Obama, a "wus" among bullies

The evidence is overwhelming.   The great United States of America has a one dimensional president.  No matter what problem arises, and no matter how severe it may be, Obama has only one reaction.  Find an audience somewhere, anywhere, hop on Air Force One, and deliver yet another empty speech.  That is our President in his full action mode.

Our world overflows with massive problems:  the global economy, the European Union disarray, an unpredictable Arab Spring, Syrians killing each other by the thousands, a morbid American economy with high unemployment and 50 million Americans on food stamps, a total impasse on the U.S budget, al Qaeda still a huge threat, etc.  

The leaders in Iran and North Korea are on Lance Armstrong doses of steroids as they try to attract world attention to their macho ambitions.  To heighten the threat Iran seems on the brink of developing a nuclear bomb with no hindrance from the rest of the world.  The little fat guy now ruling North Korea is determined to show he is even tougher than his dad.   He is close to developing a missile capable of reaching the U.S. to augment his nuclear capability.  

All of that is bad enough, but to top it off Hamid Karsai tells us to “piss off,” and get out of Afghanistan forthwith.  He goes further by accusing the U.S. of supporting the Taliban.

What is the President’s reaction to all of that?   First and foremost, he makes no attempt to confront any of the problems in any way.  One can only assume Barack sees Putin, Kim Jong-il, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as bullies on the world playground. They obviously enjoy pushing around a weakling who won’t stand up to them.  Even the most meager opponent gets no Obama reaction.  After all, if Barack can’t slap Karsai in the face and put him in his place what can he do?

Apparently Obama rationalizes his abject weakness by assuming the world hasn’t yet realized how smart he is.  Invariably, he takes a standard approach.  Give yet another speech and maybe they’ll get it this time.   

But, what else would you expect from a “wus” President?

They have invaded my life

Now I know how a farmer feels when invaded by a plague of locusts.  Everywhere he turns there are those pesky insects.  They are in the fields.  They invade the barn.  They even get in the house despite his efforts to stop them. They swarm all over the dog as he tries to nap.  They are literally everywhere, impossible to escape.  The farmer’s once peaceful life has been totally disrupted.

The two Obamas have similarly invaded my life and produced the same effect.  Being  retired, I formed a habit of watching my favorite TV news and business shows on and off during the day. Meanwhile, Barack insists on giving daily boring speeches.   Somehow, an adoring media feels they are worthy of coverage.   As a result, I can no longer enjoy my routine pastime without being exposed to Barack’s latest finger-pointing lecture.   Muting the TV worked for awhile, but his smug, ever present face remained on the screen, thus rendering that technique unsatisfactory.  

Barack’s babbling mouth was bad enough, but lately he has been joined by a co-conspirator, Michelle.   Much like her husband, she feels she has something to say I should hear.  Here is the First Lady of the U.S. appearing on mindless TV talk shows.  Also, in her wisdom, she tells American school kids what they should and shouldn’t eat.  It is not clear whether her goal is to have them look like her emaciated husband (seen those pictures of him in golf shorts?) or her own well-fed self.  Just this week, Michelle expanded her “I’m relevant” campaign.  She announced that the diet of our dogs also deserves her attention.  First, she tells us how to raise our kids.  Now, she extends that to our mutts.

Recently, Michelle abruptly appeared  by satellite on the TV Oscar show, bangs and all, impressively surrounded by military reps in full dress uniforms.  Neither they nor Michelle had any reason at all to be there.  Only in the most arrogant reaches of the Obama mind does such a display make sense.

So, I have given up watching TV in the day or evening hours in order to escape the daily Obama intrusions.  That leaves me with only the Wall Street Journal to fall back on during those hours.   Hence, you can imagine my horror when I turned to the Editorial page this week only to find a piece by the Second Mouth herself.   With typical Obama ego, she praises herself for leading all of us to a slimmed down lifestyle.  By so doing, she waddled into my last remaining space free of the Obama curse.

Woe is me!  These two locusts are everywhere babbling to all who will listen.  I am told this horrible scenario will last another three to four years.  My life will not be the same until this plague flies away.

Obama, voracious politcal animal

Many of the Americans I know carry a set of traditional values that define their approach to life.  They believe in hard work, honesty, respect for others, belief in the American dream, etc.  They are fiercely independent.  

These values include respect for the incumbent president whether they agree with his politics or not.  In their view, the office of President of the United States deserves respect, even when the individual does not.  In return, they expect the president to behave in a manner in keeping with this distinguished office.   In other words, he should be, and act, “presidential” at all times.

