“As commander-in-chief, I won’t wait, nor will I let politics get in the way of making sure that veterans share in the opportunity that they defend. If Congress won’t act, I will.”
-President Obama in Monday speech
It seems that in the Obama-bashing era, the President of the United States isn’t always the bad guy.
Obama is doing his best to help kick-start the solution the economic recession.
His proposed plan would give veterans access to career centers across the country. It would also implement a My Next Move for Veterans program online, as well as incentives for employers to hire them.
The plan, tentatively being called the Veterans Job Bank, could create more than 500,000 jobs for those who served this country.
“I won’t wait, nor will I let politics get in the way of making sure that veterans share in the opportunity they defend,” Obama said.
What “opportunities” are veterans defending?
Too many to count.
And isn’t it ironic that these people who fight for our freedom have little when they return home from war?
They come back to wage a different kind of war – unemployment.
When the idea for the program was first proposed (in front of TV cameras), both parties of Congress stood up and applauded. This week, when the idea comes up again and a vote is required, there will be no camera crews, no national television stations recording the members’ actions.
The vote and the support of the plan is up to them.
Obama is challenging Republicans to choose between their desire to defeat him in 2012, and their obligation to the nation’s veterans.
Will U.S. government finally work as one, instead of breaking into cliques like it recently has?
Will either side stop using school-yard tactics to publicize its distaste for the other party?
It seems as though it’s time to buck-up and be grownups about making a decision that will help the economy. If Obama is successful in implementing this plan, he may pull Congress out of the gridlock it has been so hopelessly stuck in.
Currently it would appear that members of both parties are in favor of passing this legislation.
It’s time for Americans to see the United States government as one unified body, not as one sole person making the important decisions.