President Sideline Plays Innocent Bystander

Posted by Tina

If President Obama is a master of anything it is the art of seeming to be uninvolved. The leader of the country is very good at making a speech about the problems that plague our nation while appearing as if he has just arrived from an alternate universe and is merely reporting on what he sees. He’s already begun to pose as above the fray in the coming battle about the debt ceiling.

C.S. Moniter:

“I will not compromise over … whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they’ve already racked up,” Mr. Obama said in his taped weekly address, his first of the new year. “If Congress refuses to give the United States the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic. The last time Congress threatened this course of action, our entire economy suffered for it. Our families and our businesses cannot afford that dangerous game again.” (emphasis mine)

As usual the buck never gets there with this administration. It’s always somebody else that’s been creating the fiscal nightmare and somebody else that must be responsible for fixing the problem.

The President arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue expressing shame on his predecessor for the $10.7 trillion in debt he had inherited.

He called the debt irresponsible and unpatriotic while campaigning to be the leader of our nation. The debt was $5.73 trillion when Bush took office and grew to $10.7 trillion over the eight years of Bush’s two terms. This was roundly criticized by media, democrats and republicans alike. The debt now stands at $16.4 trillion after only four years under Obama and criticism of the president on this debt is excused and explained away. That is unacceptable.

Will anyone hold Obama accountable for this massive and growing debt, for his failed policies, or for the hypocrisy he has shown since his election in 2008?

Rich Lowry takes a stab at it but a few conservative voices here and there will never reach the deaf ear of the average voter. Meanwhile republicans continue to be pounded on like a bongo. As democrats and media have shown, the best way to defeat the opposition is to hammer him day in and day out over time. The President and democrats just never receive that kind of criticism even though it is richly deserved.

If the American people continue to allow the President and his allies in Congress to play syndicate games, putting party power and his agenda above the interests of the American people, nothing of substance will be done to solve the serious problems that create crisis after crisis and inspire a never-ending string of temporary fixes. And the President will continue to enjoy a bystanders place. The leader of our nation is a man better suited to local community organizing. Golf, hoops, expensive vacations in Hawaii and standing in front of the cameras

making the same tired speech is all that’s required:

Right now our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis, so our top priority has to be jobs and growth. We’ve got to build on the progress that we’ve made because this nation succeeds when we’ve got a growing, thriving middle class. And that’s the idea at the core of the plan that I talked about on the campaign trail over the last year — rewarding manufacturers and small businesses that create jobs here, not overseas; providing more Americans the chance to earn (sic) the skills that businesses are looking for right now; keeping this country at the forefront of research, technology and clean energy; putting people back to work rebuilding our roads, our bridges and our schools; and reducing our deficit in a balanced and responsible way.

It was the big bad recession that was the problem before it ended in 2009. Now that his recovery policy has not worked to create jobs and a growing economy, it’s a big bad “crisis” we must face down. What a joke!

As we fail to hold Obama accountable, as we fail to expose his unethical and self-serving posture and policy, as we fail to recognize the lies hidden in his rhetoric, uncertainty and a stagnant, shaky economy continues to be the booby prize we endure and unfortunately, well deserve. Meanwhile The President sits on the sidelines enjoying expensive vacations, parties at the White House, round after round of golf and his favorite game, basketball. I understand he also manages a few hours of bowling from time to time.

It’s the new normal…eight years of being paid big bucks for a life of leisure and photo ops.