Like most of you I was raised with the aphorism, “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Of course I routinely ignored that advice during the Bush tenure, but I promised a few people I would give Obama the benefit of the doubt before subjecting him to the same sort of critical review due politicians of lesser intellect and stature. So, I took a little hiatus during the first 100 days of the Obama administration, hopeful that when I returned I would be able to report that the ship of state was sailing along smoothly under the steady hand of our taciturn commander-in-chief. Well…….not really. Obama has proven himself an able leader and a masterful politician, but in some areas he has fumbled badly and should be brought to task for his mistakes. For example, he has deeply disappointed the left and hasn’t made any new friends on the right-so much for change in Washington. He has supported the Bush administration’s assault on the Constitution and failed to prosecute the perpetrators of torture at the CIA. The stimulus plan gives too much money to Wall Street, etc., etc. At least he is taking a stab at healthcare and I can’t say enough positive things about his push towards green energy and support for a high-speed rail system. But he won’t get a free ride from this blogger. Not anymore.
For a part-time blogging hack like myself, Obama poses a dilemma. He is so active, on so many fronts, that it is impossible to analyze his performance in the amount of time I have to devote to this blog. So I’ll take little bites and chew thoroughly. Stay tuned.
2 comments:
Welcome back, Patriot! Perhaps the Obaminator has not done much for the left domestically, but what of his cozying up to Senors Chavez, Ortega, and Messrs Castro? Is this just backslapping politics, or do you see real progress in US/Latin America relations? I think Barry may be pink on the inside...
Barry a pinko? Not with the way he's been treating Wall Street. He's practically throwing the contents of the treasury at those assholes. It's socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor.
I have no idea what his intentions are towards Latin America, but I doubt he has the balls to effect any real policy change on Cuba. That is a pity because I hear the diving there is fantastic.
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