Obama released the details of his budget yesterday. This disaster is 1,500 pages long. We can't afford the $3.4 trillion price tag. The money simply isn't there. Obama believes that the more money the federal government spends, the greater America becomes. This is the mindset of a man who believes that our greatness comes from government. I don't think I've ever seen anyone so in love with government as Barack Obama.

Oddly enough, the news today isn't that Obama is proposing spending $3.4 trillion. The media is all abuzz over the news that Obama has proposed cutting $17 billion in spending and completely eliminating some programs. Let's get real folks .. this $17 billion is just one-half of one percent of Obama's budget. Government spending has doubled in the past eight years ... and if all you can find to cut is one-half of one percent than you aren't worth a damn as an administrator or CFO.

What's more ... PrezBO's list of proposed budget and program cuts is less than the list put forth by George Bush proposed last year. Bush proposed $34 billion in savings. Now speaking of proposed spending and program cuts ... just because these cuts are proposed doesn't mean that they actually happen. In fact, half of Obama's proposed cuts are the very same ones that Bush tried to get nixed from the budget when he was in office.

Earlier this week I told you of news reports that the Obama White House was using the services of a behavioral psychologist for briefings on the way people react to large dollar figures. Interestingly enough, most people can't differentiate between $17 million and $17 billion. Once the numbers get that high they all bland into a numerical sameness. This means that Obama can propose spending $3.4 trillion and then propose $17 billion in savings and the people think that he is actually doing something incredible! Aren't you comforted by the idea that the president is hiring behavioral psychologists to help him pull the wool over your eyes?

Here is something to keep in mind. Posturing about spending cuts usually means nothing. Presidents generally roll out a long list of spending cuts. It's all for show. The cuts are generally ignored by Congress. So while he may tout the fact that he is proposing a cut of $17 billion, the chances of that actually happening are as slim as my chances with Angelina Jolie - and she's so covered with ink I don't think I'm interested anymore. Let's go with Allison Krause.

Here is something else to keep in mind. Even if Congress adopted these proposed cuts, it would not actually reduce government spending. In fact, Obama's budget is going to increase overall spending. So any savings that Obama may generate from these cuts will be used to pay for more government programs ... the ones that Obama wants to create, like government healthcare.

Amidst these proposed cuts, what gets an increase in federal funding??

The IRS. Yep, Obama wants to double the funds for the IRS to enforce tax laws. There's another $890 million of your tax dollars. Rather than spending more money to enforce a tax system that doesn't work and punishes achievement, how about implementing a new tax system that will allow the taxpayers to keep this money and allow businesses to bring jobs to this country without fear of being punished by the government.

Then there's endless examples of mindless government pork projects. While Obama's budget does seek to cut several education programs, (won't happen) there are a few other "educational" programs that were seen as worthy of maintaining their federal funding. One, for instance, is a $9 million program to promote the history of whaling and trade in Massachusetts.

Here's a list of all the programs that Obama is cutting in this budget. One of these cuts, by the way, is a 9% cut in the unit of the Department of Labor that's in charge of regulating unions. Gotta thank the people that put you in office.

Talked about this on the air, need to put this in the Nuze. I was walking through the mall earlier this week when I noticed a black dude walking the other way. His t-shirt had the old Warner Brothers logo on it .. but the lettering was interesting. "If you see the police, Warn-a-Brother." How cute. Let's not get into a whole rant here about what this t-shirt says about the culture this character lives in. I'm just wondering what happens if I go to a mall in a predominately black community wearing a t-shirt with the words "If you see a brother, warn-a-cop." My guess is that I'm not going to fare to well.

Another detail in Obama's budget is that he plans to end tax breaks for those evil, filthy oil and gas companies. In other words, Obama wants to increase taxes on the oil industry. He wants to end $26 billion in tax breaks, which he classifies as "unjustifiable loopholes ... costly to the American taxpayer and do little to incentivize production or reduce energy prices."

