25 Questions for Obama

It has always been a dream of mine to shake the hand of a sitting president.  I have had the privilege of meeting a former president, but not a sitting president.  It would be an honor to participate in a Beer Summit (remember the classic flub of our current president, lambasting the entire Cambridge Police Department incorrectly), regardless of who the president is.  While I may disagree with the office holder, I honor the office itself.

So this begs the question.  If I were to have the privilege of meeting our current president, let's say in a Beer Summit, what would I ask him?  Here's a list of 25 questions I might choose from:

1. Why do you insist that folks that make over $250,000 a year are millionaires?? Wouldn't that be folks that have $1,000,000??

2.  Please explain why my medical insurance costs are going up??  I thought Obamacare was going to stop that.

3.  Why don't you support balancing the federal budget?  The American people have to do this, we are all trying to save, why not you?

4.  During the current debt ceiling debate, you cited polls saying the American people support a "balanced" approach.  Yet, according to these same polls, Obamacare was, and remains, not supported and deeply unpopular by the American people.  By your own argument, when can we expect you to announce Obamacare's repeal, since the American people do not support it or want it?

5.  Aren't "balanced approach" and "revenues" really code for "tax increases on everyone"?  After all, if you raise taxes on businesses, don't they just pass those costs on to us, the consumers....thus, WE pay for the increases???

6.  Why do you not understand that most small business owners file as individuals, so your tax increases on these folks would raise taxes on small businesses and keep unemployment sky-high?

7.  Just how in-over-your-head are you?

8.  When will you admit that your stimulus bill failed?

9.  Do you not understand that a real "mea culpa" to the American people...you know, saying my liberal policies have failed, let's try something completely different and more right-center...would give you mountains of credibility with us?

10.  No really, what IS your long-term spending reduction plan?

11.  Mr. President, you are looking a little overwhelmed by my questions.  May I refill your beer?  You drank the first three awful fast.

12.  How much private stock do you own in Teleprompter Inc.?

13.  Just how do you pronounce "corpsman"?  Hint hint hint, the P is silent.  Before discussing our distinguished military members, might want to get the pronunciations right, huh??  How about investing more in your Teleprompter Inc. stock to include pronunciation marks???

14.  You do understand we have 50 states, not 57 as you stated, right??  Man, that was a funny one, Mr. President.

15.  Recall that now famous picture of you standing on stage with Hillary Clinton and refusing to cover your heart during the national anthem?  Simply......why??

16.  Mr. President, slow down!  I can hardly keep your beer filled.  May I light up your cigarette for you?  Good thing you brought a fresh pack.

16.  While pushing for a government-run public health insurance option, you compared it with the post office and noting that private business does just fine vs the post office.  Do you not understand you were making the very argument AGAINST a government run health care system??  Do you really think the American people will accept a health care system that is as inefficient and overbudget as the post office?  You really regret that analogy, don't you?

17.  Mr. President, why do you hate Israel?

18.  No, really, come on, answer it.  How in-over-your-head are you??

19.  Wasn't your Joe the Plumber moment, where in absence of your teleprompter you described wealth redistribution, how you REALLY want to do things?

20.  Mr. President, where did you get the scotch??  This is a beer summit!  These questions aren't that tough...really......

21.  Just how much do you regret that "clinging to their guns, their religion" stuff?

22.  Why, oh why, do you keep bowing to foreign leaders????  American presidents aren't supposed to do that.

23.  OK OK, really??  I know you admitted to drug use in your youth, but during an interview???  These questions can't be THAT stressful, they are just a search for the truth.

24.  So, in 2012 when you join the ranks of the unemployed, will you start your memoirs immediately or wait until history shows how dismal of a presidency you had?  Isn't it true that it takes a Jimmy Carter to bring forth a Ronald Reagan?

25.  Mr. President, why did your hair turn completely gray during our Beer Summit???  Mr. President, where are you going?  Does this mean we are finished??  Thanks for the beer!


Yeah, something like that.......