Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The Wheels Are Coming Off


Obama is now scaring not only Republicans and independents, but people in his own party. The stimulus is seen as a bust (in spite of the shifting rationales given for its approval – whether it was to create jobs or decelerate the deterioration of the economy, it’s still a bust), cap-and-trade is on hold, ObamaCare’s looking dodgy, and foreign policy decisions are reinforcing the notion that the President is essentially indifferent to liberty and democracy in other countries (and perhaps in this one, as well). Corruption, cronyism and lack of transparency are not only rife, but are underscoring the mendacity of Obama’s campaign promises with respect to professionalism and openness in government.

And he’s clearly not used to this kind of opposition. His speeches have become desperately bombastic, his arguments increasingly unbelievable, and his tactics more worrisomely gangsterish. In the arrogance of his first hundred days, he showed no willingness to develop genuine bipartisan solutions; now he’s stuck with a party, half of whose members think he’s too radical, and half who don’t think he’s radical enough.

We are a strong and enduring nation - but just how many Carters can we stand in one human lifetime?

10 comments:

richard mcenroe said...

I had LBJ's Great Society, Carter's Malaise and now Bari al-Taqqiyah. Sorry, but I think I'm WAY the hell over quota...

Anonymous said...

Obama, makes Carter look like he actually knew what the hell he was doing. Scholarly really.

Keep your weapons clean and powder dry.

Jus' may need 'em soon.

Seems like this fella' is a tad fed up, as well.

http://www.breitbart.tv/man-shouts-at-sebelius-it-will-be-a-cold-day-in-hell-before-obama-socializes-my-county/

Awww

Anonymous said...

Tomorrow night's presser may be worth watching, just to see The Won stamp his foot and hold his breath until he gets his way.

Retread

Isophorone said...

"What complaint do they now have to make? That the universe is irrational? Is it?"

-- Dr. Hugh Akston, from Atlas Shrugged.

JeffS said...

With Obama and his Chicago style of governance, corruption, cronyism and lack of transparency are features, not bugs.

And I've had enough of narcissistic socialist thugs who complain about "clinging" for one lifetime, thankyouverymuch.

Paco said...

Jeff: I've got a feeling that a "lifetime", under Obama, is going to be something very different from what we've come to expect.

JeffS said...

Paco, I'm afraid that you may be right.

SwampWoman said...

The federal government absolutely does not get it about how pissed off people are at them.

State government is starting to figure it out.

RebeccaH said...

It takes a lot to wake the American people up. Fortunately, the Pelosi/Reid/Obama Gang were up to the job.

tw: spatompa: what the voters are getting ready to do to the Democratic Party.

Bob Belvedere said...

Spot-on observation Paco.

If a strong opposition continues to plague him, our beloved Tiberius, like the real Tiberius, may descend into paranoia. My question: who will end up being his Sejanus?

One quibble friend Paco: Our beloved Tiberius is much worse than Carter in that he is more strong-willed and is deeply committed to immanentizing the eschaton.

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