President Barack Obama
I know I’m late to the party on this one. But truthfully, I’ve been a bit stymied on how to respond to the arrogance and elitism displayed by our President on Tuesday evening. Frankly, he sounded almost angry, and in spite of the very process that placed him at that podium. Frustrated by the separation of power in the audience before him, Barack Obama basically told “We the People” that he intended to exceed his authority and circumvent the legislative process. Now it’s understood the Chief Executive does enjoy some latitude in the form of the much talked about “Executive Order”. With that said, it’s also understood there is much in the way of precedent, both legal and otherwise, which suggests that “latitude” is not to be used for major policy initiatives and/or to unilaterally Amend the Constitution at will.
Not unlike many in the modern Democrat party, President Obama projected himself as a champion of the poor and middle class during the SOTU address. The problem for him remains the fact that the poor and middle class are now suffering under the policies of his administration. Real unemployment numbers that only highlight the smallest work force in 40 years, a signature healthcare law which has left more in healthcare limbo than it has helped, and at a higher cost, a median income level thousands less than when he took office, the highest number of Americans on government assistance in a generation, and a web of lies and scandals that would have toppled another president but for the political correctness which has shielded this man from the day he was sworn in, are just a sampling of the failure that is the Obama Presidency.
Regrettably, the only highlight for me was the recognition of Cory Remsburg, an Army Ranger severely injured in Afghanistan, and who personifies the true American spirit. But even after this moving tribute to a hero of the highest order, an NBC sycophant could not resist the temptation to tweet and compare this man’s struggles with “a story about Obama”. Pathetic…
In the end, the “story” of this President can be summed up pretty easily. He was clearly out of his league from day one. And going forward, a combination of ideological arrogance and aversion to any legitimate accountability by the POTUS and his Administration have placed our children in generational jeopardy. Ever the optimist though, I’m confident that in 2016, we may yet turn away from the iceberg of revisionism and Socialist ideology this president has so unapologetically thrust upon our great nation.
