Country Obsesses About Patriots' Deflated Balls---About The Nation's? Not So Much

Tom Brady: "Joe Montana sucks and I'm better than him." The Onion Sports

Well, even I couldn't avoid the controversy regarding the deflated footballs used by the Patriots last week. As a Steelers fan, I'll leave the reconciliation of this controversy to the NFL and the knuckleheads in the sports media.

The more important issue for me and millions of other Americans is the deflation of the nation's balls under this administration. Yesterday, I posted a piece following the State of the Union  {The 2015 State Of The Union's Big Lie: "The Shadow Of Crisis Has Passed}. In that piece, I pointed out how Pres. Obama appears conspicuously detached from reality especially when it comes to dealing with Islamist terrorism. For God's sake, he seldom uses any terms to define this threat.

Consider this:

• The very day he gave barely mentioned Islamist terrorism, ISIS threatened to behead two Japanese hostages within 72 hours.
• ISIS continues to seize large pockets of territory. For example, Security Data reports that ISIS now fully controls about 30 geographic areas in Iraq. In fact, earlier this month, even the NY Times reported that ISIS controls territory greater than the size of many countries. Last October, The Daily Mail {UK} reported ISIS was operating inside of Turkey. And last week, The Seattle Times reported ISIS was already operating in Afghanistan.
• As the Obama administration embarked on a hashtag war with Boko Haram last year, the barbaric thugs continue to impose a reign of terror throughout Nigeria. Their ultimate goal is to overthrow the government and create an Islamist state. They've even carried out cross-border raids into Cameroon.
• Last summer, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged that, although it has no evidence of a direct threat by ISIS against the U.S., it was aware of communications between ISIS and its affiliates about crossing our southern border. This was in response to some 100 U.S. citizens who traveled to the Middle East to train with ISIS. According to the FBI, approximately 40 have returned and are under surveillance. Keep in mind, that report was last year. It was also about this time that the Obama administration admitted it had no strategy in dealing with ISIS.
• In the last two years alone, we've witnessed the Obama administration's hype-incompetence in dealing with Syria {the infamous disappearing "red line"), Egypt, Iran, N.Korea, Russia and other despots inhabiting the globe. 
• Al-Qaeda's reach has extended under this administration. Their areas of strength remain in Afghanistan, the Arabian peninsula, Somalia and Syria. And the Wall Street Journal reported that Yemen could become another Afghanistan. Just last year, Obama proclaimed Yemen a success story.
• It's become increasingly clear that even perceived geopolitical weakness and appeasement on the part of the United States invites thugs to rattle their sabers and murder more innocent civilians---including children. Even the left-leaning Economist wrote last year: "Unless America behaves as a leader and a guarantor of world order, it will be inviting regional powers to test their strength." 
• Unfortunately, until the Obama administration inflates a set, we'll keep watching the madness play out every day.

The 2015 State Of The Union's Big Lie: "The Shadow Of Crisis Has Passed..."

There's no problem he {Obama} can't solve by throwing your money at it...WH Press Secretary on SOTU address

Yesterday I wrote a piece on what we would not hear at the State of the Union address.  In short, I was right on almost all counts {feel free to reference it}. In fact, it also didn't take long for Pres. Obama to utter his first lie of many last night. Namely, he actually said: "The shadow of crisis has passed." {By the way, if you were playing the drinking game, you should have been plastered by 9:30 p.m. last night).

Putting the many other lies aside {as evidenced by several fact-checks today}, let's let's take a moment to examine that passing shadow.

