It Is The American People, Not The Government, Who Can Save This Economy

At his prime-time televised press conference Monday night, Obama boldly stated the power of the U.S. government to fix a problem no one else can:

At this particular moment, with the private sector so weakened by this recession, the federal government is the only entity left with the resources to jolt our economy back to life," he said.

With all due respect, Mr. President, you are WRONG!

The American people can save the economy if you allow them. Cut their taxes, allow business to operate unburdened by unnecessary regulation, then stand back and watch the true magic of the country. The American people with their strength and resolve, their intelligence and ingenuity, will use the intrinsic merit-based rewards of the capitalist system to thrive as usual.

Compare Obama's complete lack of faith in the American people with what Reagan said in similar -- or worse -- times:

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.

Reagan was a true leader; Obama, as he showed us all last night, is not.

NPR's Mara Liasson Tells What is Wrong with the Liberal Agenda

National Public Radio's Mara Liasson asked one of the more foolish questions I have ever heard at a presidential press conference (or any press conference, for that matter).

At President Barack Obama's live press conference on the "stimulus" package Monday night, Liasson asked Obama about the Republican opposition to the "stimulus" package.

If it is this hard to get more than a handful of Republican votes on what is relatively easy: spending tons of money and cutting people's taxes how will Obama work with the Republicans on more difficult issues.

A soundbite that will dominate conservative talk radio for days to come.

By Liasson's thinking, and that of the Liberals in this country, spending billions or trillions of tax dollars on a spending package with a 30% chance of failure is a no-brainer..

In one statement, Liasson summed up the Democratic Party and Liberals in general. It is easy to throw other people's money at a problem, and there must be something wrong with anyone who could find fault with that notion.