Let’s take a moment and enjoy how Obama made himself a laughingstock because of his anti-sequester hysteria.
In spite of his hyperbolic rhetoric, nothing bad has happened. Schools are still open, planes are still flying, and supermarkets aren’t poisoning us with tainted food.
I’ve already shared some very funny cartoons on this topic, which can be viewed here, here, here, here, and here.
Lower down in this post, we have a couple of additional cartoons that deserve a few chuckles, but I also want to share this interview to help make an important policy point about the need to reduce the burden of government spending.
Actually, the sequester was a double victory. Not only did we trim the growth of spending, we also avoided the tax hike that Obama wanted as a replacement.
No wonder he’s so unhappy!
This first cartoon, from Chip Bok, captures his sullen mood.
The second cartoon, by Jerry Holbert, has the same these, showing that the American people have learned to ignore Obama’s demagoguery.
Now the question is what comes next?
I wrote yesterday that Obama is likely to offer a bait-and-switch budget designed to impose more taxes and more spending.
It’s possible, though, that it won’t be as far to the left as the budget approved by the Senate (as cartoonists have ably illustrated).
In any event, there is no possible compromise with the House-approved budget. Or, to be more specific, there’s no possible compromise that would be good for the nation, so we’re looking at stalemate for the near future.
But stalemate is a lot better than moving in the wrong direction.
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Good comments. Funny cartoons!