Jobs ‘bill’ is no magical solution

Faced with a close relative who lied about anything and everything, I once asked a psychologist “Why does he always lie?” He answered “By lying, he controls the truth.” Why does Barack Obama say that Congress needs to pass the “fair trade” agreements with South Korea, Columbia and Panama when he knows very well those bills are languishing in the White House because Democrats don’t want them passed? Why does Barack Obama say, “It’s time to put politics aside,” when he is consumed with his own re-election?

During his speech, Obama exhorted the Republicans 17 times to “pass this (jobs) bill.” What bill? Like everything else, this president has taken a figment of his imagination and fleshed it out. Quite simply put, he simply cannot separate fantasy from reality.

Michael J. Hanley

Park Ridge