The headline as presented: Obama seeks to force votes on spending cuts. The headline as it should have been presented: Obama not really that different from dumbya bush.

According to today’s (05/25/10) Barre/Montpelier Times Argus Obama is on the king making push:

President Barack Obama sent legislation to Congress on Monday that would allow him to force lawmakers to vote on cutting earmarks and wasteful programs from spending bills.

Rather than deal with democracy which involves input from numerous sources, apparently the darling of the (suckered) liberals wants the ultimate and final say-so over as much as possible.

This is how kings and dictators act … just like President Cheney in the not distant at all past.

The second worst part about Obama’s grab for greater centralized authority? Apparently he doesn’t even need it! A process for removal of unwanted spending already exists … it’s called congressional action.

Oh yeah .. the article also makes mention of yet another alternative that is written into sub-constitutional law (my emphasis):

There is already a process under which Obama can ask Congress to cut wasteful programs, but lawmakers are free to ignore the request. Republicans have urged Obama to send the Democratic-controlled Congress a package of such rescissions, and promise to employ a cumbersome process available under existing budget laws to force a vote. But Obama has opted not to officially send Congress such spending cuts, and has instead worked with Democrats to kill a handful of programs and force reductions in others.

Got that? What is in existence is working! Nonetheless king wannabe Obama desires more centralized dictatorial authority.

Add in all of these: Wall Street bailouts; a medical insurance “reform” that ensures greater profits for the already glutted with our cash big insurance corporations; expanded war and increased military spending; governmental secrecy; more offshore drilling with more environmental permit waivers; a banking “reform” bill that does nothing to change what needs to be changed and a push for nuclear and coal power to name a few.

Oh, and this insistence that in the face of a massive environmental and economic disaster caused by big corporate BP’s Gulf oil spill government can do nothing beyond stand in front of cameras and pontificate about how much government is doing when we all can see Obama has either encouraged or allowed our government to be totally neutered.

I guess if you prefer your sex with folks of the same gender you’ve found some solace in Obama, but not only is that all you will get … for the rest of us Obama has been nothing more or less than dumbya bush II.

Wake up folks, the headlines are obvious if not actually in print.