Bullfighting
is one of those Spanish traditions that we have in Latin America. The
bullfighter is a folk hero. He is like the NASCAR driver who risks his
life. He is like Randy Johnson throwing a fastball under your chin. He
has 9 lives like Joe Montana.
Thousands
show up every week to watch the bullfighter beat the bull.
Unfortunately, sometimes they watch the bull overwhelm "el torero" as he
is called.
I
think that Valerie Jarrett, who seems to be the person in charge of
Pres Obama's agenda these days, needs to put a DVD in the TV and tell
him to watch "el torero" and "el toro". She can replace a real
bullfight with Tyronne Power's "Blood and Sand".
It's a good movie about a "torero" who rose to the top quickly and
then crashed. His fall was made possible when he surrounded himself
with people telling him what he wanted to hear.
Bullfighting can teach this very passive and disengaged president a thing or two about the challenges that he faces.
First,
"el torero" goes in the ring knowing that the bull is dangerous. There
is no such thing as a nice bull. "El torero" goes in the arena
instinctively knowing that the "el toro" is out to get him.
Second, "el torero" knows that he is dead (or "muerto") if he lets the bull take charge of "la corrida" or the event.
Now, let's check out Pres Obama's challenges or scandals:
1)
We still do not know where President Obama was the evening that the
consulate in Benghazi was overrun. Did President Obama order the armed
forces to defend Americans in a diplomatic mission? If yes, who
fumbled? If no, why didn't he?
Who told Amb Rice to go out and tell the country about the "video"?.
Again, no one has a clue!
2)
On the AP and Rosen affairs, what did President Obama know? Why is AG
Holder still on the job after naming Rosen a co-conspirator? How can
the AG of the US make these decisions without running it by the
President of the US? It makes no sense, specially since the AG is
making "calls" that the president will have to explain eventually.
3)
The IRS scandal is a disgrace. Why wasn't President Obama informed?
Why haven't people being fired? How can a senior White House official
not tell the President of the US that an IRS scandal is around the
corner? That's like having the pitching coach not telling the manager
that the starting pitcher has a broken arm!
Add the NSA/Prism stories and you get the impression that "el toro" is overwhelming "el torero".
My
advice to Pres Obama is to remember the basic rules of bullfighting.
There are no "ties" in bullfighting. This is not soccer! This is a
deadly struggle between a bull and a man. The winner is the one who
takes charge.
President
Obama has allowed these scandals and stories to take over his
administration. He seems aloof or disconnected from reality. He does not look like a man in charge of his job or office. He looks like a "torero" chased around by a "toro".
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