Are we tired yet? Tired of petulant fingers being wagged at us? Tired of arrogant diatribes laden with authoritative-sounding statements like, “Let me be clear?” Tired of narcissistic harangues with demands like, “Pass this bill now?” Tired of empty threats to the other party like, “I’ll take this to the American people?”
In his overly hyped faux State of the Union address on Thursday evening, President Obama demanded an end to the “political circus.” What he did not say is that he is the Ring Leader of this “circus” of his own creation, a “circus” that has denigrated the Constitution and the rights of American citizens, a “circus” that has wreaked havoc on our economy and has only just begun to do so on our healthcare system.
The narcissism in this White House, and in this Democratic party and their media pundits, has now crossed over the line between reality and unreality. In his speech, the president once again urged Americans to contact their members of Congress and demand that “his” jobs act be passed immediately, without specifics, without a budget, simply because he is the president. The fact that his approval numbers are falling, that most Americans favor repeal of his signature healthcare law, that, today, only 18% of American adults believe their children will be better off than their parents, that consumer confidence in this president’s economy has continued to fall- all suggest that this president has few “Americans” to sic on the Republican conservatives in the House of Representatives. Really, why all the concern about Michele Bachmann’s headaches when we have this level of psychological dysfunction in the White House?
Are we fed up enough yet?
Perhaps we are like Gov. Rick Perry, who, though rough around the edges, had the courage, during the last debate, to call Social Security what it is, i.e., a program that, at its inception, fooled Americans into believing that the government can save their money better than they can, that our country will always have more younger people than older people to pay into the system, and that politicians and bureaucrats will never steal from this fund to pay for other “pet” projects.
And, if you’re a “mature” American, are you tired, yet, of the president, his party, and their media pundits, trying to make you feel stupid, make you feel that the second you turned 65 every neuron in your brain suddenly disintegrated, to the extent that you were begging for a liberal Democrat to take over your life?
Yes, Mr. President, we all want an end to the “political circus” that you created around your narcissism. I hope your wish will come true, and this “circus” will end in November, 2012, when the Ring Leader is retired. It can’t come fast enough for many of us.
Big Government
