I can't blame the American people for electing Obama, after all he is a charismatic speech maker who told them exactly what they wanted to hear. His election is in one way a great victory for America in that it shows the great maturity we obtained over the past 60 years or so. On the other hand we have also elected possibly the worst leader to be holding the office in this kind of environment since Jimmy Carter. If people were more aware of the comng economic crisis and his inability to cope with it they may have made a better decisision. We didnt so we will have to live with the results. Its been my observation that pure politicians like Mr. Obama rarely have much personal insight or creative ability to attack issues. Lincoln & Reagan had it I'll even give FDR some credit though his ideas were faulted. Many others I am sure would have been worse leaders under these circumstances but we have been lucky so far that only a few have had to cope with issues of such enormity.
There is a certain common sense that those who go into acadamia and politics seem to lack or lose. I see it somewhat like people who understood how embarassing parents can be get blinded to that behavior when they become parents themselves. In a time when fixing the economy and repairing unemployment should be the primary focus and when personal prejudice regarding business and individual freedoms need to take a back seat to embracing our economic system and encouraging investment, this administration seems hell bent on making social changes that at best will make a bad situation worse.
People develop tunnel vision when they are put in a position to make change. This is not restricted to polititions, those in business and even the afore mentioned parents can get blinded by their desire to make a difference. Its hard to understand the damage you may be causing from the center and it is only afterwards that the true effect is understood. Thats when the spinning really starts and deniability sets in.
Lets hope the healthcare nonsense ends quickly and Mr. Obama gets some sense about the priority of jobs and developing opportunities for business. Better leaders than him have embraced supply side and tax breaks in order to repair situations their ideals caused. JFK, Reagan and even Bill Clinton capitulated to the need to lower taxes and encourage investment they put their country ahead of their idealogical rhetoric.
