Obama at the pinnacle
With ObamaCare secure for at least four years, he could focus on reforming a government that too few Americans trust, on growing the economy faster than 2%, and on raising the middle-class incomes that have declined throughout his Presidency. This is the audacity of our own hope.
But to court understatement, this does not seem to be Mr. Obama’s plan. Since his victory he has shown even less inclination to compromise, and his rhetoric against his opponents has become even harsher. Consider this broadside from his gun-control remarks this week:
“There will be pundits and politicians and special interest lobbyists publicly warning of a tyrannical, all-out assault on liberty, not because that’s true but because they want to gin up fear or higher ratings or revenue for themselves. And behind the scenes, they’ll do everything they can to block any common-sense reform and make sure nothing changes whatsoever.”
So anyone who disagrees with him isn’t merely wrong but is morally corrupt and on the take. This tone increasingly defines his Presidency.
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Most divisive president ever.
ButterflyDragon on January 19, 2013 at 2:44 PM
Good news everyone. Obama denies that his gun grabbing push isn’t an assault on liberty. And we all know his word is bond. /
Kataklysmic on January 19, 2013 at 2:46 PM
Dictatorship/king/napoleon mindset he thinks he is here in the US!
bho IS never wrong, will never say he is wrong, will blame anyone if he might think he is wrong!
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letget on January 19, 2013 at 2:57 PM
Powerline once had a great post in which a logician went through a speech or press conference (can’t recall which) and spotted all the fallacies.
This is typical Obama. Demonize opponents (ad hominem fallacy), give an inaccurate version of opposition’s views (straw man fallacy), and make it a choice only between Obama and his extremist opposition. (false dilemma fallacy).
Wethal on January 19, 2013 at 3:05 PM
I’d hope we would find a way to embroil him in an impeachment for months, keeping him busy doing something, since he won’t just go away and golf for the next 4 years.
Missing him being on vacation already….
ProfShadow on January 19, 2013 at 3:37 PM
Destroying America one Executive Order at a time…
albill on January 19, 2013 at 3:41 PM
A cheaper and easier solution would be to throw a bunch of Legos in the oval office, say “those jerk Republicans said you wouldn’t be able to build something cool with these”, then leave him to his “work.”
Repeat every year until election day.
Gatsu on January 19, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Obama proved that a democrat can will by pure hackery, so the only people he needs to keep happy are the hacks.
Count to 10 on January 19, 2013 at 3:44 PM
Who cares as long as more free stuff!
John the Libertarian on January 19, 2013 at 3:56 PM
The premises are all wrong. Obama has no interest in enhancing anything in the US.
The new OfA (organize for America) stands for
O bama
F lukes
A merica
Obama owns the Arab’Spring’ and will continue to advance it.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 4:07 PM
“There you go my son; if only I could have succeeded at propaganda as you do” — Goebbels
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 4:08 PM
Just saw a clip of Obama on Fox News, saying his inauguration next week will be a demonstration of how democracy works, and how this country makes a smooth transfer of power.
LOL. Does this dope know that an incumbent president is being sworn in at his inauguration? Or is he suggesting that the country is tranferring power from Obama I (Obama, The Historic) to Obama II, The Second Coming? Or did the puppet masters who run Obama’s campaigns just forget to tell their front man that he won in November?
It’s still mind-boggling to think that someone this stupid was elected president of this country — and not once, but twice.
AZCoyote on January 19, 2013 at 4:19 PM
Dear Leader: CNN Correspondent Wrote Obama Letter Every Day for Four Years
Resist We Much on January 19, 2013 at 4:33 PM
Great picture, RWM. Glorious photoshop. If you do this, genius.
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In his mind Obama is always at the pinnacle.
Schadenfreude on January 19, 2013 at 4:46 PM
Had to stop reading right there. A definitively false premise on which I’m supposing the rest of the opinion piece rests.
The country is bankrupt, morally and financially (and spending continues at an ever-expanding exponential pace, with an over $200 trillion national debt — when unfunded liabilities are included — that all rational actors know will never be paid off) to which he has contributed greater than all previous Presidents combined. [If the Credit Rating Agencies didn't depend on the SEC for staying in business, our "paper" would be properly rated junk status.]
The Middle East has never been less stable, and Islamic jihad momentum never so great.
Murder is committed as part of multiple scandals in which this Administration is complicit, and not a peep out of the LSM or the supposed opposition party.
The Executive (and to a lesser degree, Judicial) branches are passing more laws and regulations than Congress.
The country is so divided, primarily owing to this President’s rhetoric, that it should be renamed the Divided States of America.
I could go on … but I’m really starting to get angry now having to try and wrap my head around the magnitude of this SCoaMF and those directing and enabling him — especially those who voted for and stole the election for him …
ShainS on January 19, 2013 at 4:48 PM
LOL. First thought on that photo was Minnie Mouse … how appropriate on a number of levels.
ShainS on January 19, 2013 at 4:50 PM
So the guy who admitted that he was wrong about ” shovel ready” can be trusted with everything
Greek Fire on January 19, 2013 at 4:51 PM
His Junk Bond.
jaydee_007 on January 19, 2013 at 5:02 PM
When did the WSJ Editorial Board switch from Financial Reporting to Fantasy fiction?
Siddhartha Vicious on January 19, 2013 at 5:06 PM