Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Audacity of Obama

President Obama is once again under attack in the media, but that isn't news. I believe that by choosing to walk the dangerous middle ground he is making himself a target and he will remain in this thankless position.

"http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/13/liz-cheney-gets-serious-with-obama-foreign-policy-attacks/"

The article posted above details Liz Cheney's new round of attacks on Obama's careful strategy to use diplomacy in order to rescue America's shot reputation and reengage the international community. It seems that she has formed an organization titled "Keep America Safe" which properly uses her status as a daughter of a politically disgraced former Vice President to spin her celebrity into a play for power. The implication being that she has the weight of a Washington insider who "knows how the White House works" (this move should be called the Hilary Clinton Hail Mary). She is dredging up old Bush era tactics of raising the terror alert level to Orange before the election.

America isn't safe, the worst is yet to come, if you aren't with us then you are against us.

I have seen liberals and conservatives alike jump ship when it comes to the Obama administration and honestly I am tickled by how similar their backsides look as they run away terrified by the rhythmic and repetitive sing song chant of grade school jump rope lyrics.

I should end with this. I am not on the inside of the Obama Administration, I still have my own doubts and questions as to what really is going on behind closed doors. I have no idea if the President is trying too hard with the public, or if he isn't trying hard enough, but I want to believe that he is trying to carefully plan each move with an endgame in mind. I want to believe this because he looks organized and he stays consistent, it may seem wrong to judge him based on his rhetoric and the character he commits too on camera, but I still believe that this man is a good man. I believe he intentionally creates hope in people, but not out of malice to fuel fever dreams that will never actualize, he must know that history will burn him alive if he doesn't turn the country around and he faces greater expectations than any other president since Ronald Reagan. I firmly believe that President Obama wants to find an actual considerate compromise that he can find from the people, for the people, and he will do whatever work necessary to save (t)his country.


A side note: I think the whole controversy over whether or not he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize is ridiculous. The Nobel committee rewarded him for his example, and he accepted their award with humility. He accepted the award as another opportunity for a teachable moment, but the media exists to cut through the spin, and honestly sometimes I think they are doing the country a disservice. People have stopped listening, and that is not a good thing. All eyes are on Obama except for no one wants to hear what he is saying anymore. I feel that Obama needs all the attention he complains about in order to get his message through to the people that matter. His initiatives might not be able to sway "the insiders" who "know" how "the game" works and dismiss his political opportunism as a desperate strategy. I still believe in his goals and aspirations and I join him in having the audacity to hope. The man practically lives on camera and understands the fundamental reality that moving the Country to the left is only going to leave good Americans behind. Obama is going to lose a lot of battles because hes playing politics honorably and doing the work, but I think from my perspective he is Keeping America Safe more than any other individual at this moment.