What would happen if Obama
is elected president?
By Vincent Gioia
As it becomes a serious possibility that Barack Hussein Obama ('BHB') may
become the Democrat candidate for president in November, it becomes prudent to
take a closer look at what he would do if elected to become president.
Sometimes there is a concern that a potential nominee does not
have a sufficient understanding of domestic or international matters; with BHB
we can worry about what he would do as president on both the domestic and
foreign fronts.
Although BHB has carefully avoided actually publicly
presenting his programs and policies if elected president, he has from
time-to-time commented on various issues and these remarks show the direction in
which he would lead the country and what could be expected from his leadership.
We can also look at what those advising him and working for his election
believe, say and do as an indication of the person BHB really is behind the
teleprompter. It is unlikely someone seeking to become president of our country
would surround himself with people who do not reflect his beliefs.
With
all this in mind, it is important to consider the following:
Senator BHB
has introduced a bill (the ‘Global Poverty Act’) that calls for the United
States to single-handedly extinguish ‘global poverty’. A Senate committee
approved the bill and sent it to full Senate. The Global Poverty Act would
appropriate $850 billion, over and above what the US now spends, to eliminate
poverty in the world; an amount that represents 0.7% of our country’s gross
national product. [If my arithmetic is correct, assuming a total population of
300 million, this works out to cost each man, woman and child in our country
$2,833.]
The Global Poverty Act also requires the president not only to
accomplish that goal but, "not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this act," to submit a report on "the contributions provided by the
United States" toward poverty reduction.
A statement from BHB's office
said:
"With billions of people living on just dollars a day around the
world, global poverty remains one of the greatest challenges and tragedies the
international community faces. It must be a priority of American foreign policy
to commit to eliminating extreme poverty and ensuring every child has food,
shelter, and clean drinking water. As we strive to rebuild America's standing in
the world, this important bill will demonstrate our promise and commitment to
those in the developing world. Our commitment to the global economy must extend
beyond trade agreements that are more about increasing profits than about
helping workers and small farmers everywhere.
BHB further said this bill
"declares" that the official U.S. policy is to eliminate global poverty, that
the president is "required" to "develop and implement" a strategy to reach that
goal and requires that the U.S. efforts be "specific and measurable." Among the
more mundane policies BHB supports, in addition to ridding the world of
poverty:
He said he would support federal legislation based on a California law that
would facilitate immediate tracing of bullets used in crime by requiring
stamping each bullet with a serial number.
He supports the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns.
He blames problems with the economy on a "failure of leadership in
Washington" that includes decisions by the Bush administration on taxes and the
Clinton administration on trade.
He wants to remove American troops from Iraq immediately.
He wants to lead the world in combating man-made global warming.
He wants universal healthcare (for all people in the country, including
illegal immigrants).
He wants to give social security benefits to illegal immigrants using false
social security numbers.
He said he has not considered whether he would give up his Senate seat if he
wins the presidential nomination.
There is a flag featuring Che Guevara, the South American
revolutionary who became Fidel Castro's executioner after the communist takeover
in Cuba, in BHB’s campaign office. Investor’s Business Daily asks the
(rhetorical) question in regard to his patriotism- "How is it a front-runner for
the highest office in the land can reject an American flag on his lapel but
permit the display of a huge Cuban flag at one of his offices, emblazoned with a
mass murderer's mug?" [Contrast this with BHB’s failure to salute the flag
with his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance to the country he
wants to preside over as president, and his ostentatious refusal to wear a U.S.
flag in his lapel. Also, BHB dismissed his Senate colleagues who wear lapel
flags as 'hypocrites.']
Investor’s Business Daily had it right in an
editorial:
"The display of the Castroite flag with Che's picture on it
sends a particularly disturbing message about his campaign. Apparently, Obama
tends to attract the kind of people who think of mass murderers like Che and
Fidel as romantic revolutionaries. Those same people see Obama as a man with a
messianic message. These are the voters he'll be indebted to should he win
higher office".
