President Barack Obama

"Yesterday, I held a fiscal summit where I pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term in office."

- Part of Obama's first State of the Union Address (Jan. 27, 2010)

I truly hope you didn't sit through tonight's State of the Union Address.  It was full of the usual BS, but most important, he said nothing new...So, I figured we may as well dig out an oldie-but-goodie from SOTU's past.

How's that "(cutting) the deficit in half" thing working out, America?

Forget the 'man-behind-the-curtain' blowing smoke (literally).  Truthfully answer the question...How well is Obama doing at cutting the deficit?  Forget "in half"; how about at all? 

How are any of his promises, for that matter?  Everything sucks:  Unemployment is up, the cost of food and gas is up, home foreclosures are up, the National Debt is way up.  Everyone is hurting...Well, everyone except Obama's pals on Wall St.  Last I checked Wall St. is recovering nicely, which is great, but it is something every Average Joe/Jane American should wonder about:  Why is Wall St. doing better while the rest of us aren't?

Answer:  Follow the money!  You shouldn't be surprised to find much of it landing in Obama's re-election coffers.