Did he say "costly to the American taxpayers?" Well, he can get away with that because he suspects you don't realize - and many Americans don't - that every penny of additional taxes these evil oil companies have to pay to the federal government will be added to the cost of the products they produce. The tax increases will show up at the gas pumps. I know that this is a difficult concept for the government-educated dumb masses to understand, but corporations - and this includes oil companies - don't pay taxes. They collect taxes from their customers, shareholders and employees and pass them on to the government.

Again ... let me point out that the greatest ally the looters in Washington could possibly have is an uneducated population.

After releasing the results of these "stress tests" ... the Obama administration says that it is still open to the idea of government dictating management changes at these companies receiving "substantial" government aid. Robert Gibbs says the government would consider changes at the CEO level and at the board of directors level in order to make sure "that the management was in place to remedy the situation and ensure long-term viability without continued government assistance."

Tax cheat Timothy Geithner also echoed this sentiment. He says, "We'll have to make judgments about whether the quality of leadership of those boards is strong enough so that again our interests are met best." Did you hear that? "Our" interests. Who exactly is he speaking for? The federal government .. the Obama administration .. the Treasury Department .. the taxpayers? Either way, I am still waiting for someone to show me where in the Constitution it says that the executive branch of our federal government can remove anyone from a private company.

Again .. I'll point out, though it won't register with most people, that there is a name for an economy where the means of production are privately owned but controlled by the government. That would be a fascist economy. Not that anyone really cares.

A listener pointed us to this "Rant and Rave" from the local Augusta Chronicle:

"THE SWINE FLU is a plot by the right to kill off the poor, the old and anybody that doesn't fit their idea of a good American. Just watch out people, it is going to get worse."

Dollars to doughnuts that this person voted for Barack Obama.

Saw this low-life walking through the airport yesterday. Pulled out the trusty Flip and shot about 20 seconds. Look at this idiot. It looks like his pants are fastened just above his knees. He has to waddle like a duck to even walk. Upstairs we had the typical backwards baseball hat and a scowl. Can you imagine anyone wanting to give this moron a job doing anything where he might come in contact with the general public? Probably won't need a job anyway ... odds are we'll be providing him with room and board before too long. Is there any chance he knows how totally ridiculous he looked? Not that he would give a flying KrispyKreme.

The Financial Times explains how emotions are going to save our economy.

The Obama administration released the results of the bank "stress tests" ... Ben Bernanke says that the Treasury Department "stands ready to provide whatever additional capital may be necessary."

Obama tells journalists directly that they should stress the fact that his proposed budget cuts are "significant" when writing their reports. Trouble is ... they aren't.

What kind of impact are Obama's grand budget cuts going to have on our deficit? Next to nothing.

Obama's plans to close down Gitmo has really turned into a mess. The Wall Street Journal has more on where we are going to send these prisoners. Attorney General Eric Holder reassured lawmakers that detainees will not be released in the United States.

Thomas Sowell explains what exactly Obama means when he says he wants to appoint a justice with "empathy."

Whenever an article is called "free cars for poor" ... you can bet that a government outrage is stirring.

Sovereignty resolutions are becoming more prevalent in state legislatures around the country.

Some of Obama's biggest backers during his campaign are now fighting Obama's support of the card check legislation.

The WHO says that up to 2 billion may get the swine flu over the next two years. The rock group or that UN crowd?

A slow economic recovery sure is getting in the way of Obama fulfilling his promises to massively expand our government entitlement culture.

Dick Cheney says that it would be a mistake for the Republican Party to become more moderate.

I've told you about Great Britain's plans to tax the tar out of its high achievers. Tell me this isn't going to cause a mass exodus of achievers.

The EU is considering shorter work weeks and more spending on government retraining programs.

The taxpayers of Tennessee are going to fund the erection of a statue of Al Gore. Will the statue depict him with his head up his ass?

Urban outdoorsmen will now be protected under hate crimes laws in Maryland.