The Roar
I am a patient man with what I consider to be a modicum of intelligence. As such, our current President seems to have an unusual but consistent manner which infuriates, embarrasses and insults. When lumped together with his second in command, these impressions become magnified greatly. I’ll graciously give Biden a pass since his jobs requirements and subsequent laughable performance is thankfully a non factor.
Not so for the “can’t wait for Congress” President. Nearing his three year mark and after receiving the public’s trust and expectation for addressing policy ills, his track record is abysmal. He has infuriated as his promises for exiting the Middle East was put on hold. Now, with next year’s election looming and his poll numbers in the tank, he deems abandoning Iraq, at a most inopportune moment, an appropriate and viable decision.
His actions and mannerisms leave much to be desired if Presidential decorum is still a worthy trait. His gait is one to be found in a youthful jive setting. His lack of self control uncovered another level to his unique Presidential style when kicking a closed door open after leaving what seemed to be a briefing of some sorts. And need one harken back to the embarrassing photo of the First couple saluting with their hands over their heart? Can any Obama supporter explain why our commander in chief is clueless to a rudimentary grade school function?
Remember our embarrassment when President Obama felt the need to knell when confronting foreign heads of state? This, aside from committing a grave injustice to the office, was not the actions of a leader. This was so out of sorts to proper and established American protocol that it presented an air of being intentional.
Lastly, Obama has obviously kicked off his own campaign season, by preaching at his favorite niche for support, the college campuses. Once again this gifted community organizer reverts back to his tactics of creating unrest as he instinctively “talks down” to his youthful supporters. He even seems to roll up his sleeves in an attempt to “get down.” The only glitch is that his “get down” presentation is to the excessively educated who themselves tend to “look down.”
Those of us who have worked for a living while raising families and who have eventually severed the mortgage strings are aghast at such a performance. This man has indeed transformed America but in doing so, he has also awakened both sides of the political aisle. His record of instituting purely socialistic policies, along with his rude and arrogant style of conduct and iron fist, “can’t wait for Congress” approach, has become a unifier in opposition to the love, trust and adoration which brought Obama to our White House.
Similar to his record, there is little to defend as his current campaign mode is to amass votes in whatever manner available. His ploy for buying votes with student loan relief substantiates this reckless “the end justifies the means” philosophy. These are tactics learned early and carried throughout his life. As such, he may well be too entrenched at playing the organizer than to act Presidential.
Jim Bowman
Author of,
This Roar of Ours