President Obama’s re-election campaign is in full swing. He’s flying to swing states, on our dime, to convince voters he deserves a second term based upon…I’m not exactly sure what.
Obama 2012 released its first ad this week (you can watch it here). It’s a call for volunteers. Maybe the campaign thinks since the president’s policies have driven so many people into unemployment, there are a lot of people out there with time on their hands to go door-to-door for Obama.
The most telling part of the ad is the line, “…the outcome (of the election) will depend not on what I do but on what you do.” Which, come to think of it, says a lot about his presidency.
Barack Obama is not only running away from his record, he’s Air Force One-ing it away from it as fast as he can, probably to a waiting tee time on a golf course somewhere.
He can’t run on his record because it’s a record of failure and unpopularity. But it’s less a record he earned than one he sat by and watched happen. Which actually makes it worse. As he said, it didn’t depend on what he does.
In a time when the country needs leadership, Obama has been a spectator in the Oval Office. Even with his “biggest accomplishment,” Obamacare, he was involved mainly on the conceptual level, leaving the details to Democrats in Congress.
In a time when the country needs a positive voice, Obama has been a critic. Americans have “gotten a little soft,” he said. They are getting “lazy.” Sure, some people do respond to negative motivation, but it’s hardly inspiring.
In a time when the country needs a champion, Obama has reverted to voting “present.” He’s there, he’s president, and when he absolutely has to, he’ll do something. But his “doing something” usually means he gives a speech, then leaves the room. You can’t expect much more from a man who has golfed more times than he’s met with the Speaker of the House.
How often have you heard the President talk about the greatness of America? When not apologizing for this or that, he’s busy golfing and telling us how horrible we are. He says how he wants to “fundamentally transform” the country more often than he talks about its greatness. Try this: Next time you talk to your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend