Did anyone see this one coming? We've gone from the guy walks on water to he can't swim!
It's another weekend and another round of critical columns about the Obama presidency.
Let's start with Charles Blow, the very liberal NY Times columnist:
"It is becoming increasingly apparent that the magic has drained away.
Even among his most ardent supporters, there now exists a certain frustration and disillusionment — not necessarily in the of his duties, but in his inability to seize moments, chart a course and navigate the choppy waters of public opinion."
Let's check with Professor VD Hanson:
"But what exactly does Barack Obama wish to accomplish abroad?
In interviews and speeches, Obama emphasizes his nontraditional background and his father's Islamic heritage.
Apparently, he hopes that by reminding the world that he is not George W. Bush, America will be better liked."
As we pointed out during the peak of Obama-mania, be careful about a foreign policy based on love and an obsession to be liked.
Peggy Noonan, one of those conservatives who bought into "hope and change" is now worried that BO is Carter:
"The president is starting to look snakebit. He's starting to look unlucky, like Jimmy Carter."
Did Carter have bad luck or did he project such a weak foreign policy that the bad guys decided to challenge the US all over?
The Carter analogies are all over Europe, a continent that can not defend itself and relies on a strong US president.
Weren't these people in Europe jumping up and down two summer ago?
Mort Zucherman delivers the final punch: World Sees Obama as Incompetent and Amateur
So what's going on?
Bo's candidacy was based on two first class :
First, "everything is Bush's fault"! In other words, replace Bush and everybody is happy again!
By the way, the blaming Bush stuff is losing its political value: 47% Blame Bush for Nation's Economic Problems, 45% Blame Obama
BO owns this economy, as every Dem seeking reelection knows quite well.
This is 2010 and not 2008! Read: Earth to House Democrats: It’s time to push the panic button. But don’t take my word for it; consider the evidence.
Second, and more damaging than the first, BO's voters did not take seriously the fact that their candidate had no executive experience.
How can you vote for someone who has never run anything? From Washington to Bush, all of our presidents had experience as governors, mayors, CEOs, small business owners or distinguished military service.
As we've said before, this is not going to end well for all of those who got caught up in "the personality " and did not look into the man's lack of qualifications to serve as president.
As your parents warned you, irrational decisions bring bad results, no matter how often the speaker tells us what you want to hear!
