Barak Obama: Political Neophyte
The Democrats have started their offensive. After weeks of being savaged by an energized cabal of well-dressed weekend protesters, the political strategy they’ve chosen is the one that involves a club and an apparatchik. Who’s giving the advice over there? Instead of defending against the challenges of an increasing number of Americans, it’s going after them.
The commercial doesn’t answer one question – it’s all slander and maliciousness. It portrays the rising outrage as a concoction, or even worse, as ‘hurtful of the president.’ I thought it wasn’t about the president? Did he not know that the ambitious plans he has might experience opposition? Wasn’t the widespread opposition to the Stimulus enough of a message that we Americans are a little jealous of the freedom we have left? Right now it’s the healthcare scheme that is drawing people into the streets, and you’d expect the Dems to be running commercials about the dead victims of Big Insurance greed or something like that. They have instead chosen to “red flag” those vigorously opposing them, and feed that information to the White House. This is all starting to sound like a three part Keanu Reeves movie.
The healthcare makeover is doomed, and not because it isn’t needed, but because Obama has terrible political instincts. He’s bullied through some legislation, but all of his victories thus far are Pyrric ones. He can’t afford another victory.
So why is it that the left has resorted to such thuggery? Is it a reflection of their nature or a reflection of the position of power they’re in (absolute power corrupts)? It’s a political battle, there’s many ways you can go about arguing your case, only one of them is to go bonkers. Could it be that the size of the bill guaranteed that it’s defenders couldn’t explain it? Maybe you don’t have as many choices if you don’t understand the topic you’re arguing. My sense from watching so many congressional town halls uploaded to YouTube is that those in the crowd have read more of the bill than the senator or representative has. That puts the healthcare statists on the defensive, so they’re going after the credibility of their opponents. By not taking the challenge seriously, they risk underestimating their enemies, and that can have mid-term consequences.
Barack Obama has proven himself to be a amateur at just about everything he’s tried. He’s also proven to be a overly clever liar, as his promises ring hollow with every confrontation with reality. But he’s also a bitter man who reaches too often for the club; that’s a personality that’s proven dangerous is his position. Obama’s attempt at reforming healthcare is about has realistic as Sarah Palin becoming president – neither one of them are ready. I can see him winning this battle two years from now when he’s gotten used to the speed of the game at his level. This isn’t the state senate.
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2 Responses to “Barak Obama: Political Neophyte”
August 5th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
As far as I am aware all presidents have no experience at being president when elected. Some may have better experience at government, some not. However his ability to reform healthcare depends on his maintaining discipline within his party. A party noted for stepping in lockstep.
So I guess Palin will also be president.
Bad comparison. Bad analysis.
August 5th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
If Obama’s focus is on maintaining party discipline as a strategy for passing legislation, then he’s a political thug with no understanding of the electorate he’s representing. Senators and representatives must go home to their states and districts and sell the plan – the “maintain party discipline” approach doesn’t work against constituents who have serious reservations and are looking to be assuaged. Look at the polls – surely those Democrats facing angry voters at home are.
The Democrats are losing the argument because their message is simplistic and antagonistic, and it doesn’t respect the seriousness of the issue. When your best argument is ‘greedy insurance companies’ – you’re out of ideas.
Experience in governing is one thing, but this is not a governance issue – it’s a political one. He should have no problem with the political message and its efficient imposition, but he is, and his asking his minions to snitch on any who challenge him is not only boorish behavior unbecoming a leader, it’s stinks of desperation.
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