Charles E. Brown

I just did a little research on some of Obama’s past statements and came up with some interesting information.

In 2006 he voted against raising the debt ceiling. He even made a speech calling for “fiscal sobriety”. Yet at the time the debt was $5-trillon less than what it is now with a relatively healthy economy.

Just this past December he told us that it was “unwise to raise taxes in times of uncertainty”. Yet, when has it been more uncertain than today?

Just last week he told us about “eating our peas” and the importance of a balanced budget. But he has introduced legislation, including Obamacare, that clearly has increased the deficit.

What explains these inconsistencies? I think what we are seeing is his inexperience coming out with ad hoc policies. In other words he is making it up as he goes along. We certainly have seen that in other policies such as Guantanamo. When it comes to his pet programs he has no trouble with raising taxes and, subsequently, raising the debt ceiling while being against any potential cuts.

I have to wonder how much polls play a role in his policies.