February 25, 2009

My Response to President Obama's Address

I think it's safe to say that Gov. Jindal's response to President Obama's address last night was (fill in the blank). I left it blank because I want to focus on the financial dilemma that he represents for the constituents across his state. With his state in dire straights and a $2 billion dollar budget deficit fast approaching, we would think that Jindal would take every penny of the $4 billion dollar stimulus package. Especially being that the hurrican ravaged regions could benefit tremendously from the $538,575,876 that has been allocated to Louisiana. Under the stimulus plan the state stands to gain 50,000 jobs within two years. Let's say that he didn't take the money. Louisiana is currently is on track to create 347,790 by 2016. The stimulus plan will accelerate this by at least one year. The city of New Orleans has been limping along since Katrina and really wasn't on top it's game before the storm either. The cost to rebuild the coastal infrastructure is immense and the jobs that will come, will bring tax revenue, which will bring replenished budgets and thats how you rebuild, from the bottom up.

With that being said, it's clear that the GOP's new pawn that got thrown under the bus Tuesday evening, just doesn't get it. Sound like anyone else we know? I'm more amazed at the fact that we walked smack into a political minefield and started breakdancing with a G.W. hand movements and the Nixon smirk. I penned a brief response to President Obama's address, the one that a well qualified and level headed GOP member should have made. An address that is free of pork in the form of self interest. Ladies and gentleman, here it goes...

Greetings,

My heart is heavy and there is such a joy that I’m going to attempt to put into words. I had the pleasure of speaking with a gentleman prior to the polls closing on November 4th and part of the discussion was on his experience as a child not being able to drink from a non colored water fountain. He was amazed that during his lifetime he will see an African American man become president of the United States.His words brought to my mind the many living legends that braved water hoses, stones, dogs, batons, fires and all other manners of oppression. It brought to mind C.T. Vivian, Andrew Young, John Lewis and Dick Gregory. I watched as Rev. Jesse Jackson was in tears as President Obama took the stage to make an address heard around the world. I listened as the congratulatory words were brief and the reality of the day was expressed.

We must come together and move forward as one, this is that reality.No longer can we rest on the uncultivated laurels of the aberrant undertones in the civic, social and business communities. We can no longer excuse nor fool ourselves in thinking that there is strength in solitude and liberation without liability. We govern and preside over an immense cornucopia of individual organizations, non profits, small and large businesses, representing millions of employees. We also govern over 4 million unemployed Americans that are ready to hit the ground running and proudly get back into the workforce here in the United States. The nation has galvanized as one voice. The business community must galvanize as one voice. The financial industry, the auto industry, the oil industry must break their silence in transparency and galvanize as part of this one voice. The government can no longer be mute to the collective voices screaming for change. We, as a congress must be the ever listening ear to receive this growing voice.

As we move forward together and as we mission to rebuild the legacy of our country and respect of our new allies found around the world; let us move forward in boldness and with a relentless creed to no longer accept ignorance, otiose, mediocrity and apathy from one another.

Thank you and God Bless America.

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