess they have “inherited” and are asking you for patience. What they forgot is that this is the same party that told you that if you elected them, they would right the ship in no time—which explained the massive liberal victories in 2006 and 2008. However, since the Democrats have taken majority in the House and Senate—they have not done a damn thing to improve the unemployment situation. With the midterms coming in the next few months, do not be surprised if you see a sudden surge in attention to jobs and job creation. Nearly ten percent of Americans are out of work—most of them either applying or receiving unemployment benefits. Due to this, there have been nearly 850,000 foreclosures thus far in 2010. Thus far, the President has not gotten the message that it is jobs that will kick start the American economy out of this recession. Now, the left will argue that the stimulus bill was a jobs bill. They will argue that they just passed another $18.5 billion in a jobs bill. However, you cannot throw money at jobs. In order for jobs to be created—you have to create an environment for employers. By allowing people to obtain credit to start small businesses, giving tax breaks to international corporations to hire American workers, instead of outsourcing to nations such as India and China. This is how you build up an economy.

Instead, the President pressed on with healthcare—stating that it too, h...

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...rats have had one focus: Fight the terrorists who “actually” attacked us. Now I do not disagree with that statement entirely, but let’s not be naïve. The fight against terrorism is everywhere—including our own backyard. The Taliban and Al Qaeda have strongholds in several foreign countries and they have jihadists here infiltrating as students, taxicab drivers, and average citizens. We can’t limit our fight to just Afghanistan or Iraq—we have to be on the watch for Iran, Pakistan, Yemen, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. I’m not saying that we should invade those countries—we should be on the lookout for trouble before trouble finds us.

National security begins at home. Tightening immigration standards such as student VISAs and undocumented workers would benefit America. We can control the threat from the outside; however, we cannot fully control the threat from within.

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