Barack Obama just addressed the nation on our “national crisis”: the national debt. If you didn’t watch it, you didn’t miss much. It was the same kind of crap that you would expect from a jonesing community organizer. It was the same nonsense that has been spouted since this man first came onto the scene: class warfare, blame Bush, shared sacrifice, investment in the federal government, blah…blah…blah.
While Americans are trying to live within their means, we have a federal government whose appetite is equivalent to a Monty Python sketch:
Do we really want to send more money to that Swamp Monster? And why is the federal government “investing” in firefighters, teachers, and policeman? That should be taken care of locally. Is it any wonder that this beast in D.C. can’t pay its bills?
The Anointed One then lectured us on the art of compromise. I will say its compromise that brought us to this mess. So, yes Mr. President, compromise is a dirty word.
Let’s take a look at one of the most famous compromisers of all time: Henry Clay. Ever heard of him? I bet most Americans haven’t. This man was the epitome of big government in his day. He thrice ran and lost for president.
Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser. He was the embodiment of the Whig Party, which disbanded after just 30 short years. That is what compromise gets you. But at least Mr. Clay has one distinction that is quite befitting of his character. He was the first person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. That’s the highest honor a statist could ever receive.
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