Posted on 01/01/2009 5:31:13 AM PST by Kaslin
As he stands on the sidelines, seemingly oblivious to what's going on in the world, President-elect Barack Obama opts out of the game by proclaiming that there's only one president at a time.
That's another way of saying, "Let George do it," when the Middle East erupts in violence, the economy continues to slump, and the governor of his state defies demands that he step down.
His almost nonchalant approach to the turmoil around him has thus far protected him from adverse reactions from his real base -- the media -- but that immunity from harsh criticism has not extended to his political base, the far left. They are after him hammer and tongs.
Barack Obama will not become president until January 20, but the far left of his party is already blaming him for all sorts of alleged omissions. He seems to have violated the liberal's major shibboleth, "No enemies to the left." He's suddenly acquired a whole slew of them.
He may have chosen a few bomb throwers to serve in his Cabinet or the White House, but that hasn't satisfied the more dainty of the lefties who are appalled at his selection of Pastor Rick Warren, who committed the unpardonable sin of not only opposing gay marriage, but actually promoted Proposition 8, which banned the aberration in California.
Up on Capitol Hill the Democrats are out of sorts because he failed to act more quickly on his planned stimulus package, and Barney Frank -- an openly homosexual Democrat from Massachusetts -- is enraged over the choice of Rick Warren.
They simply don't buy his only-one-president-at-a-time alibi. They want him to start acting presidential now, and all he's been doing in Hawaii is physical exercise (when he's not showing off his pecs to the gaga media).
The left is also unhappy with the economic team he's assembled -- a group of moderates who embrace traditional approaches to economic policies rather than the openly socialistic nostrums the Marxist wing of his party cherishes.
His problem with Congress lies in the fact that Congress never accepts responsibility for anything. They shift whatever blame there is in any situation downtown to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but wallow in the glory of anything that goes right.
The boys and girls on Capitol Hill were more responsible for the current economic mess that any other entity, but they shift the blame to the Bush administration, which had in fact tried to forestall the crisis and was blocked from acting by such top Democrats as Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd, who were drinking heavily at the money fountains of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac.
The fact that they haven't done anything worthwhile is all Obama's fault, and starting on January 20 they'll blame him for anything that goes wrong. His honeymoon will more quickly resemble a marriage on the brink of divorce rather than a joyous romp at Niagara Falls.
All this, sadly, is simply a sign of the decline now evident in Washington with the utter absence of backbone and leadership.
The taste of Barack Obama's triumphant victory could well turn out to be ashes in his mouth rather than that of honey. He has climbed the hill to the top and found it covered with thorns and thistles and poison ivy, instead of the roses he expected.
Shortly after the Bay of Pigs fiasco, Sen. Barry Goldwater dropped by the White House to see his friend and former Senate colleague President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
When Barry asked him how he was, JFK looked at him, threw up his arms and said "What a lousy fouled up job this has turned out to be."
Welcome to the White House, President Obama. Enjoy your stay. Have a great New Year. You are in our prayers.
And Happy New Year to one and all.
"Yah, girlie man with the girlie boobs needs to keep his girlie shirt on!"
not sure communists...socialists maybe...but dumb ass*s, naive, not very smart losers, wanna bes, with nothing and nothing to show for anything they have ever done voted the sob in
The Congress (Democrats) has a rating of 8% favorable. Much lower than President Bush rating (Republican)
He looks like a beanpole or walking stick. He is most certainly not muscular. Bush is built like a man. Reagan was built like a man. Obama looks like a skinny little girl.
I have already been saying that whenever there is a hurricane or blizzard or missile in middle east, etc., OBAMA’S FAULT!
Oh not to worry, he can WALK ON WATER! he can walk back to DC!
Me either. No news channel on since Nov. 5. My husband is tired of my reaction and says he would like to watch it. I told him fine but go into another room. Man, I am a bad sport.
Following his pattern of doing nothing once he's elected but campaigning for higher office, he has already begun his campaign for HIGHER office - Emperor of the World.
Yep... and the idiots amongst us gave them almost total power over us. 52% of Americans that bothered to vote, gave these demons a reward for their disapproval ratings and are ALL idiots for doing so and may kill off the Representative Republic Mr. Franklin and the other Founders gave to us. Your point is salient, however.
LLS
Hahahaha, that one made me laugh out loud!
Neighbor, I toyed for a while with the idea of putting a "Not My President" sticker on the truck, but now I'm inclined to something like
"Not My Country Anymore"
We're in a Hell of a mess, and the voters put us there.
Wouldn't it be more accurate to state that '750 out of 1013 people surveyed by phone think Obama is a strong and decisive leader'? Doesn't sound quite as impressive as 'three-quarters of Americans', does it?
For most of our lives we have been wary of our enemies. We just failed to see the enemies were amongst us.
No one had to engage us in battle or anything, they just grew right here within. aw hell, we even allowed ourselves to vote for some of them. Party politics, lesser evil scenario.
My advice to you if you decide to put one of those stickers on your car would be to smack it on an old beater, otherwise you will get keyed and your tires flattened by an Obama voter.
I disagree with Micheal on this one.
Bush will be blamed for at least 2 years for any and all problems Obama or a democrat controlled Congress faces. The media will nod in total agreement on bended knee
Also, Ralm Emanuel was made chief of staff for one reason and one reason only, he knows where Pelosi has all the bodies buried. Obama will be giving the orders to her and not the other way around
Nancy will be as quiet as a church mouse when it comes to pointing her bony finger at Obama.
In many ways, I think this Blago corruption investigation may be a a round about way to get leverage over Ralm, since I'm sure he is in up to his neck in it
CNN polled potential voters from all 57 states...
“He is just way too young and not smart.”
Bingo — spot on.
Happy New Year!
Barky’s six-pack is about 5 cans short.
Pull yourself together. We are not quitters or blamers. We are the party of freedom and we need to start putting candidates on the ticket who have ideas which promote individual liberty. We need to develop a base of freedom loving fellow countrymen. John McCain was in no way representative of the conservative movement. I think a better bumper sticker, if you must wear your heart on your sleeve, would be, "John McCain;Not My Candidate".
We cannot let urban America force these welfare pimps on us. We have the heartland....now we need to try to capture some of the urban vote. We need to demonstrate the success of our ideas on the state level.
The Pity Party is now over. Back to work. Your name is backhoe; I don't doubt your ability to be strong and tough and get the job done. We all feel bad, but this is no time for tears.
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