Meet The Man Responsible For Obama Being President…As Well As Our Economic Crisis
June 18, 2009 · carl · Print This Article
So who or what was the deciding factor behind Barack Obama’s election victory over John McCain?
ACORN?
David Axelrod?
Voter fraud?
Media bias?
These are just a select few of the multitude of theories posed by various political pundits as the reasons behind McCain’s defeat.
And they all carry a certain degree of validity.
However, we here at The Freedom Medium are of the opinion that McCain lost the Presidential election in large part due to the actions (and lack of action) of one man.
This guy.
The man pictured is Paul Kanjorski, a member of the U.S. House Of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 1tth Congressional District.
So how did this man become a factor in Obama’s election victory?
It happens that there are a number of political analysts who believe that America’s economy going into a tailspin during the primaries, and carrying on into the election cycle itself, was one of the major factors in McCain’s defeat.
One of the favorite slogans of the Democrats, with the whole-hearted support of the mainstream media, was that a vote for McCain would simply be a continuation of the “failed economic policies” of George Bush.
And millions of American voters, who did not bother to learn who and what was truly behind the economic downturn were gullible enough to swallow this propaganda, were concerned enough to turn the tide in Obama’s favor.
Which still leaves the question of what part Congressman Kanjorski play in this dual debacle?
The Congressman is a senior ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee.
The Committee oversees the aspects of the nation’s housing and financial services sectors, including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, and securities.
The Committe reviews laws and programs relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and international development and finance agencies such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Another duty of the committee is to ensure enforcement of housing and consumer protection laws such as the U.S. Housing Act, The Truth In Lending Act, The Fair Credit Reporting Act, as well as numerous other tasks related to the housing markets.
He is also the Chairman of the Capitol Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee.
The primary duty of this position is the review and oversight of the very government agencies at the root cause of our current economic situation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
If all of this wasn’t enough, Kanjorski also spearheaded the efforts to enact the New Markets Initiative, one aspect of which was to enhance the availability of and reduce the cost of credit to targeted borrowing sectors.
Even though most of us have never heard of Congressman Kanjorski, the evidence of how much attention he paid to his duties is all around us.
To say that his job performance left a little something to be desired would be a short-sighted statement.
About 787 BILLION DOLLARS short!
So how was the Congressman such a dismal failure in carrying out the duties of his office?
It cannot be blamed on inexperience, he has been a member of Congress for more than 24 years.
Perhaps he didn’t have time to pay attention because he was too busy counting the campaign contributions he received from the National Association of Realtors PAC.
These folks sold a lot of houses, and made a ton of money before the tide started to turn.
Hell, they are still making money re-selling the foreclosed homes they sold in the first place!
And the way I read the data from federal election filings, they saw fit to repay the Congressman by spending more money on mailings and political ads during the last election cycle on behalf of Congressman Kanjorski than they did for any other member of Congress.
This may have been a factor in Kanjorski winning re-election to a 13th term in spite of a serious challenge from Hazleton Pennsylvania mayor Lou Barletta.
So there you have it.
Congressman is asleep at the switch, the housing market goes into the toilet, and the rest of the American economy starts to fall like a house of cards.
His fellow Democrats, never admitting to their part in this travesty, play upon the fears of the American public, and use these failures on their part to help ensure the election of a man who every day seems destined to go down in history as America’s first socialist President.
Mr. Kanjorski, you can be proud of yourself, you did a hell of a job.
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