Every Saturday, the President of these United States (yes, Scooter, all 57 of them) Barack Hussein Obama (mm mmm mmm) gives a Weekly Address.  Let’s look at today’s, shall we?

On Thursday, I visited a new, high-tech factory in Michigan where workers are helping America lead the way in a growing clean energy industry.

Where each job cost 2 million dollars to create.

They were proud of their work, and they should be. They’re not just showing us a path out of the worst recession in generations – they’re proving that this is still a country where we make things; where new ideas take root and grow; where the best universities, most creative entrepreneurs, and most dynamic businesses in the world call home. They’re proving that even in difficult times, there’s not a country on Earth that wouldn’t trade places with us.

Did that hurt to say, Mr. President?

That doesn’t mean we don’t face some very tough economic challenges. Many Americans are hurting badly right now. Many have been unemployed for too long. Putting these men and women back to work, and growing wages for everyone, has got to be our top priority.

Like the “yutes” outside your palace window, in Washington, D.C., 50% of whom, it has just been announced, are unemployed.

But lately, the response from Washington has been partisanship and gridlock that’s only undermined public confidence and hindered our efforts to grow the economy.

Huh.  Is that a fact?  According to a statement issued by Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey Director Richard Curtin, unemployment at 9.1 percent of the workforce, low wage rises, and the protracted debate in Congress over raising the U.S. government debt ceiling spooked consumers.

The preliminary August reading on the consumer sentiment index fell to 54.9 in early August, down from 63.7 in July, and the index has fallen for three straight months in the survey released Thursday.

So while there’s nothing wrong with our country, there is something wrong with our politics, and that’s what we’ve got to fix. Because we know there are things Congress can do, right now, to get more money back in your pockets, get this economy growing faster, and get our friends and neighbors back to work.

You mean like not end President Bush’s Tax Cuts, as you’ve been desperately trying to accomplish, Scooter?

The payroll tax cut that put $1,000 back in the average family’s pocket this year? Let’s extend it. Construction workers who’ve been jobless since the housing boom went bust? Let’s put them back to work rebuilding America. Let’s cut red tape in the patent process so entrepreneurs can get good ideas to market more quickly. Let’s finish trade deals so we can sell more American-made goods around the world. Let’s connect the hundreds of thousands of brave Americans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan to businesses that need their incredible skills and talents.

And let’s quit punishing America’s small business owners…y’know…the ones who drive America’s economy?… with egregious taxes and regulations.  Okey Dokey, Scooter?

These are all things we can do right now. So let’s do them. And over the coming weeks, I’ll put forward more proposals to help our businesses hire and create jobs, and won’t stop until every American who wants a job can find one.

Yeah, right.  Let’s start with finding a competent individual  who can actually handle  your job, shall we?

But we can no longer let partisan brinksmanship get in our way – the idea that making it through the next election is more important than making things right. That’s what’s holding us back – the fact that some in Congress would rather see their opponents lose than see America win.

You mean, like your DNC Chair Debbie Wassmerman Schultz, who, while at the Iowa Stater Fair, said about Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the Republican Presidential Candidates:

It’s just another example of the utter lack of commitment to maintaining Social Security and making sure that safety net is there for seniors.

Republican candidates should be more committed to figuring out how to promote the long-term security of Social Security and Medicare rather than dreaming up new ways to get rid of them.

If he’s got to come to Florida and that’s what he campaigns on, he’s going to be sent back across the state line.

You mean cheesy scare tactics like that one, Scooter?

So you’ve got a right to be frustrated. I am. Because you deserve better. And I don’t think it’s too much for you to expect that the people you send to this town start delivering.

We do deserve better, Scooter.  And Americans are going to take matters in their own hands in November of 2012.

Members of Congress are at home in their districts right now. And if you agree with me – whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican or not much of a fan of either – let them know.

We already have, time and time again.  Hence, the previous statement.  We’re fed up.…Or, haven’t you noticed that you’re sitting at 40% approval?

If you’ve had it with gridlock, and you want them to pass stalled bills that will help our economy right now – let them know.

Count on it. ..and make a reservation with “Two Men and a Truck” for January 2013.

If you refuse to settle for a politics where scoring points is more important than solving problems; if you believe it’s time to put country before party and the interests of our children before our own – let them know.

You mean like the 11th Circuit Court, who ruled yesterday that the Individual Mandate, in your Socialist National Healthcare Law,  forcing all Americans to buy Health Insurance, was unconstitutional?

They sent a shot across your bow, didn’t they, Scooter?

And maybe they’ll get back to Washington ready to compromise, ready to create jobs, ready to get our fiscal house in order – ready to do what you sent them to do.

Translation:   Please make those wascally Wepublicans shut up, get in line, and pass everything that I and my noble Democratic minions want them to.

Yes, we’ve still got a long way to go to get to where we need to be. We didn’t get into this mess overnight, and it’s going to take time to get out of it. That’s a hard truth – but it’s no excuse for inaction. After all, America voted for divided government, not dysfunctional government, and we’ve got work to do. And when we come together and find common ground, there’s no stopping this country. There’s no stopping our people. There’s no holding us back. And there is every reason to believe we’ll get through this storm to a brighter day.

…And maybe, someday…we’ll actually see a budget out of our minions in Congress…or some actual America-loving leadership from you, Scooter.

Although, I’m not going to hold my breath waiting.

Thanks for listening, and have a nice weekend.

It’ll be spent at home, Scooter.  Americans can’t afford to go out anywhere. 

Have a nice 10 day vay-cay at Martha’s Vineyard, and have some ice cream on behalf of us peons.