Watching President Barack Hussein Obama’s speech last night I was struck by an impression. Not only is Obama a 3rd World style demagogue, he’s also very childish. He kept claiming how he was a victim and that Bush was to blame. As everyone knows, I was no fan of Bush nor do I give him a pass on the economic mess we are in, as others do. However, Obama has been in charge 2 1/2 years and has made things worse. An adult would try to fix the issues, a child blames others for his mess. Clearly Obama has the mind of a child and lives in a fantasy world.
President Obama’s decision to give a speech tonight was proof that things have not gone well for him. He threw (another) tantrum in the Friday news conference, he turned down a bipartisan deal presented to him Sunday and thereby took himself out of the limelight. Tonight’s speech was not intended to “solve” the impasse but to make sure Obama would get credit if a deal is struck and avoid blame if it is not.
The speech itself was part panic attack, part platitudes and a whole lot of class warfare (corporate jets! hedge fund managers!). He stood awkwardly at the East Room podium, minus any press corps. He began with a ponderous recap of the budget train wreck, and then described his grand bargain (light on the details, because, of course, he never put a concrete plan out there). He ridiculed the Republican plan, saying it didn’t ask for sacrifices from the rich. But wait, Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) doesn’t have taxes in his plan. In fact, his whole plan was an indictment of Reid’s no-tax plan. Apparently, he assumed no one was keeping up with current developments.
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It was a speech entirely divorced from reality. The Senate Democrats can’t pass tax hikes. The grand bargain can’t get through the Congress with jumbo tax hikes. It is hewho rejected a deal that had the agreeement of House and Senate leaders. You have to wonder why he set the bar so high. He’ll face the flood of “President Capitulates!” headlines when it doesn’t come about. But the answer lies in the sole and consuming passion of this White House: reelection. Hence, the class warfare and the excuse-mongering.
Read the rest: Two speeches, two visions
Barack Obama throws temper tantrums just like a child. He grew up sheltered and never experience hardship in his life. Rush said it best, he’s a man child. This is why Obama blames others, he’s not an adult.
Tags: Debt Ceiling, Debt Crisis
