Posted by
JayPeriod on Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:16:17 AM
Since the beginning of his campaign, Sen. Obama (D-Soros) has stressed two things to the leftist base that he will change and make better; removing our troops from Iraq and helping the economy improve. He has staked his entire claim to the White House on his ability to do what the American (read: far left) want. As long as the economy remains sluggish and troops are in Iraq without a time table for withdrawl, he feels he can make promises on those two items and win the election.
That's where the bad news begins. With negotiations underway between the U.S. government and the Iraqi government, it appears that a time table and withdrawl date may be set within the next few weeks. We are making promises to the Iraqi government to pull troops out of major cities by next June, with our troops remaining out of sight for a year or so to provide back-up when, or if, needed. It seems the sticking point is now the exact time our troops will leave the country, whether it's 2011 or 2010. That's not surprising or a real issue, considering we are still in Germany, 64 years after the end of the war.
Now, in the last few days, there have been a few indicators that the economy may be on an upswing, however fragile it may be. July home sales rose for the first time in a while. Also, it seems the GDP is on the rise. Both of these, coupled with lower gas prices over the last few weeks, could signal an end to the uneasy (read: not in recession) economy. Some may counter with the idea that those homes sold because of lower prices, but that's what drives a supply/demand economy. It's called a correction.
So, with both of these issues likely to be resolved long before the election, what will Obama have to run on? What will he tell us he is going to do better than anyone else can do? If the economy is on an upswing, jobs will be created and incomes will rise. Homes will sell and foreclosures will decrease. Our troops will be on their way to being out of harms way, only remaining to provide support until the Iraqis feel confident they can handle any further outbreaks of violence. What will Obama, in his vast experience, promise to do?
Surely, the only issues he will still have to play on will be health care, trying to destroy the best system in the world, and the deficit, which he can only promise to tax the rich, that never works, to do that. His only issues, then, will not be issues on which he has any answers. So, look for them to scramble for damage control as his numbers drop like rocks.