• Obama claimed credit for taking on ISIS even though it has doubled its control of land in the past year. But let's give him credit where it's due. He didn't say they are "on the run" as he claimed about al-Qaeda during his 2012 campaign. Even the Pentagon reported hat air strikes against ISIS will not be enough. The top UK general added that eventually we will need a land army. That's code for boots on the ground.
• Yemen, the country he touted as a success story in his last SOTU, is now in a full-scale meltdown. Yesterday rebels took over its presidential palace. Yemen is also a training ground for Islamist. In fact, the Paris attackers lived with other Islamist in Yemen.
• In the last year, Iran and Hezbollah appear to have joined forces. Their goal? Many believe to attack Israel.
• And while Pres. Obama declared the end of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the fact is we have thousands of troops in Iraq at this very moment. And as even the Left of Center Politico reported today, there are still bullets flying in Afghanistan. And keep in mind, Putin still controls Crimea.
• As I and many others reported yesterday, it's been under Obama's tenure that the middle class has lost a large portion of its wealth. The middle class has virtually almost disappeared in the last six years. Not only has middle class family income dropped by 4% but the number of Americans still out of the workforce is staggering at over 90 million. Moreover, job growth has taken place but largely in low paying and part-time jobs. In addition, the current $18T debt does not help middle class, a debt that's doubled in amount since he's been in office. Any surprise the poverty rate is at record highs?--an issue he did not address as predicted here yesterday.
• Pres. Obama conveniently took credit for the gains in energy like cheaper oil prices. But he failed to point out energy is cheaper largely due to fracking and the current cheap oil coming out of Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, he's still opposed to the Keystone Pipeline claiming he would veto it. (If the Republicans are sincere about their intentions to take more actions on issues like Keystone and immigration, Obama will be going through a lot of veto pens).
• The president's intention of making tuition free for community college hasn't survived any scrutiny. Even those ignorant of economics knows the burden will fall on taxpayers.

Of course, I can go on to expose other lies and promises within this address. In fact, HotAir uncovered over 112 unfulfilled promises made by Obama in all of his previous State of the Union addresses. This particular address showed clearly how detached from reality Obama really is.  John Podhoretz wrote today: "For not a single bright and shiny plan he proposed last night will ever be converted into legislation that will cross his desk."

You can't "turn the page" Mr. President when you fail to tell the American people the truth.

SOTU2015: What You Won't Hear

Watching the State of the Union address will be taxing on many levels...WH Press Secretary

At the 2014 State of the Union Pres. Obama told Congress they were irrelevant, and they stood up and cheered. This Address will be a tad different in terms of the audience since Republicans now hold both Houses. Nevertheless, while Obama will tout his "accomplishments"---as all presidents do---the following you won't hear tonight:

• The continued shrinking of the middle class. Last April, even The NY Times reported the American middle class is no longer the richest. In fact, CNN reported last December that under this administration the wealth gap between the middle class and the rich is the widest ever. Keep that in mind when you hear anything mentioned about "income inequality."
• A record number of Americans are out of the work force---now at over 92 million. That's for a population of 320 million. The actual number of unemployed Americans now stands at 17.2 million. Black unemployment as of December of 2014 stood at 12%. Doesn't leave too many Americans working no matter what you might hear tonight.
• The scam that is known as "redistribution of wealth."
• The poverty rate was the highest in 50 years last year.
• The U.S. national debt is now over $18T. When Obama took over, the national debt stood at approximately $6.3T. At the rate Obama is running up the debt, he will accumulate more debt than all previous presidents combined.
• The mulitiple foreign policy failures especially in combating terrorism (ISIS, Boko Haram and al-Qaeda). Remember, we were told we had them "on the run." And this administration actually believed hashtag diplomacy would work in the war on terror.
• Christians being slaughtered throughout the Islamist world.
• America's loss of prestige throughout the word. Obama skipping Paris two weeks ago didn't help relieve that impression.
• Worsening race relations. Recent polling reports that by a margin of 3-1, Americans say race relations have deteriorated under Obama.
• Obamacare was based on lies as Jonathan Gruber admitted late last year.
• Fast and Furious, Benghazi, IRS, VA scandals and more.
• The release of Gitmo prisoners who are now on the battlefield again.
• The rise in student debt---now $25 grand per student (hence the plans for free community college tuition that will be paid for by---us.).
• Opening our borders even if it might kill Americans (e.g., gateway for terrorists).
• The enemy is already within.  Just this week, the NYPD reported it foiled at least 8 terror plots since 2008.
• Inviting a race-baiting thug and fraud like Al Sharpton to the WH at least 60 times or more.
• Andrew Tamoorisi and Bergdahl. Who?
• Turning his back on Israel.
• The attack on free speech by progressives especially on our college campuses.
• When the Obama administration bumps into The Constitution, it just shoves it aside.
• 2014 was yet another Year of the Big Lie as many and perhaps more as all the previous 6 years.

The fact is Obama will never admit he only has three weapons in his arsenal: identity politics, intolerance and lies.

Sidebar: For those looking for real entertainment,  "Justified" starts at 10 p.m. on FX  tonight. Just sayin'.