GOP political consulant Christopher Coffey is telling Fox News that Barack Hussein Obama has not even taken the oath of office, and he is “already distancing himself from his campaign promises.”

News reports now claim Obama will focus on providing a huge stimulus package that could cost as much as $700 billion over two years. “There are vague promises of spending cuts to accompany this proposed stimulus. The details of his campaign tax plan are now in flux and earlier promises of a balanced budget seem destined for the back burner,” said Coffey. “In the days leading up to the election, Barack Obama was the candidate who wanted to balance the budget, cut taxes for 95% of working Americans and provide universal health care. He made these promises notwithstanding the financial crisis and subsequent bailout.”

What, exactly, has changed since Election Day?

“We are in the midst of a financial and economic crisis, just as we were in the weeks leading up to the election. The real difference is that now Obama must govern, and his pledges were designed to secure an election, not to secure an economic recovery,” Coffey told Fox. “His promises to balance the budget, cut taxes and provide universal health care are as untenable today as they were last month and he has no choice but to reverse course.”

Coffey said that he is “delighted” that Obama is retreating from many of his “impractical” ideas. “Tax hikes, like the ones he supported just a few weeks ago, would devastate the economy. So would the taxes he would need to levy to support his myriad spending proposals while balancing the budget,” said Coffey.

But the president-elect is aiming for “truly staggering levels” of government spending, undoubtedly supported by increased borrowing, raises many questions “that should give us all pause,” said Coffey.

Can the U.S. afford another $700 billion in spending, especially if is it spent over two years? “What effect will this stimulus have on the deficit? Can we continue to saddle American taxpayers with more and more debt without any consequences? Where will the Democrats in Congress and the White House set future taxes? Should we expect some old fashioned taxing and spending to accompany the current round of spending and borrowing? What happens if this $700 billion in spending, like the last plan, fails to stimulate the economy?” said Coffey.

The sooner we know the answers to these questions, the sooner we will know Obama’s “real intentions” and the sooner the economy will regain a sense of certainty. Until then, “change” could very well mean that our new president will change his mind on the issues every few days, Coffey told Fox News.

– by Gene J. Koprowski, Editorial Director, and Nancy Bruening, Executive Editor

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