The editorial page at the Pittsburgh New Tribune is noticing President Obama’s disconnect:
Much of the Middle East is ablaze in revolution, the thuggery of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi being the highlight of how low megalomaniacs will go to stay in power.
And, of course, the nuclear tragedy unfolding in Japan, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami, is reeling the world.
Then there’s that little matter of a looming government shutdown.
But what’s the leader of the free world been up to?
On Wednesday, Mr. Obama appeared on ESPN to announce his picks for the NCAA basketball tournament.
Earlier in the week, he gave “exclusive” interviews to TV stations from around the country — including Pittsburgh’s KDKA — on “education reform.” (KDKA’s story catapulted pro forma local TV video stenography to news lows.)
Saturday last, when not giving his weekly radio address on the critically important issue of Women’s History Month, Obama was playing golf — reported to be the 61st round of his presidency — joking that it was not “playing” at all but an “investment.”
That was fast on the heels of his riveting summit on “bullying.”
Can you imagine how the mainstream media would have reacted to such disconnected behavior had it been a Republican president?
As re the Middle East, Japan and the budget? We’ve had an entire month of “My Little Goat”.
This isn’t a matter of “optics” but one of judgment. This president is woefully out of touch with reality and how a leader should behave in such trying times.
Bring on 2012.
And this is a surprise? Many of us were shouting from the rooftops in 2008. The man is an empty suit with little or no qualifications for the presidency.
But damn it all, he was clean and articulate. Americans bought the Hope & Change bullshit, and now they get to enjoy the results.
Strangely–well, not so strangely–most of the MSM is giving him a pass. There has not been a general outcry about his dissociated behavior of late. Now he is departing on a trip to Latin America for a few days as the French and Germans, of all people, take the lead in the belated response to Libya. This is, of course, the way Obama wants it. He doesn’t believe in American exceptionalism and he is proving it every day.
And this is a surprise? Many of us were shouting from the rooftops in 2008. The man is an empty suit with little or no qualifications for the presidency.
I was proud to be one of like 5 people under 25 that recognized that.
Say, when Obama gave his Libya speech, did anyone notice if he saw his shadow?
‘Cuz if he did, it means six more weeks of war.