Q&A: Do you really think Obama would have been elected last fall IF he had give a truthful speech?

by Mónica, M

Question by plezurgui: Do you really reckon Obama would have been voted last fall IF he had give a truthful speech?
Imagine that last fall, before being voted, Barack Obama had outlined the positions he has embraced since being inaugurated. An trustworthy campaign speech could have gone a touch like this:

“As we approach Election Day, the American people should not waste the crisis we find ourselves in.

“Consequently, if voted, I promise to make us over the Bush financial meltdown with a stimulus program that will borrow $ 787 billion – which, of course, will add to the already sizable budget deficit (nearly $ 500 billion) projected in the Bush administration’s last budget.

“By March of next year, my new $ 3.6 trillion budget will include a spending bill with over 8,500 budget earmarks to target in-need constituents.

“In addition to the stimulus/borrowing plot, I intend to devote $ 634 billion to fund a new supplementary inhabitant shape-care system. But that is not all. Unfortunately, the initial Bush bank bailout of some $ 700 billion also may well have to be augmented by an additional $ 750 billion.

“Although my new spending proposals may raise the federal deficit in my initially year to $ 1.75 trillion, I promise the American people that by the end of my initially term, I will halve the federal deficit – albeit adding another $ 3 to $ 5 trillion to the inhabitant debt.

“Those savings can be accomplished by upping the federal income tariff to about 40 percent on those rich 5 percent of Americans who currently pay only 60 percent of our aggregate income taxes – as well as lifting Social Security caps on their payroll taxes and cutting out many of their tariff deductions.

“With state income taxes, federal income tariff, and Social Security and payroll taxes, along with new cutbacks in deductions, some of these rich will pay over 60 percent of their incomes in taxes. That is not an unreasonable rate in evaluation with past levels – or the detail that well over 40 percent of Americans do not make enough to pay any federal income taxes.

“I expect that Wall Street may react negatively to these proposals. We may see the Dow fall an additional 2,000 to 3,000 points after I’m voted. It may descend to under 7,000 during my initially weeks of office. And this may be the moment when the economy continues to cool and unemployment rises.

“But to deal with this reaction of entrenched interests, I promise a fresh team of hard-nosed American professionals – understanding that it is impossible to ensure that none have past insider connections and occasional tariff problems.

“From the former Clinton administration, I will select Rahm Emanuel to run my staff. To oversee revenue, Timothy Geithner will assemble a large team at Treasury. Senator Clinton herself will run State, and I will anchor my cabinet with pros like Tom Daschle, Eric Holder, Bill Richardson, and Hilda Solis.

“On matters of protecting civil liberties, I assure the American people that I have examined the Patriot Act, the FISA accords, and renditions – and I have learned that they, in detail, do not shred our Constitution. I will, but, shut down Guantanamo Bay – but must keep it open another year and appoint a task force to study the issue.

“Our new direction in energy policy will center on cap-and-trade initiatives that promote wind and solar potential. While we won’t rule out oil, gas, coal, and nuclear enhancement, problems with greenhouse-gas emissions and nuclear waste mean that these ossified 20th-century industries – including new offshore-drilling enhancement – must be discouraged and further taxed or regulated to subsidize our green future.

“Abroad, I promise to give America a new image. My initially television interview will be with al Arabiya. Due to both new initiatives and my unique background, I can reassure them that no longer will the United States alienate the Muslim world. Our aim is to return to stable and friendly relations with the Midpoint East characteristic of 20-30 years ago.

“Indeed, on matters in the Midpoint East, I will bring back my suspended adviser Samantha Potential. I look forward to her participation, along with that of Charles Freeman, former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and critic of Israel, as head of the Inhabitant Intelligence Council, to craft new information in the region.

“We expect to open new dialogues with Basher al-Assad of Syria and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran without preconditions. And to further the cause of peace in the Midpoint East, the United States will pledge nearly $ 1 billion to aid rebuild the Gaza strip that is governed by Hamas.”

Now all that would have been hope and change that we could have voted on.
Thank you, Mr. Victor Davis Hanson for your truthful terms you so skillfully place into Hussein Obama’s mouth.

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Answer by CD
Would any politician be voted if they were to give a truthfull speech. No matter what party.

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