Obama hosts “Sequester Memphis Soul” party at White House
The party must go on. First and foremost – you realize don’t you – the federal government will be spending billions of dollars more than they did last year even though the so-called “devastating” sequester is in place. Everything is being canceled everywhere, and even the president plans to “give back” 5 percent of his salary. Since I passed 6th grade math, I just do not get it.
The Blue Angel and Thunderbird shows have been canceled. There are rumors of cancer patients not getting drugs. Head Start lost 5 percent of their funding and other schools supposedly are losing funding. Small airports are planning to send air traffic controllers home. Furloughs are happening, reducing work hours by 20 percent.
Math Alert… The sequester is a $41 billion cut in 2013, not the $85 billion the politicians claim. (The rest might happen after the 2013 budget cycle.) Total spending for 2013 is estimated to be about $3.6 trillion.
That’s a “devastating cut” of about 1.14%
We spent a few dollars less in 2012 ($3.5 trillion) which for the math-challenged is a federal budget increase of $100 billion. Factoring in the sequester, we’re spending an additional $59 billion this year, but they canceled the White House tours for kids? I guess a few billion just doesn’t go as far as it used to.
On to Memphis Soul music at the White House the other night.
The sequester may have many across the country singing the blues, but for President Obama, it was all about Memphis Soul.
Even with the threat of furloughs and government cuts sparked by the sequester, Obama took the time to enjoy a star-studded concert at the White House tonight.
The White House celebration of Memphis Soul music in the East Room – which included special guest appearances by Queen Latifah and Justin Timberlake – is likely to rile Obama’s Republican foes.
It’s so encouraging President Obama “took the time” to enjoy the show. Someone should be having some fun.
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Were the Sandy Hook families invited?? Probably not since their usefulness is past and they are already on their way to join Cindy Sheehan under the bus.
Of course, in deference to the economy, these artists did it gratis, right?
I wonder what those cancer patient being denied treatment because of Medicare sequester cuts think about all this… yet it was Romney who was committing murder by supposedly closing some plant early and cutting off medical coverage?? More selective compassion I see…
It’s Rome all over again. The Emperor and his gang are entertained. The little people slave away.Hey as soon as the guns are all taken away, we can have Christians mauled by bears, too.
“Let them eat cake!”
How many White House tours would this concert have funded?
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Sort of telling about where the “cuts” are occurring, wouldn’t you say?