Surely, all presidents are politicians first and foremost.  Even so, my traditionalists expect their president to act in the best interest of the country when it comes to a political choice.  The president is expected to represent all Americans, even those who did not vote for him.

Our President should avoid petty displays of displeasure.  After all, he’s “bigger” than that.  He should never publicly call out opposition individuals by name.  Healing differences among the citizenry is a priority because he realizes that leads to a stronger America.

Perhaps most importantly, the public would never have to fear that the president has some hidden agenda that would radically change the America that has served us so well.  

Any hope of achieving the presidential behavior described above went out the window when Barack Obama stepped into office.  To be blunt, his presidential actions fit the mold of a cheap Chicago politician. 

The current argument over the budget sequester shows Barack in his true light.  He has no intention of solving the problem.  His goal is purely political: embarrass the Republicans.  Gaining political advantage is always the objective.  It would please Barack if the sequester is enforced.   Then, he could roast the Republicans for months.   What’s best for the country gets lost in pursuit of scoring political points. 

It is sad to observe Obama’s total lack of presidential class in favor of cheap political gain.  As sad as that is, it becomes a minor problem compared to the radical direction he wants to take the country.   For sure, it means a subjugated America in world events. Entitlements for everyone in order to gain votes is a given.  That leads the U.S. to a mirror version of Greece, Italy, or Spain.  Or, his massive ego would really prefer a one party state like Cuba or Venezuela - under his control, of course.

My traditional American friends are totally disgusted with the Obama reign. 

Obama, the talking machine

Presidents come and go, but Barack Obama stands above the rest in one characteristic.  He is without doubt the champion “motor mouth” of all time.  It isn’t even close.  Drug addicts must have their next fix on a daily, or even an hourly, basis.  Barack is just as driven to deliver his next speech.  He is totally addicted to the sound of his own voice.

Recently, he received massive media coverage for his State of the Union speech.  A normal politician would enjoy that huge exposure and relax for a bit, but not our boy.  He, his teleprompter, and his entourage are off on Air Force One the very next day to “speak” once again in North Carolina.  That is followed by two successive days of yet more speeches.  Four days and four speeches! For Barack, that is orgasmic.

Also, what you see is what you get.  That’s the Obama presidency in a nutshell.   Talk, and talk, and talk to satisfy his overwhelming need to voice his perceived superior intellect.  His only presidential actions are to expand his voter base by promoting a Greek-style entitlement society.  Other than that, Obama doesn’t actually “do” anything, except talk.  North Korea, Syria, Mali, Iran, Benghazi, the economy, and the deficit don’t reach his attention level.  Considering action on these hot spots would interfere with writing and delivering the daily speech. Barack rationalizes this approach by labeling it “leading from behind.”  A more realistic assessment would be “a continual failure to do anything at all.”

Only vacations in plush surroundings interfere with the daily talking fix.  If the vacation includes golf with rich supporters so much the better.  Those problems that so occupy other presidents are ignored.

Chicago teen shot

Any murder is sad, but some seem more so.  She was in a Chicago band that marched in the recent Inaugural parade.  She was an honor student and popular among her peers.  Sadly, she was killed in a Chicago park that is close to Obama’s home.  In other words, this was yet another senseless killing of a person just entering the promising part of life.  Yet another!

Ah, but the liberal politicians see the killing as an opportunity to play up their anti-gun campaign.  Michelle boards her private plane along with Valerie Jarret to attend the funeral.  Mayor Rahm tears up (if you can imagine) just talking about the incident.  Barack didn’t attend only because his presence would be distracting.  

Thus, this girl’s funeral was turned into a shameless political pitch for Obama’s anti-gun campaign.  No doubt, this killing was by gunfire.  But, the real problem lies elsewhere.  Killings like this one flow from a seriously failed culture.  Over half of the gun crimes occur in large cities.  The shooters generally live in the poor areas.  The people who live in those parts of the cities are largely African-American.

An article in Commentary magazine notes that despite composing only 1% of the population, black males between the ages of 18 and 24 represent 18% of the gun homicides and 27% of the homicide offenders. 

Instead of forcing school kids to eat carrot sticks, Michelle should address this problem.   This is where the real problem lies, not in gun ownership.  No legislation, liberal inspired or not, will cure this endemic problem that largely defines much of today’s black community.

No, I’m not a racist, just striving to be a realist.