President Pushover?
Roland Martin nails American sentiment on our president in a new CNN opinion piece. In summary: President Obama is a pushover.
“Americans respond to decisiveness” pens Martin, “They respond to a leader who makes clear what he wants and will use the power of the presidency to lead his troops up the hill to take on those who oppose him.”
When can you remember Obama doing this?
Here’s another taste:
“After Obama buckled to Speaker John Boehner by postponing the speech to Thursday, a hardcore Democrat, who hates anything the GOP does and has never voted for a Republican for president, texted me the following: ‘Does the POTUS need back surgery? I think he does. He needs a spine transplant.’ ”
The list goes painfully on and on. Who would of thought the unstoppable candidate Obama of 2008 would be deemed categorically weak in 2011? Sadly, the president seems to believe being president is enough to make people treat you like a president.
Sorry Barry, but the presidency is what you make it. Stop being afraid of getting dirty in the eyes of posterity. All of us who voted for you are over the historical nature of your ascension. You need to be too. Every sidestep and retreat is another line on your presidential obituary. People won’t remember you as high-minded if you also appear spine-weak. Think Jimmy Carter.
President Obama needs to decide if he actually wants to be the president, or appear presidential. You can’t do both.
Read Roland Martin’s piece here.
