Day after day, the president continues to either amaze me or insult my intelligence. Apparently, in referring to wasteful government programs Obama said “There is a lot of money being spent inefficiently, ineffectively, and – in some cases – in ways that are actually pretty stunning.” This is they same man who just got Congress to approve the largest budget in the history of the United States, a “meager” $3.4 trillion. In an effort to “rein in spending” the president has proposed $17 billion in cuts. If Obama were truly interested in reining in spending, then he should just resign.

Then comes the issue of being “out of touch.” After spending the whole day yesterday in a powwow with the beleaguered presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan in order to coordinate the war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, Obama then decides that it would be a good idea to cut the military spending. What?!? The president just talked about how we need to recommit and double down in the war against the Taliban only to go and propose budget cuts that target military spending. Here’s some of what he cut:

* Recruiting and retention adjustments: $6.24 billion
* Future combat systems of manned ground vehicles: $2.98 billion
* F-22 raptor fighter aircraft: $2.9 billion
* Transformational satellite: $768 million
* Joint strike fighter alternate engine: $465 million

Unbelievable. This comes a week or two after the Taliban got within 60 miles of the capital of Pakistan, a nuclear armed country. The threat from radical Islam is as bad as ever and instead of funding the military to fight this war, the Democrats are raising taxes and spending trillions on their agenda. I have had enough of Obama’s change, time to change Obama.

-AG