By MacPundit

He may have set a new record!

In Texas there is a saying that goes like this: “He’s all hat and no cattle.” Texans use it to describe someone who may look good, sound good, and impress people who don’t know any better, but the person is not exactly who he wants you to think he is. President Obama is “All hat and no cattle.” He impresses people who don’t know any better. So here’s a wake up call for those people. The next time you hear him tell you that he is going to do this or that wonderful thing, think again because his record of keeping his promises is as bad as it gets in politics—and that is really bad.

Take a look at this list of 83 Obama broken promises from PolitiFact. They are all well documented. After more than 4 years, Barack Obama has kept less than half of his promises.

The following are rated as “Broken Promises” by PolitiFact.com as of April 17, 2013. You can see full explanations at PolitiFact.com.

1. Eliminate all oil and gas tax loopholes – BROKEN
2. Require publicly traded financial partnerships to pay the corporate income tax – BROKEN
3. Close loopholes in the corporate tax deductibility of CEO pay – BROKEN
4. No family making less than $250,000 will see “any form of tax increase.” – BROKEN
5. Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center – BROKEN
6. Negotiate health care reform in public sessions televised on C-SPAN – BROKEN
7. Allow five days of public comment before signing bills – BROKEN
8. Introduce a comprehensive immigration bill in the first year – BROKEN
9. Centralize ethics and lobbying information for voters – BROKEN
10. Tougher rules against revolving door for lobbyists and former officials – BROKEN
11. Re-establish the National Aeronautics and Space Council – BROKEN
12. Support human mission to moon by 2020 – BROKEN
13. Provide an annual report on “state of our energy future” – BROKEN
14. Recognize the Armenian genocide – BROKEN
15. Increase the capital gains and dividends taxes for higher-income taxpayers – BROKEN
16. Expand the child and dependent care credit – BROKEN
17. Create a foreclosure prevention fund for homeowners – BROKEN
18. End income tax for seniors making less than $50,000 – BROKEN
19. End no-bid contracts above $25,000 – BROKEN
20. Repeal the Bush tax cuts for higher incomes – BROKEN
21. Phase out exemptions and deductions for higher earners – BROKEN
22. Sign the Employee Free Choice Act, making it easier for workers to unionize – BROKEN
23. Forbid companies in bankruptcy from giving executives bonuses – BROKEN
24. Allow workers to claim more in unpaid wages and benefits in bankruptcy court – BROKEN
25. Allow imported prescription drugs – BROKEN
26. Mandate insurance coverage of autism treatment – BROKEN
27. Direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive study of federal cancer initiatives – BROKEN
28. Create a National Commission on People with Disabilities, Employment, and Social Security – BROKEN
29. Change federal rules so small businesses owned by people with disabilities can get preferential treatment for federal contracts. – BROKEN
30. Form international group to help Iraq refugees – BROKEN
31. Reinstate special envoy for the America – BROKEN
32. Double the Peace Corps – BROKEN
33. Double funding for after school programs – BROKEN
34. Urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws – BROKEN
35. Allow bankruptcy judges to modify terms of a home mortgage – BROKEN
36. Restore Superfund program so that polluters pay for clean-ups – BROKEN
37. Pay for the national service plan without increasing the deficit – BROKEN
38. Limit term of director of national intelligence – BROKEN
39. Give annual “State of the World” address – BROKEN
40. Reduce earmarks to 1994 levels – BROKEN
41. Enact windfall profits tax for oil companies – BROKEN
42. Create cap and trade system with interim goals to reduce global warming – BROKEN
43. Require plug-in fleet at the White House – BROKEN
44. Allow penalty-free hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009 – BROKEN
45. Create a public option health plan for a new National Health Insurance Exchange – BROKEN
46. Provide option for a pre-filled-out tax form – BROKEN
47. Create a mortgage interest tax credit for non-itemizers – BROKEN
48. Require automatic enrollment in 401(k) plans – BROKEN
49. Require automatic enrollment in IRA plans – BROKEN
50. Create a retirement savings tax credit for low incomes – BROKEN
51. Create a $60 billion bank to fund roads and bridges – BROKEN
52. Lift the payroll tax cap on earnings above $250,000 – BROKEN
53. Prevent drug companies from blocking generic drugs – BROKEN
54. Allow Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices – BROKEN
55. Appoint federal-level coordinator to oversee all federal autism efforts – BROKEN
56. Double federal funding for cancer research – BROKEN
57. Provide the CDC $50 million in new funding to determine the most effective approaches for cancer patient care – BROKEN
58. Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) – BROKEN
59. Reduce the threshhold for the Family and Medical Leave Act from companies with 50employees to companies with 25 employees – BROKEN
60. Provide a $1.5 billion fund to help states launch programs for paid family and medical leave – BROKEN
61. Require employers to provide seven paid sick days per year – BROKEN
62. Expand the Family Medical Leave Act to include leave for domestic violence or sexual assault – BROKEN
63. Work with Russia to move nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert – BROKEN
64. Develop an alternative to President Bush’s Military Commissions Act on handling detainees – BROKEN
65. Secure ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) – BROKEN
66. Seek to negotiate a political agreement on Cyprus – BROKEN
67. Seek independent watchdog agency to investigate congressional ethics violations – BROKEN
68. Create a public “Contracts and Influence” database – BROKEN
69. Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny – BROKEN
70. Expand the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity – BROKEN
71. Sign the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act into law – BROKEN
72. Increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour – BROKEN
73. Support tax deduction for artists – BROKEN
74. Reduce the number of middle managers in the federal workforce – BROKEN
75. Strengthen the Age Discrimination in Employment Act – BROKEN
76. Work to ban the permanent replacement of striking workers – BROKEN
77. Use revenue from cap and trade to support clean energy and environmental restoration – BROKEN
78. Require more flex-fuel cars for the federal government – BROKEN
79. Mandate flexible fuel vehicles by 2012 – BROKEN
80. Double federal program to help “reverse” commuters who go from city to suburbs – BROKEN
81. Require energy conservation in use of transportation dollars – BROKEN
82. Sign the Freedom of Choice Act – BROKEN
83. Give the White House’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Board subpoena power – BROKEN

Whew! That’s a lot of broken promises! It just might be a record. I don’t know, it’s probably a close race between Obama and Jimmy Carter. No matter, it’s depressing. Just don’t let President Obama tell you that it’s all the Republican’s fault because they block everything he tries to do. The Democrats controlled both houses of Congress for the first two years of his presidency. They could have done virtually anything he wanted them to do. No excuses, Mr. President, you’re a big “promiser” but you’re a lousy deliverer.

So how does he get away with it? First, because his followers want to believe him so much that they don’t bother to check up on him to see if he keeps his promises. Second, because the so-called mainstream media don’t tell you the truth. Here’s another thing to remember: Barack Obama depends on your ignorance. Don’t think so? Then why does he continue to make empty promises? Even worse, there is hardly a day that goes by that he doesn’t say things that are outright lies. I know, you may think I dislike him or his policies or that I am some kind of a right wing nut. Well, you would be wrong—except for not liking his policies. But even if you were right, it would not change the facts. He does have a horrible record of broken promises and he does lie—a lot. Many of his lies are well documented elsewhere on this site and many are videos so you can hear him lie in his own words.

Listen, I am not happy about reporting such negative things about my president. But if we really want an honest government we need to accept the truth about our leaders, especially our president. So like it or not, I call them like I see them. And just for the record, how many broken promises does it take before you stop believing someone? Two? Four? How about 83? Would that do it?