I guess I haven't been too complimentary of the US President

Submitted by Michael S (United States), Apr 30, 2015 at 20:13

Hi, Kelly.

I pretty much agree with you. You said,

President Obama has never leveled with the American people concerning what he is really about.

Yes Obama is as opaque a President as I have ever seen; but I'll add that the las time "the American people" voted in an election was in 1992 -- 23 years ago! Ever since then, "America" has pretty much existed as two widely-separated countries: one Republican, which identifies as "American"; and one Democrat, which identifies as "Rainbow Universe", "New Age", "Earth Citizen", "Disneyland", you name it.

He is definitely not on Israel's side and he is much too eager to sign an agreement with Iran.

No kidding.

President Obama should be focused on preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons.

Here's a problem. Barry Soetoro aka Obama, our Kenyan/ Indonesian/ Hawaiian/ Black/ White/ Muslim/ Christian/ Ivy League/ Chicago Machine President, leads the biggest government in the world's history. This is not a place where one can really "focus" on anything; as everyone from people demanding human-horse marriage. to Israelis languishing in US prisons, to Chechen-Americans demanding the right to blow up marathon runners (for political reasons, or simply to get noticed), are vying for his attention -- along with hundreds of psychophantic office-seekers and aides, millions of needy people and millions of leeches. You can't "focus" in a place like that. At best, you can be like Ronald Reagan -- seriously know how to wave and smile, make people feel good about themselves have a generally good handle on reality, and delegate everything else. Instead, Obama has behaved like Hitler and Stalin, trying to micro-manage the world from the Oval office while consulting with Yes-men.

There are plenty of talented, Aspy people out there, who ARE able to focus on things they enjoy doing. The problem for BO is not that he can't find a reliable lackey to so focus; the problem is that even if he could find the perfect nuke-savant, he would choose one who hates Israel; because he himself hates Israel. The problem isn't lack of focus; it's a complete disengagement from the Jewish heart's longing for "Eretz Tzion v'Yerushalayim"

President Obama is seriously endangering America's security as well.

Do you know what the greatest danger to US security is? It's 319 million Americans so jaded with reality, their greatest concern is taking care of the space a few inches in front of them. That's what produced the narcissism of the 1960s, the "every man for himself" attitude cloked with universalist idealism. It's the life-view that caused blacks to loot stores in the name of "equality", and whites to get stoned on drugs in the name of "spirituality". It's also the life-view that caused 50,000 Americans to die in a war they had no business in, in the name of "patriotism". George W. Bush, right or wrong, got Americans focussing on America's greatness. Barack Obama can't get Americans to focus on anything. In fact, I doubt that he has an idea of what an "American" is, that he can actually share with anyone outside of his hand-picked inner circle.

I guess I haven't been too complimentary of the US President. Sorry for that -- I tried my best.

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